General Cleaning Liquid

$10.00 NZD

Forever® Bottles or ReUse Pouches?

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Power it up!

Zero® General Cleaning Liquid is an awesome addition to your cleaning team!

Because this is not a Castile Soap, you can mix it with vinegar for DIY formulas.

Our special blend of surfactants dispenses grease and dissolves food, dirt, stains, and grime. Plus, you can use it as-is, scent it, dilute it for spray cleaners, or add glycerine for hand wash.

It works on everything--floors, toilets, showers, dishes, and more.

Heads up: use caution if you plan to use it in laundry with front loaders--it may create too many suds.

We also have our General Cleaning Liquid Castile which is castile soap made the old fashioned way, but you can't use this with vinegar. Check it out here.

If you don't have reliable formulas Check out our Formula book here for tried, tested and formulas that work!

The formulas can all be made using either of our General Cleaning Liquids.

Here's a few suggestions on how you can use this Cleaning Liquid:

Floors, Windows, Walls, Ceilings, Hard Surfaces
Add 1-2 tablespoons per bucket of warm water and clean using a brush, cloth or mop

General Purpose Spray Cleaner
Add 1 teaspoon to 500ml of water in a trigger bottle for a general purpose cleaner.

Toilets
Add 1-2 teaspoon directly to the toilet bowl and scrub as per usual with the toilet scrubber

Spot Cleaning
Use a drop on a damp cloth for spot cleaning walls and carpet.

Dishes
Add 1-2 teaspoon to hot water for handwashing dishes.

Laundry
Use a small amount in a tub of water to hand wash your woollens & delicates.

Add 1-2 teaspoons to a bucket of water to pre-soak clothing, nappies etc

Carpets/Furniture Fabrics
Use a few drops on a cloth to gently clean away a stain, and using a clean soap-free cloth, dab to remove suds, and then using a dry cloth or towel dab to soak up excess water and dry off the area as best you can

Decks
Wet the deck area down, and then drizzle a few drops across a small area to be cleaned. Using a firm bristle brush or deck scrubber, scrub the area and hose off well. Move to the next area and repeat.

And there are so many more uses! Quite simply your Best Cleaning Mate!

Know what you're cleaning with

Transparency is not a game with Zero®! Get all the intel you need on the ingredients in this formula with a full list of all its contents. Uncover the truth about what you're using with just one click - no more mystery ingredients! Plus, if you're left with any questions, you know we've got you covered.

Water
Decyl Glusocide
Lauryl Glucoside
Sodium Coco Sulfate
Citric Acid for pH balancing (same as you cook with!)
Potassium Carbonate

The Naughty List - What's NOT in our General Cleaning Liquid

Our commitment to quality means we never use harsh ingredients, so you can feel good about what you’re using on your body and to clean your home.

Check the label for this ‘naughty list’ of not-so-friendly ingredients.

EWG Skin Deep is your go-to for extra research!

Unfortunately isn't an exhaustive list - basically if it isn't listed on our products as an ingredient, it probably belongs on this list instead!

Cocamidopropyl Betaine CAPD
Cocamide DEA/MEA
Limonene
Fragrances, Parfums, Synthetic Preservatives
Palm Oil or any derivative products - we don't use this because of the environmental aspect of deforestation. Many manufacturers claim their Palm products are RSPO - Round Table on Sustainable Oil Certified. But these sustainable resources were once Virgin Forests which have been cleared and there is no time stand down between deforestation and re-establishment as a Sustainable Entity. End of the day, environments have and are still being destroyed. For us this murkiness just makes Palm Oil an absolute NO!
Parabens - The three most common are methylparaben, propylparaben and butylparaben. But there are more...
Sulfates - One of the most common Sulfates used is Sodium Laureth Sulfate. Most Sulfates are drying and damaging to skin causing allergies and skin conditions, and almost all are made from Palm Oil. For these reasons we don't think they have a place in personal or household cleaning products. We do however, use Sodium Coco Sulfate, which is very gentle, and ours is sourced Palm Oil Free. We do not use it in any products that may be inhaled like Sprays or Powdered Products.
Phosphates - Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for plants and animals. However, excessive phosphorus in surface water can cause explosive growth of aquatic plants and algae. This can lead to a variety of water-quality problems, including low dissolved oxygen concentrations, which can cause fish kills and harm other aquatic life
Animal Products of any kind!

Refill, Return, Rinse, Repeat! No frowny face from Mother Nature here!

Our Loop!® Pouches are designed to make cleaning up easy (and keep the planet happy) - they're reusable, so you never have to waste another single-use plastic bottle again.

Make the environmental choice!

The Loop!® Pouches are made from #4 LDPE which is recyclable and can be recycled in special bins at supermarkets. Bye-bye landfill, hello fence posts (how cool is that?). Get cleaning with Zero Loop!® Pouches, because being green never looked this good!

And if you don't have Soft Plastic Recycling Bins available then send them back to us so we can ensure they are properly recycled and get made into the new stuff! Please don't put them in your rubbish bin or curbside recycling bins... they will probably end up in Landfill !

You can request a Loop!® Return Courier Bag & Ticket from the bottom of the "Cart" page or go straight to the Request Form. This link will open a new window so you can keep shopping, and once you are finished, go to that window and complete the form - easy peasy!

What's a Swappa? This is our glass bottles. You can buy these online, but please consider what you will do with it when it's empty - don't be fooled... not all centres in New Zealand do glass recycling! Hard to believe but sadly true. If you are buying online, please also consider the freight and carbon footprint cost of sending it out to you. Swappa's are really designed for our local customers who can physically bring them back and Swap them out. Find out how it works!

You can also purchase empty glass bottles or stainless steel bottles to fill and use.