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
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. 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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