Is Dishwashing Liquid fragrance-free?Updated 9 days ago

TL;DR: Dishwashing Liquid is fragrance-free. There is no perfume and no masking agent anywhere in the ingredient list, so there is nothing added for the sake of scent. What you notice at the sink is the mild smell of the ingredients themselves, not a fragrance. Dishes rinse without a scent on them and hands do not carry a detergent smell afterwards.

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Is Dishwashing Liquid fragrance-free?

✓ No fragrance in the ingredient list

Dishwashing Liquid carries no perfume, no masking agent and no synthetic scent. The full ingredient list is the substantiation: there is nothing in it added for smell, and nothing added to cover one.

What you notice at the sink is the mild scent of the ingredients themselves. Dishes rinse without a scent on plates, glassware or cutlery, and hands do not carry a detergent smell afterwards.

No perfume No masking agent No dyes Close to neutral

✓ Independently checked

Sensitive Choice approved by the National Asthma Council Australia, which reviews products for fragrance and for ingredients that can trigger asthma. Dermatest tested for skin tolerance. Eczema Association of Australasia recognised. GECA certified.

Sensitive Choice approved Dermatest tested Eczema Association recognised GECA certified

Why does fragrance-free matter in a sensitive household?

✓ Who tends to notice the difference

Fragrance is one of the more common triggers for asthma flare-ups, contact reactions, eczema and migraines. In a dish detergent it has two routes to reach you: residue left on plates and glassware, and the airborne part while you stand over a sink of warm water. Removing fragrance removes both.

Asthma Eczema Allergies Migraines MCS Children and pregnancy

✓ What Koh will and will not say about it

People vary, and Koh does not claim a wholesale 100 per cent for every household. What is true in general is that a fragrance-free detergent is a safer choice in a sensitive home than a perfumed one.

The substantiation is specific: no perfume and no masking agent in the ingredient list, Sensitive Choice approved by the National Asthma Council Australia, Dermatest tested, Eczema Association of Australasia recognised. If someone in your home reacts to a particular ingredient, the full list is in the Dishwashing Liquid ingredients article.

Individuals vary Safer choice, not a guarantee Every ingredient listed

Will dishes or hands smell of anything afterwards?

✓ Nothing left on the plate

Dishwashing Liquid rinses without leaving a scent on plates, glassware or cutlery, which is the part people notice most with glasses and anything that holds food or a drink. Hands do not carry a detergent smell afterwards, and glycerin is in the formula as a humectant to help with the drying feeling a sink of hot water brings.

For the least residue of any kind, rinse in clean warm water and air-dry on a rack rather than wiping with a tea towel.

No scent residue Glycerin for hand-feel Rinse and air-dry