Downy Light Laundry Scent Booster Beads, Ocean Mist

Breakdown

2 ingredients to avoid

Downy Light Laundry Scent Booster Beads, Ocean Mist scores 44/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Downy Light Laundry Scent Booster Beads, Ocean Mist lists 3 ingredients, starting with Polyethylene Glycol, Methyl Di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate and Fragrance. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 44/100 Downy Light Laundry Scent Booster Beads, Ocean Mist lands mid-scale — below the typical score in laundry, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in laundry is Branch Basics Oxygen Boost, 2 lb at 96/100.