Dish-Cleaning Dynamos

GIFT-WORTHY DISH SOAPS

Scentsational Cleaners

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Champion Dish Packs

Until now, automatic dish detergents were a hard nut for “green” brands to crack, as powerful chemistry is needed for good dishwasher cleaning and drying. Method has changed all that. LAB results In our tests, this plant- and mineral-based formula dissolved 48-hourold dried-on soils. Two testers vowed to switch to it.

METHOD HEAVY DUTY DISHWASHER PACKS, $10 FOR 26, AMAZON

Miracle Dish Towel

Drying dishes by hand is never fun, especially when you use a wimpy towel. Skoy’s 100% recycled polyester Kitchen Towel is like none we’ve ever seen. It’s hefty in your hand and dries items so fast, you’ll be done in no time. LAB results We think this towel is amazing, and our consumer testers did too. It left glassware sparkling and spot-free, held up well to washing and comes in nine colors and designs.

SKOY KITCHEN TOWEL, $13, SKOYCLOTH.COM

Revolutionary Dish Gel

Leave it to Palmolive to shake things up in the dish-cleaning category. To make this DIY dish liquid, fill the bottle with warm water, pour in the gel concentrate and shake side to side to mix. So cool to see!

LAB results The gel turns into 20 oz of dish soap with lasting suds that both cleans well and cuts grease. The reusable bottle is made of 100% recycled plastic.

PALMOLIVE SHAKE & CLEAN DISH SOAP STARTER KIT, $2.50, WALMART.COM

Best Fruity Scent

Long known for its incredible fragrance blends, this Caldrea dish soap combines extracts of pear blossom and agave with melon and citrus. The suds really last, and it cuts grease very well.

CALDREA DISH SOAP, $13, AMAZON

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Floral Scent

Homecourt, from Friends star Courteney Cox, is perfume for your home. We tested Steeped Rose (there are three other scents). It’s a great soap in a stunning bottle, and the pump top is a nice touch.

Responsible

Brilliant Dishwasher

Many consumers never remove their dishwasher filter to clean it. Beko fixed that by putting rinsing jets inside the filter. Just press a button to start them. The lower spray arm goes deep into the corners for better coverage, and there are tons of other extras. LAB results In our tests, this machine did a great job cleaning our crusty cookware. Loading was easy, and we fit in an extra nine glasses and one dinner plate in addition to our standard test load!

BEKO DDT39434X DISHWASHER, $1,389, APPLIANCE DEALERS

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Dish Spray

Washing dishes by hand has gotten greener thanks to dish sprays. Gone are the days of wastefully running the water.

9 Elements uses vinegar to battle hard-water minerals, cut grease and remove spots. Simply spray, wipe and rinse. LAB results It’s dispensed as a fine mist for great control, coverage and cleaning. When the bottle is empty, keep the sprayer to use with a refill.

9 ELEMENTS FOAMING DISH SPRAY, $6 FOR STARTER KIT, AMAZON

Scrub Sponge

Sponges get tossed regularly, which can be wasteful.

Scotch-Brite’s new Greener Clean option is made from 100% plant-based and recycled materials. LAB results This little toughie in Scotch-Brite’s classic wavy shape was comfortable to hold and cleaned everything from grimy cookware to bathroom soap scum with ease and without scratching.

SCOTCH -BRITE GREENER CLEAN NON-SCRATCH SCRUB SPONGES, $3 FOR THREE, AMAZON

HOMECOURT DISH SOAP, $20, HOMECOURT.CO

Best Fresh Scent

Treating yourself to a little pampering doesn’t have to be expensive. Safely’s Rise scented dish soap is invigorating and uplifting. In our test, it cleaned well and a little went a long way, and the price is right!

SAFELY RISE DISH SOAP, $6, WALMART.COM

Multiuse Mist

There are disinfecting sprays for hard surfaces, sanitizing sprays for fabrics and deodorizing sprays for the air. Clorox’s multi-surface mist does it all.

LAB results This easy-toapply fine mist kills 99.9% of bacteria and viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, on hard surfaces in 10 minutes and sanitizes soft ones in five. We found that it covered evenly without overwetting or leaving residue. Our testers even used it in the car and on patio cushions.

CLOROX DISINFECTING MIST, $6, TARGET.COM