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Ultra Purex Regular Detergent, Original Fresh


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CATEGORY

Laundry Detergent, General Purpose

BRAND

Ultra Purex

DATA LAST UPDATED

September 10, 2012

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

Health Concerns

  • SOME
    Asthma / Respitory
  • SOME
    Skin Allergies & Irritation
  • No Data
    Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
  • SOME
    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.

D
SODIUM POLYACRYLATE

D
DISODIUM DIAMINOSTILBENE DISULFONATE
Disclosure Concern: non-specific ingredient
D
METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE

D
FRAGRANCE

C
TETRASODIUM EDTA

C
LIQUITINT BLUE

C
ALCOHOL ETHOXYSULFATES

C
ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES (C12-16)

C
BENZENESULFONIC ACID, C10-16-ALKYL DERIVATIVE

C
SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE

C
ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES (C12-18) ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES (C12-16)


C
LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULFONATE, SODIUM SALT (C10-13)

A
WATER

A
SODIUM CARBONATE

A
SODIUM CHLORIDE

ETHOXY SULFATE
This non-specific ingredient was better disclosed elsewhere by the company
LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULFONATE
This non-specific ingredient was better disclosed elsewhere by the company
ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATE
This non-specific ingredient was better disclosed elsewhere by the company
FATTY ACIDS FATTY ACIDS


Ingredients from the label

INGREDIENTS: WATER, ETHOXY SULFATE (CLEANING INGREDIENT), SODIUM CARBONATE (WATER SOFTENER), LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULFONATE (CLEANING INGREDIENT), SODIUM CHLORIDE (VISCOSITY CONTROL), ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATE (CLEANING INGREDIENT), SODIUM POLYCRYLATE (POLYMER), FATTY ACIDS (FOAM CONTROL), DISODIUM DIAMINOSTILBENE DISULFONIC ACID (BRIGHTENER), TETRASODIUM EDTA (CHELATOR), METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE (PRESERVATIVE), FRAGRANCE, LIQUITINT BLUE (COLORANT).


Directions from Packaging

For best results: Follow washing machine instructions for adding detergent. For regular loads, fill cap to level 1 (1.5 oz). Use more for heavily soiled loads. Large Regular


Warnings

CAUTION: IRRITANT. MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. Read Cautions on Back. / CAUTION: CONTAINS SURFACTANTS. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. DO NOT INGEST. FIRST AID: EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, CONTACT A PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: RINSE MOUTH; GIVE A LARGE GLASSFUL OF WATER OR MILK. CONTACT A PHYSICIAN. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

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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