5 Environmentally Friendly Home Product Alternatives

I’ll keep this introductory paragraph short and sweet as I can easily ramble on about all of the things that I have learned about why it’s so important to use eco-friendly products over chemicals as much as possible.

So instead, I’ll just share some of my favourite cleaning and home products that are better for the environment and for you. 

All of the information surrounding their product testing and their reasons why their products are better for the environment and your health can all be found on their respective websites. 

What I want to share is my favourites that I have tried and tested so you know what products actually work to keep your house clean and your sheets bright white. 

Dip

After seeing lots of information about how fabric softeners and gel capsules are extremely bad for the environment and our water system, I realised that I needed to switch. It also came at a time when my doctor told me that I have extremely high levels of toxins in my body, the levels of a person who has welded metal in a factory for years… and my doctor believed it’s (partly) because of drinking unfiltered tap water. Hearing the same information from multiple sources about how our water supply can become contaminated for lots of different reasons, I wanted to make the switch (and bought a water filter)

I have used Dip laundry sheets since the start of 2024, now in October, we have become regular customers - you can set up a subscription as well. 

They’re easy to use, just keep the small slimline box in a little drawer (no more bulky capsule boxes!) and tear off a sheet and throw in with your laundry. Done! 

I have tried other brands, but didn’t get on well with them and rather than say who they were (I don’t like leaving bad reviews, only positive) I’m just going to state that Dip is the best one I’ve found. 

They also have fabric softener sheets, but I haven’t used them yet. 

Raindrop

Moving on to how annoying it is to waste so much plastic (and plastic can only be recycled a few times before it loses its molecular integrity) on liquid soap pumps (the pumps are not recyclable as far as I’m aware!) I have been wanting to find an alternative for a long time. 

It’s easy to use and refills are tiny and easy to slot away in a drawer. You just fill the glass pump bottle with warm water, and drop a refill tablet in and leave it for 30 minutes until the foam is ready for pumping!

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Soap Bars - Any!

Marketing teams have done an amazing job at making us feel like we must lather up our whole body in suds in order to be clean. For years I struggled with backne… if you don’t know what that is then you’re very lucky. Then the second I switched to a bar of soap to be more eco-friendly, my skin cleared up. I realised that I had been stripping the natural oils in my skin by lathering up with shower gel and drying out my skin, causing breakouts. So I will never buy a bottle of shower gel ever again.  

Purdy & Figg

This is an all in one product, which I use in most of my house, apart from the bathroom as I have found other eco friendly products for the bathroom, which I’ll share in the next section. That’s bit to say you can’t use it in the bathroom. This product is designed to be used on nearly all surfaces so it does save space in your home and it leaves a beautiful scent.

It’s easy to use and refills are small and easy too. You fill the glass spray bottle with water and pour in a whole tiny bottle of your chosen essential oil, of which there are many.

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Colt & Willow

This is an eco-friendly brand that I personally use for cleaning my bathroom. They have different products designed for scrubbing your toilet as well as a cream cleanser, which is something that I’ve always loved to use in the bathroom.

I’d love for this to become a reference place for people to share their tips and advice so feel free to leave comments below the article or by all means message me on any of my social platforms or email.