Natural All Purpose Cleaner vs Cleaning Concentrate: which is safer?
AspenClean Natural All Purpose Cleaner is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
AspenClean
Natural All Purpose Cleaner
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleVolatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from essential oils
PossibleFragrance allergens (natural)
PossibleSkin or eye irritation from application or splash
Force of Nature
Cleaning Concentrate
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleOxidizer / skin and eye irritation
PossibleBacterial contamination in product storage
LikelyChlorine gas formation if mixed with incompatible cleaners
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from essential oils, Fragrance allergens (natural) and Skin or eye irritation from application or splash on the AspenClean and not on the Force of Nature.
- We flag Oxidizer / skin and eye irritation, Bacterial contamination in product storage and Chlorine gas formation if mixed with incompatible cleaners on the Force of Nature and not on the AspenClean.
- The AspenClean is water, plant-based surfactants, essential oils where the Force of Nature is Hypochlorous acid electrochemical solution, 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, which covers 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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