Dish Soap – Apricot vs Iowa Pine 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
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
Iowa Pine Dish Soap
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 71/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
water, plant-derived cleaning agents, essential oil fragrance
Confidence
78%
PossibleFragrance allergens (essential oil)
ReportedDermal/ocular irritation from 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 Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day.
- We flag Fragrance allergens (essential oil) and Dermal/ocular irritation from concentration 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, plant-derived cleaning agents, essential oil fragrance, 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 →
More dish soap, see the full ranking