Amazon.com: Dirty Labs | Free & Clear | Bio Laundry Detergent | 32 Loads (8.6 fl oz) vs Laundry Detergent: 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

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

Laundry Detergent

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Surfactants, water, enzymes, builder salts

Confidence

35%

PossibleSurfactant skin and eye irritation

PossibleEnzyme allergen sensitization

PossibleFragrance and dye allergens

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 eye irritation, Enzyme allergen sensitization, Fragrance and dye allergens and Container leakage and skin contact 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, water, enzymes, builder salts, 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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