The cleanest laundry detergent, ranked by ingredients

Low Tox Gear · Cleanest laundry detergent

We ran 72 laundry detergent products through our scanner — 237 chemical rules, each tied to a peer-reviewed or regulatory source — and ranked them by how many flagged ingredients each one contains. Cleanest first.

A red flag means an ingredient is banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence. Amber is caution; mild is minor. Ranking is automated from the ingredient list on each product — we don't accept payment for placement.

Most of these are stocked at Target, Walmart, Whole Foods, Thrive Market, Amazon. Tap any product above for its full ingredient breakdown and a cleaner same-category alternative.