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Meliora Dish Soap Bar, Unscented

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Meliora Dish Soap Bar, Unscented

A solid coconut and sunflower oil soap for dishes: six named ingredients, no fragrance in the unscented bar, no preservative, no plastic. MADE SAFE lists it. No independent cleaning test and no number of washes per bar.

Best for People who want a plastic-free, unscented dish soap with a very short ingredient list, and who are happy to use a bar and scrub a little harder.

Our rating
Good (3.6 of 5)
Price range
Mid-range
Verified marks
MADE SAFE certified (directory lists Meliora Dish Soap Bar)
Size
7 oz (199 g) bar in a paperboard box, or package-free

approx. $11 for a 7 oz bar

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Also sold at Plastic Free Pursuit ($10.99), Ecological Market ($10.99) .

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    How we evaluated it

    How it scores Our rating, metric by metric Good, 3.6 of 5
    1. Ingredients 35% of the rating 5 of 5

      Six named ingredients, all of them soap or the oils it is made from, with no fragrance in the unscented bar and no dye, preservative or ethoxylated surfactant.

    2. Cleans well 20% of the rating 2 of 5

      We found no independent test of it and Meliora tells you to scrub harder than with liquid soap, while Consumer Reports’ 2026 test of 12 dish soaps, two of them bars, found all cleaned dishes really well but does not name Meliora.

    3. Independent testing 15% of the rating 3 of 5

      MADE SAFE lists the bar, which screens ingredients and is paid for by the maker, and no one else has lab tested the finished bar.

    4. Trust 10% of the rating 4 of 5

      It prints every ingredient and defines its own terms (“plastic-free”, “non-toxic”) plainly, and it states openly that it pays affiliates a 10% commission, with no recall or lawsuit found.

    5. Value 20% of the rating 3 of 5

      $10.99 for a 7 oz bar, but the page gives no number of washes per bar so we cannot work out a cost per use, and customers on its page say it dissolves fast if left wet.

    The rating, 3.6 of 5, is the weighted average of these scores. See how we rank cleaning & laundry and our standard.

    Where to buy Stores and the prices we saw 2 stores

    Prices as we saw them on October 23, 2026. They change often. These links carry no tracking code and earn us nothing.

    What’s in it Every ingredient, in label order 6 ingredients
    1. Sodium cocoate
    2. Sodium sunflowerate
    3. Glycerin
    4. Water
    5. Organic coconut oil
    6. Organic sunflower seed oil
    Who tested it What each test found, and who paid for it 1 test
    • Paid certification MADE SAFE (MADEWORKS Intelligence)

      Lists Meliora’s Dish Soap Bar among its certified products. MADE SAFE screens each ingredient against its banned and restricted substances list. It does not test the finished bar or say how well it cleans. MADE SAFE also takes policy positions: it co-signed a petition led by Blueland asking EPA to require PVA testing, which EPA denied in 2023. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Who paid, and why it matters
    • Independent The tester took no money from the maker for it: a consumer group, a journalist, a university or a regulator.
    • Paid certification An outside lab or certifier tested or listed it, and the maker paid for that.
    • Maker’s own test A lab report or certificate of analysis the maker commissioned and published.

    A certification is a floor, not a verdict: it checks what its program checks and nothing else. We weigh tests by someone with no stake in the result most.

    What people ask Worries raised online and elsewhere, and what we found 3 questions
    Does a soap bar cut grease as well as liquid dish soap?
    We found no independent test of Meliora’s bar. Its page says you may need to scrub harder than with liquid soap. Consumer Reports’ 2026 test of 12 dish soaps (opens in a new tab) included two bars and said all of the soaps cleaned dishes really well, but it did not name Meliora.
    Will the bar turn to mush?
    A customer on Meliora’s own page says it dissolves quickly between uses; Meliora’s reply is to keep it in a draining soap dish. The page gives no figure for how many washes a bar lasts.
    Do the people recommending it get paid?
    Meliora has an affiliate program (opens in a new tab): 10% commission and a coupon code for creators with 1,000 or more followers. Mamavation offers a 10% code on Meliora products in its laundry post (opens in a new tab), which says it contains affiliate links.
    Why we chose it What put it on our list 4 points
    • MADE SAFE’s directory lists Meliora’s Dish Soap Bar among eight Meliora products shown as certified.
    • The unscented bar lists vegetable soap only: sodium cocoate, sodium sunflowerate, glycerin, water, organic coconut oil and organic sunflower seed oil. Meliora’s ingredients page prints the same list for each scent.
    • It comes in a recyclable paperboard box, or with no packaging at all as a “zero-waste” bar. Meliora says it is vegan and Leaping Bunny certified.
    • Price is clear: $10.99 for a 7 oz bar, or $30.99 for three package-free bars.
    Trade-offs What to weigh before you buy 4 points
    • The page gives no number of washes per bar, so we cannot work out a cost per use.
    • The only independent mark we could confirm is MADE SAFE. EPA’s Safer Choice table has no Meliora rows, and EWG Verified lists none of its cleaners.
    • It is a soap, and we found no test of how it performs on greasy pans or in hard water.
    • The lemon bar is scented with lemon peel oil, which Meliora’s own ingredients page marks as containing fragrance allergens. Choose Unscented to avoid that.
    What to know Details worth knowing first

