Does Clorox all-purpose cleaner have PFAS?
Clorox all-purpose cleaner averages 76 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Clorox all-purpose cleaner products graded as of November 2026, below the 85 out of 100 median for the 45 other all-purpose cleaner brands graded alongside it.
Clorox all-purpose cleaner averages Excellent on our four-band scale. 7 of the 7 we graded are worth buying. That is above 42% of the all-purpose cleaner brands we grade.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
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What Clorox says and does about PFAS
Clorox publishes an actual named restricted substances list for its US retail and professional cleaning products, and twelve specific perfluorinated chemicals appear on it, including PFOS and PFOA salts and long-chain perfluorinated carboxylic acids. Clorox says listed substances are not intentionally added to products in those categories. The word PFAS does not appear on that page, so the restriction is a list of named chemicals rather than a commitment covering PFAS as a class.
- Brand statementClorox says its principles and guidelines restrict the use of over 200 ingredients in its domestic cleaning products, and publishes the list. The Clorox Company ↗
- Brand statementClorox says the listed substances are not intentionally added to products in its US professional and retail cleaning categories. The Clorox Company ↗
- Brand statementThe list includes ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate and long-chain perfluorinated carboxylic acids among twelve named perfluorinated entries, each with a CAS number. The Clorox Company ↗
- Legal caseThe Clorox Company is a named defendant in a 2022 class action alleging that independent laboratory testing found PFAS in Burt’s Bees lip products marketed as clean and natural. The products at issue are cosmetics from a Clorox-owned brand rather than Clorox-branded cleaning products, and the allegation is the plaintiffs’. Barrett v. The Clorox Company, No. 3:22-cv-02193 (N.D. Cal.), complaint ↗
- Regulatory filingWashington State will restrict the sale of cleaning products containing intentionally added PFAS from 1 January 2027, with reporting from 1 January 2026. The rule names product categories, not brands. Washington State Department of Ecology ↗
Sources checked October 1, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.
Clorox all-purpose cleaner worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
- Water, surfactants, sodium hypochlorite, inert ingredients
- Acute chemical irritation (inhalation, skin, eyes). Sodium hypochlorite is a known respiratory and mucous…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- water, sodium hypochlorite, surfactants, dyes, fragrance
- Sodium hypochlorite vapors and respiratory irritation. Bleach spray releases hypochlorous acid and chlorine…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Water, surfactants, other cleaning agents in spray bottle
- Fragrance allergens and sensitizers. Ingredient disclosure does not list fragrance components…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Bleach solution in plastic spray bottle
- Bleach inhalation and respiratory irritation. Sodium hypochlorite releases chlorine gas during spray…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- water, surfactants, preservatives
- Surfactant respiratory irritation (spray inhalation). Aerosolized surfactants from spray application can…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Water-based aqueous cleaning concentrate
- Surfactant skin and eye irritation. All-purpose cleaners contain surfactants that can irritate skin and eyes…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- water, surfactants, fragrance blend
- Fragrance allergen (undisclosed blend). Scentiva's fragrance blend is not itemized on the label or safety…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Better all-purpose cleaner from other brands
Graded higher than the Clorox average of 76.
- Hypochlorous acid electrochemical solution
- A third party reports verifying it as PFAS-free
- Oxidizer / skin and eye irritation
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Plant-derived surfactants, water, essential oils
- A third party reports verifying it as PFAS-free
- Essential oil inhalation and sensitization
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- water, plant-derived surfactants, mineral salts
- A third party reports verifying it as PFAS-free
- Skin irritation from surfactants
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
The same question, asked of the other all-purpose cleaner brands
Best average grade first. Clorox averages 76.
See every Clorox product we grade on the Clorox brand page, or the full all-purpose cleaner ranking.