Unacceptable Ingredients

Certain ingredients are prohibited in order for a cleaning product to meet the specific standards for each level of our Eco-Scale™ rating system.

The Eco-Scale™ rating system we have developed is the first cleaning-products standards of any retailer and the highest standards of any "green cleaners" standards-setting group. Based on audits conducted by a third-party audit agency, household cleaning products are rated red, orange, yellow or green on our Eco-Scale™.

	Not carried at Whole Foods Market.
These ingredients are unacceptable to the orange tier.	Alkylphenol ethoxylate Benzene (C14-C30) alkylate Blue #1 Bronopol 2-Butoxyethanol DMDM Hydantoin Hexahydro-1,3,5-Tris (2-hydroxyethyl)-s-triazine Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate Nitromethylidyne– trimethanol Nonylphenyl ethoxylate Phosphates Phthalates Proprietary Stilbenzene Derivative Quaternium-15 Sodium Hypochlorite Sodium Xylene Sulfate Sodium Xylene Sulfonate Tetrasodium EDTA Triclosan
These ingredients are unacceptable to the yellow tier.	Alkylphenol ethoxylate Benzene (C14-C30) alkylate Blue #1 Bronopol 2-Butoxyethanol DMDM Hydantoin Hexahydro-1,3,5-Tris (2-hydroxyethyl)-s-triazine Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate Nitromethylidyne– trimethanol Nonylphenyl ethoxylate Phosphates Phthalates Proprietary Stilbenzene Derivative Quaternium-15 Sodium Hypochlorite Sodium Xylene Sulfate Sodium Xylene Sulfonate Tetrasodium EDTA Triclosan	Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl/Acrylate Crosspolymer Acrylic Polymer P(CAA/NaHSO3) Benzophenone 4 Carbomer Cocamide DEA Cocamide MEA Coconut Oil Diethanolamide Coconut Oil Monoethanolamide Dialkylester Ammonium Methosulfate Dicocoethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate Dipropyleneglycol Methylether Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate (<0.2%) Fatty Alcohol Propoxylate Fragrance Hydroxy-methylpentylcyclo– hexene Carboxyaldehyde Lauramide DEA Methoxymethylbutanol Methylchloroiso– thiazolinone Parfum PEG 22 Dodecyl Glycol Copolymer Polyacrylic Acid Polyquaternium- 7 Salt of Triethanolamine Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate Sodium Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate Sodium Dodecylbenzene– sulfonate Sodium Polyacrylate Tetra Acetyl Ethylene Diamine (TAED) Triethanolamine
These ingredients are unacceptable to the green tier.	Alkylphenol ethoxylate Benzene (C14-C30) alkylate Blue #1 Bronopol 2-Butoxyethanol DMDM Hydantoin Hexahydro-1,3,5-Tris (2-hydroxyethyl)-s-triazine Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate Nitromethylidyne– trimethanol Nonylphenyl ethoxylate Phosphates Phthalates Proprietary Stilbenzene Derivative Quaternium-15 Sodium Hypochlorite Sodium Xylene Sulfate Sodium Xylene Sulfonate Tetrasodium EDTA Triclosan	Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl/Acrylate Crosspolymer Acrylic Polymer P(CAA/NaHSO3) Benzophenone 4 Carbomer Cocamide DEA Cocamide MEA Coconut Oil Diethanolamide Coconut Oil Monoethanolamide Dialkylester Ammonium Methosulfate Dicocoethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate Dipropyleneglycol Methylether Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate (<0.2%) Fatty Alcohol Propoxylate Fragrance Hydroxy-methylpentylcyclo– hexene Carboxyaldehyde Lauramide DEA Methoxymethylbutanol Methylchloroiso– thiazolinone Parfum PEG 22 Dodecyl Glycol Copolymer Polyacrylic Acid Polyquaternium- 7 Salt of Triethanolamine Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate Sodium Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate Sodium Dodecylbenzene– sulfonate Sodium Polyacrylate Tetra Acetyl Ethylene Diamine (TAED) Triethanolamine	Alcohol Ethoxylate Ammonium Carboxylic Acid Ammonium Laureth Sulfate Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate Benzoic Acid Benzyl Alcohol Boric acid/borax Butyl D-glucoside Carboxymethyl Cellulose Carboxymethyl Inulin Cocamidopropyl Betaine Dimethicone Disodium Cocoamphodi– proprionate Disodium Ethanol Diglycinate Ethoxylated alcohol Ethylene diamine disuccinate Fatty Acid Methyl Esters Hydrous Sodium Lithium Magnesium Silicate Iso-octyl Glucoside Isostearmidopropyl Morpholine Lactate L-aspartic Acid Homopolymer Sodium Salt Lauramido– propylamine Oxide Methoxyisopropanol Methyl Cellulose Methylisothiazolinone Methyl Oleate Oleoamfo Polycarboxyglycinate Phenoxyethanol Polyaspartic Acid Polymeric Salt Polysorbate 20 Propylene glycol Rhamnolipid SD 40B Alcohol Sodium Aluminosilicate Sodium Carboxy methyl Cellulose Sodium Carboxy Methylinuline Sodium Carboxymethyl– cellulose Sodium Lauroamphoacetate Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate Sodium Lauryl Sulfate Sodium Perborare Sodium Poly Asparaginate Sodium Propionate Sodium Sesquicarbonate Sodium Sulfate Soya amidoethyl ammonium salt Soy Bean Oil Methyl Ester Tridecyl Stearate Tridecyl Trimellitate

Last Updated April 27, 2011

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