Dish Soap – Apricot vs Gel Dish Soap, Sea Minerals: 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
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
Method
Gel Dish Soap, Sea Minerals
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Gel surfactant, water, fragrance, preservatives
Confidence
80%
Possible1,4-dioxane (fragrance contaminant)
ReportedFragrance allergens
PossiblePreservative-related irritation
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 (fragrance contaminant), Fragrance allergens and Preservative-related irritation on the Method and not on the Ecos.
- The Ecos is plant-derived surfactants, water, botanical extracts where the Method is Gel surfactant, water, fragrance, preservatives, 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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