Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda

⭐ Arm & Hammer – The original since 1846. This laundry classic cuts through grease and softens water.

🍃 Clean: 100% sodium carbonate mineral (washing soda, naturally occurring,, softens water and boosts cleaning).

💧 Low-Impact: Completely biodegradable and mined sustainably.

🤝 Better Together: We love to pair this with 20 Mule Team Borax. Washing soda softens the water and cuts grease, borax boosts the cleaning and brightens. Two mined minerals, two ingredients total, and nothing synthetic heading down the drain.

What’s actually in it — in plain English

Creating a clean product from scratch isn’t easy — we applaud brands that do it and disclose everything, and we give you every ingredient so the choice is yours.

🌿 Plant-based & mineral-derived

  • Sodium Carbonate — washing soda, a mined mineral (soda ash). It softens hard water and helps lift grease and grime so your detergent can do its job.

The single ingredient is mineral-derived.

20 Mule Team All Natural Borax Powder Household Cleaner

⭐ 20 Mule Team – 150 years of laundry history. Mined mineral borax trusted since 1876 to boost cleaning power.

🍃 Clean: 100% natural sodium tetraborate mineral found in nature (boosts cleaning and water softening).

💧 Low-Impact: Completely biodegradable naturally occurring mineral.

🤝 Better Together: We love to pair this with Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda. Borax boosts the cleaning and brightens, washing soda softens the water and cuts grease. Two mined minerals, two ingredients total, and nothing synthetic heading down the drain.

What’s actually in it — in plain English

Creating a clean product from scratch isn’t easy — we applaud brands that do it and disclose everything, and we give you every ingredient so the choice is yours.

🌿 Plant-based & mineral-derived

  • Sodium Tetraborate — borax, a naturally occurring mineral mined from dried salt-lake deposits. It boosts the cleaning power of laundry detergent and helps soften water.

The single ingredient is mineral-derived.

Nellie’s Laundry Soda Mineral-Based Detergent

⭐ Gentle Fab Tab – Enzyme-powered stain fighting. Three naturally derived enzymes break down different stain types effectively.
🍃 Clean: Citric acid (mineral cleans), sodium bicarbonate (mineral), sodium carbonate (mineral softens), plant-based surfactants (break grease).
⚠️ Progress Over Perfection: Contains two lab-made ingredients (petroleum-derived surfactant for extra power and phosphate). Nine of twelve ingredients are plant or mineral-derived, making it 75% clean.
💧 Low-Impact: Concentrated tablet format reduces packaging and water waste significantly.

What’s actually in it — in plain English

Creating a clean product from scratch isn’t easy — we applaud brands that do it and disclose everything, and we give you every ingredient so the choice is yours.

🌿 Plant-based & mineral-derived

  • Sodium Carbonate — washing soda, a mined mineral. Softens water and cuts grease.
  • Sodium Chloride — plain salt. Acts as a filler and helps the powder flow.
  • Sodium Metasilicate — a mineral silicate (from sand and soda ash). Boosts cleaning and protects your machine from corrosion.

⚠️ Synthetic — your call

  • Linear Alcohol Ethoxylate — a lab-made surfactant. It’s the part that actually lifts oil and dirt out of fabric. It’s biodegradable and widely used, but it is synthesised rather than plant-pressed — so we’re telling you it’s here and letting you decide.

Three of the four ingredients are plant- or mineral-derived.

Pure Original Ingredients Baking Soda in Paper Packaging

⭐ Arm & Hammer – The original since 1846. This laundry classic cuts through grease and softens water.
🍃 Clean: 100% sodium carbonate mineral (washing soda—naturally occurring, softens water and boosts cleaning).
💧 Low-Impact: Completely biodegradable and mined sustainably.

What’s actually in it — in plain English

Creating a clean product from scratch isn’t easy — we applaud brands that do it and disclose everything, and we give you every ingredient so the choice is yours.

🌿 Plant-based & mineral-derived

  • Sodium Bicarbonate — plain baking soda, a mineral. It neutralises odours, gently scrubs, and softens water in the wash.

The single ingredient is mineral-derived.

Green Llama Laundry Powder

⭐ Green Llama – Simple and powerful. Four plant and mineral ingredients work together to clean effectively without complexity.
🍃 Clean: Sodium carbonate (mineral soda ash softens water), saponified coconut oil (plant-based cleanser), citric acid (mineral cleans), sodium gluconate (plant-based water softener).
💧 Low-Impact: Fully biodegradable formula in compostable packaging.

