If you have been using Mrs. Meyer’s products, it’s probably because you are concerned with using toxic chemicals in your home. Mrs. Meyer’s products are usually placed with other “safer” brands deemed non-toxic at department stores and grocery aisles. But, did you know that a few of Mrs. Meyers products contain ingredients that pose safety concerns? If you’ve been using Meyer’s products don’t worry, not all their products raise health concerns. However, I did find information regarding the products below. These products contain ingredients that the Good Guide labels as “Bad Actors.”
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The Good Guide analyzes personal care and household chemical products and comes up with health ratings. These ratings are determined by the number of ingredients that have health or regulatory concerns. A 0-10 rating scale is used with 0 being the worst and 10 being the best ingredient health rating.
*Ratings as of September 6, 2017
1. Meyer's Clean Day Laundry Detergent (Lavender, Lemon Verbena)
- Good Guide Ingredient Rating 4
- Medium Health Concern: Propylene Glycol
- Low Health Concern: Coconut Acid, Proteases, Denatured Ethanol
- Use Restriction: Potassium Hydroxide, Fir Needle Oil, Glycerin, Citric Acid, Methylisothiazolinone
- Safe Use Exception: 1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one
- Controversial: Fragrance
- Regulatory Ban: Borax
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Ingredients: Water, Alcohols, Ethoxylated, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Coconut Acid, Sodium Citrate, Borax, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Lemon Peel Oil, Fir Needle Oil, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Oil, Proteases, Amylase, Lipase, Mannanase, Sorbitol, Denatured Ethanol, Potassium Hydroxide, Methylisothiazolinone, 1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one, Fragrance
6. Mrs. Meyer's Baby Blossom Laundry
- Good Guide Ingredient Rating 4
- Medium Health Concern: Propylene Glycol
- Low Health Concern: Coconut Acid, Proteases, Denatured Ethanol
- Use Restriction: Potassium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Citric Acid, Methylisothiazolinone
- Safe Use Exception: 1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one
- Controversial: Fragrance
- Regulatory Ban: Borax
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Ingredients: Water, Alcohols, Ethoxylated, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Coconut Acid, Sodium Citrate, Borax, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Orange Peel Oil, Geranium Oil, Lemon Peel Oil, Proteases, Amylase, Lipase, Mannanase, Sorbitol, Denatured Ethanol, Potassium Hydroxide, Methylisothiazolinone, 1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one, Fragrance
7. Mrs. Meyer's Lavender 68 Load Laundry Detergent (Lavender, Lemon Verbena, Rosemary, Bluebell)
- Good Guide Ingredient Rating: 4
- Medium Health Concern: Propylene Glycol
- Low Health Concern: Coconut Acid, Subtilisins, Potassium Hydroxide, Methylisothiazolinone
- Use Restriction: Laureth 7, Glycerin, Fir Needle Oil, Potassium Hydroxide, Methylisothiazolinone
- Safe Use Exception: 1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one, Denatured Ethanol
- Controversial: Fragrance
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Ingredients: Water, Decyl Glucoside Laureth 7, Sodium Methyl 2-sulfolaurate, Glycerin, Coconut Acid, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Lemon Peel Oil, Fir Needle Oil, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Oil, Subtilisins, Amylase, Lipase, Mannanase, Carboxymethyl Inulin, Sorbitol, Disodium 2-sulfolaurate, Sodium Sulfate, Denatured Ethanol, Potassium Hydroxide, Methylisothiazolinone, 1,2, Benzisothiazolin-3-one, Fragrance
If you currently use any of these products, I think it’s time to swap them for safer laundry products. We love the products listed here which meet high safety standards without compromising effectiveness. Start by switching out one of your cleaning products with one from Start Living Natural’s nontoxic product list. Change starts with one choice!