Puracy Natural Dish Soap is an effective, safe and eco-friendly alternative to traditional
dishwashing liquids whose cleaning power comes from caustic chemicals. In
today's review, I'll explain why it quickly became one of my favorite cleaning
products.
Looking For a Safer, More Environmentally Friendly, Yet Effective
Plant-Based Dish Soap
Several years ago, my husband and I started hand-washing our dishes, pots and
pans more often and using our dishwasher less frequently, as part of our effort
to be more environmentally responsible and less wasteful. I also wanted to find
a safer, “greener” dish soap, a plant-based cleaner that could cut through
grease effectively on our dishes, pots and pans without the harsh chemicals used
in most popular dishwashing liquid brands, such as Palmolive, Dawn and Ajax.
Many of those chemicals may be not only harmful to humans, animals and plants,
but also cause chronic aquatic toxicity, poisoning our rivers, seas, oceans and
water supply.
Not So Green "Green Cleaners"
The two best-known brands of plant-based cleaners at the time were Mrs. Meyers
and Seventh Generation. I tried Mrs. Meyers Clean Day Liquid Dish Soap, which
was a Whole Foods Market Eco-Scale certified green cleaning product, but stopped
using it after only a week or two. In addition to the overpowering scent, which
gave me a headache every time I washed the dishes, I found out that the
Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting
human health and the environment, had given it an “D” rating, which EWG defines
as “HIGH CONCERN - Likely hazards to health or the environment.”
Next, I looked into Seventh Generation Natural Dish Liquid, Free & Clear,
since I was familiar with the brand name and had seen numerous ads for the
company's plant-powered cleaning products. The marketing was excellent and I was
optimistic. Having learned my lesson, however, I decided to check out their EWG
rating before trying out their product myself. The good news was that my caution
paid off. The bad news was that EWG gave it a "C" rating, defined as "MODERATE
CONCERN - Some potential for hazards to health or the environment. At least some
ingredient disclosure."
Back to the Drawing Board
Unfortunately, neither Amazon nor any of our local stores sold the only
dishwashing liquid with an earned the EWG Verified rating, the
organization's highest endorsement. So, I switched my focus to dish soaps
EWG-rated “A," defined as “LOWEST CONCERN - Few/no known or suspected hazards to
health or the environment. Good ingredient disclosure." Once I eliminated any
product that wasn't carried by our favorite stores and or on Amazon, only a
handful of potential candidates remained in the running.
After trying to learn as much as I could about the products and the companies
that made them, I felt confident about my final choice.
Puracy Natural Dish Soap Checked All the Boxes
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Puracy Natural Dish Soap is safe and gentle enough
to use as an alternative to liquid hand soap, if needed.
(Don't use traditional dishwashing liquid to wash your hands!)
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Highly Recommended by EWG, Business Insider and Consumers
- Rated "A” for safety and environmental impact by EWG
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Chosen as the
best dish soap overall by Business Insider: "Puracy Natural Liquid Dish Soap is our top pick
because it's effective on grease, safe for the environment, and gentle on
your hands."
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Thousands of 4- and 5-star customer reviews on their website and on Amazon
Safe for Families, Pets, and The Environment
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No harsh chemicals, sulfates (SLS, SLES, SCS), triclosan, formaldehyde,
parabens, phosphates, MEA, DEA, TEA, chlorine, bleach, petrochemicals,
animal by-products, allergens, perfumes, dyes, or caustics
- Hypoallergenic, non-toxic, gluten-free, vegan
- BPA-free, recyclable packaging
- Concentrated formula that requires less soap to clean more dishes
- Cleans effectively even in areas with hard water
- 99.5% natural ingredients, only 0.5% synthetic ingredients
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Naturally-derived scents that, to me, smell better and are much subtler
compared to other plant-based cleaners I have used
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The Green Tea & Lime scent is my favorite, and I also love smell of
the Citrus & Sea Salt. I’m looking forward to trying the Organic
Lemongrass as well.
Made in the USA
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All Puracy products are American made by a family-owned small business based
in Austin, Texas
Trustworthy, Socially and Environmentally Responsible Company
- Transparent marketing and product labeling
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Gives back to the local community
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Puracy donates a portion of the proceeds from every purchased to local
families in need
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Puracy’s packaging features original hand-drawn artwork that helps support
local artists
- Cruelty-free
- No animal testing, certified cruelty-free by PETA and Leaping Bunny
- 100% biodegradable formula, easy to recycle packaging
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Bottles, pumps, sprayers, and caps made from PET(E), an inert, BPA-free
plastic and the most widely recycled plastic worldwide (recycling logo #1)
- Liquid dish soap refills packaged in eco-friendly pouches
Superb Customer Service
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100% money-back guarantee if you are dissatisfied with a Puracy product
for any reason—no hassle, no return required, no questions asked
- Superb, responsive, friendly customer service
- Questions answered promptly, helpfully and courteously
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One of the co-founders, Sean, often responds personally to customer
questions on Amazon
I feel good that my purchases of Puracy's natural and safe cleaning products
support a family-owned, American small business whose values are aligned with
mine, and whose owners are proud and confident enough in the quality of their
products to stand behind them with a no-hassle, 100% money-back guarantee if a
customer isn’t a fan of one of their products, for whatever reason.
