Lysol Review, Is Lysol Non-Toxic?
Lysol averages 83 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 26 Lysol products graded as of October 2026, and all 26 reach its 70 point pass mark.
Lysol 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 Lysol says and does about PFAS
Lysol’s owner Reckitt publishes full line-item ingredients for Lysol products with CAS numbers, and no fluorinated ingredient appears on the disclosure we read for Lysol Disinfectant Spray. Reckitt never states that Lysol products are free of PFAS, and the restricted substances policy it publishes names no substances at all, so there is nothing confirming PFAS is banned rather than simply absent from one list.
- Regulatory filingReckitt’s ingredient disclosure for Lysol Disinfectant Spray lists active ingredients, intentionally added ingredients, fragrance components and non-functional constituents with CAS numbers. No fluorinated ingredient appears on it. Reckitt, RBNAinfo ingredient disclosure ↗
- Brand statementReckitt says its cleaning product ingredient disclosures go beyond the California Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017 and list all intentionally added ingredients on pack. Reckitt ↗
- Brand statementReckitt says it has maintained a Restricted Substances List since 2001 covering its global portfolio. The policy document it publishes names no individual substances, so it cannot be used to confirm that PFAS is restricted. Reckitt Benckiser, Restricted Substances List Policy ↗
- Legal caseReckitt is a defendant in a 2024 class action alleging products contained undisclosed PFAS. The products named in that complaint are K-Y lubricants, not Lysol, and the allegation is the plaintiff’s. Beckles v. Reckitt Benckiser LLC, No. 1:24-cv-06412 (E.D.N.Y.), 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.
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Lysol and PFAS, common questions
- Does Lysol have PFAS?
- Lysol averages 83 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 26 Lysol products graded as of October 2026, and all 26 reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests. Reckitt publishes line-item ingredients with CAS numbers for Lysol products, and no fluorinated ingredient appears on the Lysol Disinfectant Spray disclosure we read. Reckitt makes no PFAS-free statement for Lysol and its published restricted substances policy names no substances.
- Is Lysol non-toxic?
- Lysol Disinfectant Laundry Sanitizer is the highest-graded Lysol product we have scored, at 85/100. It depends on the product line rather than the brand, so check the grade of the exact item you are buying.
- Which Lysol products are lower concern for PFAS?
- The highest-graded Lysol products we have scored are Lysol Disinfectant Laundry Sanitizer, Disinfectant Spray Lysol, Lysol Antibacterial Laundry Refresher Spray Crisp Linen 22 fl oz. That is our model-based estimate from materials and public disclosure, not a lab test.
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