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Windex Foaming Glass Cleaner


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CATEGORY

Glass/Window Cleaner

BRAND

Windex

DATA LAST UPDATED

November 06, 2020

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

Health Concerns

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

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FRAGRANCE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, acute aquatic toxicity, respiratory effects, biodegradation;
Disclosure Concern: non-specific ingredient
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HEXOXYETHANOL
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: general systemic/organ effects; Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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D
AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE
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CONCERNS High Concern: acute aquatic toxicity; Some Concern: respiratory effects, damage to vision

Concerns from [AMMONIA GAS]: Some Concern: respiratory effects, general systemic/organ effects, damage to vision, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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LILIAL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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D
HEXYL CINNAMAL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, general systemic/organ effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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BENZYL BENZOATE
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: chronic aquatic toxicity; Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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TERPINEOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision

Concerns from [FORMALDEHYDE]: Some Concern: cancer, general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects, acute aquatic toxicity
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ISOBUTANE
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CONCERNS

Concerns from [BUTADIENE]: Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, cancer, damage to DNA
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PROPYLENE GLYCOL BUTYL ETHER
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, general systemic/organ effects
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PROPANE
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CONCERNS
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TETRASODIUM IMINODISUCCINATE
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CONCERNS
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SODIUM C14-17 ALKYL SEC SULFONATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: chronic aquatic toxicity, acute aquatic toxicity, general systemic/organ effects, damage to vision, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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EUGENOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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C
D-LIMONENE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: acute aquatic toxicity, skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects

Concerns from [FORMALDEHYDE]: Some Concern: cancer, general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects, acute aquatic toxicity, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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CITRONELLOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects, damage to vision, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects

Concerns from [FORMALDEHYDE]: Some Concern: cancer, general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects, acute aquatic toxicity
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ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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GERANIOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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LINALOOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision

Concerns from [FORMALDEHYDE]: Some Concern: cancer, general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects, acute aquatic toxicity
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BUTANE
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CONCERNS

Concerns from [BUTADIENE]: Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, cancer, damage to DNA
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C
2,6-DIMETHYL-7-OCTEN-2-OL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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TRIMETHYLHEXYL ACETATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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4-TERT-BUTYLCYCLOHEXYL ACETATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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LINALYL ACETATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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TETRAMETHYL ACETYLOCTAHYDRONAPHTHALENES
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage
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B
COCO-GLUCOSIDE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: acute aquatic toxicity
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B
LAURYL GLUCOSIDE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: acute aquatic toxicity
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B
EUCALYPTOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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A
WATER
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CLEANING AGENTS
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CONCERNS This non-specific ingredient was better disclosed elsewhere by the company
PROPELLANT
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CONCERNS This non-specific ingredient was better disclosed elsewhere by the company
CHELATOR
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CONCERNS This non-specific ingredient was better disclosed elsewhere by the company
ALKYL POLYGLYCOSIDE
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CONCERNS This non-specific ingredient was better disclosed elsewhere by the company

Ingredients from the label

Water, Cleaning Agents, Propellant, Chelator, Fragrance


Directions from Packaging

Shake before using. Hold can upright 6 inches from surface to be cleaned. Spray sparingly, then wipe clean. Buff with dry, lint-free cloth.


Warnings

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AND PETS.

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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