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R3 has independently scored 11 laundry detergent products for safety on a 0 to 10 scale. The average safety score is 7.3/10, 0 score 9.0 or higher, and Molly's Suds Original Unscented Laundry Powder (70 loads) leads the category at 8.8/10.
Across the 11 laundry detergent products R3 scored, safety scores range from 2.2/10 to 8.8/10, with a median of 8.5/10. The distribution below shows how many land in each safety band.
Highest safety score
Molly's Suds Original Unscented Laundry Powder (70 loads)Safety 8.8/10, the top of 11 laundry detergent products R3 scored.
Lowest safety score
Tide Original Scent Liquid Laundry Detergent (110 loads)Safety 2.2/10, the lowest in the set, scored the same way as every other product in the category.
Safety accounts for 25% of the overall score for laundry detergent in R3's scoring system (version 1.0.0). Every product in this category is scored against the same published criteria, so these numbers are comparable across the whole set. See how we score products.
Source: R3 (2026). Safety scores on a 0 to 10 scale across 11 independently scored laundry detergent products.
R3 has independently scored 11 laundry detergent products for safety, with an average safety score of 7.3/10 and a median of 8.5/10. Scores range from 2.2/10 to 8.8/10.
Molly's Suds Original Unscented Laundry Powder (70 loads) has the highest safety score among the 11 laundry detergent products R3 scored, at 8.8/10. 0 of 11 score 9.0 or higher on safety.
Safety accounts for 25% of the overall score for laundry detergent in R3's scoring system (version 1.0.0). Every product in the category is scored the same way, against the same published criteria.