Eco-Friendly Dishwashing Tips
Super easy eco swaps for better washed dishes.
The best eco-friendly swaps are the easy ones that you can stick to. Making big changes, but only doing so once in a while isn’t going to change much. If you make small changes, slowly, they’ll all add up and soon you’ll be making those big changes into habits — without losing your mind.
Dish Soap
Use a gentle on the Earth dish soap that doesn’t ruin the world. You know, the dish soaps that don’t contain palm oil. My old favourite is Method even though it still contains SLS and may contain palm oil. Luckily, I’ve — finally — found dish soap that works wonderfully and is completely plastic-free AND is Canadian. Method, though, is a great alternative when I forget to order more dish soap and need to buy some at the store, quickly.
The reason I keep repeating Method even though it has a couple of small strikes against it (now owned by SC Johnson and still contains SLS) is because A LOT of people like it. It’s a good first step in changing habits, and in my opinion, better than using Palmolive (my go-to for years and years) because of the palm oil it contains. It’s the same as Lush. Many people don’t agree with their use of SLS or that they seem to be more focused on capitalism instead of the greater good (psst, you can be focused on both), but…
