Seventh Generation Free & Clear

We were about to run out of my favorite Dawn Ultra Concentrated Dish Liquid and because I was familiar with the Seventh Generations brand of Diapers, I decided to purchase their dish liquid in Lemongrass &… Clementine Zest during a recent sale on Amazon. There was some initial concern that shipping could get messy, but when I received them they were packaged VERY well and each bottle has a seal under it's cap to further prevent leakage. The smell was a very fresh, clean, citrus scent which was exactly what I wanted. The liquid although not as concentrated as what I am used to using, was still thicker than some I've used. When I did finally use some to wash dishes, I quickly found out that it IS pretty concentrated. Just a small squirt into the sink or on a sponge and I didn't have to go back for more for quite a while. With rinsing in warm/hot water, there was no leftover soap residue and even my plastics were "squeaky" clean.

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Bought this product hoping to reduce my dependence on more traditional cleaners and their harsh chemicals. Seventh Generation makes some great products (their all-purpose cleaner, shower cleaner, and… laundry detergent are great), but unfortunately this dish liquid just doesn't get the job done. Many of the glasses and silverware that go through my dishwasher still come out with a white residue, and pots and pans that formerly got clean come out with nasty baked-on grime. It seems to have particular trouble with residues from milk and from starchy foods like beans, lentils, or rice. Never had any of this trouble with Cascade, which I'm going to go back to now. If you're sensitive to the harsher ingredients in mainstream dish liquids, this does get about 75% of the dishes clean, which is why I'm giving it two stars instead of one. But I'd stick to the big brands if you possibly can.

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The Lavendar, Floral and Mint smells incredible, the bottle is pretty and it works okay (and mine was on sale). But it WENT RANCID! No kidding! It wasn't out of date and I had only had it for a few weeks… but after I couldn't figure out what smelled like a dead animal in my kitchen (I must have cleaned out the garbage disposal a dozen times) I smelled the bottle -- AND ALMOST PASSED OUT. BEWARE!

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