Amazon.com: Dirty Labs | Free & Clear | Bio Laundry Detergent | 32 Loads (8.6 fl oz) vs Detergent Household Essentials: which is safer?
Amazon.com: Dirty Labs | Free & Clear | Bio Laundry Detergent | 32 Loads (8.6 fl oz) is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Dirty Labs
Amazon.com: Dirty Labs | Free & Clear | Bio Laundry Detergent | 32 Loads (8.6 fl oz)
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleEnzyme sensitization (protease/amylase)
PossibleResidual surfactant skin irritation
Dirty Labs
Detergent Household Essentials
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleSurfactant skin and respiratory irritation
PossibleEnzyme allergenicity
PossibleFragrance undisclosed ingredients
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 Surfactant skin and respiratory irritation, Enzyme allergenicity, Fragrance undisclosed ingredients and Incomplete ingredient transparency on the Dirty Labs and not on the Dirty Labs.
- The Dirty Labs is Plant-based surfactants, enzymes, water where the Dirty Labs is surfactants, builders, and enzymes in aqueous solution, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Dirty Labs is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Dirty Labs grade, at 35% confidence against 88%, because it discloses less.
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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