Best Cleaning Subscription Boxes

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Why We Chose It: With a wide selection of your favorite in-store brands, an eye on sustainability, and customizable subscription plans, Grove Collaborative has something for everyone. 

Founded in San Francisco in 2012, Grove Collaborative offers a cost-effective and convenient way for consumers to stay stocked up on their favorite sustainable brands, from Mrs. Meyers to Method, without ever leaving their homes. For an annual fee of about $20, customers can join Grove Co. as “VIP Members,” cashing in on free shipping for all orders and racking up plenty of gifts throughout the year.

But anyone can subscribe to monthly deliveries from Grove Collaborative: Standard flat shipping is around $5 without a membership. Regardless of membership status, the minimum order is $29.99—a standard that the company maintains to promote sustainable shipping practices. 

Grove, a certified B corporation, has robust goals for sustainability and recycling, from the products it sells (all of which meet standards for non-toxicity, efficacy, and sustainability—and are cruelty-free) to the packaging it uses for shipments. Grove is plastic neutral and projects that it will be 100% plastic-free by 2025. And to ensure that the packaging it does use doesn’t end up in a landfill, the company has partnered with Recyclops in some areas to collect recyclables from customers’ doorsteps. 

Boxes are generally delivered monthly, with the option to postpone or customize delivery dates. Some products are shipped on a “smart frequency,” timed to how often you’re likely to run out of a particular item. Shipments include any product you have purchased via Grove Collaborative, as well as anything in your cart, which is automatically considered a subscription item.

There are limitless subscription options, as your regular deliveries are customized entirely to your unique needs. Grove Co. customers can use items in their cleaning boxes for laundry, dish soap, bathrooms, carpet cleaning, and more. In addition to cleaning products, you can shop for personal care, beauty, pet, and baby products, all with clean and sustainable ingredients. 

VIP members may receive gifts in their boxes, such as free cleaning products. But generally, you will have complete control over what arrives with your subscription, whether you are logging into your account via a web browser or managing it on the go with Grove’s mobile app. Reviewers praise the convenience of having essentials, from toilet paper to laundry detergent, on hand at all times but caution that first-time customers should make sure they understand the terms of any subscriptions they might be starting.

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Why We Chose It: After a single purchase of your favorite Blueland cleaning products, you’ll use the same packaging for good—reducing your spending and your plastic usage with refill tablets packaged in compostable paper and shipped automatically on your chosen schedule.

Blueland has revolutionized packaging, one of the most wasteful parts of any household product, with its reusable spray bottles and sustainably packaged refill tablets, saving users space and money. The company offers several different subscription boxes including the Dish Duo, Hand Soap Duo, Laundry Essentials, Laundry Starter Set, The Clean Suite, The Clean Essentials Kit and The Toilet Cleaner Starter Kit. You can also purchase and subscribe to refills for individual products, ranging from about $16 single product purchases to around $83 for the full Clean Suite. 

The latter, Blueland’s most extensive box, includes seven reusable containers—hand soap, laundry detergent, powder dish soap, dishwasher detergent, multi-surface cleaner, bathroom cleaner, and glass/mirror cleaner—and refills for each. After your first delivery of a boxed set, the cost reduces for refills (the Clean Suite refills cost about $41). Customers can choose between one-, two-, three-, and four-month delivery intervals, depending on their needs. The website is easy to navigate, so customizing your chosen subscription takes just a few clicks. 

Current users praise the company’s gentle scents and space-saving packaging, but chief among all is Blueland’s benefits environmental mission. By offering products in bottles that are only purchased once, Blueland’s sustainability efforts are on full display.

The B Corp company claims that its products have eliminated more than one billion single-use plastic bottles from oceans and landfills since 2019. But what’s inside the bottle counts, too: Blueland sources its ingredients from natural sources and ensures that most products are free of parabens, ammonia, and phthalates.

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Why We Chose It: With its straightforward natural ingredients and one cure-all concentrated solution for your whole home, Branch Basics makes non-toxic cleaning simple—and affordable.

Founded in 2009 by three women passionate about sharing the benefits of non-toxic living, Branch Basics revolves around the strength of a single concentrated cleaning solution that can be diluted in different ways to clean your entire house. Skeptical? That’s okay—you can try their flagship product on a budget with the $5 trial kit, which comes with a two-ounce mini concentrate and a single reusable spray bottle.

Once you are hooked, you can place a one-time order for a larger kit and subscribe to ongoing refill deliveries. The Premium Starter Kit includes five reusable bottles, one 33.8-ounce bottle of concentrate, and two pounds of the company’s stain-removing Oxygen Boost for around $69.

