Oxi Magic Carpet Upholstery Cleaner 78260 vs Jay Leno's Garage Fabric Shield Ceramic Fabric Protectant: which is safer?

Armor All Oxi Magic Carpet Upholstery Cleaner 78260 is the clear pick. Jay Leno's Garage Fabric Shield Ceramic Fabric Protectant carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

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

Jay Leno's Garage Fabric Shield Ceramic Fabric Protectant

Ceramic Guard

Jay Leno's Garage Fabric Shield Ceramic Fabric Protectant

PFAS grade

Poor 35/100

Overall grade

Bad 5/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

ceramic-based fabric protectant coating

Confidence

35%

LikelyVolatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from carrier solvents

PossibleRespiratory irritation or sensitization from application

PossibleCoating degradation and shedding of micro-particles

Where these two actually differ

  • 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 Ceramic Guard.
  • We flag Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from carrier solvents, Respiratory irritation or sensitization from application, Coating degradation and shedding of micro-particles and Skin contact irritation during application on the Ceramic Guard and not on the Armor All.
  • The Armor All is aqueous surfactant cleaner, no known coatings where the Ceramic Guard is ceramic-based fabric protectant coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 40 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Armor All is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Ceramic Guard grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

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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