More On Clorox Greenworks
Check out No Impact Man’s take on the Clorox Greenwashing Greenworks cleaners. It’s much smarter and much more in depth than mine. He and I both will be sticking with homemade cleaners. It’s cheaper than Greenworks or Seventh Generation and the like and it works much better. I just scrubbed every counter top, sink, tub, toilet in our new house with a Dr. Bronner’s and baking soda mixture that left the place gleaming. Oh and it smells much better.
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barbara-ann
Apr 8, 2008 at 11:03 am
Love Dr. Bronner’s!
The Organic Consumer Association (OCA) recently released a report indicating the presence of 1,4 dioxane, a potential carcinogen and known toxin, was found in two Seventh Generation dish washing liquids. It may not be comforting to learn this stuff exists in products considered to be safer cleaning alternatives to offerings from big packaged good companies. However, I think Seventh Generation handled the situation with integrity. After being accused of trying to conceal the use of the dangerous chemical in their products, they responded immediately, as follows:
“We do not intentionally add the compound to our products. 1,4-dioxane is a byproduct of a process used to soften harsh detergents. What’s more, the FDA and our own strict guidelines deem our dish liquids safe. Even the OCA report shows that in terms of 1,4-dioxane, our dish liquid is the safest on the market. We are committed to reformulating our dish liquid as quickly as possible and completely eliminating 1,4-dioxane from all of our products.”
1,4 dioxane is a by-product of the manufacturing process of “coconut based surfactants”, which are in many detergents used for personal care. I have been a user of hair products with coconut surfectants for awhile. Dioxane is formed when coconut oil is modified with a petroleum-derived material.
But I still believe Seventh Generation creates safe and healthy alternatives to the best of their ability. As they aggressively research safer alternatives to coconut based surfectants, I have to wonder if other companies using the same ingredient will remain quiet. Obviously, if they they called to the table on it, then they will probably have a pre-prepared statement in their back pockets…
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