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Wow! Surpassed My Expectations
By Time2Buy on Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2016
I have used Cascade dishwasher detergent for as long as I can remember - since that is what I grew up with and knew. Cascade is effective and it is reliable. However, the scent of Cascade is disgusting! I have used powders, liquids and gel pods (pods for the past 6 years or so) and regardless of the scent I chose, my dishes would all have a very strong, nauseating odor and subsequent taste after using the pods. It got to the point that I couldn't even use my cutting boards since the taste and odor transferred to our foods. I won't even get into the fact that some of the pods would stick together in the package and rip then leak. Or sometimes the gel pack would stick to the tray or hide at botttom of washer instead of dissolve, meaning I had to fish it out, toss it, put a new one in and run the washer again. Grrrr. When we moved to our new home which is on well water, my dishwasher and dishes began to also take on a very unpleasant, kind of "dirty" smell after using the Cascade pods. I began doing a sink wash AFTER running the dishwasher, which is a complete pain on the rear, waste of time and waste of money/water. There are very few unscented or "free and clear" dishwasher pods on the market and my research kept leading me back to Seventh Generation. I didn't have high hopes for a mostly natural detergent pod, but gave it a whirl. Woo. Hoo! The pods are completely unscented and are a pure white powder. No gel or colors. I have used the pods three times in the three days since they arrived and I am a convert. Not sure how these little unassuming pods pack so much awesomeness, but regardless of how full the dishwasher is, what cycle I am running or what is inside the dishwasher, my dishes have come out spotless. No clouding or hazing. Zero scent or taste is left on my dishes. No weird smell leftover in the machine. These Seventh Generation Pods are fabulous. I didn't know I had it in me to get so revved up about a dishwasher detergent, but I truly am. I have already bought the liquid dish soap to replace my trusty Dawn as well as other Seventh Generation household cleaning products. I was that impressed. The true test of Seventh Generation products as a brand will come if /when I try their laundry detergent in place of my beloved Tide Free & Gentle (baby steps - haven't ventured there yet). While Seventh Generation is not 100% natural, it is a heck of a lot greener and less toxic than my former products and based on the power and performance of these pods, I will gladly continue to pay a bit more money. What a find!
Top critical review
Okay but clumpy
By bob23 on Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2024
I like to use a dishwasher powder, and this one seemed to fill the bill. It works fine in the dishwasher, but the powder clumps at time in the box. I have to shake the box vigorously or find another way to fish out the clumps so the powder will flow as it should.. I won't purchase this brand again.

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