The refill subscriptions are roughly $44 per delivery for the concentrate and about $9 per delivery for the Oxygen Boost, with the option to schedule deliveries in one to four-month increments. The ingredients in Branch Basics are natural and hypoallergenic—free of preservatives, fragrances, and GMOs. Reviewers rave about the results they get using nothing but the company’s two simple products for home cleaning! From spot-free mirrors to squeaky-clean bathrooms, they appreciate that they can trust the products they’re using are safe.

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Why We Chose It: This plant-based company offers four liquid laundry formulas in addition to unscented dryer balls—a sustainable alternative to dryer sheets—making it a top choice for those looking to automate the product purchases behind their clean clothes.

Founded in 2016 with operations in Puerto Rico and New York, Cleancult offers sustainable cleaning products for many different purposes and in multiple scents. Get started with a bundle: They cost between $40 and $110, with prices ranging on how many products you want and whether you need to include a one-time order of refillable bottles.

The largest package, known as the Complete Home Bundle, includes four refillable bottles and one refillable tablet jar, along with the cleaning products that belong in them: all-purpose cleaner, liquid dish soap, liquid hand soap, liquid laundry detergent, dryer balls and dishwasher tablets. After your initial purchase, ongoing refills can be delivered in one-, two-, three-, or four-month increments—each customizable depending on how quickly you use the products.

Customers especially praise Cleancult’s laundry products: The liquid detergent comes in three scents (including one fragrance-free option), and the accompanying dryer balls make a convenient and sustainable replacement for dryer sheets. Get the Complete Liquid Laundry Bundle for about $60 and enjoy dryer balls along with a refillable liquid laundry bottle—plus four 32-ounce liquid laundry cartons that will continuously auto-ship on your chosen timeline for about $10 each.

All Cleancult products are entirely plant-based, using the power of coconut to get your home and laundry really clean. The company also uses carbon-neutral shipments and recyclable paper packaging on all its refills, minimizing its impact on the planet. Its products can help your home get a little greener, too: Estimates say that consumers can eliminate 44 pounds of plastic use per year by making the switch to Cleancult. 

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Why We Chose It: With an affordable starter kit and completely customizable refills, ThreeMain’s sustainable cleaning products will overhaul your bathroom cleaning routine without breaking the bank.

ThreeMain offers a similar model to many other cleaning subscriptions, with a one-time Starter Kit that includes spray bottles and subsequent shipments of less expensive, sustainably packaged refills. The company’s reusable bottles are made of aluminum and offer a free pre-paid shipping label so that customers who don’t have recycling in their area can still responsibly dispose of the packaging on their refills. As of March 2022, ThreeMain is officially a carbon-neutral company. 

ThreeMain’s Starter Kit will run you about $27 and includes one refill each of multi-surface Cleaner, bathroom cleaner, and dish soap, with a refillable bottle for each. After your initial order, your refill timeline is customizable for each individual item—all together, refilling the full suite will cost you about $16. Choose one-, two-, or three-month delivery frequency, and enjoy free shipping on all subscription deliveries. 

Users especially praise ThreeMain’s bathroom cleaner, which is formulated with CDC-recommended quantities of hydrogen peroxide and free of parabens, synthetic fragrances, or sulfates. It’s also biodegradable, and pet-friendly. Created with hard water stains and soap scum in mind, ThreeMain bathroom cleaner is often praised by reviewers for its effectiveness, even when placed up against harsher chemical competitors.

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Why We Chose It: All of the detergents from Dropps offer spectacular odor- and stain-removing power, but the eco-friendly brand also sells a super-concentrated “Oxi Booster” formulated to tackle your toughest spots and smells. 

Between its affordable prices, wide selection of scents, and powerful odor and stain removal capabilities, it’s easy to see why Dropps has won an excellent reputation for its sustainable laundry products. Rather than selling a single box with multiple different items, Dropps offers its kitchen, laundry, and other cleaning products for individual subscriptions based on how often you need them. Laundry subscriptions start at about $18 per delivery, with a suggested timeline of one box every four months and free delivery for any full-sized order over $29.  

In addition to its odor- and stain-repellent liquid detergents, Dropps sells a color-safe bleach alternative—dubbed the Oxi Booster—that is especially tough on stains and smells. With a subscription, it’s roughly $19 for 64 ultra-concentrated pads. All Dropps products are made using eco-friendly ingredients with no animal testing. You can also count on your order being sent using carbon-neutral shipping and arriving in low-waste packaging.