Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: Seventh Generation
Feature: gets dishes sparkling clean yet is gentle on the earth.
Label: Seventh Generation
Manufacturer: Seventh Generation
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Seventh Generation
Release Date: 2005-10-14
Studio: Seventh Generation

• gets dishes sparkling clean yet is gentle on the earth.
• non-toxic, biodegradable, free of dyes, Kosher certified, not tested on animals.
• contains NO chlorine bleach, Phosphates, Dyes, NTA or EDTA.
• safe for septic and greywater systems
• Case Pack

Customer Rating:
Summary: Not ready for prime time...
Comment: I use and like many of Seventh Generation's products, and find most to be just as effective as the non-eco-friendly alternatives. This one, unfortunately, does not measure up. Bottom line, it does not get the dishes clean. Every load I've run with this stuff ends up with quite a bit of food residue on it. The only way to avoid it is to actually wash the dishes beforehand, which obviates the need for a dishwasher.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: This green product made me blue
Comment: I've been on a mad, green frenzy, detoxifying my home and replacing toxic products for products which are safer for my family and the environment. My gorcery store doesn't have a huge selection of these products, but this was one of them. So I bought it and was hugely disappointed. The dishes did not come out clean and were covered in a filmy residue. I returned the product to my store for a refund. A few weeks later, I went to Whole Foods (we don't live near one) and bought the Ecover tablets. So far they work great-very comparable to Electrosol in both performance and price. I requested Ecover at my grocery store, but it looks like I'll be buying them from Amazon.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great for the Environment...but just okay for your dishes
Comment: Over the last few years I have become increasingly concerned about my impact on the environment. I use compact fluorescent light bulbs, recycle at least half my trash, try not to drive very much, and buy eco-friendly products. This is one of the products I have purchased to replace Cascade Complete Gel Lemon Burst - 45 Oz, 12 Ea which I had been using for the last 15 years. I really assumed this would be an equal, or close to equal, trade considering the higher price... no such luck, unfortunately.

I found that this cleaner left food stains on the dishes and silverware, which I normally was able to clean with Cascade. I also found that harsher stains such as coffee rings in mugs were left untouched after even two washes. I have recently started pre-scrubbing all the dishes and the silverware before washing. This resolves almost all of the problems, but at a cost. If you were unable to scrub dishes, due to arthritis or didn't have time due to a busy schedule, then this would be really annoying. Plus for those of us that use multiple washes to counter the ineffectiveness, the impact on the environment may be neutralized since we would be wasting more water, more electricity, more gel, etc. If you have a high efficiency dishwasher and don't mind supplying some essential elbow grease, then I would say this product does help the environment and can eventually clean your dishes. On the other hand if you are looking for a great automatic dishwasher gel, then keep looking. This product ranks similar to the cheapest watered-down generics lurking in the sale aisle of a dollar store. Nothing against this product's intentions, I commend them. But, its performance left my dishes wondering when Cascade was coming back.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: wasteful
Comment: This product requires us to rewash our dishes two, sometimes three times! We used to use Cascade before purchasing a case of this and our dishes were always spotless but i felt this was a greener product so i switched. It proved me wrong in that it waste tons more energy and water.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: A BIG Dissapointment
Comment: I, also, have switched all of my cleaning products over to eco-friendly brands and have been pleased with everything except Seventh Generation Dishwasher gel. My high-end flatware is so dull & gray it looks like tin camping gear and the inside of the dishwasher is terribly stained. I hate to go back to a name brand but this stuff just doesn't work. I cancelled my subsribe and save but am now stuck with half a case!

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