Tide Free & Gentle
Submit correction or new panelFragrance-free version of Tide detergent.
- Category
- Laundry Detergents
- Form
- liquid
- Dilution
- Ready to use
- Drying
- No wait required
- UPC
- Not recorded
- Brand
- Tide
Follow manufacturer directions carefully. This category often includes concentrated cleaners, products that need proper dilution, or that require adequate drying time before dog contact.
Scored from a complete published ingredient disclosure and directions.
Why It Scored 7.1
Our independent, evidence-based evaluation of this product across every Clean Wise exposure category, scored for how the product is actually used. Sponsorship is never an input. Cleaning performance is shown separately below and does not affect this score.
- Ingestion, skin sensitivity, developmental and licking-risk factors for puppies.
- Overall household exposure and ingestion factors for adult dogs.
- Floor-contact residue, irritation and drying-time considerations.
- Fragrance load, aerosols and airborne irritation.
- How exposure lands on toys, bowls, floors and surfaces dogs mouth on. Higher = lower risk.
- Biodegradability, aquatic considerations and packaging.
- Whether the manufacturer publishes the full ingredient list. Undisclosed formulas score 0 and receive a Red Paw Alert.
Cleaning strength cannot be measured reliably from an ingredient list, so it is kept as separate information and is excluded from the Clean Wise safety score.
Clean Wise Verdict
A workable everyday option when the directions are followed closely.
Where to Buy
Canadian retailers on record. Stock and price vary by store and province.
Why this score: ingredient transparency
Transparency is scored on its own, before anything else. It measures how much of this formula the maker actually publishes — not how good the formula is.
Limited disclosure. Only a fragment of this formula is verifiable, so every rating below is deliberately cautious.
- Ingredients published
- 17
- Matched to our library
- 17 of 17
- List recognised
- 100%
- Source
- SmartLabel / SDS
- Water — The carrier for most liquid cleaners. No exposure risk on its own.
- Alcohol Ethoxylates — Widely used synthetic surfactants. Moderate irritation potential.
- Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate — A powerful laundry surfactant. Irritating in concentrate.
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate — A strong foaming detergent that can strip skin and paw pads.
- Alkoxylated Polyethyleneimine — A soil-suspending polymer in detergents. Low acute hazard, poorly biodegradable.
- Potassium / Sodium Soap — Traditional soap made from fats and alkali. Mild once diluted, drying on paw pads in concentrate.
Ingredient Breakdown
Disclosed ingredients in the order they appear on the label, with our independent assessment where we hold reference data.
The carrier for most liquid cleaners. No exposure risk on its own.
Widely used synthetic surfactants. Moderate irritation potential.
A powerful laundry surfactant. Irritating in concentrate.
A strong foaming detergent that can strip skin and paw pads.
A soil-suspending polymer in detergents. Low acute hazard, poorly biodegradable.
Traditional soap made from fats and alkali. Mild once diluted, drying on paw pads in concentrate.
A gentle water softener and pH buffer derived from citric acid.
A low-toxicity humectant solvent, safer than ethylene glycol.
A common dish-soap surfactant. Irritating if concentrated, fine once diluted.
Drying alcohol. Evaporates quickly but is toxic if ingested wet.
Water, Alcohol Ethoxylates, Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Alkoxylated Polyethyleneimine, Potassium / Sodium Soap, Sodium Citrate, Propylene Glycol, Lauramine Oxide, Ethanol, Sodium Cumenesulfonate, Glutamate Diacetate Chelators, Formate Salts, Subtilisin, Amylase, Benzisothiazolinone, Enzymes
Transparency Score
Certifications
No third-party certification is confirmed for this product yet. We only list programs we can verify from the brand or the certifying body.
Higher-scoring alternatives
Better-rated picks in the same category, with the biggest exposure improvements over this product.
- Around puppies9.4 vs 7.1 (+2.3)
- Paw exposure9.6 vs 7.7 (+1.9)
- Cleaning power7.5 vs 9.1 (-1.6)
- Around puppies9.4 vs 7.1 (+2.3)
- Paw exposure9.6 vs 7.7 (+1.9)
- Cleaning power7.5 vs 9.1 (-1.6)
- Around puppies8.5 vs 7.1 (+1.4)
- Paw exposure9.0 vs 7.7 (+1.3)
- Environmental8.8 vs 7.8 (+1.0)
- Paw exposure8.5 vs 7.7 (+0.8)
- Paw exposure8.3 vs 7.7 (+0.6)
- Around puppies7.6 vs 7.1 (+0.5)
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CleanWise provides educational information to help dog owners make informed household choices. Scores are based upon ingredient transparency, intended use and currently available information. Individual dogs may have different sensitivities. Always follow manufacturer instructions.