Cleaning Concentrate vs All Purpose Cleaner Brand New Day Coconut & Sea Minerals: which is safer?
Force of Nature Cleaning Concentrate is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Force of Nature
Cleaning Concentrate
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleOxidizer / skin and eye irritation
PossibleBacterial contamination in product storage
LikelyChlorine gas formation if mixed with incompatible cleaners
Lysol
All Purpose Cleaner Brand New Day Coconut & Sea Minerals
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and respiratory irritation (undisclosed components)
PossiblePreservative residues and skin sensitization
ReportedSurfactant irritation if ingested or on mucous membranes
Where these two actually differ
- 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 Lysol.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and respiratory irritation (undisclosed components), Preservative residues and skin sensitization, Surfactant irritation if ingested or on mucous membranes and Inadequate ingredient disclosure and allergen identification on the Lysol and not on the Force of Nature.
- The Force of Nature is Hypochlorous acid electrochemical solution where the Lysol is water, cleaning agents, fragrances, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Force of Nature is the one to buy.
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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