Puracy's Safe, Eco-Friendly Dish Soap Worked BETTER Than My Old Dishwashing
Liquid - Without the Harsh, Toxic Chemicals!
A Safer, Gentler, Greener Cleaner
Puracy Natural Dish Soap’s formula is concentrated, so you need less of it
compared to traditional dishwashing liquid. In my experience, it cuts through
grease as well as, and maybe better than, the products with harsh,
chemical-laden formulas I used years ago. And, while the lack of those harsh
chemicals means it isn’t as effective at removing stubborn, burnt-on food from
pots and pans, I find that adding a small squirt of Puracy liquid dish soap to
the pans, filling them with very hot water and leaving them for 30-60 minutes
usually is enough to loosen the food without needing to use a lot of elbow
grease.
For decades, manufacturers of soaps and other cleaning products have been
successfully brainwashing us that the more lather a soap produces, the more
effectively it cleans. But the notion that more lather means more cleaning power
simply isn’t true! If it were, how could dishwasher detergent and laundry
detergent clean our dishes and clothes effectively, since both are specifically
formulated not to produce lather or suds?
Yet, over many decades of misleading ad campaigns, manufacturers have
psychologically manipulated consumers into believing that they can only get
their dishes, pots, pans and even their hands and hair really clean by using
soaps or shampoos that produce lots of lather. Of course, they fail to mention
that the chemicals used to make these products lather abundantly are harsh,
irritating and potentially harmful to people and animals, and potentially toxic
to aquatic life.
It pains me when a reviewer occasionally complains about needing to use more
Puracy Natural Dish Soap, compared to conventional brands, to produce the same
amount of lather. My hope is that more consumers can become more knowledgeable
about the effectiveness and safety of the ingredients in their cleaning
products, as well as their effects on the environment and global ecosystem for
current and future generations.
Save Money and Help Protect the Environment With Convenient 64-Ounce Refill
Pouches
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Puracy Dish Soap Refills:
Easy on the wallet,
easy on the environment
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I bought the Puracy dishwashing liquid in a squirt bottle only once. Since then,
I’ve been buying only the
64 oz. Puracy Natural Dish Soap Refills, which contain four times as much product as the 16 oz. bottles.
I really appreciate Puracy's decision to offer these large, money-saving,
eco-friendly refill pouches for most of the products they make. By purchasing
them and refilling my own, recycled bottle and the built-in soap dispenser at
the back of the kitchen sink, my husband and I save more than 20% per ounce.
Each refill pouch also saves 90% more plastic, water, and energy, compared to
the equivalent amount of bottled soap (four 16-oz. bottles)!
And at a time when we're being urged to stay home as much as possible, avoid
unnecessary trips to the store, and consolidate purchases as much as possible,
being able to order these large refill pouches online, with free shipping for
Amazon Prime members, is a great option. You can save even more with Amazon's
Subscribe & Save option!
*Note: At the time of writing, the price of the 16-ounce bottles on Amazon was
temporarily reduced, making the price per ounce the same for the individual
bottles and the refills.
Refill Your Favorite Liquid Dish Soap Bottle or Dispenser
Like nearly all dishwashing liquids, Puracy Natural Dish Soap bottles have a
squirt-type cap that must be pulled up before it will dispense the contents.
Although the cap gets easier to pull up over time, both my husband and I prefer
product containers that require less effort, like the pump bottles for liquid
hand soap. So, after using up the squirt bottle of dish soap I bought initially,
we now use the refill pouches for the built-in soap dispenser next to the
kitchen sink faucet as well as a repurposed liquid soap pump bottle, since it's
nice to be able to do dishes side-by-side without having to take turns accessing
the dish soap.
If you're not a fan of squirt bottles, either, and don't happen to have kept an
empty pump bottle you can reuse for this purpose, I suggest picking out an
attractive glass soap dispenser bottle, preferably with a rust-proof or
rust-resistant pump top, that you can fill with Puracy Natural Dish Soap from
the 64-ounce refill pouches. I like this reasonably priced,
textured glass liquid soap dispenser with a brushed nickel pump and a
generous 16-ounce capacity, whose elegant but unpretentious design could complement nearly any style of
kitchen decor, from contemporary to traditional, casual to formal.
Another option is a hands-free, automatic liquid soap dispenser. Most brands and
models get mixed reviews and need to be used regularly and unclogged
periodically, but if you're looking to take extra precautions to avoid spreading
germs to other family members, you may want to consider something like the
simplehuman 9 oz Liquid Soap Pump, Brushed Stainless Steel Touch-Free Sensor
Dispenser, one of the better rated and more reasonably priced models from this well
known, innovative product brand.
It's important to use Puracy Natural Dish Soap only in a dispenser designed
for regular liquid soap, rather than in one made for foaming liquid soap
formulas, which contain more water and are more dilute.
Puracy Natural Dish Soap: A Safe, Effective and Green Dishwashing
Liquid Made in the USA reviewed by Margaret Schindel
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