Do Clorox cleaning wipes have PFAS?
Clorox cleaning wipes average 84 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 9 Clorox cleaning wipes graded as of October 2026, and all 9 reach its 70 point pass mark.
Clorox cleaning wipes average Excellent on our four-band scale. 9 of the 9 we graded are worth buying.
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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Top-graded picks in the categories readers replace first, every one scored on the same rubric.
- polypropylene filter housing, carbon/sediment cartridge
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial growth in spent cartridges
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Aquasure
Premier Series 75 GPD Under Sink Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration System
- RO membrane, carbon filters, stainless steel housing
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial and microbial growth in housing and filters
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Avocado
Vegan Mattress
- organic cotton, natural latex, coconut coir, recycled steel coils
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Heavy metals
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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 cleaning wipes worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
- Nonwoven polypropylene wipe with sodium hypochlorite bleach solution
- Sodium hypochlorite reactivity and inhalation risk. Bleach vapor exposure during vigorous wiping or in poorly…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Clorox
Disinfecting Cleaning Wipes Variety Pack, Bleach Free, Fresh Scent and Crisp Lemon, 35 Count Each, Pack of 3
- nonwoven fabric wipes (polyester/polypropylene blend)
- Skin and respiratory irritation from cleaning actives (quaternary ammonium compounds and f. These wipes…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Nonwoven wipe (cellulose/polypropylene blend); active ingredient sodium hypochlorite
- Skin and eye irritation from sodium hypochlorite. Sodium hypochlorite (0.5-8% in typical disinfectant wipes)…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- nonwoven fabric wipes (likely polypropylene/polyester blend); active ingredients, sodium hypochlorite…
- Sodium hypochlorite irritation (eyes, skin, respiratory). Clorox Disinfecting Wipes contain sodium…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- nonwoven wipe substrate (likely polypropylene/cellulose blend) with bleach solution
- Sodium hypochlorite (bleach) skin and mucous membrane irritation. Direct contact or inhalation of bleach…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- nonwoven fabric wipes with surfactants and disinfectants
- Quaternary ammonium compound (quat) sensitization and irritation. Clorox wipes contain quats at…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Nonwoven polypropylene substrate with disinfectant surfactants
- Sodium hypochlorite (bleach) irritation and inhalation. Clorox wipes contain 0.55% sodium hypochlorite by…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- nonwoven fabric (polypropylene, polyester blend), disinfectant active ingredient unknown composition
- Undisclosed disinfectant chemistry and hidden actives. The proprietary disinfectant formulation is not…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- nonwoven fabric blend, no specified coating
- Sodium hypochlorite (bleach) irritancy to skin and mucous membranes. Bleach is the active disinfectant and is…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Better cleaning wipes from other brands
Graded higher than the Clorox average of 84.
Seventh Generation Disinfecting Wipes
Disinfecting Wipes Seventh Generation
- nonwoven fabric (polypropylene/polyester blend), quaternary ammonium disinfectant
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Quaternary ammonium irritation (skin/eye)
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- nonwoven fabric wipes (likely polypropylene or cellulose blend)
- Allergens in botanical actives
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- nonwoven fabric blend (cellulose/synthetic fibers)
- Skin irritation from quaternary ammonium compounds
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
See every Clorox product we grade on the Clorox brand page, or the full cleaning wipes ranking.