Washing Produce with Dr. Bronner's

Both organic and non-organic produce can be coated in various waxes or shellacs, which washing can help remove. Washing will also help remove surface pesticides and herbicides on sprayed produce, though it will not remove any chemicals that the produce has absorbed. Washing also removes any stowaways hiding in the leaves.

The features you want in a produce wash are:
• Effective
• Non-toxic
• Residue-free

While these are each equally important, the last one is why you can’t use most conventional soaps or detergents on produce. The scents are meant to linger by leaving residues on surfaces. Who wants their salad to taste like some lingering artificial fragrance?

However, both Dr. Bronner’s Pure-Castile Soap and Sal Suds Biodegradable Cleaner are effective cleansers, contain mild plant-based surfactants, and are exceedingly clean rinsing and make great options for washing produce. Neither product leaves any soapy taste behind and all of the Castile scents work equally well.

For more on green cleaning & body care, including ways to use our family’s Sal Suds and Castile Soaps, visit my website at LisaBronner.com. Shop Dr. Bronner’s products online at DrBronner.com.

Sal Suds cleaner shows greater than 60% biodegradation after 28 days per ISO 14593.