Provides a liquid base for a product.

For competitive reasons, the supplier of this proprietary polymer solution has asked us to keep the details confidential, and we are legally bound to do so. But we can tell you that it's an aqueous solution of polymers that we use in our products to help adjust the flowability so that the product can be spread evenly and can help prevent stains.

Ammonium hydroxide is commonly referred to as "ammonia." Many consumers use it at home for cleaning and laundry. It is a cleaning agent, or "surfactant," that removes dirt, and it can also be used as a pH adjuster that alters the pH of a product to improve stability. Every formula has an optimum pH to make it work best. For example, a formula that is more acidic works better for soap scum removal. Its opposite, a formula that is more alkaline, might be more effective at removing grease or greasy soils. We use pH adjusters to make sure we achieve the best pH for a particular job. Also, the pH of a formula can affect how long it lasts within a container – for example limiting its tendency to corrode a tin, container or dispenser. Household ammonia has a strong odour; by using ammonium hydroxide in combination with other ingredients, we can achieve the same cleaning results while using much less ammonia.

Tetrasodium EDTA is a chelator that can also be found in moisturisers, foundations, eye shadows and other cosmetic products. It is derived from sodium salts. The word chelator (pronounced "key-lay-tor") comes from the Greek word chele, or claw. Think of a chelator as a cany claw that reaches out and grabs the minerals in soap scum or soils, to keep them from depositing on a surface. We use tetrasodium EDTA in products to remove soap scum and mineral deposits that are caused by hard water. By binding to the soap scum or deposit, it allows them to be rinsed away. Given the widespread use of EDTA, there are some concerns regarding the persistence and bioaccumulation in the environment, and the potential for EDTA to mobilise metals in the soil. For these reasons, while there are no concerns to public health from EDTA, SC Johnson is working to reduce and phase out EDTA in our products.

c9-11 pareth-3; citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil*; decanal; dipropylene glycol; ethyl 2-methylvalerate; ethylene brassylate; limonene*; linalool*; methyl n-methylanthranilate; octanal; undecanal*

*Item on SC Johnson’s list of skin allergens, learn more

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Ethoxylated Alcohol is a cleaning agent, or "surfactant", that can also be found in household cleaning products like all-purpose cleaners and car cleaning products. We use it in our products to remove dirt and deposits by surrounding dirt particles to loosen them from the surface they are attached to, so they can be rinsed away. Ethoxylated alcohol can also be used as an emulsifier. It helps bind ingredients together and keep a formula from separating. Over time, it is possible for formulas in a product to separate. We add emulsifiers to our products, where needed, to ensure that our products provide the same performance use after use.

Proxel GXL 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, mould 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.