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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.

  1. Characteristic Ingredients

    • 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

    • 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.

    Environmental Benefits

    • This detergent is biodegradable and will not harm wildlife near or in the water it works its way into.

    Human Effects

    • Vegetable-based dish detergent leaves no toxic residue behind on the dishes it cleans, lessening your overall chemical exposure.

    Effectiveness

    • 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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