Ultra Apple Blossom vs Dish Soap – Apricot: which is safer?

ECOS Dish Soap – Apricot is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Dawn Ultra Apple Blossom

Dawn

Ultra Apple Blossom

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Excellent 77/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

water, sodium lauryl sulfate, cleaning agents

Confidence

78%

PossibleSodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) skin irritation

PossibleFragrance allergens (Apple Blossom blend)

Our pick

ECOS Dish Soap – Apricot

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 Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) skin irritation and Fragrance allergens (Apple Blossom blend) 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 water, sodium lauryl sulfate, cleaning agents 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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