Natural coconut fibre cleaning brushes
Meet the little scrubber with tortoise energy.
Tawashi brushes are tough, simple, plastic-free cleaning brushes made from natural coconut coir. Use them for dishes, pans, sinks, root vegetables, mugs, glassware and all the awkward everyday cleaning jobs that usually chew through plastic sponges.
A traditional coconut-fibre scrub brush for kitchen, bathroom, garden and everyday cleaning.
What is a tawashi brush?
A small natural scrub brush with a very useful job.
A tawashi is a traditional Japanese-style scrubbing brush. The classic Kamenoko Tawashi name is commonly understood as “baby tortoise scrubber”, which gives us a lovely little reason for the tortoise idea without making the brush itself look strange.
Made from coconut fibre
Coconut coir is naturally tough, springy and fibrous, which makes it excellent for scrubbing without relying on plastic sponge foam.
Useful all over the home
Dishes, pans, sinks, mugs, vegetables, plant pots, cool boxes and general mucky jobs are all fair game.
Simple, durable and practical
Rinse it, hang it, use it again. A tawashi brush is one of those small swaps that earns its place because it actually works.
Why people swap
Less sponge waste. More actual scrubbing.
Plastic sponges can go tired, smelly and sad quite quickly. A tawashi brush is firmer, longer-lasting and better suited to the jobs where you need a bit of proper friction.
Where to use one
Not just washing up. Though it is very good at that.
The humble tawashi brush is one of those small everyday swaps that earns its place because it is genuinely useful.
Dishes, pans and sinks
Use it for stuck-on food, sink edges, chopping boards, baking trays and the usual post-dinner chaos.
Root vegetables
Scrub potatoes, carrots, parsnips and beetroot without peeling away half your dinner.
Plant pots and grubby bits
Keep an older brush for plant pots, outdoor gear, cool boxes, bath edges and mucky utility jobs.
Choose your scrubber
Regular, mug brush or handled brush.
The Save Some Green tawashi range includes practical options for everyday washing up, mugs and glasses, or a handled brush if you prefer a bit more distance from the mess.

The classic
The everyday one
The simple classic scrubber for dishes, pans, vegetables, sinks and general kitchen use.

For awkward corners
Mug Brush
A shape made for mugs, glasses, bowls and the spots normal brushes like to avoid.

A familiar feel
With a handle
Handy if you like the shape and reach of a traditional washing-up brush, but want natural fibre bristles.
“Goodbye synthetic crappy washing up sponges.”
Real customer sentiment, politely translated as: once people get used to a tawashi brush, many do not want to go back.
Ready to try one?
Buy the coconut “Tortoise” Tawashi Brush from Save Some Green and put a small natural scrubber to work.

