Shaklee’s Dish Wash Automatic Concentrate Review

Shaklee’s Dishwasher Powder Concentrate is a highly effective, eco-friendly way to wash your dishes without exposing your family or the Earth to harmful toxic chemicals.  At least that’s what Shaklee says.

I grew up on Shaklee products. I know they’re healthier and better for you. I believe that Shaklee is a good company who is making massive strides on providing healthier, greener cleaning products.  My only problem is that they won’t tell you what their ingredients are.

Shaklee’s Dish Wash Automatic Concentrate really is highly effective and works great.  The packaging says to use two scoops of powder, but I only need to use one (even with hard water) so one package of powder lasts for 84 loads – a great cost saver.

I’m not arguing that Shaklee products, especially this Dish Wash Automatic Concentrate, don’t work. They work very well! And with the concentrated products, you get so much more for your money, so they really do save you money in the long run.

What I don’t like, though, is that Shaklee doesn’t reveal all of its ingredients. Cleaning product ingredients are considered proprietary information by the U.S. government and therefore haven’t been required to be listed on labels for decades.

I read the ingredients of the foods that I eat and put in my body. I read the ingredients of the cosmetics and personal care items that I apply to my skin. So why shouldn’t I be allowed to read the ingredients of a product that I will be inhaling through the normal course of cleaning, and possibly absorbing through my body via contact with my skin?

If Shaklee really wants to be a player in the all-natural, non-toxic green cleaning product game, it’s going to have to start listing its ingredients. If Shaklee would just give its more health-conscious consumers what they’ve always wanted – full disclosure of what chemicals are used in their highly effective cleaning products - then I think you’d see a huge wave of consumers start making the switch to Shaklee. Until then, savvy consumers want to know what they’re buying, and there are other companies that are more than willing to tell you what you want to know.

Why It’s Better For Your Health:  Shaklee’s Dish Wash Automatic Concentrate has no fragrances, which can cause problems with allergies and asthma.

The Concentrate contains no chlorine, which would be released into the air that you breathe via the hot water and steam of a normal dishwashing cycle.

Why It’s Better For the Earth: Shaklee’s Dish Wash  Automatic Concentrate contains no phosphates, which, when released into the public waterways via dishwasher detergents and laundry detergents, are causing massive algae blooms in waterways and killing marine life and choking out the oxygen in the water.

The dishwasher powder detergents are biodegradable.