Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner 78091 vs Oxi Magic Carpet Upholstery Cleaner 78260: which is safer?

These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.

Armor All Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner 78091

Armor All

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner 78091

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

aqueous cleaning solution, surfactants

Confidence

72%

PossibleSurfactant skin/eye irritation

PossibleMicroorganism growth in solution

PossibleCarpet fiber degradation or dye bleeding

Armor All Oxi Magic Carpet Upholstery Cleaner 78260

Armor All

Oxi Magic Carpet Upholstery Cleaner 78260

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

aqueous surfactant cleaner, no known coatings

Confidence

72%

PossibleRespiratory irritation from surfactants and propellants

PossibleSkin contact dermatitis

PossibleResidual chemical exposure if not fully rinsed

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Surfactant skin/eye irritation, Microorganism growth in solution and Carpet fiber degradation or dye bleeding on the Armor All and not on the Armor All.
  • We flag Respiratory irritation from surfactants and propellants, Skin contact dermatitis and Residual chemical exposure if not fully rinsed on the Armor All and not on the Armor All.
  • The Armor All is aqueous cleaning solution, surfactants where the Armor All is aqueous surfactant cleaner, no known coatings, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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