Amazon.com: Dirty Labs | Free & Clear | Bio Laundry Detergent | 32 Loads (8.6 fl oz) vs Bio Laundry Detergent Free & Clear: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Dirty Labs
Amazon.com: Dirty Labs | Free & Clear | Bio Laundry Detergent | 32 Loads (8.6 fl oz)
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 92/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Plant-based surfactants, enzymes, water
Confidence
88%
PossibleEnzyme sensitization (protease/amylase)
PossibleResidual surfactant skin irritation
Dirty Labs
Bio Laundry Detergent Free & Clear
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 92/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
plant-based surfactants, biodegradable polymers
Confidence
72%
PossibleHeavy metals in plant-derived ingredients
PossibleMicroplastic particles from polymer thickeners
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Enzyme sensitization (protease/amylase) and Residual surfactant skin irritation on the Dirty Labs and not on the Dirty Labs.
- We flag Heavy metals in plant-derived ingredients and Microplastic particles from polymer thickeners on the Dirty Labs and not on the Dirty Labs.
- The Dirty Labs is Plant-based surfactants, enzymes, water where the Dirty Labs is plant-based surfactants, biodegradable polymers, 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, 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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