Dish Soap – Apricot vs Dish Soap – Pear: which is safer?

ECOS Dish Soap – Apricot is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

ECOS Dish Soap – Apricot

Ecos

Dish Soap – Apricot

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 92/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

plant-derived surfactants, water, botanical extracts

Confidence

92%

PossibleFragrance allergens (botanical origin)

PossibleSkin irritation from surfactant residue

ECOS Dish Soap – Pear

Ecos

Dish Soap – Pear

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Good 74/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Water, plant-derived surfactants, essential oils

Confidence

92%

PossibleFragrance allergens (essential oils)

LikelyEye and mucous membrane irritation

PossibleSkin irritation from repeated contact

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens (botanical origin) and Skin irritation from surfactant residue on the Ecos and not on the Ecos.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens (essential oils), Eye and mucous membrane irritation and Skin irritation from repeated contact on the Ecos and not on the Ecos.
  • The Ecos is plant-derived surfactants, water, botanical extracts where the Ecos is Water, plant-derived surfactants, essential oils, 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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