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R3 has independently scored 13 laundry detergent products for safety on a 0 to 10 scale. The average safety score is 6.9/10, 0 score 9.0 or higher, and Meliora Unscented Laundry Powder (128 loads) leads the category at 8.8/10.
Across the 13 laundry detergent products R3 scored, the median safety score is 8.5/10. The distribution below shows how many land in each safety band.
Highest safety score
Meliora Unscented Laundry Powder (128 loads)Safety 8.8/10, the top of 13 laundry detergent products R3 scored.
Lowest safety score
Method 4X Concentrated Laundry DetergentSafety 1.9/10, 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 13 independently scored laundry detergent products.
R3 has independently scored 13 laundry detergent products for safety, with an average safety score of 6.9/10 and a median of 8.5/10.
Meliora Unscented Laundry Powder (128 loads) has the highest safety score among the 13 laundry detergent products R3 scored. 0 of 13 score 9.0 or higher on safety. Sign in to see each product's exact safety score.
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.