Organic Eating Daily

Mrs. Meyer’s Aromatherapeutic Household Cleaners

Mrs. Meyer’s Lavender Dish Soap (16 oz, 473 ml is around $4.99) made its way into my kitchen several weeks ago, and suddenly it’s practically a pleasure to wash the pots and pans after dinner. Literally. The company advertises the lavender dish soap as “rich, thick and makes grease disappear like nobody’s business,” and that’s pretty much spot on. Given the added Soap Bark Extract, one of nature’s best degreasers, the soap not only cuts through oil and grease but smells divine the whole time.

It’s also fairly concentrated soap, so it doesn’t take a whole lot to get the job done. The essential oils (in this case, lavender, but there are others available like geranium and lemon verbena) make dish washing a meditative experience, while the cleaning agents are fairly gentle and made from natural sources. The Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day line of products has not been tested on animals and contain biodegradable ingredients packaged in recyclable materials.

Beyond the dish soap, you will also find excellent hand soap, cleaners for counters, windows and shower doors, carpet cleaner and stainless steel cleaner, fabric softener and laundry detergent, bath scrub, room spray and more. The best part? You don’t pay a premium for being kind to the environment. All of these products are priced roughly comparable to their non-eco-friendly counterparts. I am nearing the end of my first bottle, which lasted a LONG time, and just picked up the Lemon Verbana scent, which I will address in a later post.


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