Heavy Duty Powerwash Fresh Scent vs Dish Soap – Apricot: which is safer?
ECOS Dish Soap – Apricot is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Dawn
Heavy Duty Powerwash Fresh Scent
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 61/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
surfactant-based liquid detergent
Confidence
45%
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
ReportedSodium lauryl sulfate irritancy
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 Fragrance allergens and sensitizers and Sodium lauryl sulfate irritancy 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 surfactant-based liquid detergent where the Ecos is plant-derived surfactants, water, botanical extracts, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Ecos is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Dawn grade, at 45% confidence against 92%, because it discloses less.
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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