Palmolive® Eco+® Lemon Splash® Free of Phosphate (thoughts?)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.colgate.com/app/Palmolive/US/EN/HomePage.cwsp#DishwashingDetergent

We bought a bottle to try it. It does work great. We would recommend it. How does it stack up against other environmentally friendly dishwasher products?


http://www.colgate.com/app/Palmolive/US/EN/Product-Ingredients.cwsp?product=EcoLemonSplash#EcoLemonSplash

Palmolive® Eco+® Lemon Splash®

Palmolive® understands it's important to know not only what are in the products you and your family use, but also why they are in there. That's why we are not only sharing our product ingredients, but also their purpose in the formula.

* Fresh Lemon Scent
* Full of Cleaning Power
* Free of Phosphate


Ingredient (INCI name) Purpose

Water Consistency
Sodium Carbonate Water Softener
Sodium Silicate pH Control
Sodium Salt of Polyacrylic Acid Controls Thickness
Sodium Hydroxide pH Control
Sodium Hypochlorite Prevents Spotting
Disodium Decyl phenyl Ether Disulfonate Cleaning Agent
Polyquaternium Prevents Spotting
Zinc Chloride P Prevents Corrosion
Sodium Stearate Controls Thickness
Fragrance Pleasant Scent
Titanium Dioxide Makes Product Opaque
Sulfuric Acid pH Control

[rfranklin]

1. Thanks, I own Colgate stock...

This plug should enable me to retire to Costa Rica without worry!

[onehandle]

2. We use Seventh Generation washing products and are happy with all of them.

They are known for fully disclosing all of their ingredients.

http://www.seventhgeneration.com

[joshcryer]

4. Wish I could learn how to make this stuff myself.

[joshcryer]

3. Water. Natures solvent.

You'd be surprised by how effective it is at keeping bacteria at bay.