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LYSOL CLING Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Citrus


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CATEGORY

Toilet Cleaner

BRAND

LYSOL

DATA LAST UPDATED

September 10, 2012

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

Health Concerns

  • MODERATE
    Asthma / Respiratory
  • HIGH
    Skin Allergies & Irritation
  • SOME
    Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
  • No Data
    Cancer
  • SOME
    Environment

Ingredient scores

Ingredient Disclosure: some

Ingredients are scored based on their formulation and concentration in this product. Click on an ingredient for more information.

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SODIUM HYDROXIDE
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CONCERNS High Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage; Some Concern: damage to vision, respiratory effects
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F
GLYOXAL
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CONCERNS High Concern: damage to DNA; Moderate Concern: general systemic/organ effects; Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects, damage to vision

Concerns from [FORMALDEHYDE]: Some Concern: cancer, skin irritation/allergies/damage, general systemic/organ effects, damage to vision, respiratory effects, acute aquatic toxicity, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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F
ALKYL DIMETHYL BENZYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDES (C12-16)
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: general systemic/organ effects, respiratory effects; Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, immune system effects, nervous system effects
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D
DICAPRYL/DICAPRYLYL DIMONIUM CHLORIDE
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: respiratory effects; Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, general systemic/organ effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, immune system effects, damage to vision, nervous system effects
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D
OXALIC ACID
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: general systemic/organ effects; Some Concern: nervous system effects, kidney and urinary effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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D
HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: biodegradation; Some Concern: respiratory effects, damage to vision, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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D
FRAGRANCE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, acute aquatic toxicity, respiratory effects, biodegradation;
Disclosure Concern: non-specific ingredient
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D
ACID YELLOW 23 (UNCERTIFIED FD&C YELLOW NO. 5)
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CONCERNS Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, cancer

Concerns from [ARSENIC]: Some Concern: circulatory system effects, immune system effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, kidney and urinary effects, cancer, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, nervous system effects

Concerns from [4-AMINOAZOBENZENE]: Some Concern: cancer, acute aquatic toxicity, chronic aquatic toxicity

Concerns from [4-AMINOBIPHENYL]: Some Concern: cancer, general systemic/organ effects

Concerns from [ANILINE]: Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, damage to DNA, cancer, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision, respiratory effects

Concerns from [AZOBENZENE]: Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects

Concerns from [BENZIDINE]: Some Concern: cancer

Concerns from [TRIAZENE, 1,3-DIPHENYL-]: Some Concern: cancer

Concerns from [LEAD]: Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, nervous system effects, blood-related effects, cancer, general systemic/organ effects

Concerns from [MERCURY]: Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, kidney and urinary effects, nervous system effects

Concerns from [CADMIUM]: Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, cancer

Concerns from [BIPHENYL-2-YLAMINE]:
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D
ACID BLUE 9 (UNCERTIFIED FD&C BLUE NO. 1 OR D&C BLUE NO. 4)
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CONCERNS Some Concern: nervous system effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, cancer

Concerns from [ARSENIC]: Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, cancer, circulatory system effects, immune system effects, kidney and urinary effects, acute aquatic toxicity, chronic aquatic toxicity, general systemic/organ effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, nervous system effects, damage to vision

Concerns from [CHROMIUM]: Some Concern: cancer, respiratory effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision

Concerns from [MANGANESE]: Some Concern: nervous system effects

Concerns from [LEAD]: Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, cancer, general systemic/organ effects, nervous system effects, blood-related effects

Concerns from [MERCURY]: Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, kidney and urinary effects

Concerns from [CADMIUM]: Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to DNA, cancer

Concerns from [ANILINE]: Some Concern: cancer, general systemic/organ effects, damage to DNA, skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects
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C
ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES (C12-15)
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CONCERNS
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C
MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE
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CONCERNS
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B
SODIUM ACETATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: damage to vision, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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A
WATER
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CONCERNS
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A
ETHANOL
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CONCERNS
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ALKYL DIMETHYL BENZYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDES
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CONCERNS This non-specific ingredient was better disclosed elsewhere by the company

No label information available

This product is not certified as a green cleaner.

Unknown:

Leading international certifiers PETA and Leaping Bunny have no information concerning this company’s use of animal testing.



Understanding scores

EWG provides information on cleaning product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Healthy Cleaning ingredient hazard score, from A to F, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Score legend
WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.



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