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I purchased a Classic Dawn dish soap and when I got home, I attempted to find out what the ingredients are. I googled and googled, to no avail. I searched the Proctor & Gamble web sites, to no avail. P & G referred me to a Detergent Safety Association, who had a pdf which was a farce. I emailed P & G and told them it is obvious that they are not concerned for their consumers as they are hiding their ingredients. Haven't heard from them yet. I emailed the DSA and told them their pdf was a farce. They emailed me back with a url for P & G product ingredients, which I could never find on their web sites. Classic Dawn wasn't on the ingredient site. They stated on the site, that they were still adding products to the list. The only ingrediet on the bottle was surfactants. Now some are harmless and some aren't, which I told P & G in my email. Below is the closest I could find for Classic Dawn. Red means toxic or a possible toxin, due to disagreements on the ingredient. Next is Proctor & Gamble ingredients site for their products.

http://www.pg.com/productsafety/search_results.php?searchtext=Classic+Dawn+Dish+Soap & category=ingredients & submit=Search & submit=Search

Ultra Dawn®

Original

Ingredients:

Water solvent

sodium lauryl sulfate cleaning agent http://www.health-report.co.uk/sodium_lauryl_sulphate.html

Studies on SLS have shown that:" (Judi Vance, Beauty To Die For, Promotion Publishing, 1998)

"Shampoos with SLS could retard healing and keep children's eyes from developing properly. Children under six years old are especially vulnerable to improper eye development. (Summary of Report of Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. conference."

"Sodium Lauryl Sulphate can cause cataracts in adults and delays the healing of wounds in the surface of the cornea."

"Sodium Lauryl Sulphate has a low molecular weight and so is easily absorbed by the body. It builds up in the heart, liver and brain and can cause major problems in these areas."

"Sodium Lauryl Sulphate causes skin to flake and to separate and causes roughness on the skin."

"Sodium Lauryl Sulphate causes dysfunction of the biological systems of the skin."

"Sodium Lauryl Sulphate is such a caustic cleanser that it actually corrodes the hair follicle and impairs the ability to grow hair."

"Sodium Lauryl Sulphate is routinely used in clinical studies deliberately to irritate the skin so that the effects of other substances can be tested." (Study cited by the Wall St Journal, 1st November 1998)

Ethoxylation: Ethoxylation is the process that makes degreasing agents such as Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS) less abrasive and gives them enhanced foaming properties. When SLS is ethoxylated, it forms Sodium Laureth Sulphate (SLES), a compound used in many shampoos, toothpastes, bath gels, bubble baths, and industrial degreasants. The problem is, the extremely harmful compound 1,4-dioxane may be created during the ethoxylation process, contaminating the product. 1,4-dioxane was one of the principal components of the chemical defoliant Agent Orange, used to great effect by the Americans during the Vietnam War to strip off the jungle canopy to reveal their enemy. 1,4-dioxane is a hormonal disrupter believed to be the chief agent implicated in the host of cancers suffered by Vietnam military personnel after the war. It is also an oestrogen mimic thought to increase the chances of breast cancer and endometrial cancer, stress related illnesses and lower sperm counts.

Dr Epstein (Author and research Scientist) reports: "The best way to protect yourself is to recognise ingredients most likely to be contaminated with the1,4-dioxane. These include ingredients with the prefix word, or syllable PEG, Polyethylene, Polyethylene Glycol, Polyoxyethylene, eth (as in sodium laureth sulphate) or oxynol. Both polysorbate 60 and polysorbate 80 may also be contaminated with 1,4-dioxane. (Epstein, Dr , Safe Shoppers Bible, P.190-191)

sodium laureth sulfate cleaning agent Used in car washes, garage floor cleaners and engine degreasers - and in 90% of products that foam.

Animals exposed to SLS and ALS experience eye damage, central nervous system depression, laboured breathing, diarrhoea, severe skin irritation, and even death.

Young eyes may not develop properly if exposed to SLS and ALS because proteins are dissolved. SLS and ALS may also damage the skin's immune system by causing layers to separate and inflame. It is frequently disguised in semi-natural cosmetics with the explanation "comes from coconut".

alkyl dimethyl amine oxide cleaning agent http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC33577 Link to information on toxicity to humans, including carcinogenicity, reproductive and developmental toxicity, neurotoxicity, and acute toxicity.

SD alcohol solvent is denatured alcohol.

sodium chloride process same as bleach

PPG-26 viscosity control This could be PPG-26 Buteth-26 which is a broad systemic toxin or PPG-26 Oleate which is tagged for suspected aquatic toxin,

PEI-14 PEG-10/PPG-7 copolymer cleaning enhancer -PEI-14 is a delivering agent with low toxicity. PEG-10, Violation of industry recommendations - Restricted in cosmetics; use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Not safe for use on injured or damaged skin.Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications. One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at high doses. PP7 - Limited evidence of sense organ toxicity.

cyclohexanediamine solvent

magnesium chloride suds enhancer - Link to information on toxicity to humans, including carcinogenicity, reproductive and developmental toxicity, neurotoxicity, and acute toxicity. Toxicity to aquatic organisms.

phenoxyethanol process aid - ethylene glycol monophenyl ether. However, several animal studies clearly demonstrate toxicity of phenoxyethanol, which causes damaging effects on the brain and the nervous system, even at moderate concentrations. As a cosmetic ingredient, phenoxyethanol is restricted in Japan and the European Union. Even the U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) data sheets show “chromosomal changes and genetic mutation effects in testing as well as testicular atrophy and reproductive damage in mice.”

methylisothiazolinone preservative - Though long considered safe for use in cosmetics, two recent in vitro studies have shown that MIT is neurotoxic, causing damage to rat brain cells in tissue culture. In studies using laboratory animals, methylisothiazolinone has been shown to be of moderate acute toxicity by the oral and inhalation routes. It is highly acutely toxic when applied dermally or to the eye and is considered to be corrosive. Suppose to be safe in small amounts, but some feels more research is needed.

fragrance fragrance - just be aware that some fragrances can be toxic

FD & C Blue 1 colorant - It has the capacity for inducing an allergic reaction in individuals with pre-existing moderate asthma.[4][citation needed] In the United States production exceeds 1 million pounds annually, and daily consumption is around 16 mg per person.[citation needed]