Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds Biodegradable Cleaner can handle most everyday household cleaning from one concentrated bottle. With a small set of measured dilutions, it’s all you need for counters, floors, dishes, laundry, stains, cars, patio furniture, carpets, and more.
Most household cleaners are made for one room or one job. Sal Suds is a concentrated cleaner you dilute for each task, so the same bottle can be used throughout your home.
Why Sal Suds Works in So Many Places
Sal Suds is not soap. It is a concentrated hard-surface cleaner made with plant-based surfactants and real fir and spruce needle oils, without synthetic dyes or fragrances. Its surfactants help loosen grease, dirt, and grime so water can carry them away.
Because Sal Suds works in hard or soft water and hot or cold water—and rinses freely—the same concentrate can handle many cleaning jobs.
Start With One All-Purpose Spray
For the most useful everyday mixture, fill a quart-size spray bottle with water, then add 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of Sal Suds. Adding the water first helps keep the foam under control.
Use it on ovens, countertops, sinks, tubs, showers, and toilets, then rinse or wipe clean. This dilution is also great for tile, painted or sealed wood, children’s toys, metal, microsuede, appliance exteriors, and many other household surfaces.
Use a Few Measured Dilutions for Bigger Jobs
- Laundry: Use 1 to 1½ tablespoons (15 to 22 mL) in an HE washer. Double that amount for a standard washer.
- Laundry stains: Premeasure the full load dose. Apply some or all directly to the stain, wait at least 30 minutes, then wash. For lighter stains, use a 1:1 mixture of Sal Suds and water.
- Hand-washed delicates: Add ½ capful to about 1 gallon (4 L) of cold water. Swish gently, soak for 10 minutes, rinse, and press out excess water with a towel.
- Cloth diapers: Use 1 tablespoon (15 mL) in an HE washer. Double that amount for a standard washer.
- Floors: Add 1 teaspoon (5 mL) to 1 gallon (4 L) of hot water for wood, laminate, vinyl, stone, or tile. Wring the mop thoroughly, especially on wood and laminate.
- Hand-washed dishes: Add ½ to 1½ teaspoons (2.5 to 7.5 mL) to a large sink of water.
- Cars: Add ½ tablespoon (7.5 mL) to 3 gallons (12 L) of water for the exterior. Use the All-Purpose Spray on interior surfaces and leather seats, then wipe with a damp cloth.
- Patio furniture: Add ½ tablespoon (7.5 mL) to a bucket of warm water. Wash with a sponge, microfiber cloth, or brush, then wipe with a damp cloth.
Use Lighter Dilutions for Detail Work
- Windows: Mix ½ teaspoon (2.5 mL) in 1 quart (1 L) of water. Spray and squeegee, then follow with club soda or a half-vinegar, half-water spray.
- Small floor areas: Add ⅛ teaspoon (0.6 mL) to 1 quart (1 L) of water in a squirt bottle.
- Carpet machines: Fill the cleaning-solution chamber with water and add 1 drop of Sal Suds. You can add 1 cup (240 mL) of vinegar to the rinse water.
- Carpet spots and upholstery: Use the All-Purpose Spray sparingly on carpet spots. For upholstery, lightly spray a wet—not dripping—cloth, gently rub the spot, rinse with a second wet cloth, and blot dry.
- Pressure washers: Mix 1 drop with water in the machine’s solution compartment.
- One pot: Start with 1 drop and add more only when needed.
One Concentrate, Less Clutter
A 32-ounce Sal Suds bottle contains enough concentrate to make as many as 64 quart-size bottles of All-Purpose Spray when used only for that purpose.
More importantly, Sal Suds gives you one simple cleaning system: keep a measuring spoon, a labeled spray bottle, and a few reusable cloths together, then mix only what the job requires.
