White Laundry Bar Soap

Breakdown

2 ingredients to avoid

Zote White Laundry Bar Soap scores 49/100 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.

Zote White Laundry Bar Soap lists 4 ingredients, starting with Sodium Tallowate, Sodium Cocoate, Fragrance and Optical Brighteners. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 49/100 Zote White Laundry Bar Soap lands mid-scale — below the typical score in laundry detergent, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in laundry detergent is Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda at 100/100.