Kitchen / Baby - Dapple dish soaps

The old saying goes that necessity is the mother of invention.

It doesn't say anything about mothers actually doing the inventing, but that's what happened in the case of Tamar Rosenthal and Dana Rubinstein, founders of Dapple™.

When Rosenthal and Rubinstein became moms, they found special mild detergents for baby clothes and gentle shampoo for baby hair, but no soaps especially designed for the bottles, cups, spoons and dishes that babies put in their mouths every day.

And so the Dapple twins were born -- Dishwasher Detergent and Dish Liquid! Made from plant ingredients and never tested on animals, Dapple has a non-toxic formula free of phosphates, chlorine, fragrance and dyes. The dish liquid in particular is also labeled as being free of SLES (sodium laureth sulfate) and phthalates.

Remember those old Secret deodorant commercials with the sexist tagline ("Strong enough for a man, made for a woman")? In this case, it turns out that a dish soap designed to remove the residue and odor of breast milk, formula and baby food is actually strong enough to remove chili or curry from the plates of two adults.

Based on our tests, Dapple really does seem to do a great cleaning job without leaving behind any of the soapy residue of other detergents.

Since babies tell no tales, I can only speculate that they would like to have their dishes, spoons and bottles washed with an all-natural, biodegradable soap such as Dapple.

Where to buy:
Pick up Dapple online at diapers.com. Moms and dads in the New York City region can also find Dapple in select retail locations.