Here’s why laundry detergent should be one of the first swaps you make! These are the ingredients I try to avoid in laundry detergent: 1,4-Dioxane — EPA-classified likely carcinogen. Not on the label because it’s a byproduct, not an added ingredient. Optical Brighteners — UV-reactive chemicals engineered to stay on your fabric permanently. Toxic to aquatic life and linked to skin reactions. SLS/SLES — Common surfactants that irritate skin and introduce more 1,4-dioxane contamination. MI/MCI Preservatives — Among the top contact allergens flagged by dermatologists. Restricted in the EU, largely unregulated here. Artificial Dyes — Petroleum-derived, zero cleaning function, linked to skin reactions and hyperactivity in kids. The common thread: possible skin sensitization, endocrine disruption, and carcinogenicity — in a product you wear for 16 hours a day. That’s why I switched to free and clear laundry tablets from blueland . None of these ingredients. No harsh chemicals. And t...