03/13/26 Safety & Sustainability
You Don’t Need a Special Baby Laundry Detergent. Here’s Why.
If you’re expecting a baby (or already knee-deep in dirty diapers), you’ve probably been told you need a special baby laundry detergent.
Walk down any store aisle and you’ll see pastel bottles prom...
Ask Dr. Pete: What Is “Old-Person Smell”? The Science Behind Aging Body Odor
We get a lot of laundry questions — including this one:
“What is ‘old-person smell,’ and why is it so hard to get rid of?”
You’re not alone in asking. Customers have written in looking for real ans...
03/05/26 Safety & Sustainability
EPA Safer Choice Laundry Detergent: The Complete Guide for Parents
You want the best for your family—especially when it comes to the products that touch your children's skin every day. But with countless "green" and "natural" labels crowding store shelves, how ...
02/19/26 Home & Laundry Tips & Tricks
How to Keep Your Skin from Drying Out This Winter
Depending where you live, winter can be brutal on your skin. Cold, harsh outdoor air, indoor heating, lack of sunlight, and lower humidity levels makes maintaining healthy, hydrated skin during the...
02/10/26 Home & Laundry Tips & Tricks
How to Wash Underwear, Silk, and Lace: The Gentle Guide to Caring for Your Delicates
Your most delicate garments deserve precious care. Whether it's your favorite silk blouse, that vintage lace dress, or everyday underwear, knowing how to properly wash these fabrics can extend thei...
01/22/26 Dirty Collabs
Dirty Collabs: Lauren Gerrie, Multifaceted New York City Creative
Meet Lauren Gerrie, the New York City based multifaceted creative: Private Chef, Movement Director, dancer, figure model, creative and community builder. Originally from Southern California, Lauren...
01/02/26 Safety & Sustainability
EWG Verified® What it Means for Your Laundry
EWG Verified®is one of the most transparent and rigorous programs for nontoxic, clean and safe testing and licensing, so we’re proud that our Free & Clear Bio Laundry Detergent is sealed with...
12/19/25 Dirty Collabs
Dirty Collabs: Marta Mae Freedman, Founder, Air Milkshake
In this month’s Dirty Collabs interview, we sat down with the woman behind the unique gifting suite, Air Milkshake. After losing her home in the Palisades Fire, Marta shares how she’s now rebuild...
Dirty Collabs: Maggie Holladay, Founder, Claude Home
Meet the Los Angeles-based entrepreneur and home design expert Maggie Holladay. We discussed her journey from New York to LA, how she spends most of her time, her best tricks for elevating your h...
11/20/25
Fermented Cranberry Sauce with Cointreau, Rosemary & Maple
Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday—often a focus on friends, family and relationships with food! Most years I’ve taken the lead on Thanksgiving dinner and like to make things that feel un...
10/28/25 Dirty Collabs
Dirty Collabs: Matt Michaelson, Smalls Cat Food
Matt Michaelson is the New York City and Topanga-based co-founder of Smalls, the cat food startup changing the way we all feed our cats. He talks getting fired, surfing, his first cat, dogs as opti...
09/10/25 Dirty Collabs
Dirty Collabs: Kim Shui, Fashion Designer
Ahead of NYFW, meet Kim Shui, the New York City-based fashion designer from Rome who’s embracing unexpected beauty and challenging the definition of who fashion is for. Read our full interview wi...
Dirty Collabs: Emma Rothkopf, Clothing Designer
Emma Rothkopf is the Los Angeles-based founder and designer behind EMMA ROTHKOPF Clothing, a seasonless, small batch brand defined by timeless design, natural materials and an intimate sense of p...
Meet Our Founders: An Interview with Dr. Pete & David Watkins
Dirty Labs was created by Dr. Pete He, a veteran chemist with over 20 years of experience and a background leading innovations in home and beauty, and David Watkins, an award-winning product design...
Dirty Collabs: Kayti O’Connell Carr, Founder & CEO, MATE the Label
Kayti O’Connell Carr is the Founder and CEO of MATE the Label, a Los Angeles-based apparel brand committed to non-toxic, natural, and organic clothing. With a background in sociology from Loyola Ma...
Plastic-free and the road to a sustainable future.
Plastic pollution is evident everywhere, from the deepest ocean trench to the remote corners of the Arctic and even reaching our vast atmosphere.
We wrote this article to shed light on the stagger...
10/09/23 Ask Dr. Pete
Meet Dr. Pete: An Interview with Our Chief Scientist
As a product inventor, innovator, and sustainability expert, he’s the brains behind our Bio Laundry Detergent and was a founding member of The Sustainability Consortium.
