Synthetic dyes can make a cleaner blue, a hand wash pink, or a personal-care product green. What they generally do not do is make that product clean better, remove odor more effectively, improve skin performance,...

Ammonia works. Its alkalinity can help dissolve grease and soil, which is why ammonia has been used for generations in glass cleaners, degreasers, floor products, multipurpose cleaners, and commercial cleaning formulations. But cleaning performance is...

Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives are designed to do exactly what their name suggests: release small amounts of formaldehyde into a formulation over time to control microbial growth. Common examples include DMDM Hydantoin, Quaternium-15, Diazolidinyl Urea, Imidazolidinyl Urea,...

Bleach works. There is no question about that. Sodium hypochlorite has been used for decades as a disinfectant, sanitizer, and bleaching/whitening agent, because it is inexpensive, readily available and capable of destroying a broad range...

Ethanolamines are useful formulation ingredients. They can adjust pH, stabilize emulsions, improve foaming, and help surfactants perform. They are found in personal-care products, cosmetics, household cleaners, detergents, and industrial formulations. But their chemistry comes with...

Phenols are a broad chemical class, and they do not all have the same toxicological profile. The No Nines™ exclusion is directed at specific phenolic chemistries that have been used in consumer, antimicrobial, plastic, preservative,...

Phthalates are a large family of synthetic chemicals used for very different purposes. Some are added to plastics to make them softer and more flexible. Others have been used in cosmetics and personal-care products as...

No Nines™ leaves synthetic fragrance and parfum out of every product we formulate — household cleaners, surface and odor-control products, cosmetics, skin care, personal care, baby products, and pet products. We don't add fragrance to...

Quaternary ammonium compounds—usually called quats or QACs—are a large family of chemicals widely used in disinfectants, sanitizers, preservatives, surfactants and other household, institutional and personal-care products. They work. That isn't the question. For No Nines™,...