You don’t need to choose between squeaky clean dishes and a squeaky clean conscience, because you can have both – all thanks to these effective vegan dishwasher tablets!
I’ve been testing out a variety of vegan and eco-friendly tablets in my dishwasher, and these are the ones that came out on top.
You may be expecting to see the likes of Ecover on my list. They are one of the most popular ‘eco-friendly’ cleaning brands on the market, but rather surprisingly, they individually wrap their dishwasher tablets in single-use plastic.
None of the vegan-friendly cleaning brands I mention in this guide use single-use plastic! In fact, all these vegan dishwasher tablets are entirely plastic-free, eco-friendly, and cruelty-free as standard.
Scroll through my favourite vegan dishwasher tablets or use one of the quick links below to find the most suitable option for you!
My top picks
- Best overall: Homethings | Skip to review
- Best heavy-duty clean: Smol | Skip to review
- Best for soft water: Bower Collective | Skip to review
- Best value tabs: Ocean Saver | Skip to review
- Best all-in-one: GreenTabs | Skip to review
- Best for hard water: Neat | Skip to review
Homethings
- All-in-one: Yes
- Price: £0.25 per tablet
I’m fortunate to work from home, which means I am often around for deliveries, but if you aren’t, you may want to order some vegan dishwasher tablets that can be posted through your letterbox! Homethings have made life a lot easier by slotting their tabs into this slim package (pictured above).
I found them effective at cleaning my dishes in London (hard water). Everything comes out squeaky clean, and I no longer get limescale stains on my glasses.
Read my full Homethings review to find out more about the brand.
Smol
- All-in-one: Yes
- Price: £0.21 per tablet
If subscriptions are your thing, then look no further than Smol. They operate as subscription-only, and I find their system easy to use. You can amend, delay, and cancel subscriptions pretty easily and keep track of future deliveries.
They also offer a free trial of most of their products, including their vegan dishwasher tablets, so you can try them before signing up.
The tablets have been really good at cleaning my dishes and have been able to get rid of stains and grease marks that other tablets haven’t been able to. They are also really affordable!
Bower Collective
- All-in-one: No
- Price: £0.27 per tablet
This box of eco dishwasher tablets from Bower Collective will keep you going for a fair few months saving you unnecessary deliveries. Making these even more eco-friendly!
These are some of the only vegan dishwasher tablets that come without rinse aid and salt which is great for anyone living in soft water areas, or for anyone who already adds these separately. I tested these out in one of my family member’s dishwashers, as they live in an area with soft water, and they provided a powerful clean! Their lemon scent is also really pleasant.
Neat
- All-in-one: Yes
- Price: £0.25 per tablet
These lemony fresh dishwasher tablets come as small discs that easily slot into my dishwasher dispenser. Despite their smaller size, they are effective at cleaning, and they made my dishes and glasses look sparkly clean – even with my harder limescale-loving water. They were also effective at cleaning particularly dirty dishes and stains.
The tablets are lemon-scented, which left my dishes smelling fresh. This makes a big difference from the majority of dishwasher tablets you buy in supermarkets, which often leave a chemical smell on my dishes.
Ocean Saver
- All-in-one: Yes
- Price: £0.15 per tablet
These dishwasher tablets from Ocean Saver are great value for money, particularly when you buy in bulk, but they are also really effective at cleaning my dishes. They cope well with harder water and leave very little residue on my dishes.
These tablets don’t have any particular noticeable scent to them, but they do leave your dishes smelling fresh with zero chemical smells.
GreenTabs
- All-in-one: Yes
- Price: From £0.20 per tablet
I was using some eco dishwasher tablets before swapping to GreenTabs from The Green Co. My dishes had started to get white limescale marks on them, but after using GreenTabs for a few washes, these went away!
These eco dishwasher tablets are really affordable and work a charm. Also, make sure to check out their eco laundry sheets, which are completely plastic-free!
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