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Molly’s Suds Original Laundry Detergent Powder, Unscented

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Molly's Suds

Molly's Suds

Original Laundry Detergent Powder, Unscented, 120 Loads

Four mineral ingredients with CAS numbers and a published safety data sheet. The formula has no polymers, no fragrance, and nothing to shed. The plastic lives in the stand-up pouch, which the brand discusses openly on its packaging page. One pouch replaces about two plastic jugs of liquid detergent.

2 / 10 Low plastic footprint $

Four mineral ingredients with CAS numbers and a published SDS. No polymers, no fragrance, nothing to shed. The plastic lives in the stand-up pouch.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Some plastic
Plastic stand-up pouch; brand discusses the tradeoff openly on its packaging page
Microplastic shedding and leaching Doesn't shed
No polymer ingredients
End of life: persistence and recovery Mostly recovers
Recyclable, repairable, or genuinely recovered; low persistence.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern Low concern
No phthalates, bisphenols, or PFAS.
Transparency and disclosure Mostly disclosed
Full ingredient list with CAS numbers and published SDS

Strengths

  • Four mineral ingredients, all with CAS numbers
  • Published SDS
  • One pouch replaces about two plastic jugs of liquid detergent

Trade-offs

  • Pouch is plastic and not widely recyclable
  • Works best in warm or hot water per brand instructions

What's inside

Sodium carbonate (Green River Basin), sodium bicarbonate, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, unrefined sea salt. Unscented version contains no essential oils or fragrance.

PartMaterial
Powder: mineral ingredients only
Pouch: plastic stand-up pouch, brand states plastic or plastic-lined packaging is needed for moisture stability

Free of Formula free of polymers, fragrance, brighteners, and dyes

Packaging
Plastic stand-up pouch; brand discusses the tradeoff openly on its packaging page
Microplastics
No polymer ingredients

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Microbead-Free4 Mineral IngredientsUnscentedSDS PublishedPowder Format

Certifications

None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.

About Molly's Suds

Molly’s Suds was founded by a pediatric nurse and publishes CAS numbers for every ingredient. The unscented powder is the flagship.

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Melissa Walker, founder of Thriving Sustainably

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Melissa Walker is the founder of Thriving Sustainably. A mom who started reading the labels after learning how much microplastic ends up in our bodies, she co-leads the environmental pillar of a Fortune 500 company’s employee sustainability program and rates brands against public certification databases so families can lower their microplastic exposure without the guesswork.