Facts on Vegetable Based Dish Soap
Vegetable-based soap products are becoming increasingly popular among those who want to go green. Vegetable-based dish soaps are now available in health food stores and mainstream grocery stores alike.
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Characteristic Ingredients
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Vegetable-based dish soap is made primarily of vegetable oils and water. Unlike conventional dish soaps, vegetable-based dish soap lacks toxic ingredients such as chlorine and phosphates.
Types
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Vegetable-based dish soaps come in powder, liquid and tablet forms, or you can make your own. They are available for hand-washing as well as automatic dishwashers.
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Environmental Benefits
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This detergent is biodegradable and will not harm wildlife near or in the water it works its way into.
Human Effects
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Vegetable-based dish detergent leaves no toxic residue behind on the dishes it cleans, lessening your overall chemical exposure.
Effectiveness
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Vegetable-based dish soaps may not work as quickly and easily as conventional dish soaps because they lack the chemical ingredients that make conventional soaps work so quickly. Almost any vegetable-based soap requires a little more cleaning effort from the user.
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References
- "Sara Snow's Fresh Living"; Sara Snow; 2009
- Naure Moms: Natural Dishwasher Detergents
