Re: 1,4 Dioxane Contamination of Laundry Detergents

[Guest guest]

SO, the detergents listed are good to use? It just says it tested 20 different

brands but didn't say if they were good or not?

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> Many popular brands of laundry detergent have been found to be

> contaminated with a chemical called 1,4 dioxane.

> Find out which laundry detergents contain this potentially dangerous

> chemical by reading today's article:

> http://www.naturalnews.com/028846_laundry_detergents_dioxane.html

>

> See list below:

>

> For the study, Steinman evaluated 20 different laundry detergents from

> both conventional and " natural " brands. Evoxa, an independent, third-party

> laboratory that is highly respected for its rigorous methods and high

> standards, conducted all product testing. The results are as follows:

>

> Conventional brands:

> 1. Tide (P & G) 55 parts per million (ppm)

> 2. Ivory Snow Gentle (P & G) 31 ppm

> 3. Tide Free (P & G) 29 ppm

> 4. Purex (Dial Corp.) 25 ppm

> 5. Gain 2X Ultra (P & G) 21 ppm

> 6. Cheer BrightClean Detergent (P & G) 20 ppm

> 7. Era 2X Ultra (P & G) 14 ppm

> 8. Arm & Hammer (Church & Dwight Co.) 5.0 ppm

> 9. Wisk 2X Ultra (Sun Products Corp.) 3.9 ppm

> 10. Woolite Complete Detergent (Reckitt Benckiser) 1.3 ppm

> 11. All laundry detergent (Unilever) 0.6 ppm

> 12. Dreft powdered detergent (P & G) Non-Detectable (ND)

> 13. Sun Burst (Sun Products Corp.) ND

>

> " Natural " brands:

> 1. Planet Ultra Liquid laundry detergent 6.1 ppm

> 2. Mrs. Meyers laundry detergent 1.5 ppm

> 3. Clorox Green Works Natural laundry detergent Non-Detectable (ND)

> 4. Ecos laundry detergent (Earth Friendly Products) ND

> 5. Life Tree Laundry Liquid ND

> 6. Method Squeaky Green laundry detergent ND

> 7. Seventh Generation Free & Clear laundry detergent ND

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, they missed telling us how to use the ratings. (oops) Here's a link from

the article that lists all the tested products and tells how to use the ratings.

Personal Care and Cleaning Products Safety Guide

http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/ShoppersSafetyGuide.pdf

Ratings use - Products with no trace of 1,4-dioxane are listed here as SAFE.

Products with less than 5 parts per million are listed as CAUTION (use

sparingly) and products with more than 5 parts per million are listed as AVOID.

ND means not detectable.

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> SO, the detergents listed are good to use? It just says it tested 20 different

brands but didn't say if they were good or not?

For the study, Steinman evaluated 20 different laundry detergents from both

conventional and " natural " brands. Evoxa, an independent, third-party

laboratory that is highly respected for its rigorous methods and high

standards, conducted all product testing. The results are as follows:

>

> Conventional brands:

> 1. Tide (P & G) 55 parts per million (ppm)

> 2. Ivory Snow Gentle (P & G) 31 ppm

> 3. Tide Free (P & G) 29 ppm

> 4. Purex (Dial Corp.) 25 ppm

> 5. Gain 2X Ultra (P & G) 21 ppm

> 6. Cheer BrightClean Detergent (P & G) 20 ppm

> 7. Era 2X Ultra (P & G) 14 ppm

> 8. Arm & Hammer (Church & Dwight Co.) 5.0 ppm

> 9. Wisk 2X Ultra (Sun Products Corp.) 3.9 ppm

> 10. Woolite Complete Detergent (Reckitt Benckiser) 1.3 ppm

> 11. All laundry detergent (Unilever) 0.6 ppm

> 12. Dreft powdered detergent (P & G) Non-Detectable (ND)

> 13. Sun Burst (Sun Products Corp.) ND

>

> " Natural " brands:

> 1. Planet Ultra Liquid laundry detergent 6.1 ppm

> 2. Mrs. Meyers laundry detergent 1.5 ppm

> 3. Clorox Green Works Natural laundry detergent Non-Detectable (ND)

> 4. Ecos laundry detergent (Earth Friendly Products) ND

> 5. Life Tree Laundry Liquid ND

> 6. Method Squeaky Green laundry detergent ND

> 7. Seventh Generation Free & Clear laundry detergent ND

>

[Guest guest]

I think the ones that have the ND after them means Nothing Detected.

