Dish Soap – Apricot vs Dish Soap - Lemon: 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
Seventh Generation
Dish Soap - Lemon
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens (botanical essential oil or fragrance components)
LikelyEye or mucous membrane irritation (if ingested or splashed)
PossibleSkin irritation from repeated dermal contact without rinsing
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens (botanical origin) and Skin irritation from surfactant residue on the Ecos and not on the Seventh Generation.
- We flag Fragrance allergens (botanical essential oil or fragrance components), Eye or mucous membrane irritation (if ingested or splashed) and Skin irritation from repeated dermal contact without rinsing on the Seventh Generation and not on the Ecos.
- The Ecos is plant-derived surfactants, water, botanical extracts where the Seventh Generation is Plant-based surfactants, water, biodegradable ingredients, 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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