What’s actually in it — in plain English

Creating a clean product from scratch isn’t easy — we applaud brands that do it and disclose everything, and we give you every ingredient so the choice is yours.

🌿 Plant-based & mineral-derived

  • Sodium Carbonate — washing soda, a mined mineral. Softens water and loosens grease so the soap can work.
  • Saponified Coconut Oil — coconut oil turned into real soap. This is the part that actually cleans.
  • Citric Acid — the acid found in citrus fruit, made by fermenting sugar. Balances pH and stops mineral deposits building up on fabric.
  • Sodium Gluconate — made by fermenting glucose (a plant sugar). It grabs onto hard-water minerals so they can’t dull your clothes.

All four ingredients are plant- or mineral-derived.

Meliora Laundry Powder Chemical-Free (128 HE Loads), Unscented-Paper Packaging

⭐ Meliora – MADE SAFE® Certified. All ingredients pass the strictest chemical screening standard in the industry.
🍃 Clean: Sodium bicarbonate (mineral), sodium carbonate (mineral), sodium cocoate (saponified coconut oil), glycerin (plant-based).
💧 Low-Impact: Completely biodegradable and safe for septic systems.

What’s actually in it — in plain English

Creating a clean product from scratch isn’t easy — we applaud brands that do it and disclose everything, and we give you every ingredient so the choice is yours.

🌿 Plant-based & mineral-derived

  • Sodium Bicarbonate — baking soda, a mineral. Neutralises odours and softens water.
  • Sodium Carbonate — washing soda, a mined mineral. Cuts grease and boosts cleaning power.
  • Sodium Percarbonate — soda ash combined with hydrogen peroxide. In water it releases oxygen to lift stains, then breaks down into soda ash, water and oxygen.
  • Sodium Cocoate — saponified coconut oil, i.e. real coconut-oil soap. This is the cleaning agent.

All four ingredients are plant- or mineral-derived. This product is MADE SAFE certified.

NaturOli Organic Soap Nuts / Soap Berries

⭐ NaturOli – Nature’s original detergent. Sapindus mukorossi shells (soap nuts) have cleaned laundry for centuries with just one pure ingredient.
🍃 Clean: 100% plant-based saponins (naturally lift dirt and grime from fabrics).
💧 Low-Impact: Completely biodegradable and compostable; minimal packaging waste.

What’s actually in it — in plain English

Creating a clean product from scratch isn’t easy — we applaud brands that do it and disclose everything, and we give you every ingredient so the choice is yours.

🌿 Plant-based & mineral-derived

  • Sapindus mukorossi (soap nut / soap berry) dried fruit shells — the whole dried fruit of the soapberry tree. The shells naturally contain saponin, a plant compound that foams and lifts dirt in water. Nothing is added.

The single ingredient is plant-derived.

Gentle, Fab Tab Laundry Tablets

⭐ Gentle Fab Tab – Enzyme-powered stain fighting. Three naturally derived enzymes break down different stain types effectively.

🍃 Clean: Citric acid (mineral cleans), sodium bicarbonate (mineral), sodium carbonate (mineral softens), plant-based surfactants (break grease).

⚠️ Progress Over Perfection: Contains two lab-made ingredients (petroleum-derived surfactant for extra power and phosphate). Nine of twelve ingredients are plant or mineral-derived, making it 75% clean.

💧 Low-Impact: Concentrated tablet format reduces packaging and water waste significantly.

What’s actually in it — in plain English

Creating a clean product from scratch isn’t easy — we applaud brands that do it and disclose everything, and we give you every ingredient so the choice is yours.

🌿 Plant-based & mineral-derived

  • Citric Acid — the acid in citrus fruit, made by fermenting sugar. Balances pH and fights hard-water buildup.
  • Sodium Bicarbonate — baking soda, a mineral. Neutralises odours and softens water.
  • Sodium Carbonate — washing soda, a mined mineral. Cuts grease.
  • Sodium Coco-Sulfate — a sudsing agent made from coconut oil.
  • Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate — a mild cleanser from coconut oil and fermented plant amino acids.
  • Hydrated Silica — a mineral from sand. Keeps the tablet dry and free-flowing.
  • Protease, Alpha-Amylase, Lipase — enzymes grown by fermentation that break down protein stains, starches and greasy marks.

