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Monday, November 8, 2010
SC Johnson Product Ingredients Now Available
SC Johnson, the makers of some of your favourite household cleaners has finally released a website that gives YOU more information on what is in their products. This is BIG ... companies by law are not required to disclose the ingredients of their cleaning products unless it is seriously toxic. Why is that you ask?
It is because those ingredients are protected under "trade secrets". The SC Johnson website is a work in progress and is expected to have over 200 products on it by 2012.
Not all ingredients are disclosed as some information is still proprietary but now you can find out allot more about some of the chemical based cleaners in your home.
Some of the Major Brands by SC Johnson:
- Windex
- Fantastik
- Drano
- Pledge
- Shout
- Glade
- Nature's Source
- Toilet Duck
- Scrubbing Bubbles
- Bon Ami
- Armstrong
SC Johnson also reported that they are currently phasing out the use of ALL Phthalates in the fragrances they use in their cleaning products.
It is because those ingredients are protected under "trade secrets". The SC Johnson website is a work in progress and is expected to have over 200 products on it by 2012.
Not all ingredients are disclosed as some information is still proprietary but now you can find out allot more about some of the chemical based cleaners in your home.
Some of the Major Brands by SC Johnson:
- Windex
- Fantastik
- Drano
- Pledge
- Shout
- Glade
- Nature's Source
- Toilet Duck
- Scrubbing Bubbles
- Bon Ami
- Armstrong
SC Johnson also reported that they are currently phasing out the use of ALL Phthalates in the fragrances they use in their cleaning products.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
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