Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap vs Mrs Clean Day Liquid Hand Soap Refill: which is safer?

Mrs Clean Day Liquid Hand Soap Refill is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Dial Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap

Dial

Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

aqueous liquid soap base (surfactants, glycerin, water)

Confidence

72%

PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers

PossibleAntimicrobial residue and skin colonization

ReportedAquatic toxicity and environmental persistence

Our pick

Mrs Clean Day Liquid Hand Soap Refill

Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day

Mrs Clean Day Liquid Hand Soap Refill

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 71/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

Aqueous liquid soap formulation

Confidence

72%

PossibleFragrance allergens

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, 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 Fragrance allergens on the Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day and not on the Dial.
  • The Dial is aqueous liquid soap base (surfactants, glycerin, water) where the Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day is Aqueous liquid soap formulation, 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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