Ingredients we use, do not use or limit the use of.
What’s in
We use the following ingredients because they have passed our thorough Greenlist™ four-step screening process - and we feel they make our products great. Curious about a specific ingredient and why we might use it? Check out whatinsidescjohnson.com.
(Benzenesulfonic acid,5-[[4-amino-6-(phenylamino)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino]-2-[2-[4-[(4,6-diamino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]-2-sulfophenyl]ethenyl]-,disodium salt (9CI) )
What’s out
We stay updated on industry information, government regulations, the latest scientific studies and consumer concerns about chemicals – and maintain a list of ingredients we don’t use or use only in very small amounts because they don’t meet our standards. It currently includes over 200 unique raw materials in roughly 90 material categories. We review this list regularly to ensure it captures any new science or changes in government policies or regulations.
When the science prompts us to review ingredients, we explore available alternatives. Sometimes an alternative option may not deliver the same performance or does not meet the needs of the product manufacturing process. In these cases, we may elect to use the ingredient only as necessary and at restricted levels, with consideration for how and when the product is used. And we continue to monitor for alternatives as new ingredients often become available in the market.
A
Acetaldehyde
Alkyl phenol ethoxylates (APEs)
Alkyl phenols (APs)
Arsenic
B
Benzene
Benzidine-based dyes
Bisphenol A (BPA)
Borates, boric acid
Brodifacoum
Brominated flame retardants including PBBs, penta-PBDE, octa-PBDE, deca-PBDE
Butane, 1,1'-(oxybis(2,1-ethanediyloxy))bis-
Butylbenzylphthalate (BBP)
C
Cadmium
Carbaryl
Certain brominated flame retardants including PBBs, penta-PBDE, octa-PBDE, deca-PBDE
Chlorinated paraffins
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Chlorpyrifos
Chromicolor PP Color 142
Chromium salts, with the exception of insoluble metallic forms
C.I. Solvent Blue 36
C.I. Solvent Orange 2
C.I. Solvent Red 1
C.I. Solvent Red 164
C.I. Solvent Red 24
C.I. Solvent Red 26
C.I. Solvent Yellow 14
D
D&C RED #28
Di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
Dichlorvos (DDVP)
Diethyl phthalate (DEP)
Diethylene glycol diethyl ether
Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether
E
Epichlorhydrin
Ethyl acrylate
Ethylbenzene
Ethylene glycol diethyl ether
Ethylene glycol monoethyl and monomethyl ether
Ethylene glycol monoethyl and monomethyl ether acetates
PFAS – any material with one fully fluorinated methyl carbon (CF3-), or one fully fluorinated, saturated methylene carbon atom (-CF2-), without any H/Cl/Br/I atom attached to it, with other exceptions that may be considered only if a substance can be demonstrated to degrade to non-hazardous substances.
Phosphates
Phoxim
Phthalates including but not limited to BBP, DEHP, DBP and DEP
Plastic microbeads
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC)
Propoxur
Propylene glycol mono-t-butyl ether
Q
R
S
Styrene
Styrene oxide
Sudan Red 462
T
Thiourea
Toluene
Trichloroethylene
Triclosan
Triethylene glycol dibutyl ether
Triglyme
Tris nonylphenyl phosphite (TNPP)
Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP)
U
V
Volatile methyl siloxanes D4, D5 and D6
W
X
Xylene
Y
Z
Zinc
1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
1,1-dichloroethane
1,2-dichloroethane
1,2-dimethoxyethane
1,3-Butadiene
1,3-Dichloropropene
2,3-Butanedione (diacetyl)
2-Butoxyethanol (2-BE)
2-Ethoxyethanol
2-Ethoxyethyl acetate (Ethylglycol acetate)
2-Methoxyethanol
None of our products contain anything that begins with these letters.