Feel good about cleaning your home without using harsh chemicals. Earth Choice offers a unique and environmentally conscious alternative to conventional household cleaning products, without having to sacrifice performance. With a range of products from dish to laundry and surface cleaners, protect your family with Earth Choice.
We produce eco-sensitive formulations, which are free of phosphate, dye, bleach, ammonia and aggressive enzymes to substantially reduce waterway pollution and animal habitat degradation; and we only use surfactants that are readily biodegradable (as tested to the Australian Standard AS 4351).
Why do our products contain methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone?
We include methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone in our products as a preservative to avoid bacterial and microbial contamination. They are in the smallest amounts possible. These preservatives are only allowed to be used in ‘rinse off’ products as they can cause skin irritation in some people. Back in the 1970’s when this was first introduced there were a spate of contact dermatitis issues due to it being in ‘leave on’ products such as skin creams. This caused the laws to be changed so that these preservatives are only allowed in ‘rinse off’ products. Until such a time as 100% plant derived technology becomes available, provides an effective result and is affordable, we have no choice but to continue to use these synthetic preservatives. Many scientists believe that although there is a risk of irritation from these types of ingredients, the risk to skin and eyes from using a contaminated product is considered to be even greater
