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Downy Unstopables In Wash Scent Booster, Fresh


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CATEGORY

Laundry Additive

BRAND

Downy

DATA LAST UPDATED

June 29, 2022

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

Health Concerns

  • SOME
    Asthma / Respiratory
  • SOME
    Skin Allergies & Irritation
  • MODERATE
    Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
  • MODERATE
    Cancer
  • MODERATE
    Environment

Ingredient scores

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COLORS
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CONCERNS Disclosure Concern: non-specific ingredient
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POLYMERS
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CONCERNS Disclosure Concern: non-specific ingredient
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DISPERSANT
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CONCERNS Disclosure Concern: non-specific ingredient
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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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POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL
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CONCERNS

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

Concerns from [1,4-DIOXANE]: Some Concern: cancer, digestive system effects, respiratory effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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METHOXYPOLYOXYMETHYLENE MELAMINE
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: cancer; Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage
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PRENYL ACETATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects
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D
2-T-BUTYLCYCLOHEXYLOXYBUTANOL
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: chronic aquatic toxicity
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D
ALLYL CAPROATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, respiratory effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision, damage to DNA
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D
DECANAL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision
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D
ALLYL HEPTANOATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, digestive system effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision

Concerns from [ALLYL ALCOHOL]: Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, acute aquatic toxicity, respiratory effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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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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D
ISOPROPYLPHENYLBUTANAL
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: chronic aquatic toxicity
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D
NONANAL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision
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D
OCTANAL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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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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POLYOXYALKYLENE SUBSTITUTED CHROMOPHORE (BLUE)
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CONCERNS
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HEXYL ACETATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision
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C
METHYL BETA-NAPHTHYL ETHER
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CONCERNS Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects
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1,2-DIHYDROLINALOOL
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CONCERNS
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ETHYLACETOACETATE ETHYLENE GLYCOL KETAL
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CONCERNS
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2,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision
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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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2-ACETONAPHTHONE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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2,6-DIMETHYLHEPTANOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, general systemic/organ effects, damage to vision
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2-HEPTYLCYCLOPENTANONE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage
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BETA-IONONE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: acute aquatic toxicity, skin irritation/allergies/damage, digestive system effects
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TETRAHYDROLINALOOL
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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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4-TERT-BUTYLCYCLOHEXYL ACETATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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CITRONELLYL NITRILE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: damage to vision
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ANISALDEHYDE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects
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C
ISOBUTYL SALICYLATE
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CONCERNS
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BENZOIC ACID, 2-HYDROXY-, CYCLOHEXYL ESTER
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CONCERNS
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BENZYL ACETATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: respiratory effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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C
BENZYL SALICYLATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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FENCHYL ALCOHOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision
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BUTANOIC ACID, 2-METHYL-, 1-METHYLETHYL ESTER
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ETHYL 2-METHYLBUTYRATE
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C
BENZYL BUTYRATE
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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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CYCLAMEN ALDEHYDE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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ALLYL CYCLOHEXYLPROPIONATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage
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CIS-2-TERT-BUTYLCYCLOHEXYL ACETATE
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CONCERNS
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METHYLCYCLOHEXENYLPROPYL-CYCLOPENTANONE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: damage to vision
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DIMETHYLHEPTENAL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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DIPHENYL ETHER
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL 1-(1-HYDROXYPROPOXY)PROPAN-1-OL (DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL)
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CONCERNS Some Concern: respiratory effects, kidney and urinary effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage

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

Concerns from [1,4-DIOXANE]: Some Concern: cancer, digestive system effects, respiratory effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage

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

Concerns from [1,4-DIOXANE]: Some Concern: cancer, digestive system effects, respiratory effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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ETHYL 2,2-DIMETHYLHYDROCINNAMAL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision
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ETHYL METHYLBUTYL KETOXIME
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CONCERNS Some Concern: damage to vision
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2-ETHYL-4-(2,2,3-TRIMETHYL-3-CYCLOPENTEN-1-YL)-2-BUTEN-1-OL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: damage to vision
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ETHYL VANILLIN
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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C
EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS (EUCALYPTUS) LEAF OIL EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS (TASMANIAN BLUE GUM) LEAF EXTRACT
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS (CLOVE) LEAF OIL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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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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GAMMA-UNDECALACTONE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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C
2H-INDENO[4,5B] FURAN, DECAHYDRO-2,2,6,6,7,8,8-HEPTAMETHYL INDENO[4,3A-B]FURAN, DECAHYDRO-2,2,7,7,8,9,9-HEPTAMETHYL-
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage
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ETHYL HEPTANOATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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HEXYL SALICYLATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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3-METHYL BUTYL ACETATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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C
ISOAMYL ALLYLGLYCOLATE
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CONCERNS
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ISOBUTENYL METHYLTETRAHYDROPYRAN
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision
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ISOBUTYL METHYL TETRAHYDROPYRANOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: damage to vision
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ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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METHYL ANTHRANILATE
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: cancer; Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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C
4-METHYL-3-DECEN-5-OL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage
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METHYL SALICYLATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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HEDIONE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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MIXED IONONES
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CONCERNS Some Concern: acute aquatic toxicity, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to DNA, digestive system effects, damage to vision
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ISOHEXENYL CYCLOPENTENYL CARBALDEHYDE METHYLPENTENYLCYCLOHEXENE CARBALDEHYDE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision
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ETHYL 2-METHYLVALERATE
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CONCERNS
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TRICYCLODECENYL PROPIONATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: damage to vision
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2-METHYLUNDECANAL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision
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Ingredients from the label

perfume dispersant, perfume, dye


Directions from Packaging


Warnings

This product is not certified as a green cleaner.

PETA Cruelty-free Companies

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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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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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