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Oxygen Brightener Bleach Alternative Booster - Zero-Waste Bucket

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Eliminate waste with our bucket return program.

Our Oxygen Brightener is a people- and planet-friendly laundry booster and bleach alternative made with safer ingredients and eco-friendly packaging.

This oxygen powder is just as effective as liquid bleach but is ultra-concentrated, plastic-free, preservative-free, bleach-free, and chlorine-free.

Scent

Our zero-waste bleach alternative bucket is an eco-friendly option for heavy launderers and cleaners. We send you a full 5-gallon bucket of our concentrated oxygen powder, enough for an incredible 2,560 HE loads of laundry—the equivalent of 20 Oxygen Brightener Refills!

The price of each bucket includes shipping to your home and return shipping to our factory. Keep the box it comes in and send the empty bucket back with the included pre-paid shipping label.

Our Oxygen Brightener is a bleach alternative that acts as both a laundry booster and an oxygen cleaner. Use it to cut through tough stains and persistent odors. Add it to your wash cycle with our Laundry Powder for an extra boost.

We use only what you need to clean your clothes and your home: an unscented powder made from sodium percarbonate and washing soda.

All of our ingredients are MADE SAFE® Certified, Leaping Bunny certified cruelty-free, and vegan. We list every ingredient, including scents, on the front label so you can see what’s in your detergent.

Due to the size and weight of these buckets, there are no refunds or returns on these buckets. We strongly advise trying our Oxygen Brightener canister before upgrading to a 5-gallon bucket.

Net wt. 40 lbs. (18.1 kg). Contains 2,560 HE (1,280 Standard) loads.

How to Use Oxygen Brightener as a Laundry Booster

Full Usage Instructions
  • How to Use Meliora Oxygen Brightener - Measure

    Measure for your machine

    Use 1 tablespoon per load. Adjust the amount to the size of the load.

    Use Oxygen Brightener with Laundry Powder for best results.

  • How to Use Meliora Laundry Powder - Add to Washer

    Add powder directly to the washer drum

    Oxygen Brightener dissolves in water. For best results, place directly in the drum beneath clothes, not in the dispensing drawer.

  • How to Use Meliora Laundry Powder - Wash as Normal

    Wash as normal

    Once dissolved, our Oxygen Brightener is an effective laundry booster. It’s safe for all water temperatures.

How to Use Oxygen Brightener as an Oxygen Cleaner

Full Usage Instructions
  • Measure warm water into a bucket

    Use only as much water as you need, typically between 8 oz. and 1 gallon. Solution does not store well and will lose potency over time.

  • How to Use Meliora Oxygen Brightener - Measure Powder

    Measure powder and add to the water

    Add 1 tablespoon of powder for every 8–16 oz. of water, or 1/4–cup of powder for every gallon. Allow powder to dissolve fully before use.

  • How to Use Meliora Oxygen Brightener - Soak

    Clean surfaces and soak objects

    Avoid direct contact with skin and eyes. Do not place solution in sealed containers. Be sure to thoroughly rinse the area after use.

Zero-Waste Bucket Program

  • Zero-Waste Laundry Bucket Program – We Ship to You

    We ship you a 5-gallon bucket

    Enjoy 40 pounds of zero-waste oxygen powder! Each bucket has a screw-top lid for easy opening and reclosing. Shipping is included in the price.

  • Zero-Waste Laundry Bucket Program – You Ship It Back

    You send the empty bucket back

    Keep the cardboard box the bucket comes in. When you run out of powder, just put the empty bucket back in the box and apply the pre-paid shipping label.

  • Zero-Waste Laundry Bucket Program – We Clean and Reuse

    We clean and reuse the bucket

    We receive the empty buckets, clean them thoroughly, and reuse them for another happy home. Nothing gets thrown away!

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  • Made with Safer Ingredients

    Our bleach alternative is MADE SAFE® Certified, meaning it meets the strictest ingredient screening requirement in the industry. We prioritize the health of both people and the planet in our ingredient choices.

    This oxygen cleaner is made from sodium percarbonate and washing soda without any added fragrances. It is free of bleach, chlorine, dyes, preservatives, and other harsh chemicals commonly used in oxygen cleaners.

