Is Dial fragrance-free?

Short answer

Some Dial products are fragrance-free, and most of the range has not been checked here. The two Dial lines that were verified are antibacterial hand soaps with “fragrance free” in the name: a foaming hand wash and a liquid hand soap. On the maker’s own product pages, retrieved on 2026-11-13, neither ingredient list contains fragrance, parfum, aroma, perfume or an essential oil.

Both are over-the-counter drug products with an active ingredient, so they appear below as examples of what the brand makes, not as picks. If you want a fragrance-free hand soap to buy, start with the fragrance-free hand soap roundup. If you specifically need an antibacterial formula, see the fragrance-free antibacterial soap roundup.

How this page was checked

This site researches documents and has not tested products ourselves. For each record, the evidence level is one of the following.

• Maker list confirmed. The ingredient list was read from the maker’s own product page, with the retrieval date shown.
• Maker states. A claim such as “fragrance-free” or “hypoallergenic” is quoted and attributed to the maker. It is never counted as proof by itself.
• Unconfirmed. A re-fetch did not match, so the record is not used either way.

Retailer or marketplace copy does not count. A readable ingredient list that contradicts a claim fails the product.

The fragrance-free test is simple: no fragrance, parfum, aroma, perfume, essential oils or fragrance chemicals in the listed ingredients. “Unscented” does not pass, because an unscented product can contain masking fragrance. The fragrance-free vs unscented guide explains the difference, and the guide on how to read an ingredient list for parfum and aroma shows what to look for.

Antibacterial foaming hand wash

Dial Antibacterial & Sensitive Fragrance Free Foaming Hand Wash. Evidence: maker list confirmed, retrieved 2026-11-13. The maker’s page states that the “fragrance-free foaming hand wash is hypoallergenic and formulated with aloe”. The list reads:

• Active ingredient: benzalkonium chloride 0.13% (purpose: antibacterial).
• Inactive ingredients: aqua, glycerin, cetrimonium chloride, lauramine oxide, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium benzoate, citric acid, zinc sulfate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium chloride, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, alcohol, dimethyl lauramine.

No fragrance term appears. The page also sells the product under a slightly different name, “Antibacterial & Sensitive Fragrance Free Foaming Hand Soap”, in a 7.5 fluid ounce size. Both names point to the same maker page and the same list. Because the product has a Drug Facts active ingredient, it is an example here and not a recommendation.

Antibacterial liquid hand soap

Dial Antibacterial & Sensitive Fragrance Free Liquid Hand Soap. Evidence: maker list confirmed, retrieved 2026-11-13. The maker’s page states that the “fragrance-free liquid hand soap is hypoallergenic and formulated with aloe”. The list reads:

• Active ingredient: benzalkonium chloride 0.13% (purpose: antibacterial).
• Inactive ingredients: aqua (water, eau), sodium chloride, lauramidopropylamine oxide, glycerin, cetrimonium chloride, lauramine oxide, PEG-120 methyl glucose dioleate, citric acid, sodium benzoate, myristamidopropylamine oxide, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, zinc sulfate, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, dimethyl lauramine, alcohol.

Again, no fragrance term appears. The page lists an 11 fluid ounce size. As with the foaming version, the Drug Facts active ingredient makes this an example only.

What the two lists have in common

The two formulas use the same antibacterial active ingredient, the same preservative-type and pH-type entries (sodium benzoate, citric acid), and the same aloe and zinc sulfate entries. They differ in the surfactant and thickener system. The foaming list includes cocamidopropyl betaine, while the liquid list includes PEG-120 methyl glucose dioleate and two additional amine oxides. If you are tracking a particular ingredient other than fragrance, compare the lists above rather than assuming the two soaps are interchangeable. Explainers on specific entries, such as sodium benzoate, cover what the sources say about them.

Not verified: the refill

Dial Antibacterial & Sensitive Fragrance Free Liquid Hand Soap Refill. The page title uses “Fragrance Free Liquid Hand Soap Refill” and the copy also says “hypoallergenic”, but a re-fetch did not confirm the quote or match the list and specification. No ingredient list was captured, so it is neither recommended nor rejected. Do not assume that a refill matches the bottle. Check the label on the refill you buy.

What the brand’s labels do and do not tell you

The two verified soaps carry three label phrases: “fragrance free”, “sensitive” and “hypoallergenic”. Only the first is tested against a list on this page, and in these two cases the lists support it.

“Sensitive” is a name, not a verified ingredient standard, and these records contain nothing that defines it. “Hypoallergenic” has no legal definition in the sense most shoppers expect, so a maker’s use of it does not show that a product is free of any particular allergen. See what hypoallergenic means on a label and the guide on why “unscented” and “sensitive” do not mean fragrance-free. The practical lesson from this brand is to read the list on each product, because a name that includes “fragrance free” is a claim to check, not a brand-wide property.

Drug labelling and the rest of the range

Dial is best known as a soap brand, and its antibacterial products carry a Drug Facts panel with an active ingredient. That is a different category from a plain cosmetic wash. This site names such products only as examples of the range and does not recommend them.

For non-drug options, use the fragrance-free soap roundup, the body wash roundup, or the hand soap roundup. For a whole-bathroom view, see a fragrance-free bathroom, product by product. If you are building a switch across the home, the guide to fragrance-free products is a good starting point.

What we did not check

• Any Dial body wash, bar soap, dish soap, deodorant or other line. None was verified.
• How these products perform, how they feel, or how any individual reacts to them.
• Whether the lists on the bottle in a shop match the maker page today. Both lists are dated 2026-11-13.
• Retailer listings, which do not count as evidence on this site.
• The refill version, for the reason given above.

For a skin reaction or a diagnosed allergy, ask a clinician or an allergy or dermatology society. A product list cannot answer that for you.