    Dish soap stays on plates and hands, so the label matters. Our guide to common cleaning products recommends plain soap and water for most cleaning, and a bar of coconut and sunflower oil soap is about as plain as it gets.

    Meliora’s bar is on this list because MADE SAFE’s directory shows it as certified and because the ingredient list is six items long. That is one outside mark, and it screens ingredients rather than testing the bar. We found no Safer Choice or EWG Verified listing, no independent cleaning test, and Meliora does not say how many washes a bar lasts.

    It suits people who want no plastic and no fragrance. If you prefer a pump bottle, see the ECOS dish soap below.

    What we checked Each claim, and how sure we are of it 9 checks
    How Meliora Dish Soap Bar, Unscented measures up against our cleaning & laundry criteria
    What we checked What we found
    Full ingredient disclosure Maker’s claim Meliora’s page and ingredients page list the unscented bar as vegetable soap (sodium cocoate, sodium sunflowerate, glycerin, water, organic coconut oil, organic sunflower seed oil).
    Independent mark: MADE SAFE Verified MADE SAFE’s directory page for Meliora shows “Dish Soap Bar” as certified, one of eight Meliora products. Its own MADE SAFE page covers both scents, Lemon and Unscented, in all current sizes.
    Independent mark: EPA Safer Choice Not verified No Meliora rows in EPA’s Safer Choice products table (queried 2026-10-23).
    Independent mark: EWG Verified Not verified EWG’s Verified cleaning list shows no products from Meliora.
    Fragrance-free Maker’s claim The Unscented bar lists no fragrance.
    Independent cleaning test Not verified None found. Consumer Reports’ 2026 dish soap list does not include Meliora.
    Concentrates and refills Maker’s claim A solid bar in a paperboard box, or package-free. It is not a refill system, but it uses no plastic.
    PFAS Maker’s claim No fluorinated ingredient on the label. We found no independent PFAS test of this product.
    Honest germ claims Maker’s claim No germ-killing claim on the page.
    What the labels mean
    • Verified We opened an independent record that confirms it: a certifier’s listing, a regulator’s list or a lab report. It is linked under Sources.
    • Maker’s claim The maker says so on its own page or label. We read it but found no independent record.
    • Not verified We looked and could not confirm it, or the maker does not say. Treat it as unknown.
    Sources Where our facts come from 6 sources
    1. Meliora Dish Soap Bar (boxed) product page. Maker’s page. Price, size, ingredients and how-to-use notes as seen 2026-10-23. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    2. Meliora ingredients page. Maker’s page. Complete ingredient lists by product and scent. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    3. Meliora affiliate program. Maker’s page. 10% commission and a coupon code for creators with 1,000 or more followers. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    4. MADE SAFE directory: Meliora products. Certifier or regulator listing. Lists All-Purpose Home Cleaner, Gentle Home Cleaning Scrub, Laundry Powder, Oxygen Brightener, Soap Stick, Dish Soap Bar, Foaming Hand Soap Refill Tablets and Bath and Body Soap as certified. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    5. Consumer Reports: 6 Best Dish Soaps, Tested by Our Experts. Test report. Updated February 26, 2026. Twelve soaps, two of them bars, evaluated in CR’s labs and at home. The free text does not name Meliora; the rest is behind a paywall. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    6. EPA, Federal Register: Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA); TSCA Section 21 Petition for Rulemaking; Denial of Requested Rulemaking. Certifier or regulator listing. April 27, 2023. Names MADE SAFE among the petitioners that asked EPA to require PVA testing. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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