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Windex Glass Cleaner, Original


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CATEGORY

All purpose/Multi-surface

BRAND

Windex

DATA LAST UPDATED

November 16, 2020

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

Health Concerns

  • SOME
    Asthma / Respiratory
  • SOME
    Skin Allergies & Irritation
  • No Data
    Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
  • No Data
    Cancer
  • MODERATE
    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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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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HEXOXYETHANOL
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: general systemic/organ effects; Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE
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CONCERNS High Concern: acute aquatic toxicity; Some Concern: respiratory effects, damage to vision

Concerns from [AMMONIA GAS]: Some Concern: respiratory effects, general systemic/organ effects, damage to vision, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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LILIAL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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C9-11 PARETH-3
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CONCERNS Some Concern: acute aquatic toxicity, skin irritation/allergies/damage

Concerns from [ETHYLENE OXIDE]: Some Concern: cancer, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to DNA, general systemic/organ effects, respiratory effects, nervous system effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision

Concerns from [1,4-DIOXANE]: Some Concern: cancer, digestive system effects, respiratory effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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HEXYL CINNAMAL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, general systemic/organ effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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TERPINEOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision

Concerns from [FORMALDEHYDE]: Some Concern: cancer, general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects, acute aquatic toxicity
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DILUENT
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CONCERNS Disclosure Concern: non-specific ingredient
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ISOPROPANOLAMINE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision

Concerns from [NITROSAMINES]: Some Concern: cancer
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LINEAR ALKYLBENZYL SULFONATES (C10-16)
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CONCERNS Some Concern: chronic aquatic toxicity, acute aquatic toxicity
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SODIUM XYLENE SULFONATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, damage to vision
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C
LAURAMINE OXIDE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: acute aquatic toxicity, damage to vision

Concerns from [NITROSAMINES]: Some Concern: cancer, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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C9-11 PARETH-6
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage
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LIQUITINT SKY BLUE
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CONCERNS
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SODIUM DODECYLBENZENESULFONATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: chronic aquatic toxicity, acute aquatic toxicity, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision
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BENZYL ACETATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: respiratory effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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CITRONELLOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects, damage to vision, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects

Concerns from [FORMALDEHYDE]: Some Concern: cancer, general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects, acute aquatic toxicity
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CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) PEEL OIL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: acute aquatic toxicity, skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects
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DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: kidney and urinary effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage

Concerns from [ETHYLENE OXIDE]: Some Concern: cancer, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to DNA, general systemic/organ effects, respiratory effects, nervous system effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision

Concerns from [1,4-DIOXANE]: Some Concern: cancer, digestive system effects, respiratory effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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ETHOXYDIGLYCOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision

Concerns from [ETHYLENE OXIDE]: Some Concern: cancer, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to DNA, general systemic/organ effects, respiratory effects, nervous system effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision

Concerns from [1,4-DIOXANE]: Some Concern: cancer, digestive system effects, respiratory effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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LINALOOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision

Concerns from [FORMALDEHYDE]: Some Concern: cancer, general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects, acute aquatic toxicity
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WATER
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CONCERNS
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CLEANING AGENTS
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CONCERNS This non-specific ingredient was better disclosed elsewhere by the company
WETTING AGENT
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CONCERNS This non-specific ingredient was better disclosed elsewhere by the company
DYE
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CONCERNS This non-specific ingredient was better disclosed elsewhere by the company

Ingredients from the label

Water, Carriers, Cleaning Agents, Wetting Agent, Fragrance, Dye


Directions from Packaging


Warnings

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.

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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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Windex Glass Cleaner, Original
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(2011-12-23 Version)
HIGH HAZARD

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