Provides a liquid base for a product.

Paraffin is a blend of waxes that is used to form a candle and that provides fuel for the candle as it burns. Paraffin is one of the most plentiful and commonly used waxes today. It can also be found in a wide array of products from lipsticks to eye makeup to baby products. In household products, we use paraffin as a film former to create a protective coating or shine on a surface.

Oleic acid is a cleaning agent, or "surfactant," and a type of fatty acid that occurs naturally in some foods; others are stearic acid, lauric acid, myristic acid and palmitic acid. In cosmetics and personal care products, these fatty acids are used in cleansing creams, soaps and pastes. We use oleic acid in our products to remove dirt and deposits by surrounding dirt particles to loosen them from the surface they're attached to, so they can be rinsed away. In certain products, this ingredient works as a dispersant, dissolving certain kinds of dyes.

Polyethylene Wax is a film former that can also be found in hair care products, laundry detergents and floor coatings. We add it to our products to create a coating on a surface adding an additional level of protection and provides a shine that helps the surface look its best.

Diethylethanolamine is a pH adjuster that can be found in pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and floor coatings, and is used to adjust a product to be more acidic, alkaline or neutral on the pH scale. In our products, it is used as coatings and cleaners to ensure the pH of these products are compatible with the flooring materials used in typical households.

2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol; 3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-diene*; 3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-1h-4,7-methanoinden-1-yl acetate; camphor*; dipropylene glycol; eucalyptus globulus leaf oil*; hexamethylindanopyran*; isobornyl acetate; limonene*; terpenes and terpenoids, mixed sour and sweet orange-oil*; terpenesandterpenoids,sweetorange-oil*; terpineol acetate

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

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Potassium hydroxide is a builder that can also be found in bath, cleansing, makeup and shampoo products. We use it to make a product formula clean better by affecting the molecules in the formula so they work together better. Potassium hydroxide can also be used as a pH adjuster within our products. As a pH adjuster, it helps alter the pH of a product to improve stability of the formula overtime.

Polysorbate 20 is an emulsifier that can also be found in moisturizers, makeup and shampoo. It helps bind ingredients together and keep a formula from separating. In fragranced products, it also helps ensure even distribution of the fragrance. Adding emulsifiers helps ensure that our products provide the same performance use after use.

Benzisothiazolinone 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.

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

Drimarene Turquoise X-B CDG is a colorant, or dye. We add dyes to products for a variety of reasons including helping you see where you applied the product, when a product is used up, or for aesthetic reasons.