I'm sure it works for others but didn't for me. [SEP] I'd like to give this 5 stars because I love that it's made here & they really do smell great. They're not overly scented as some of the other brands out there. HOWEVER......I recommended using these ONLY for skin & beauty products. I tried them in my homemade dish soap & they did NOT work....they left everything greasy & with a film on them. That doesn't happen with Dr. Bronner's. Same with the hand soap I made. It worked but wasn't overly cleaning like Dr. Bronner's. Instead my hands feel oily afterwards & I sometimes have to use more then the 1 pump to clean them. Unless I have batches of homemade skincare products to do (shower gel, shampoo, etc.) I won't be purchasing them again. I'll be going back to Dr. Bronner's because I know that those DO work in my recipes. I'm in Chicago so have no hard water issues or anything that would alter how these work. Maybe these work better with certain types of water such as hard water.