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Swedish Dishcloth // The Holiday Red Collection

❄️ This item is part of our 2024 Holiday Collection and will return in early November. ❄️
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Design

Spread cheer this holiday season - not waste (or germs!). 

Made from 70% cellulose and 30% cotton, our holiday red Swedish dishcloths are a reusable, eco-friendly alternative to paper towels and sponges alike. They're incredibly absorbent (they can hold 20x their weight in liquid!), but they dry super fast so bacteria doesn't have time to grow, smell, and spread like on traditional plastic sponges. Plus, they're machine washable and will last 9+ months with regular use, but when they do reach the end of their life, they're fully backyard compostable. 

Put simply, if paper towels and plastic sponges had a baby, this would be it. And these babies make perfect gifts for everyone on your list. Practical, adorable, and oh-so-sustainable 🥰

Our full line of Swedish dishcloths are designed and printed in Seattle using water-based inks. Each collection is available as a set or as individual cloths.

💡 Learn more about Swedish dishcloths and why we absolutely ~adore~ them over on the blog!

Swedish Dishcloth Quick Details:

  • Limited Release! Only available during the holiday season.
  • Reusable, washable, super-absorbent spongy cloth
  • Replaces 17 rolls of paper towels
  • Washable and reusable for 9+ months
  • Infinitely more sanitary than sponges
  • Locally printed-to-order with water-based inks
  • 100% plastic free, vegan, and cruelty-free

⛄ Round out your festive sustainable kitchen with our limited-release fresh spruce dish soap bar and a set of reusable unpaper towels!

Size

Each Swedish dishcloth is approximately 6.75" x 7.5".

Materials

70% cellulose, 30% cotton, water-based ink

To Use

Just like a sponge, wet your Swedish dishcloth, wring out excess water, and get down to cleaning. Check out 12 of my favorite ways to use a Swedish dishcloth over on the blog, too!

Care

Wash your Swedish dishcloths with the rest of your laundry and hang dry. We prefer to lay them flat to dry or hang with clothespins so they dry flat. Or, pop your dishcloths in the dishwasher on the top rack for a quick wash and sanitize.

Packaging + End of Life

These Swedish dishcloths will either be completely unpackaged or wrapped in reused kraft paper. The kraft paper can be reused or curbside recycled. At the end of their life, cut up your Swedish dishcloths and toss them in your backyard compost.

Origin

Printed locally in Seattle, Washington. Get to know the face behind this product: Potluck Press.

Ethical Guarantees

Made in USA
Vegan
Washington-Local
Woman-Owned

🌎 You care about the planet. So do we.

Look. I get it. It’s HARD to be an EcoWarrior. Someone who cares about the planet and wants the most sustainable products available - from the ingredients to the packaging to the way that product gets to your hands.

It seems like everywhere we turn, someone, somewhere, is greenwashing us.

But our superpower at A Drop in the Ocean is sorting through the BS, calling it out, and making sure our products are the absolute most sustainable and truly zero waste products we can find.

So on top of all the things we mentioned above about what makes our reusable holiday red Swedish dishcloths so sustainable, here’s a few other things you should know:

  • We’re actually practicing what we preach behind the scenes. In 2022, we saved all of our trash for four months, and wrote a whole blog post on it. The tl;dr version is this: in four months, we only produced two pounds of trash. Everything from the packaging our products come in down to the Sharpie we use to write “Fragile” on your box is zero waste to its core.
  • We’re an online-only zero waste store - which is highly intentional. It may seem counter-intuitive, but online shopping is actually more sustainable than in-person. I’m a data nerd at heart and I love diving into the research, and there are countless studies that have shown that online shopping is the most sustainable way to get your everyday essentials. Don’t believe me? Check out our whole blog post on the sustainability of online shopping.
  • We ship ugly boxes. Your order from A Drop in the Ocean is not going to arrive in a pretty, branded box. It’s gonna show up in a reused tea box, or a donated Amazon box, or maybe even an inside-out Girl Scout Cookies box. All of our shipping materials are always 100% plastic-free and reused as much as possible, with curbside-recyclable paper tape and a post-consumer recycled paper shipping label. It won’t be pretty, but it will be zero waste.

Got more questions about our zero waste products or our practices behind the scenes? Just send us an email! I’m always happy to chat all things eco.

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09/17/2024
Emily
United States United States
I recommend this product

No more paper towels!

I love not having to use sponges or paper towels in my kitchen anymore. I use the Swedish dishcloths to clean everything and they last forever. They don't seem like much when you first look at them, but they're so absorbent and hold up really well against elbow grease.

JT
12/01/2023
Jessica T.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Obsessed

I didn't even know what Swedish dishcloths were or that they existed before discovering them here. I bought a couple just to see what they were like and I'm in love. Holding them takes a bit of getting used to, but I love that I don't lose the later like you do in a regular sponge. They dry fast, and so far with regular use no bacteria buildup or sponge smell. Plus the prints are super cute. Definitely a convert.

AM
03/01/2023
Anne M.
United States United States
I recommend this product

This towel rocks!

I love purchasing with a purpose and this reusable towel does just that. It helps reduce waste while helping me clean in a responsible manner.

SA
01/17/2023
Sue A.
I recommend this product

LOVE THESE

I switched to Swedish dish clothes a couple years ago and LOVE THEM! No more smelly sponges or other kinds of cloths. No more paper towels to wipe counters and quick spills. It just seems to be, not only sustainable, but a cleaner, this-makes-sense way to go!

FT
01/02/2023
Fia T.
United States United States

A must have

Love the designs, and no zero waste home is complete without a swedish dishcloth. Works wonders on scrubbing and buffing counter tops, stove tops, ovens, and bathrooms. Love how easy it is to clean, and the fact you can compost them when they are no longer functional to you!