  • Designed and Packaged Sustainably

    By making a concentrated oxygen powder, we eliminate the need for unnecessary plastic, like hidden liners or PVA pods and sheets.

    Oxygen bleach is lighter than liquid bleach, making it more energy- and cost-effective to ship to you.

    With our zero-waste bucket program, we remove the packaging altogether and reuse the buckets and the shipping boxes.

  • Manufactured in the United States

    Our products are made in the USA from 70% domestically sourced materials.*

    We design and manufacture our oxygen powder in our Chicago factory and ship it directly to you and our retail partners.

    Our team members earn living wages and benefits and are integral to continually improving our products and processes.

    *Based on raw material sourcing by cost in 2024.

Transparency

We strive for transparency and accuracy, not greenwashing or misleading claims. Here are key terms we use to describe our products and what we mean when we use them:

People- and Planet-Friendly

We aim to make the best cleaning products we can with people and the planet in mind. “People- and planet-friendly” is our shorthand for that goal and the decisions and practices we make to support it. We use the terms “sustainable” and “sustainably” in a similar way to describe our products and practices.

We give specific examples to back up these phrases whenever we can, including factual descriptions of ingredients and packaging, company practices, and third-party certifications that hold us accountable.

Learn more about our sustainability.

Single-Use Plastic-Free

Single-use plastic-free means that any plastic in the finished product is designed to be reused, not discarded.

While we design our finished products to eliminate as much plastic as possible, plastic may still be used in other parts of the product life cycle, such as the supply chain and manufacturing processes. For instance, raw materials may arrive at our factory in plastic shipping materials, and our team members use plastic gloves when handling chemicals during soapmaking.

Learn more about plastic-free cleaning products.

Safer Ingredients

Conventional cleaning products pose numerous health risks for people and the planet. We provide safer alternatives made with ingredients, materials, and processes that minimize negative impact. 

We value third-party screenings that help us verify that our products meet our high standards for safety. Our products are MADE SAFE® Certified for ingredient safety.

Learn more about our ingredients.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Oxygen Brightener non-toxic?

Our Oxygen Brightener is made with ingredients that have been screened by MADE SAFE® for human and environmental health and safety. We genuinely want to make the best cleaning products for people and the planet. Third-party certification and ratings help us avoid ingredients of concern and focus on making great products.

Non-toxic is an unregulated term with no formal definition. We prefer to disclose the specific ingredients and materials used in our products so you can make informed decisions about what you use in your home.

Is Oxygen Brightener eco-friendly?

Our zero-waste Oxygen Brightener bucket is made with ingredients and packaging chosen to minimize negative environmental impact without compromising on cleaning power. All ingredients are certified by MADE SAFE® for human and environmental health and safety. When you're done with the bucket, send it back to use using the pre-paid return label. We'll clean and reuse it!

Eco-friendly is an unregulated term with no formal definition. We prefer to disclose the specific ingredients and materials used in our products so you can make informed decisions about how products you use may affect the planet.

Is Oxygen Brightener plastic-free?

Our zero-waste Oxygen Brightener bucket does not contain any single-use plastic. By making a concentrated dry powder, we eliminate the need for unnecessary plastic like jugs, bottles, liners, pouches, pods, sheets, or strips. When you're done with the bucket, send it back to us using the pre-paid return label. We'll clean and reuse it!

Customer Reviews

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Mary Michaelson (La Grange, US)
Bleach Alternative

Works great! And it feels good, knowing I’m not using petroleum based products and containers.

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Julsie (Jenison, US)
No more stinky

We all have them. You know - those shirts, and socks, an other garments that just want to keep hold of their stinky. Meliora laundry soap can help you in the war against stinky clothes. And in the end, those socks actually like to be clean and smell so nice!

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Julsie (Grand Rapids, US)
No plastics!

I love that I can buy a refill that doesn’t include any plastic. And it works well without any yucky ingredients that make my skin itch. I love the peppermint smell too! Thanks for helping me avoid plastics.

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Heather Kohler (Seattle, US)

Oxygen Brightener Bleach Alternative Booster - Refill

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Carol Foley (Lake Isabella, US)
Great guilt-free laundry

Great prodict