Warnings & Directions
Directions for Use:
to use: twist pump to open. Pump until you get a steady stream. To wash: squirt detergent into product tray or directly into machine. 2 pumps = small load | 4 pumps = medium load | 6 pumps = large or heavily soiled load. To pre-treat: squirt a dime sized amount onto stain. Allow to stand, then wash as usual.
Caution:
CAUTION: May irritate eyes. May irritate skin. DO NOT MIX WITH OTHER CHEMICALS. DO NOT GET IN EYES. DO NOT GET ON SKIN.
Update Center
Method update
Date posted: 2012-10-31
EWG is updating the Guide to Healthy Cleaning to reflect new information from: Method
March 2013 Update
Date posted: 2013-03-27
EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning has been updated to include more products and brands. Search now to learn how your cleaning products rate and if there are safer alternatives.
Product versions
Manufacturers frequently make changes to their product ingredients, formulations or labeling, and older versions may still be on store shelves or in your home. When possible, EWG's Guide rates all available versions. It's important to read the label every time you shop, even though many labels don't offer complete information.
Top scoring factors: Low concern for general systemic/organ effects; general ecotoxicity; damage to DNA
Top scoring factors: Low concern for general systemic/organ effects; general ecotoxicity; damage to DNA
Ingredients disclosed on the label: COCO METHYL ESTER + SULFONATE/ETHOXYLATE*, LAURYL + OLEOYL ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES*, GLYCERIN*, SODIUM ALKANE SULFONATE, PEG 300 MONOOCTYL ETHER*, DECYL GLUCOSIDE*, ETHYL LEVULINATE GLYCEROL KETAL*, CARBOXYMETHYLINULIN*, MIPA-LACTATE*, CELLULASE*, PROTEASE*, AMYLASE*, ETHANOL*, PURIFIED WATER, GLYCERINE CARBONATE*, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHER, DIMETHICONE, CELLULOSE GUM, CARBOXYLATE POLYMER, PHENOXYETHANOL, DISTYRYLBIPHENOLSULFONATE, and CALCIUM CHLORIDE
Green Certifications
Design for the Environment
Design for the Environment is a voluntary program overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that works with manufacturers to make products that are safer for people and the environment. Companies may carry the Design for the Environment Seal if they formulate products with ingredients that meet standards developed through the program. Acceptable ingredients receive a green circle (low concern based on experimental and modeled data), a green half-circle (low concern based on experimental and modeled data, but with some data gaps), or a yellow triangle (some hazard concern).
Web: http://www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/projects/formulat/saferproductlabeling.htm
Whole Foods Market Eco-Scale Rated
The Eco-Scale™ rating system created by Whole Foods Market rates products as red, orange, yellow or green based on label disclosure and chemical composition. All products sold at Whole Foods must fully disclose ingredients on the label. An orange, yellow or green rating is assigned based on chemical composition and level of protection of consumers and the environment.
Web: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/mission-values/environmental-stewardship/eco-scale/rating-system
Animal Testing
PETA Cruelty-free Companies
Companies that join the “Caring Consumer” program of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a leading international animal rights advocacy organization, attest that “neither they nor their ingredient suppliers conduct or commission any animal tests on ingredients, formulations or finished products, and that they pledge not to do so in the future.”
Web:http://www.peta.org/living/beauty-and-personal-care/companies/default.aspx
Leaping Bunny
Products bearing the Leaping Bunny mark are certified cruelty-free under the Humane Household Products Standard, managed in the U.S. and Canada by the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics, a coalition of eight national animal protection groups. Participating companies must open their processes to independent audits throughout the supply chain.
Web:http://www.leapingbunny.org/
