Comments on: Do Natural Dishwasher Detergents Actually Work?

By: WCA

WCA — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:36:19 +0000

I’ve put my sterling forks and spoons in the dishwasher for several decades, and never had a problem — making sure they were not touching any stainless. This morning, I found that my silver was covered with what at first looked like a foam coating– and it won’t wash off or come off with a lot of silver polish (2 brands) and elbow grease. (The silver is shiny after vigorous polishing, but still is significantly stained.) I started using Palmolive Eco recently, and suspect that it is at fault. And the flatware holder in my DW is not particularly close to the dispenser. The china and glassware in the same dishwasher load came out looking fine — not cloudy or stained. (I’ve never put my hollow-handle sterling knives in the dishwasher, nor do I let them soak, on the recommendation of older relatives, fearing that the glue will soften.)

By: nicole

nicole — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:35:20 +0000

Pick up a bottle of “lemi shine” (available at Target) and run it in your dishwasher with all of your items that look like they are cosmetically ruined.

I had a similar problem once and this stuff worked like a charm.

worth a shot at least. good luck!

By: lucie

lucie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:30:45 +0000

Edna, I don’t know why you have a powdery residue. As a suggestion, try hand washing your plastics and pans. I use Method’s dish liquid soap with my plastics and pots-n-pans and have no complaints…yet. Good-luck.

By: Edna

Edna — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:08:57 +0000

I used Method, naked tablets. Loved the idea of not smelling any perfume on my dishes and smelling it while it is working in the dishwasher. BUT, now all of a sudden, I’m getting a powdery residue on my plastic things, and nonstick pans. What happened? Any suggestions?

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By: lucie

lucie — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:52:31 +0000

Okay! So I’ve used the Method pink grapefruit dishwasher tabs 3x with apple cider vinegar as the rinse aid and scraped,not rinsed,my dishes off before putting them in the dishwasher. EVERYTHING came out smelling like grapefruit and CLEAN. The only thing I have noticed thus far is the smell of vinegar in the dishwasher itself. Otherwise,I have no complaints at this time. Will keep you posted.

By: jessica

jessica — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:35:52 +0000

i just spent a hour cleaning my dishwasher to get all fo the crud off of it.. i have been using palmolive eco, and more recently something from dolar general that states it is phosphoras free… it was gross and greasy..

i also switch back and forth between green and less green products.. recently bought some non green due to a very good coupon. i have never tried method, but do like 7th generation…

By: Glenn

Glenn — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:10:08 +0000

I’ve been experimenting a little myself. First tried a half borax/half baking soda mix, which usually leaves a gritty residue. Then tried the Method tabs, which seem to work well. Lately I’ve been using half a Method tab plus a couple of tablespoons of the borax/soda mix, and that seems to work just as well. I just checked the load I ran last night, and everything looks very clean. We had a very sticky chicken & rice dish for supper, so I was wondering what I would find this morning.

I’ve read about using vinegar as the rinse agent too, but I haven’t tried that yet. That will be the next test.

By: lucie

lucie — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:40:12 +0000

I,too,want to thank you for doing the research on the dishwasher detergents. I have recently started making my home “green and healthy” and am now starting to feel a little overwhelmed with ridding of the “unhealthy”products. I have decided to try the Method tabs. My question is-can I use white vinegar as the rinse aid with the tabs?

By: John Selden

John Selden — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:50:10 +0000

I have to disagree somewhat with the review. The Seventh Generation product was somewhat disappointing to me. I switched to it from a traditional liquid detergent, and the Seventh Generation did not clean nearly as well. Any time I left food on the dishes, it did not get removed. Then I tried the Method tabs, and they work just great, as good as the old un-eco stuff. I’ll be sticking with Method.