If we wouldn’t want it for our family, we wouldn’t ask you to use it near yours. We don’t formulate our products with these ingredients:
A stain remover that's specially formulated to remove tough, greasy stains like machine oil, greasy food and spaghetti sauce.
Help create the spray of a product.
Butane is a propellant used to dispense a product from a container. It is often used in concert with other propellants such as Isobutane and Propane. While butane is commonly known for its use in heaters and lighters, in use as a propellant its energy comes from being compressed in a can rather than from being lit or heated. Butane is one of the hydrocarbon propellants we used to replace the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that were previously used in aerosol products and which were ultimately shown to be damaging to the ozone layer. SC Johnson eliminated the uses of CFCs back in 1975, three years before the government required companies to do so.
Isobutane is a propellant used to dispense a product from a container. It is often used in concert with other propellants such as Butane and Propane. While Isobutane is commonly known for its use as a fuel, for example for camp stoves, in use as a propellant its energy comes from being compressed in a can rather than from being lit or heated. Isobutane is one of the hydrocarbon propellants we used to replace the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that were previously used in aerosol products and which were ultimately shown to be damaging to the ozone layer. SC Johnson eliminated the uses of CFCs back in 1975, three years before the government required companies to do so.
Propane is a propellant used to dispense a product from a container. It is often used in concert with other propellants such as Butane and Isobutane. While Propane is commonly known for its use as a fuel, for example for grills and portable stoves, in use as a propellant its energy comes from being compressed in a can rather than from being lit or heated. Propane is one of the hydrocarbon propellants we used to replace the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that were previously used in aerosol products and which were ultimately shown to be damaging to the ozone layer. SC Johnson eliminated the uses of CFCs back in 1975, three years before the government required companies to do so.
Break down dirt and deposits.
Ethoxylated Alcohol is a cleaning agent that can also be found in a variety of products including toothpaste and shampoos. It removes dirt and deposits by surrounding dirt particles to loosen them from the surface they're attached to, so they can be rinsed away. Ethoxylation is the process of treating a fatty acid alcohol to give it detergent properties.
Tetradec-1-ene is a cleaning agent that can also be found in adhesives, building materials and detergents. It is particularly good at removing greasy stains.
Enhance cleaning ability.
Also known as Borax, Sodium Borate is a builder that has been used for decades in a wide variety of household products, such as creams, lotions, bath and skin products, among other things. It makes a product formula clean better by affecting the molecules in the formula so they work together better. Sodium Borate can also be used as a pH adjuster that alters the pH of a product to improve stability over time. Every formula has an optimum pH to make it work best. Also, the pH of a formula can affect how long it lasts within a container – for example limiting its tendency to rust in a can.
Sodium Citrate is a builder that can also be found in various household products including shampoos, mascara and lipstick. It makes a product formula clean better by affecting the molecules in the formula so they work together better. It can also be used as a stabilizer that maintains the clarity of the product and protects its pH. The pH of a formula can affect how long it lasts within a container – for example limiting its tendency to rust in a can. To ensure product performance, it is important that product formulas maintain their stability over time.
Helps keep contents fresh by inhibiting corrosion of the can or dispenser.
Diammonium Phosphate is a corrosion inhibitor that helps keep contents fresh and prevent the erosion or rusting of a can or dispenser. It is also used as a yeast nutrient in winemaking and brewing. We know there are concerns about phosphates and their impact on waterways and surface water. However, Diammonium Phosphate is used in low concentrations to limit the concentrations of total phosphate being used in SC Johnson products and potentially released to surface waters.
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Protects a product against microbial growth to maintain performance.
Quaternium 15 is a preservative. It helps maintain product quality and performance over time. Some people raise concerns about preservatives, because a small number of individuals have allergies to them just as some people have allergies to nuts or bees. But preservatives play a very important role in food, cosmetics and household products. Without preservatives, many products would not last more than a week or two before being contaminated by bacteria, mold or yeast. So, we feel the best choice is to add preservatives in the smallest effective quantity to protect our products, but to list these preservatives in our formulas so that those with allergies in the family can make informed choices.