3 Sustainable Cleaning Products to Join The Eco Movement

Sustainability is becoming a big part of our lives, and we start to see that in our food, our buildings, and our personal care and cleaning products. 

According to the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center, "U.S. throws out enough plastic every 16 hours to fill the Dallas Cowboys stadium". 

The cleaning industry offers a variety of products for any task you can think of, from washing your garments to sanitizing surfaces and everything in between. Most of them contain chemicals that cause massive damage to entire ecosystems. Their packaging (almost all of them are plastics) rarely ends up being properly recycled, so they end up contaminating as well. 

Let's read about three sustainable cleaning products to start being part of the eco-movement!

Eco-Friendly Laundry Detergents

Laundry detergent is a big deal because it contains components called microplastics, which are tiny plastic particles that end up in the ocean and eventually make their way into our food and water. Besides, they all come in plastic packaging.

Eco-friendly laundry detergents are non-toxic, free of sulfates, phosphates (helps creating algal blooms which destroy marine organisms). Look for those that come in a biodegradable container as well.

Being highly concentrated is useful as well because you use less/smaller packaging for the same amount of product, you just need to add more water. 

Brands like Dropps or Pur Home offer healthier alternatives.

Multi-Purpose Cleaning Products

Multi-purpose cleaners are useful for different surfaces. If you use a multi-purpose cleaning product, you'll reduce the number of harmful chemicals that you bring into your home. You just need to check that single product and confirm that is non-toxic and has eco-friendly packaging. 

Cleancult offers an all-purpose cleaner with plant-based ingredients in recycled cardboard containers.

Dish-Soap

Dish soap, as well as dishwashing detergent, are highly contaminating. Some of their components are not biodegradable, as well as toxic (phosphates, sulfates, formaldehyde, even synthetic fragrances). Some of them even contain caustic soda! 

If you want your dish soap to be eco-friendly, search for the ones that contain the shortest list of ingredients, because that means that it has as few chemicals as possible and therefore is safer to use. Search for ingredients such as vinegar, lemon, borax, and baking soda. Those are common components for eco-friendly dish soap. More often than not, they will also include these descriptors: plant-based surfactants, Dye-free, Phosphate-free and Caustic-free. 

Blueland offers an eco-friendly dish soap powder. If you want to go for a classic, liquid alternative, you can try Puracy's Natural Dish Soap.

Bonus: Can You Ask Your Cleaning Service to Use Organic Products?    

This depends, at the end of the day, on what the company is able to offer. A good cleaning company has organic products available if you prefer them whenever you request their cleaning services. You should let them know your preferred cleaning products (or offer your own) to carry out their cleaning service. 

Our company, Dallas Maids, works with eco-friendly cleaning products as much as possible! 

We are the finest professional maid service in Dallas, Texas. Our primary offering is general house cleaning for residential customers throughout Greater Dallas. 

Check our info down below and book an appointment!





Company Name: Dallas Maids

Phone: (469) 487-6669


Address: 2606 Manor Way

City: Dallas

State: Texas

Country: USA

Location: 2606 Manor Way, Dallas, TX 75235, USA

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