rE: Dish Washing Soap Bar Citrus 2021 Review| Palm-oil free, zero-waste, plastic free dish soap
The Top Line:
It’s a mixed buy. Overall we have had a positive experience with rE: Dish Washing Soap Bar (Citrus) - but we’re not convinced that itls our favorite option. Dish soap bars are generally much less expensive than liquid dish soap, and this is certainly true here, but rE: Dish Washing Soap Bar doesn’t stand out in terms of affordability, and it also didn’t deliver like we thought it would in terms of scent (we expected citrus, but it is basically unscented). However, from a pure utility standpoint, it cleaned our dishes well!
The Breakdown:
Cost & Products: $12.95 for 1 bar of dish soap and a loofah slice
How ‘Clean’ Is This? 100% natural ingredients, palm oil free, and no plastic in the packaging. Soap bars are as zero-waste as you can get (better than refillable options as there is no container!).
Packaging: Recycled paper packaging. No plastic.
Purchasing & Shipping: We purchased on Amazon.
Good to know: Comes with a slice of loofah that can be used as a scrubber or a holder for your soap bar — it can then be composted or tossed in your garden where it will break down into the soil.
Coupons: No coupons that we know of.
What’s Your Impact? Reduction in plastic - no plastic, and low carbon footprint as you are not transporting heavy liquids.
The Experience
Context: We have been using Cleancult (and LOVE the lemongrass scent), but wanted to try some bar soap options.
First time using a bar dish soap, though Charley has tried The Laundress Kitchen Hand Soap with the Kuchenprofi dishwashing brush and loved it!
We like that this soap is Palm Oil free, plastic free, and with no artificial dyes and fragrances
It comes with a little slice of loofah, which we placed under the soap in a ceramic ramekin — did a nice job of ‘draining’ the soap bar so it’s not just sitting in a pool of water
That being said, there is still a pool of liquid underneath (which is not ideal, but you will always get with ANY bar soap) — we just use it like a liquid dish soap
You only need a tiny, tiny, tiny amount to get wicked suds action on our pots and pans.
Grease removal was pretty darn good.
The citrus scent doesn’t really smell like anything (we purchased it because we did want a little scent, but others may prefer no scent)
The Cost
From online recipes, 4oz of solid soap makes about a gallon (128oz) of liquid soap. So, we are going to calculate how much 100oz of liquid soap costs for comparison. For visualization, 100oz is about 4 of those “normal” sized liquid bottles.
Money Report: Dish soap bars are far and away MUCH more affordable than liquid soaps — and better for the environment! As soap bars go, rE: Dish Washing Soap Bar is not the most affordable, so you wouldn’t be opting for purely price reasons.
The Good:
✔ Zero - waste
✔ Non-toxic ingredients with a fragrance free formula
✔ Comes with a slice of loofah that the soap bar can sit on to drain it
✔ Great suds to get our dishes really clean
✔ No residue, rinses clean and cuts grease
✔ Palm Oil free, plastic free, and with no artificial dyes and fragrances
The Bad:
✗ Like all soap bars, it just isn’t quite as convenient as liquid dish soap (pool of soap water…)
✗ A slightly pricier dish soap bar option (albeit still much more affordable like liquid dish soap options)
✗ Not much of a scent (we purchased the Citrus scented one)
Our Recommendation:
It’s a mixed buy. Overall we have had a positive experience with rE: Dish Washing Soap Bar (Citrus) - but we’re not convinced that its our favorite option. Dish soap bars are generally much less expensive than liquid dish soap, and this is certainly true here, but rE: Dish Washing Soap Bar doesn’t stand out in terms of affordability, and it also didn’t deliver like we thought it would in terms of scent (we expected citrus, but it is basically unscented). However, from a pure utility standpoint, it cleaned our dishes well!
We're on a mission to reduce our personal carbon footprint with small, hopefully easy, changes in our home to fight against climate change. This means we're looking for products that may be all natural, ideally zero waste, reusable or compostable -- while still being affordable!
