Dove Review, Is Dove Non-Toxic?
Dove averages 75 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 35 Dove products graded as of October 2026, and all 35 reach its 70 point pass mark.
Dove grades Excellent on our four-band scale.
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.
What Dove says and does about PFAS
We found no PFAS policy from Dove or its parent company Unilever. The one independent test we found came back non-detect. Mamavation’s lab found no detectable organic fluorine, a screening marker for PFAS, in a Dove Advanced Care antiperspirant. We found no PFAS test results for the Dove shampoos, conditioners or body washes we grade.
- Independent testMamavation’s lab found no detectable organic fluorine in Dove Advanced Care Go Fresh Cool Essentials Antiperspirant Deodorant. Mamavation ↗
Sources checked September 14, 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.
Dove is one of the brands we researched by hand for our record of what every brand has published about PFAS, where the same question is answered for each of them in one line.
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Does Dove have PFAS, by category
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- aqueous liquid cleanser, surfactants, humectants
- Fragrance allergens. Dove Advanced Care formulas typically include fragrance blends listed as 'fragrance' or…
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- Water, glycerin, surfactants, emollients
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Bath & Body Free Dove Aluminum Free Coconut & Pink Jasmine Mini Deodorant Stick
- Talc, mineral waxes, coconut oil, fragrance
- Talc contamination (asbestos risk). Talc mining and processing can carry residual asbestos contamination.…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- water-based surfactants, glycerin, plant-derived ingredients
- Fragrance allergens. Product contains 'fragrance' (not fully disclosed as specific compounds), which is a…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- water-based liquid surfactants, glycerin, fragrance
- Fragrance allergens. Dove Body Wash contains fragrance compounds (shea butter and vanilla notes) that may…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Aqueous liquid conditioner (surfactants, oils, emollients)
- Fragrance allergens (unspecified components). Dove lists 'fragrance' as a proprietary blend without…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- water-based conditioner with surfactants, emollients, and preservatives
- Preservative allergens and contact dermatitis. Dove conditioners typically contain methylisothiazolinone (MI)…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous conditioner (water, silicones, emollients, polymers)
- Fragrance allergens. Dove conditioner contains fragrance (parfum), which is a complex mixture. Individual…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous conditioner base (surfactants, emollients, water)
- Fragrance allergen sensitization. Product contains unspecified 'fragrance' component; common in rinse-off…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous shampoo base, surfactants, emollients
- 1,4-Dioxane (potential contaminant in surfactant synthesis). This rinse-off shampoo may contain trace…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous conditioner base; no coating or treatment function requiring PFAS
- Fragrance allergens (undisclosed component mix). Dove conditioners typically list 'fragrance' as a…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Aluminum salt antiperspirant active (typical cosmetic formulation)
- Fragrance allergens and sensitizers. Dove Men+Care lists 'fragrance' as a single ingredient but does not…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Water-based liquid soap formula with glycerin and emulsifiers
- Fragrance allergens. Dove Advanced Care contains fragrance (listed as 'parfum' in some markets), which may…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- water, glycerin, and surfactant base
- 1,4-dioxane (trace contamination). Rinse-off surfactant products may contain trace 1,4-dioxane as a…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous shampoo base (surfactants, water, glycerin, coconut oil derivatives)
- 1,4-Dioxane (processing contaminant). Aqueous shampoos containing ethoxylated surfactants may harbor trace…
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- aqueous surfactants, humectants, conditioning agents (typical rinse-off shampoo)
- Fragrance allergens. The product contains fragrance (listed as 'fragrance' or 'parfum' without component…
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- aqueous shampoo/conditioner formulation in plastic bottle
- 1,4-dioxane (common shampoo impurity). Liquid shampoos can contain trace 1,4-dioxane as an incidental…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous cleansing base (surfactants, humectants, emollients)
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. Body washes typically use synthetic preservatives such as methylisothiazolinone or…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous liquid cleansing base (water, surfactants, humectants)
- Fragrance allergens. Product contains fragrance; individual sensitivity varies. Dove markets this as…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Water-based antiperspirant/fragrance in aerosol or stick form
- Aluminum antiperspirant salts. Aluminum zirconium and aluminum chlorohydrate are standard active ingredients…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- water-based surfactants, conditioning agents, fragrance (liquid shampoo/conditioner)
- 1,4-dioxane (manufacturing byproduct in surfactants). Dioxane can be a trace contaminant in ethoxylated…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous shampoo base (surfactants, polymers, water)
- Fragrance allergens and contact sensitizers. Dove shampoos contain fragrance blends listed as 'perfume' on…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aluminum-free, talc-free powder base with cyclomethicone, stearic acid, fragrance
- Fragrance allergens. Undisclosed fragrance blends may contain common sensitizers (limonene, linalool…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- propellant, alcohols, fragrance, emollients
- Fragrance allergens. Aerosol deodorants deliver fragrance in higher-concentration bursts than roll-ons…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Water, starch, talc, mineral-based powder blend
- Fragrance allergens (undisclosed components). Product contains fragrance but does not list specific fragrance…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous conditioner base (water, silicones, conditioning agents)
- 1,4-dioxane (manufacturing byproduct). Aqueous conditioners using ethoxylated surfactants or emulsifiers may…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous liquid cleanser in plastic pump bottle
- 1,4-dioxane (residual solvent contaminant). Some personal care formulations contain trace 1,4-dioxane as an…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Cyclopentasiloxane, stearic acid, talc, wax blend
- Talc contamination and inhalation risk. Cosmetic-grade talc can carry trace asbestos or talc-associated…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous shampoo base with silicones and polymers
- Fragrance allergens. Dove Intensive Repair Shampoo lists 'fragrance' as an ingredient but does not disclose…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Aluminum-free deodorant base, likely starch, mineral, or wax compounds
- Talc contamination (if talc-based). If this product uses talc as the moisture-absorbing mineral base rather…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous conditioning emulsion (silicones, humectants, emulsifiers)
- 1,4-dioxane (manufacturing contaminant), A known trace contaminant in cosmetics using ethoxylated emulsifiers…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- wax/stearate stick base, talc or mineral powder
- Talc contamination (respirable dust / inhalation risk). Dove Original Clean uses talc as a stated or likely…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous shampoo base with conditioning agents
- 1,4-dioxane (synthetic contaminant). Aqueous shampoos may contain trace 1,4-dioxane as a byproduct of…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous conditioner with silicones, emulsifiers, surfactants
- 1,4-dioxane (TDMH impurity). Conditioners using ethoxylated emulsifiers may contain trace 1,4-dioxane, a…
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- Hydrocarbon propellant spray; aluminum antiperspirant actives (aluminum sesquichlorohydrate typical)
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- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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Dove and PFAS, common questions
- Does Dove have PFAS?
- Dove averages 75 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 35 Dove products graded as of October 2026, and all 35 reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests. We found no PFAS policy from Dove or Unilever, and one Dove antiperspirant tested non-detect for organic fluorine, a PFAS screening marker.
- Is Dove non-toxic?
- Dove Advanced Care Deep Moisture Hand Wash is the highest-graded Dove product we have scored, at 75/100. It depends on the product line rather than the brand, so check the grade of the exact item you are buying.
- Which Dove products are lower concern for PFAS?
- The highest-graded Dove products we have scored are Dove Advanced Care Deep Moisture Hand Wash, Dove Advanced Care Hand Wash, Dove Bath & Body Free Dove Aluminum Free Coconut & Pink Jasmine Mini Deodorant Stick. That is our model-based estimate from materials and public disclosure, not a lab test.
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