Dish Soap – Apricot vs Dish Soap, Free + Clear: 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
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens (botanical origin)
PossibleSkin irritation from surfactant residue
Method
Dish Soap, Free + Clear
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possible1,4-dioxane (surfactant contamination)
ReportedPreservative sensitization (phenoxyethanol, methylisothiazolinone)
PossibleDermal irritation from surfactant concentration
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens (botanical origin) and Skin irritation from surfactant residue on the Ecos and not on the Method.
- We flag 1,4-dioxane (surfactant contamination), Preservative sensitization (phenoxyethanol, methylisothiazolinone) and Dermal irritation from surfactant concentration on the Method and not on the Ecos.
- The Ecos is plant-derived surfactants, water, botanical extracts where the Method is water-based liquid soap, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
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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