Dr Bronner's Sal Suds Biodegradable All-Purpose Cleaner 946ml

The Bronner family's household workhorse. Sal Suds is a concentrated, biodegradable, all-purpose cleaner for dishes, floors, laundry, cars, and just about any hard surface you can get wet. One bottle replaces a cupboard full of single-use cleaning sprays.

A note on what it is and isn't: Sal Suds is not a castile soap. Where the Pure-Castile range is made from saponified plant oils and designed for skin and body, Sal Suds is built from plant-based surfactants and designed for surfaces. It cleans harder, cuts grease better, and rinses freely in both hard and soft water, which makes it the smarter choice for laundry and floors. It's not intended for everyday body washing.

The scent comes from pure Siberian fir needle and white and black spruce essential oils, which gives it a clean, foresty, slightly piney aroma. No synthetic fragrance, no dye, no phosphates, no chlorine bleach.

Why people love it

• One bottle for dishes, floors, laundry, surfaces, cars, and outdoor gear
• 2x more concentrated than most household cleaners, so it lasts
• Plant-based surfactants, scented only with real fir and spruce essential oils
• No synthetic dyes, fragrances, parabens, phosphates, ammonia, chlorine, or phthalates
• Readily biodegradable (greater than 60% biodegradation in 28 days per ISO 14593)
• Vegan and cruelty free
• 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottle

How to use it

Sal Suds is highly concentrated, so dilution is the whole game.

• All-purpose spray: 1 tablespoon Sal Suds in 1 quart (1 litre) of water in a spray bottle. Spray and wipe with a damp cloth. Safe on stone, tile, stainless steel, sealed wood, plastic, and most painted surfaces
• Dishes: half a teaspoon to 1 1/2 teaspoons in a sink of hot water, or 1 drop per pot
• Mopping (wood, laminate, stone, tile): 1/2 tablespoon in roughly 12 litres of hot water. Wring the mop out well, especially on wood
• Laundry: 2 to 3 tablespoons for a regular large load (halve for HE machines). Apply undiluted to stains and let sit before washing. Optional: add 1 cup white vinegar to the rinse cycle
• Cars, patio furniture, and outdoor gear: 1/2 tablespoon in roughly 12 litres of warm water
• Produce wash: 1 drop in a bowl of water, swish, rinse with clean water

Sal Suds can solidify in cold weather. Pop the bottle in a warm room or warm water and it returns to liquid.

Ingredients

Water, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Coco-Sulfate, Sodium Benzoate, Abies Sibirica (Siberian Fir) Needle Oil, Picea Glauca (White Spruce) Branch and Leaf Oil, Picea Mariana (Black Spruce) Leaf Oil, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Limonene (from essential oils).

A quick note on SLS: the sodium lauryl sulfate used in Sal Suds is plant-derived from coconut and palm kernel oils. It's commonly confused with SLES (sodium laureth sulfate), which is a different ingredient with different concerns. SLS in a rinse-off cleaner like Sal Suds is considered safe and biodegrades rapidly. If you'd prefer something completely surfactant-free for skin contact, the Pure-Castile range is the right choice.

Why Dr Bronner's

Dr Bronner's has been making soap and cleaners the same way since 1948, run by the Bronner family across three generations. Every ingredient is traceable, every bottle carries the founder's "All-One" philosophy, and the company donates the majority of its profits to progressive causes including regenerative agriculture, fair trade, and animal welfare.

Stocked at Santos Organics because it cleans harder than the marketing suggests, lasts forever once diluted, and replaces five or six cleaning sprays under your sink.