Free & Clear Lemon Essence vs Dish Soap – Apricot: which is safer?
ECOS Dish Soap – Apricot is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Dawn
Free & Clear Lemon Essence
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 73/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
liquid dish soap, water-based
Confidence
72%
PossibleSurfactant skin irritation (anionic surfactants)
PossibleFragrance allergens (lemon essence)
PossibleResidual preservatives (if skin contact prolonged)
Our pick
Ecos
Dish Soap – Apricot
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 92/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
plant-derived surfactants, water, botanical extracts
Confidence
92%
PossibleFragrance allergens (botanical origin)
PossibleSkin irritation from surfactant residue
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Surfactant skin irritation (anionic surfactants), Fragrance allergens (lemon essence) and Residual preservatives (if skin contact prolonged) on the Dawn and not on the Ecos.
- We flag Fragrance allergens (botanical origin) and Skin irritation from surfactant residue on the Ecos and not on the Dawn.
- The Dawn is liquid dish soap, water-based where the Ecos is plant-derived surfactants, water, botanical extracts, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
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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