Plant-Based All-Purpose Cleaner vs Cleaning Concentrate: which is safer?

Force of Nature Cleaning Concentrate is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

EXTRADEL Plant-Based All-Purpose Cleaner

EXTRADEL

Plant-Based All-Purpose Cleaner

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

plant-based surfactants and water

Confidence

72%

PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers

PossibleSurfactant irritancy (skin and mucous membranes)

PossibleMicrobial or mold contamination if improperly stored

Our pick

Force of Nature Cleaning Concentrate

Force of Nature

Cleaning Concentrate

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Good 74/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Hypochlorous acid electrochemical solution

Confidence

92%

PossibleOxidizer / skin and eye irritation

PossibleBacterial contamination in product storage

LikelyChlorine gas formation if mixed with incompatible cleaners

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, Surfactant irritancy (skin and mucous membranes), Microbial or mold contamination if improperly stored and Ingredient undisclosure on the EXTRADEL and not on the Force of Nature.
  • We flag Oxidizer / skin and eye irritation, Bacterial contamination in product storage and Chlorine gas formation if mixed with incompatible cleaners on the Force of Nature and not on the EXTRADEL.
  • The EXTRADEL is plant-based surfactants and water where the Force of Nature is Hypochlorous acid electrochemical solution, 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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