Dish Soap – Apricot vs Bluebell Dish Soap: 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

Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Bluebell Dish Soap

Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day

Bluebell Dish Soap

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Excellent 77/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

water, surfactants, plant extracts, essential oils

Confidence

85%

PossibleFragrance allergens (essential oils and fragrance compounds)

PossibleSkin irritation or sensitization (caustic surfactants)

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens (botanical origin) and Skin irritation from surfactant residue on the Ecos and not on the Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens (essential oils and fragrance compounds) and Skin irritation or sensitization (caustic surfactants) on the Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day and not on the Ecos.
  • The Ecos is plant-derived surfactants, water, botanical extracts where the Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day is water, surfactants, plant extracts, essential oils, 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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