Greenscents Organic Refillable Washing Up Liquid
Greenscents is a wonderful eco-cleaning company, everything is vegan-friendly with no palm oil, made with natural ingredients, not tested on animals and sold in refillable bottles, which also saves you money! Everything is also made in Somerset with Exmoor water.
Greenscents Organic Washing Up Liquid is a plant-powered powerhouse to clean away grease, grime and baked-on food from dishes, while being kind to the plane and your skin. Avoid handling glass with wet hands. Choose from non-scents (ideal for baby and pet bowls), minty, lavender or citrus.
Use code GSENGLANDNATURALLY for 15% off entire order (minimum purchase £20)
Also in bulk form, there is also a Nonscents range, ideal for pregnancy/nursing, cleaning near babies/pets (or for their bedding and bowls) and for allergies. All scents are naturally derived, and items are also certified organic.
This concentrated formula contains organic soap nuts (don’t compost soap pods as they contain natural insecticides) and shikakai pods for natural foaming and effecting cleaning. Just a few drops go a long way, ideal for busy family kitchens.
Most washing-up liquids are made with toxic ingredients that harm aquatic life, are tested on animals and sold in plastic packaging. Here are some better choices.
- Use unscented products for pregnancy/nursing, baby and pet bowls. Citrus oils in particular are toxic to pets (even if rinsed and dried, residue could be licked from paws).
- Use with SEEP plastic-free cleaning cloths and sponges (they also make fair trade rubber gloves in eco packs).
- Replace chlorine bleach with natural oxygen bleach to remove tea/coffee cup stains. never mix any kind of bleach with acid (lemon or cleaning vinegar) as it causes toxic gas.
- Don’t pour plant-based liqueurs down the drain. They should be treated like oil (wrap and bin small amounts or use an oil recycling bin for larger amounts. Or better yet, just drink them up!
How does the refill scheme work?
You can buy 500ml glass amber bottles (don’t handle with wet hands) for everyday use (and retail sale). Then you can buy refillable items in 5 litre and 20 litre containers. Just return empties for sanitising and reuse, as simple as that! You can buy bundle sets to save money, with the refills included with your first order.
Use with one-time purchase pumps for easy use and refilling.
Where to recycle cleaning products
If you have some toxic products that you no longer wish to use, don’t pour them down the sink, as this can harm waterways. You can recycle empty containers with household waste. With bottles still containing product, your council should be able to collect via the hazardous waste department. The fact that this is where they should be taken, is good reason to switch to a more natural brand!
