Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap vs (4 pack) Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Hand Soap Refill, Rain Water Scent, 33 Fl Oz, Size: 33 oz: which is safer?
(4 pack) Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Hand Soap Refill, Rain Water Scent, 33 Fl Oz, Size: 33 oz is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Dial
Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
PossibleAntimicrobial residue and skin colonization
ReportedAquatic toxicity and environmental persistence
Our pick
Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day
(4 pack) Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Hand Soap Refill, Rain Water Scent, 33 Fl Oz, Size: 33 oz
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
PossibleContainer leachables (plastic or BPA analogs)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Antimicrobial residue and skin colonization and Aquatic toxicity and environmental persistence on the Dial and not on the Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day.
- We flag Container leachables (plastic or BPA analogs) on the Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day and not on the Dial.
- Both carry a flag for Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, so neither choice avoids it.
- The Dial is aqueous liquid soap base (surfactants, glycerin, water) where the Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day is Water, plant-derived surfactants, soap base, 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: 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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