Castile Zero Waste Dishwashing Kit

So far I’m really enjoying this kit. The Swedish towels are by far my favorite part because of how quickly they dry and are 20x more absorbent than paper towels. I personally have had zero problems with the scrub brush, soap and dish combo – it’s such an improvement to not have to get my hands soaked washing dishes like with a sponge. One thing is to get soap on the brush you have to hold the soap dish down, not a one hand job like with a Bubble Up, which isn’t really an issue just not the bonus it could be.

First time switching over to a more zero waste dish soap. Have to say I love the Swedish dishcloth, and the copper scrubber. The rest is kinda so so.

-Dish Rack- says its cedar and was leaching red dye out of it for 5 days so not so great and had stickers attached to the bottom and tape that put it together so also not very zero waste. Could have been easily zero waste and it wasn’t. Also the soap didn’t stick on it for a while and really is a poor design for at least dish soap.
-The hand scrubber is fine except it has a plastic layer in between. From what I have seen on other sites and other scrubbers could have been no plastic at all and I’m not sure how it will wear out or what the end-use will be with this but definitely won’t be able to compost it. Also, its the perfect size to fall into the garbage disposal and get stuck (2 weeks in and its happened like 5 times). Another zerowaste fail.
– The soap itself is pretty small ( thankfully) I am not even sure if its actually cleaning the dishes and it leaves an insane amount of oily residue on hands and the sink. After
a bit of research seems like residue and clogged drains are a possibility with the block dish soap. I am going to try another brand as this really also feels like it didn’t quite cut it. I have only had it for 2 weeks and its almost gone as well. For the price and the size and the use, it’s really below zero waste expectations. Also it was really hard to get it to stick onto the dish soap at first.

Overall its definitely a starter kit, but I would not make this the end all dish soap kit and will purchasing from different vendors and try and give block soap a go again before throwing in the towel.

I loved everything in this kit, but the Swedish dishcloths are really tricky for me to get the hand of. It might be since I’m just starting a Zero Waste journey, but I had to Google the proper use of them to understand their use and I’m still struggling a bit to use them. However, the starter kit is a great way to try out all of these popular products at a reduced price! I love the bamboo brush and dish soap, and I will definitely be buying those again in the future.

I love the lemon sent dish soap. The soap dish tends to bleed some.