Just Ordinary chemicals like in Household Cleaning Stuff, eh?

Maybe some laws need to be changed here? *

Consumer Products Safety Commission in charge of Regulating: ID and Labeling

Guess they don't want to admit to putting something classified as a poison

in the cleaning products, maybe.

Is the 10% Surfactant in Spray 'n Wash . . . 2-butoxyethanol?

Sure cuts the grease!

What's in Lysol Tub 'n Tile?

per MSDS it has a component which is diethylene glycol monobutyl ether *

MSDS *

CAS # 112-34-5

Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether is not the same,

but a related compound to butoxyethanol.

C₈H₁₈O₃ / CH₂(CH₂)₃OCH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂OH

Of course the concern of adverse health effects should be similar...WORSE?!

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chemicals to avoid, if possible

Lysol Tub 'n Tile is one of the products an industrious housewife uses on a regular basis... She cleans her house and usually someone else's too over these past 40 years. She's now in her 60's and finds she has a serious red blood cell anemia to go along with nephritis (kidney disease). Has she been exposed often enough ... small amounts of exposure to chemicals ... that she is at risk for the same kind of health damage workers were... in their short 1 month of continuous exposure?

Symptoms of chemical overexposure * middle of page

Be Careful

What kind of kidney damage does 2-butoxyethanol cause, anyway?

What's in 409®? * British Petroleum is said to have banned it's use on the Alyeska Pipeline in Valdez, Alaska &/or in their company.

Something must be pretty bad in that? Yep!

Says MSDS: EXPOSURE
TO ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER

WILL CAUSE BLOOD & BONE MARROW DAMAGE

Does anyone know what's in Dawn?

They're not saying *

... more than just a proprietary reason, most likely

It is relevant... because workers spent a lot of time washing the birds and sea otters and seals with Dawn...

& if we can learn something about that, too

... may help us learn something for 'next time' around.

Maybe the ethanol used here C₂H₆O is not as bad as some chemical compounds...

but housewives should still use gloves when washing dishes...

GLASS PLUS?

Has up to 10% 2-butoxyethanol... similar to Inipol EAP 22 MSDS pdf format

Special Hazard Precautions: Chronic: NIOSH studies indicate 2-butoxyethanol has caused reproductive disorders in laboratory animals (rats or mice) and may have the potential for causing similar disorders in humans (FP N).

Protect Eye: Yes

At a minimum - Use Goggles and Gloves when cleaning!

Check this source http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/

http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/ingredients.htm

Enter a chemical name or CAS Registry Number

What products are too strong in 2-butoxyethanol

Note: Reproductive & birth defects possible with 2-butoxyethanol

Also Note: One company who develops new products stated

that anything approaching 5% of 2-butoxyethanol in a product

was too strong for home use - industrial use only - commenting on Glass Plus

In checking a citrus based product for ingredients.... D-Solv

the company said it contained nothing harmful,

but gave serious 'use' warnings.

Says a pro in the field of USA product development,

"I suspect that they have not fully identified their ingredients

because they are among the stupid who think that anything from a citrus base

(i.e. d-limonene) could not be hazardous,

but there are definitely health warnings for on d-limonene and the natural coconut extract shampoos."

"The product COULD also have less than 1% of various toxic chemicals and they would not be LEGALLY required to mention them,

especially under the veil of proprietary trade secrets.

We choose not to play that game,

because it IS dangerous and can lead to lawsuits if the MSDS did not reveal all hazards."

"I also just noticed that Swantek is not a USA company,

so it has NO requirements to list the product hazards, according to their own country.

Its very hard to sue foreign companies for product problems." 7-9-03

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Orange-Solve was used at the boat cleaning stations of EVOS - others?

"Dispersants have not been the first line of defense for oil spill cleanup in the U.S.

because dispersants present toxicity threats and health threats to those applying the products." uspoly.com/

Be careful of any glycol ethers

... ESPECIALLY any with a BUTYL component

Simple Green Exposure

What else to know about what 2-butoxyethanol does? * *

Protect Eye: Yes

http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov

http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/ingredients.htm

Enter a chemical name or CAS Registry Number

Protect Yourself From Future Harm - Learn what Products YOU use that contain it

Check for what products contain 2-butoxyethanol
(CAS Registry Number: 111-76-2)
in the Household Products Data Base

5% concentration is not safe for home use, per one expert in product development.

Also check for the complex version Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether or 2-2-butoxyethanol (CAS Registry Number: 112-34-5)

Best thing to do if you have to use these products

- get a good set of goggles

& always use them when the product has 2-butoxyethanol of any amount

& most especially when you are not in a well ventilated area

Then Gloves...

remembering the wise advice of a seasoned auto painter:

"The main route of entry to the human body is thru the eyes and the cuticles."

Eyesight damage is possible, but not tested for...

Most doctors don't understand health damage that has been caused from chemicals... overexposure to chemicals is chemical poisoning.

Seek help.

With 2-butoxyethanol a sudden 'tiredness' may signal your blood has started to be damaged. Share about the harm of glycol ethers * 6-10-09