Should special soaps or detergents be used with graywater systems?

To keep your plants healthy, it is best to avoid soap with the following ingredients:

  • Alkylbenzene
  • Borax
  • Boron
  • Chlorine or bleach
  • Peroxygen
  • Petroleum distillate
  • Sodium perborate
  • Sodium trypochlorite
  • "Whiteners", "softeners" and "enzymatic" components

In general, liquid soaps are better than powder soaps. For more information about soaps, see the Harvesting Graywater website.

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