Sal Suds Biodegradable Cleaner

Link to buy in USA: Dr.Bronners 
Link to buy in Canada: Well.ca (16 oz) , Amazon.ca (16 oz)
Also available for refill or bulk purchase at many eco-friendly stores!

Leaping Bunny Certified, Fair Trade Certified, USDS Organic, Rated A on EWG, Certified Vegan, B Corp Certified
 
I searched high and low for a top performing, non-toxic and environmentally friendly dish detergent, and finally found it with Dr.Bronners Sal Suds. I wanted something that could compete with Blue Dawn Dishsoap and this does!! 
 
 "Dr. Bronner's Sal Suds Liquid Cleaner is not a soap but instead is a concentrated hard-surface all-purpose cleaner. It is made with plant-based surfactants and natural fir needle and spruce essential oils (no cheap, harsh pine stump oil), without any synthetic dyes, fragrances or preservatives. Perfect for general household cleaning (dishes, floors, laundry, etc.), it cleans and rinses with exceptional power, yet it is mild and gentle on the skin. Sal Suds Liquid Cleaner is equally effective in hard or soft water, rinsing freely, hot or cold. It is 100% cruelty-free, as certified by the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics, and it will biodegrade rapidly after doing its job."
 
Sal Suds is an extremely concentrated formula, so for just about every purpose, you will be diluting it. The consistency is thicker than Dr. Bronners Castile Soap and this makes it more ideal as a dish soap in my opinion as its easier to control how much you add to a sink of dishes.
 
I found Sal Suds washed clean and didn't leave a residue (like many other eco-friendly products). It has a pine scent that I do not find too strong (again unlike Castile soap that is very fragrant). 
 
This is actually a very multi-purpose cleaner but it should not be used as a hand soap, shampoo or body wash like other Dr.Bronners products. This is because it is a detergent, not a soap, and some of the ingredients are not designed for use on your body.
 
EWG is an organization that rates the cleanliness (how toxic) products are. Sal Suds was rated an A (compare to Dawn, rated a D on an A-F scale).  EWG is a great resource for breaking down each ingredient in a product along with summaries of studies used in determining their ratings of each ingredient. www.EWG.org is well worth exploring.
 
Note: Some people note that Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is an ingredient in Sal Suds, this chemical is often confused with Sodium Laureth Sulfate, which is more irritating to the skin. As the Sal Suds bottle explains, when Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is used in small quanities and is rinsed (like we would do with a dish soap) then it is safe, hence its clean EWG rating. EWG does take dosage and application instructions into consideration when rating products (like it should!). I would not recommend SLS for handsoap, body wash etc. (even though it is found in a great deal of beauty products).