Our Top 3 recommendations for natural dishwasher powder and tablets

Any time I am asked which products are best switched to natural alternatives, natural dishwasher powder is on my list. When people are concerned about potential health risks, I always start with anything that's going to touch your skin or your food and drink. For anyone who owns a dishwasher, one of the first things I get them to swap out to natural cleaning products is their natural dishwasher tablets or powder.

Many commercial automatic dishwasher products release fumes that can cause some people respiratory issues. Many also have warnings about not touching them with your hands. These warnings do not instill a lot of confidence if residue happens to stay on your plates.

We have options in the dishwashing powder and also dishwasher tablets and rinse aid. We also stock an Australian made and owned castile soap that can be used in the dishwasher.

Why we no longer stock Eco Store Dishwasher Tablets

These have been in and out of our store twice now and it's a brand we're just not prepared to stock anymore. As the company got larger, they started to enter mainstream supermarkets and when they did, they had cheaper wholesale pricing for supermarkets vs the health food wholesalers who helped them build their brand for many years. We were effectively being forced to over charge our customers because we had to pay significantly more for them that the supermarkets. We took a stand for a while and just discounted them and made no money on them, then the health food distribution chain just stopped getting access, so we don't stock them. We like the product but we do not like health food stores being treated like this, so we cannot support this brand.

Price Range

From 16 cents per load to 60 cents per load, regardless, it pays to wash with a full load to both save money on your cleaning products and save water.