The Power is in Your Hands to make Environmentally Conscious Choices
Take one look down the laundry aisle at your local supermarket and what do you see? An endless variety of choices in bright colors and packaging. How do you know which detergents are safest for you, your kids, your clothes and the environment if you're not even sure what you're looking at? Many toxic, allergenic or hazardous chemicals are included in laundry detergents under generic names like “surfactant” or “optical brightener.” In fact, some of the scents present in common detergents are made of phthalates, which can be allergenic and have been implicated as toxic to humans. Many products that contain enzyme proteases won’t tell you that some of the ingredients used to stabilize these enzymes and maintain their effectiveness consist of borates, which the European Union has proposed to reclassify as “reprotoxic” agents that may impair fertility or cause harm to an unborn child. As people become more aware of what’s actually in the products they use, they shift power back into their own hands to make safe and environmentally conscious choices.
Third Party Verification is an Important Measure of a Product’s Safety
Some of the best ways of ensuring the products you’re buying are safe for you and the environment is through independent 3rd party verification from organizations such as GreenSeal or Leaping Bunny. The Leaping Bunny logo shows that the company making that product has pledged not to conduct animal testing on any of their products or to purchase the ingredients which are used in them from companies that test on animals. The GreenSeal logo indicates that the product has met very strict health and environmental standards. These standards are continually reviewed and updated as new chemicals and products are introduced to the marketplace.
GreenSeal Standards
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Non Corrosive to the Human Body
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Will not cause illness when absorbed or inhaled
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Does not contain 2-butylethanol, alkylphenolethoxylate, phthalates,heavy metals, optical brighteners or ozone-depleting compounds
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Does not contain any ingredient determined by the UN to be mutagenic
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Does not contain any reproductive toxins
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Does not contain any known carcinogens
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Is not combustible
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Does not contain air pollutants
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Must perform as well as a conventional product
Bringing the Power Back to YOU
ZÖP™ is a new and improved liquid laundry detergent designed for at home use and also for use by green dry cleaners. ZÖP™ will clean your clothes more effectively than other eco-friendly detergents and is safe for you and the environment. Our motto is “Clean Clothes for a Greener World,” and we’re bringing the power back to YOU.