Not sure but makes sense.

> >

> > Insider Alert http://www.naturalnews.com/

> > email newsletter

> >

> > Many popular brands of laundry detergent have been found to be

> > contaminated with a chemical called 1,4 dioxane.

> > Find out which laundry detergents contain this potentially dangerous

> > chemical by reading today's article:

> > http://www.naturalnews.com/028846_laundry_detergents_dioxane.html

> >

> > See list below:

> >

> > For the study, Steinman evaluated 20 different laundry detergents from

> > both conventional and " natural " brands. Evoxa, an independent, third-party

> > laboratory that is highly respected for its rigorous methods and high

> > standards, conducted all product testing. The results are as follows:

> >

> > Conventional brands:

> > 1. Tide (P & G) 55 parts per million (ppm)

> > 2. Ivory Snow Gentle (P & G) 31 ppm

> > 3. Tide Free (P & G) 29 ppm

> > 4. Purex (Dial Corp.) 25 ppm

> > 5. Gain 2X Ultra (P & G) 21 ppm

> > 6. Cheer BrightClean Detergent (P & G) 20 ppm

> > 7. Era 2X Ultra (P & G) 14 ppm

> > 8. Arm & Hammer (Church & Dwight Co.) 5.0 ppm

> > 9. Wisk 2X Ultra (Sun Products Corp.) 3.9 ppm

> > 10. Woolite Complete Detergent (Reckitt Benckiser) 1.3 ppm

> > 11. All laundry detergent (Unilever) 0.6 ppm

> > 12. Dreft powdered detergent (P & G) Non-Detectable (ND)

> > 13. Sun Burst (Sun Products Corp.) ND

> >

> > " Natural " brands:

> > 1. Planet Ultra Liquid laundry detergent 6.1 ppm

> > 2. Mrs. Meyers laundry detergent 1.5 ppm

> > 3. Clorox Green Works Natural laundry detergent Non-Detectable (ND)

> > 4. Ecos laundry detergent (Earth Friendly Products) ND

> > 5. Life Tree Laundry Liquid ND

> > 6. Method Squeaky Green laundry detergent ND

> > 7. Seventh Generation Free & Clear laundry detergent ND

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I think that was ppm of dioxane (the dangerous toxin). I was confused too.

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> >

> > Insider Alert http://www.naturalnews.com/

> > email newsletter

> >

> > Many popular brands of laundry detergent have been found to be

> > contaminated with a chemical called 1,4 dioxane.

> > Find out which laundry detergents contain this potentially dangerous

> > chemical by reading today's article:

> > http://www.naturalnews.com/028846_laundry_detergents_dioxane.html

> >

> > See list below:

> >

> > For the study, Steinman evaluated 20 different laundry detergents from

> > both conventional and " natural " brands. Evoxa, an independent, third-party

> > laboratory that is highly respected for its rigorous methods and high

> > standards, conducted all product testing. The results are as follows:

> >

> > Conventional brands:

> > 1. Tide (P & G) 55 parts per million (ppm)

> > 2. Ivory Snow Gentle (P & G) 31 ppm

> > 3. Tide Free (P & G) 29 ppm

> > 4. Purex (Dial Corp.) 25 ppm

> > 5. Gain 2X Ultra (P & G) 21 ppm

> > 6. Cheer BrightClean Detergent (P & G) 20 ppm

> > 7. Era 2X Ultra (P & G) 14 ppm

> > 8. Arm & Hammer (Church & Dwight Co.) 5.0 ppm

>