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Average of 11 Reviews
Value 3.5 star rating
Effectiveness 3.5 star rating
Overall 3.5 star rating
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Wish it was better
greenme reviewed June 27, 2008 at 9:42 am

As much as I love Seventh Generation and its products I have to give this dishwashing powder a thumbs down. It doesn't clean my dishes at all well and I tend to find a lot of white powder as well as food still left on my dishes when the dishwashing cycle is done. Unfortunately I will have to search for another green automatic dishwashing powder for my dishes.

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Value 3.5 star rating
Effectiveness 2.5 star rating
Overall 3 star rating
Pros: It is eco-friendly. It smells good.

Cons: It doesn't clean very well
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not as green as some others
heather reviewed April 4, 2008 at 9:51 am

This is my least favorite of the green automatic dishwasher powders. It's prone to caking in the box and it leaves residue on dishes (in any water, but it's esp. bad in hard water). It doesn't clean as well as some other brands and some of the agents in it are slow to bio-degrade (so I've read). I would not recommend this brand, tho I like other 7th Gen products.

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Value 2 star rating
Effectiveness 2 star rating
Overall 2 star rating
Pros: doesn't leave an artificial scent

Cons: leaves residue, def. not for hard water use, some agents in it biodegrade very slowly
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Not worth the price
tracy176 reviewed August 18, 2008 at 8:33 pm

Left white powder residue on dishes and doesn't clean plates well.  I won't be buying again.  Maybe I will try the liquid next time.

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Value 2 star rating
Effectiveness 2.5 star rating
Overall 2 star rating
Works Great
GreenWolf reviewed May 16, 2008 at 5:09 pm

This is a great automatic dishwasher detergent. It works like a dream and i never need to rewash anything I think its great.

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Value 4.5 star rating
Effectiveness 5 star rating
Overall 5 star rating
Pros: Works as good if not better then non-ecofriendly alteratives.
Great powder detergent
folktrash reviewed April 18, 2008 at 8:35 am

Had issues with liquid and dishwasher explosions, this powder works great. Dishes get clean and it lasts forever (only half way through case from a year ago!). No experience with powder residue. Use moderate amount.

Price: $43.99 for case of 8, plus $3.92 in tax; total cost of $5.98 per unit.

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Value 5 star rating
Effectiveness 4 star rating
Overall 4 star rating
Pros: effective, cost, green

Cons: powder
Purchase Date:July 2007 Purchase Price:$5.98
not bad, for a powder
surban reviewed April 7, 2008 at 6:13 pm

It's been a while since I have used a powder. I switched to liquids because powders had always left a film on my dishes. Not so with this powder. The dishes are clean and film free. I have used better products, but will continue to use this one because of the green factor.

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Value 3 star rating
Effectiveness 3 star rating
Overall 3 star rating
not bad
jen76 reviewed April 12, 2008 at 9:16 pm

It is o.k. It does not work that great in my Bosch dishwasher. Other products have worked better for me. The price is good.

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Value 3 star rating
Effectiveness 1.5 star rating
Overall 1.5 star rating
Okay
greennomad13 reviewed April 17, 2008 at 8:55 pm

Overall, this product performed well. However, I found powder on my dishes several times. I now use the liquid form of this brand and much prefer. It was fairly inexpensive and I would purchase it again if the liquid form was not available

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Value 4 star rating
Effectiveness 3 star rating
Overall 3 star rating
Pros: Economical, Effective, Scent Free

Cons: Doesn't always dissolve
Seventh Generation Dish Powder
marnee reviewed April 18, 2008 at 5:29 am

I tried this product a few times. I found it to clean my dishes well but left a powder residue. Instead of filling both dispenser cups I only filled one and that seemed to help. Maybe that is a good thing though, less soap does the job.

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Value 4.5 star rating
Effectiveness 3 star rating
Overall 3 star rating
Pros: price

Cons: doesn't dissolve completely
Clean & Crisp
jhaugen reviewed June 9, 2008 at 5:51 pm

I just purchased this item. I've used a few times now. Dishes are clean and fresh.

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Value 5 star rating
Effectiveness 5 star rating
Overall 5 star rating
Pros: Cleans nicely.....
Purchase Date:June 2008 Purchase Price:$5.45
It's Great!
staceywallace reviewed June 20, 2008 at 8:58 pm

I switched to this product after using Cascade, which is suppose to leave your dishes shiny and spotless. Cascade did no such thing so I decided to go for something more environmentally friendly. It turned out that this soap clean was the soap that left my dishes shiny and spotless, naturally! I always love it when environmentally friendly products end up cleaning just as well and sometime better than non-eco friendly products. I highly recommend this product.

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Value 4 star rating
Effectiveness 5 star rating
Overall 5 star rating
Pros: Leaves dishes spotless