Multi-Purpose Cleaner Concentrate vs Everyday Cleaner: which is safer?

Multi-Purpose Cleaner Concentrate is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Grove Collaborative

Multi-Purpose Cleaner Concentrate

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 88/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

water, plant-derived surfactants, essential oils

Confidence

85%

PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitization (essential oils)

PossibleEye and respiratory irritation (concentrate exposure)

PossibleSkin sensitization from plant-derived surfactants

Truly Free

Everyday Cleaner

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Unspecified liquid formulation

Confidence

25%

PossibleUndisclosed active ingredients and surfactants

PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOCs)

ReportedPFAS in water-repellent or performance-enhancing additives

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitization (essential oils), Eye and respiratory irritation (concentrate exposure) and Skin sensitization from plant-derived surfactants on the Grove Collaborative and not on the Truly Free.
  • We flag Undisclosed active ingredients and surfactants, Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), PFAS in water-repellent or performance-enhancing additives and Skin and eye irritation from unlabeled concentration on the Truly Free and not on the Grove Collaborative.
  • The Grove Collaborative is water, plant-derived surfactants, essential oils where the Truly Free is Unspecified liquid formulation, 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 Grove Collaborative is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Truly Free grade, at 25% confidence against 85%, because it discloses less.

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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