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Better Life Dish Soap, Lemon Mint


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CATEGORY

Hand Washing Detergent

BRAND

Better Life

DATA LAST UPDATED

September 07, 2018

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

Health Concerns

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

Ingredient scores

Ingredient Disclosure: good

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

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CITRUS GRANDIS (GRAPEFRUIT) SEED EXTRACT
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage

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

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

Concerns from [TRICLOSAN]: Some Concern: chronic aquatic toxicity, acute aquatic toxicity, general ecotoxicity, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, immune system effects, circulatory system effects, damage to vision

Concerns from [BENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE]: Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, damage to vision

Concerns from [METHYLPARABEN]: Some Concern: biodegradation, respiratory effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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DISODIUM COCO-GLUCOSIDE CITRATE
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ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF EXTRACT
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TOCOPHEROL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: cancer

Concerns from [HYDROQUINONE]: Some Concern: damage to DNA, acute aquatic toxicity, cancer, damage to vision, general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA (BERGAMOT) FRUIT OIL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: acute aquatic toxicity, skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects, damage to vision
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CITRUS LIMON (LEMON) PEEL OIL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: acute aquatic toxicity, skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects
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C
MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, nervous system effects, damage to vision
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MENTHA SPICATA (SPEARMINT) EXTRACT
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage
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CITRUS ARANTIUM DULCIS EXTRACT
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CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA (LIME) PEEL EXTRACT
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage
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CITRUS RETICULATA FRUIT EXTRACT
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage
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LAURYL GLUCOSIDE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: acute aquatic toxicity
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CAPRYLYL/ CAPRYL GLUCOSIDE
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DECYL GLUCOSIDE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: damage to vision
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ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM (CARDAMOM) SEED EXTRACT
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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WATER
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POTASSIUM COCOATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: damage to vision
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GLYCERIN
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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Ingredients from the label

Purified water, potassium cocoate, lauryl glucoside, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, decyl glucoside, glycerin, disodium coco-glucoside citrate, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, tocopherol (vitamin E), citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) oil, citrus medica limonum (lemon) oil, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) seed extract, mentha viridis (spearmint) extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) extract, elettaria cardamomum (cardamom) seed extract, citrus aurantifolia (lime) peel extract, citrus tangerina (tangerine) extract, citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) peel extract 


Directions from Packaging

Squirt into your toughest, greasiest messes. Scrub. Rinse. 


Warnings

While Better Life is non-toxic, it’s better as a cleaner than a beverage. Don’t drink, and keep out of reach of children. 

This product is a certified green cleaner.

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

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.

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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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