AspenClean Natural Laundry Detergent (Unscented)

Important note on laundry detergents

Laundry detergent is one of the products I’m most mindful about because it sits on fabric that touches your skin all day — towels, sheets, underwear, socks, and kids’ clothes. A lot of conventional detergents rely on fragrance, brighteners, or “boosted” additives to signal clean, but those extras can linger on fabric and don’t always support sensitive skin.

What I avoid in laundry detergents

In this category, I avoid undisclosed or toxic fragrance blends, optical brighteners, harsh surfactants like SLS/SLES, ethoxylated ingredients (such as PEGs or ingredients ending in “-eth”), quaternary ammonium compounds (quats), methylisothiazolinone (MIT), and formaldehyde-releasing preservative systems. I also skip solvent-type additives and fillers that don’t contribute to actual cleaning and can leave fabrics feeling coated.

Product description

AspenClean Natural Laundry Detergent (Unscented) is a fragrance-free liquid detergent made with plant-derived surfactants and simple mineral support ingredients to help clothes rinse clean. It’s designed for everyday laundry without relying on fragrance systems, optical brighteners, or harsh surfactants.

This is a solid option if you want a truly unscented detergent that still cleans well and is gentle on sensitive skin.

Certifications

• EWG VERIFIED™

What I like

I like that it’s genuinely unscented, so laundry comes out smelling like clean fabric — not detergent.

The formula leans on straightforward plant-derived surfactants instead of the additives I try to avoid in this category.

Things to keep in mind

If you have hard water, you may need to adjust the amount used and consider an extra rinse to keep fabrics feeling their best.