"Greener"/Healthier Dishwasher Detergent?

[pinkmomagain]

I'm really slow to the whole green cleaner game, but I am trying to get on the ball. Coming to the end of my enormous bottle of Cascade or whatever detergent I have and would like to get a better alternative. Really, whenever I open the dw door after a cycle it just smells toxic. So, anything out there that fits the bill and is also effective?

(BTW, I tried doing a search but didn't come up with anything.)

TIA

[nrp]

I use Seventh Generation powder. I found it wasn't getting things quite as clean as my old Cascade, so I started using a rinse aid as well, which helped a lot. Not sure if that defeats the purpose of the "greener" dishwashing powder, but I figured so very little of the rinse aid gets used each cycle, as opposed to the large amount of powder, that it was bound to be better.

[crl]

I use the ecover tablets. They work fine for me.

Catherine

[daisymommy]

A few I really like just as well as Cascade:
-Trader Joes powder
-Method cubes (Target)
-Ecover Tabs

[Katigre]

Trader Joe's Powder is awesome - much better than 7th Generation's powder (which barely worked)
Ecover tablets also worked pretty well for us.

[misshollygolightly]

I make my own, using borax, baking soda, and salt Cheap, easy, and works well for us.

[indigo99]

We were wondering about those rinse agents too. We bought a new washer that recommends using it, but I don't really like the idea. It seems like some of it has to be staying on the dishes which is kind of the point of the RINSE - to wash the detergent OFF of the dishes.

[BelleoftheBallFlagstaff]

Seventh Gen makes a rinse aid, too. I like Method Grapefruit best, with 1/2 scoop Tang, like the astronauts drink. I like Biokleen okay, it seems like it used to be better.

[citymama]

We love the Trader Joe's dishwasher powder. Gets things sparkling clean. Didn't like any of the liquid soap versions (7th Gen, Ecover, etc) - things were accumulating build-up, perhaps without the friction of the powder? No idea, but we're really into the TJs soap!

[essnce629]

The Method tabs work as well as Cascade Complete and seem to get the best reviews when compared to other "green" options. I bought mine off Amazon for what was the cheapest price at the time (with the Subscribe & Save option). I get the scent free ones. The Method tabs were the only green dishwasher detergent that was actually effective according to a lot of the green living blogs I searched on.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Y26UY2