Carrying a dish soap, a body wash and a laundry liquid on every trip takes up space and adds weight. The Sea to Summit Wilderness Wash does all of it from one 100 ml bottle: dishes after dinner, a wash at the end of a dusty day and a quick rinse of a shirt. We paid $10 for it, and it now travels with us on every trip, at camp and on the beach.
What’s in the box
A 100 ml squeeze bottle of concentrated, biodegradable liquid soap. It does four jobs: body wash, shampoo, dish washing detergent and clothes detergent. It’s fragrance-free, works in fresh and salt water, and the bottle has a tight screw lid and is small enough for carry-on luggage.
What we like
- One soap for body, dishes & clothes
- A few drops wash a sink of dishes
- Works in fresh and salt water
- Leak-proof, carry-on size
- Fragrance-free
- Refill it from a bigger bottle
What we don’t
- Use it 100 m from waterways
- Small for a family
- Not the cheapest soap
Quick Specs
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Sea to Summit |
| Size | 100 ml |
| Type | ConcentratedBiodegradable liquid soap |
| Scent | Fragrance-free |
| Water | Fresh and salt water |
| Safe Uses | BodyHairDishesClothes |
Washing Up
This is where we use it most. A few drops in a sink of warm water are enough for a full round of dishes, and it cuts through the grease in a frypan and the sand in the camp mugs. It rinses off easily, so you need less clean water to finish the job, which matters when all your water is in the car. Hang the clean plates and mugs in a hanging kitchen organiser and they drip-dry off the ground.
Showering and Washing ClothesShowering and Washing…
The same bottle does our hands and a camp shower, and it’s gentle on skin, with no dry feeling after a few washes a day. A little in a collapsible bucket also washes the smoke and sweat out of a shirt. On the coast it lathers in salt water as well, so you can wash in the sea and finish with a short fresh rinse, which makes your fresh water last longer. For hair we use the Sea to Summit shampoo with conditioner, which leaves it softer, but on a short trip the wash does both.
Using It Responsibly
Biodegradable doesn’t mean you can use it in the creek. Wash at least 100 m away from rivers, creeks and lakes, and scatter the grey water on the ground so it breaks down in the soil. Because it’s concentrated, you use less soap per wash, and because it’s fragrance-free, it doesn’t leave a smell around camp that draws in animals.
In the Car
The bottle has been thrown in a full gear bin, dropped on rocks and left in a hot car without leaking or bulging. It lives in the cargo net with the shampoo and the Sea to Summit laundry wash, so it’s easy to grab. For longer trips, buy a bigger bottle and refill this one at home, which works out cheaper and saves plastic.
Conclusion: Sea to Summit Wilderness Wash 100 mlConclusion
The Sea to Summit Wilderness Wash replaces a dish soap, a body wash and a laundry liquid with one leak-proof 100 ml bottle. It’s concentrated, so a few drops do most jobs, it works in fresh and salt water, and it’s fragrance-free. You still have to use it well away from waterways, and for a family the small bottle goes fast, but for $10 it’s one of the most useful things in our camp kit.
One soap for the whole camp.
A few drops wash a sink of greasy dishes, and the same bottle does our hands, hair and a quick wash of clothes, in fresh or salt water, without leaking in the car. Use it 100 m from waterways, and for a family 100 ml goes fast.
- Hikers
- Campers
- 4WD tourers
Yes. $10 gets you one leak-proof bottle that washes dishes, skin, hair and clothes, and a few drops do most jobs. Use it well away from waterways, and buy a bigger bottle to refill it if you’re a family.