We spoke with Dr. Pete to...
08/29/22 Home & Laundry Tips & Tricks
How to remove common stains from kids' clothes.
Dirty clothes take on a different meaning when you become a parent. A soiled pair of jeans is a small cry from a chocolate ice cream and spaghetti sauce smothered t-shirt worn by your toddler. Bu...
Ask Dr. Pete: Are laundry pods and sheets really sustainable?
At Dirty Labs, we're occasionally asked why we don't create laundry pods or sheets. After all, they're very convenient and seem really sustainable and innovative.
So why not?
We asked our chief sc...
Ask Dr. Pete: How to Remove Common Pet Stains
Getting a new puppy or kitten might be one of the most exciting moments of a fur parent’s life, but as many of us know (or will discover) extraordinary cuteness requires patience and some specialized cleaning tips. Dr. Pete breaks down the science of why these stains are so tough to remove and how to get rid of them.
10/20/21 Safety & Sustainability
Where Does Your Water Come From?
Whether you take a shower every day, brush your teeth twice a day (like you’re supposed to), or flush your toilet more than a few times per day (we’re not judging), we’re all, very likely, unfamil...
10/11/21 Safety & Sustainability
Where Does Your Water Go?
This is a story about water—
the element that makes up more than most of our body mass and probably seems, to a lot of people, a readily-accessible, never-ending source of life. To those luck...
Ask Dr. Pete: What are Optical Brighteners and Why Should We Care?
Before we dive deep into the exciting world of optical brighteners (we know you’re on the edge of your seat), we want to tell you a bit about Dr. Pete.
A product inventor, innovator, and sustai...
Dirty Collabs: Sarah Nsikak, Clothing Designer
The Brooklyn-based designer Sarah Nsikak makes beautiful, one-of-a-kind pieces. As a first-generation Nigerian-American and driven by her love of textiles, she created the brand La Réunion to cele...
What is Wishcycling?
You probably have a recycling bin in your kitchen full of empty takeout containers, bottles, cans, and egg cartons. Given the statistics (90% of the US population), you probably believe in recycli...
07/16/21 Safety & Sustainability
5 Easy Ways to Cut Down on Plastic
July is a great month! It’s warm and sunny and it’s Plastic Free July, thanks to a nonprofit organization of the same name. Here are some great ways to cut back on your plastic use—and even go plastic free this summer (or forever!). Read on to learn more.
Ask Dr. Pete: What is Green Chemistry?
A product inventor, innovator, and sustainability expert, he’s the brains behind our Bio Laundry Detergent and was a founding member of The Sustainability Consortium. This month he’s back with a thoughtful explainer on Green Chemistry—and why it matters today. Learn more.
07/16/21 Home & Laundry Tips & Tricks
Let's Talk About Yellow Pit Stains—And How to Clean 'Em
Most people sweat. Some more than others. During the summer especially, or in hotter climates, or while exercising, grocery shopping, and in stressful work meetings. Sometimes, you just sweat! Swea...
06/05/21 Dirty Collabs
Dirty Collabs: Ryan Harms, Founder of Union Wine Company
We interviewed Ryan Harms, Founder and Owner of Oregon-based Union Wine Company, on his growing and fermentation process, and why he can’t imagine doing anything else for a living. Read on to learn more.
Ask Dr. Pete: How does hard water affect cleaning?
Dr. Pete is back with an in-depth explainer on how hard or soft water can affect the efficacy of your cleaning products. Read on to learn more.
06/05/21 Safety & Sustainability
Our Favorite Sustainable Wine Brands
Welcome to rosé season! In winemaking, sustainability can be expensive and complicated, so props to those who are doing what they can. With that, and to celebrate the fact that it’s warm enough to drink outside now, here are our favorite sustainable wine brands you should be drinking too.
06/04/21 Safety & Sustainability
#VanLife: A Road Trip Packing List
Wherever you’re headed this summer, you’ll need some things along the way to make it a comfortable trip. We’ve rounded up our essential (and sustainably-focused) packing list. Read on for more.
06/04/21 Home & Laundry Tips & Tricks
How to Wash Red Wine Stains?
What makes wine stains so pesky? Our Dirty Labs chemists break it down and give you solutions to removing wine stains from your clothes. Read on to learn more.
05/05/21 Safety & Sustainability
Tips for a More Sustainable Swim Wardrobe
It’s the best time of year. Temperatures are on the rise, the sun is coming out, and with vaccines now widely available, you’ll hopefully be packing for your first vacation — in over a year — in no time. First thing on your list: Swimwear. But let’s talk about that for a minute.