Freshen Up Your Home With These Eco-friendly Cleaning Products
The H&H editors have been scouring the country for the best new sustainable cleaning products.
From biodegradable packaging to refillable glass containers, check out some of our favorites below!
1. Concentrated Cleaning Vinegar
This unique product from Toronto’s Pretty Clean Shop is a disinfectant and fabric softener in one.
Concentrated Cleaning vinegar, $6/1L.
2. Kind Home Multi-Surface Cleaner
Bottled in a container sourced from reclaimed ocean plastic, this cleaner is made with aromatic peppermint and tea tree essential oils.
The Kind Home Multisurface cleaner, $12/475 mL.
3. Savon Noir Liquid Black Hand Soap
At The Soap Dispensary and Kitchen Staples in Vancouver, you’ll find refills on more than 800 bulk products, plus ingredients for making your own cleaning essentials. This hot-find hand soap does the job of a dozen household cleaners in one.
The Savon Noir Liquid Black Hand Soap, $12/454 g.
4. Laundry Detergent
The Unscented Company started because the CEO, Anie Rouleau, was trying to deal with her own scent sensitivities and quickly figured out that scents can trigger asthma and allergies in everyone, and disrupt the body’s hormones. The company now offers its laundry detergent in a large jug, a refillable box and in tab form.
5. Fresh Lavender Laundry Detergent
Unilever is making everyday cleaning more eco-friendly with its new-look Seventh Generation line, including laundry and dish detergent. By 2025, all of the plant-based products will have entirely recyclable, recycled or biodegradable packaging.
EasyDose laundry detergent, $16.
6. Eco-friendly Dish Detergent
Seventh Generation also has a sustainability advisory board that supports green initiatives in order to help make the planet (and our homes) a cleaner, better place.
Seventh Generation dish detergent, $4.
7. Kliin Cleaning Products
What started as a reusable paper towel by Quebec entrepreneur Marie-Pierre Bérubé has become a full-blown eco-friendly cleaning company with spray bottles, cleaning pods and designer collabs.
8. Laundry Detergent Sheets
Kliin has just recently launched laundry detergent sheets that biodegrade during a cycle, rather than using a liquid formulation.
Kliin laundry detergent sheets, $10/20.
9. Guests On Earth All-Purpose Cleaner Kit
New Toronto start-up Guests on Earth makes eco-friendly cleaning products that look good enough to leave out on your counter. With aluminum packaging that’s recyclable and refillable, products include a natural, all-purpose cleaner and a foaming hand soap that come in concentrated formulas and two fragrances: Desert Dawn and Dunes at Dusk.
10. Saje Cleaning Products
Known for its aromatherapy products, Saje has just released an updated line of multisurface, bathroom, and glass and mirror cleaners. Kits come with a recyclable glass spray bottle and small vial of concentrated cleaner.
Glass and Mirror Cleaning Kit, $24.
11. Chic Multi-surface Cleaner
Famous for its luxurious fragrances, Diptyque has launched eco-friendly cleaning products! The La Droguerie line includes a dishwashing liquid, surface cleaner and lotion for wood and leather, which come in reusable glass bottles and refill pouches.