Free & Gentle Fabric Softener

Name: Free & Gentle Fabric Softener
Brand: Downy

70Clean

Ingredients · 6

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Common questions

Is Downy Free & Gentle Fabric Softener healthy?

Downy Free & Gentle Fabric Softener scores 70/100 on Tallow — our clean 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.

What is in Downy Free & Gentle Fabric Softener?

Downy Free & Gentle Fabric Softener lists 6 ingredients, starting with Water, Diethylester Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride, Polyquaternium-33, Calcium Chloride and Formic Acid. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Downy Free & Gentle Fabric Softener contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Downy Free & Gentle Fabric Softener’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Downy Free & Gentle Fabric Softener?

Downy Free & Gentle Fabric Softener has no NOVA group. Tallow works NOVA out from the ingredient list, and it does not apply to supplements or non-food products; a food whose ingredients are not all classified yet stays unknown instead of being guessed. Either way the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Downy Free & Gentle Fabric Softener compare to other fabric softener?

At 70/100 Downy Free & Gentle Fabric Softener sits in our top band, among the better fabric softener we have scored. A higher-scoring option in fabric softener is Kirkland Signature Kirkland Signature Free Run at 100/100.

Is Downy Free & Gentle Fabric Softener organic?

Downy Free & Gentle Fabric Softener is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.