⚠️ Synthetic — your call

  • Sodium Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate — a petroleum-derived surfactant. It’s a powerful dirt-lifter and it’s biodegradable, but it starts life as crude oil rather than a plant.
  • Sodium Hexametaphosphate — a synthetic phosphate that softens water. Phosphates work well but can feed algae blooms if they reach waterways, which is why many brands have dropped them.
  • Potassium Sorbate — a mild lab-made preservative (the same one used in food) that stops mould and yeast growing.
  • Sodium Benzoate — another mild food-grade preservative that keeps bacteria out of the formula.

Nine of the thirteen ingredients are plant- or mineral-derived.

Blueland Laundry Tablets

⭐ Blueland – Enzyme-powered cleaning. Three naturally derived enzymes break down protein, starch, and fat stains.
🍃 Clean: Sodium carbonate (mineral), citric acid (mineral cleans), plant-based surfactants (break down grease), naturally derived enzymes (digest stains).
💧 Low-Impact: Fully biodegradable formula in compostable packaging.

What’s actually in it — in plain English

Creating a clean product from scratch isn’t easy — we applaud brands that do it and disclose everything, and we give you every ingredient so the choice is yours.

🌿 Plant-based & mineral-derived

  • Sodium Carbonate — washing soda, a mined mineral. Softens water and cuts grease.
  • Citric Acid — the acid in citrus fruit, made by fermenting sugar. Balances pH and fights hard-water buildup.
  • Sodium Citrate — the salt of citric acid. Binds hard-water minerals so the cleaners work better.
  • Lauryl/Myristyl Glucoside — a gentle sudsing agent made from coconut or palm oil plus plant sugar.
  • Microcrystalline Cellulose — purified plant fibre (wood pulp). Holds the tablet together.
  • Hydrated Silica — a mineral from sand. Keeps the tablet dry and free-flowing.
  • Subtilisin, Amylase, Mannanase, Cellulase — enzymes grown by fermentation. Each one breaks down a different kind of mess: protein stains, starches, gums and lint/pilling.
  • Sorbitan Caprylate — from plant sugar and coconut-derived caprylic acid. Keeps the formula stable.
  • Sodium Zinc Polyitaconate — based on itaconic acid, which is made by fermenting plant sugar. Stops loose dye from re-depositing on your clothes.

Blueland states every ingredient is naturally derived — all eleven listed here are plant- or mineral-based.

🧴 Dirty Labs – Enzyme-Powered & Planet-Safe

🧴 Dirty Labs Bio Enzyme Laundry Detergent (Free & Clear) – a hyper-concentrated liquid (80 loads) in an infinitely recyclable aluminum bottle, with every ingredient published down to its CAS number.

🌿 Plant-based & naturally derived

  • Water – the liquid base.
  • Lauryl glucoside – a gentle cleaner made from coconut oil and plant sugar.
  • Caprylyl/capryl glucoside – another sugar-and-coconut surfactant that lifts everyday grime.
  • Capryloyl/caproyl methyl glucamide – a biobased surfactant from coconut and corn sugar.
  • Coconut fatty acid – from coconut oil; helps control suds and condition fabrics.
  • Glycerine – a plant-derived moisture-keeper that stabilizes the formula.
  • Sodium citrate – the salt of plant-fermented citric acid; softens hard water.
  • Protease, alpha-amylase, cellulase, mannanase & pectate lyase – five enzymes brewed by fermentation, each targeting a different stain type (protein, starch, fuzz, gums, and fruit/plant stains).

⚠️ Lab-made

  • Potassium hydroxide & sodium hydroxide – mineral-derived pH balancers used in tiny amounts and essentially consumed as the formula is made.
  • Propanediol & propylene glycol – lab-made solvents that keep the enzymes stable and active in liquid form.

✅ Twelve of the sixteen ingredients are water, plant-derived, or fermentation enzymes; four are lab-made helpers used in small amounts. 97% USDA Certified Biobased overall.

♻️ Packaging: Infinitely recyclable aluminum bottle – zero plastic jug. Free of sulfates, dyes, parabens, and chlorine bleach.

🌼 Hippiekit Take: Dirty Labs publishes its complete formula with CAS registry numbers – the gold standard of ingredient disclosure, and we applaud it.