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Woolite Darks Defense Pacs


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CATEGORY

Laundry Detergent, General Purpose

BRAND

Woolite

DATA LAST UPDATED

April 01, 2024

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

Health Concerns

  • SOME
    Asthma / Respiratory
  • SOME
    Skin Allergies & Irritation
  • SOME
    Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
  • MODERATE
    Cancer
  • SOME
    Environment

Ingredient scores

Ingredient Disclosure: good

Ingredients are scored based on their formulation and concentration in this product. Click on an ingredient for more information.

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1-VINYL-2-PYRROLIDONE
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: cancer, general systemic/organ effects, digestive system effects; Some Concern: respiratory effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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FRAGRANCE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, acute aquatic toxicity, respiratory effects, biodegradation;
Disclosure Concern: non-specific ingredient
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D
CI 61585
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: cancer; Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, damage to vision
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D
AKA106
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: cancer
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D
ACID YELLOW 3 (UNCERTIFIED D&C YELLOW NO. 10)
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CONCERNS Some Concern: damage to DNA, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects

Concerns from [ARSENIC]: Some Concern: cancer, circulatory system effects, immune system effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, kidney and urinary effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, nervous system effects

Concerns from [D&C Yellow No. 11 (CI 47000)]: Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage

Concerns from [LEAD]: Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, acute aquatic toxicity, chronic aquatic toxicity, cancer, general systemic/organ effects, nervous system effects, blood-related effects

Concerns from [ANILINE]: Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, damage to DNA, cancer, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision, respiratory effects

Concerns from [MERCURY]: Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, kidney and urinary effects, nervous system effects

Concerns from [QUINALDINE]: Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects

Concerns from [ZINC]: Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects

Concerns from [CADMIUM]: Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, cancer
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D
ALPHA-CYCLOHEXYLIDENE BENZENEACETONITRILE
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: chronic aquatic toxicity; Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects
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C
ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATED (C12-14)
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CONCERNS Some Concern: acute aquatic toxicity, chronic aquatic toxicity

Concerns from [ETHYLENE OXIDE]: Some Concern: cancer, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to DNA, general systemic/organ effects, respiratory effects, nervous system effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision

Concerns from [1,4-DIOXANE]: Some Concern: cancer, digestive system effects, respiratory effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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C
SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: chronic aquatic toxicity, acute aquatic toxicity

Concerns from [ETHYLENE OXIDE]: Some Concern: cancer, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to DNA, general systemic/organ effects, respiratory effects, nervous system effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision

Concerns from [1,4-DIOXANE]: Some Concern: cancer, digestive system effects, respiratory effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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C
TEA COCOATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage
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C
POLYVINYL ALCOHOL
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CONCERNS
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C
TRIETHANOLAMINE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: chronic aquatic toxicity, skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision

Concerns from [NITROSAMINES]: Some Concern: cancer
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C
SODIUM DIETHYLENETRIAMINE PENTAMETHYLENE PHOSPHONATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision
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C
SODIUM SULFITE
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CONCERNS
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C
IMIDAZOLE, 1-VINYL-, POLYMERS
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CONCERNS
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C
BHT
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CONCERNS Some Concern: cancer, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, respiratory effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision
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C
HYDROLYZED KERATIN
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CONCERNS
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C
BENZISOTHIAZOLINONE
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: acute aquatic toxicity; Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, biodegradation
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C
DENATONIUM BENZOATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, general systemic/organ effects, damage to vision, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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C
2-METHYLUNDECANAL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision
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C
2-T-BUTYLCYCLOHEXYL ACETATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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C
ACETYL CEDRENE
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CONCERNS
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C
BENZYL ACETATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: respiratory effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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C
BENZYL SALICYLATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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C
COUMARIN
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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C
2,6-DIMETHYL-7-OCTEN-2-OL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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C
DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: kidney and urinary effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage

Concerns from [ETHYLENE OXIDE]: Some Concern: cancer, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to DNA, general systemic/organ effects, respiratory effects, nervous system effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, damage to vision

Concerns from [1,4-DIOXANE]: Some Concern: cancer, digestive system effects, respiratory effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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C
CITRONELLOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects, damage to vision, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects

Concerns from [FORMALDEHYDE]: Some Concern: cancer, general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects, acute aquatic toxicity
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C
ISOBUTYL METHYL TETRAHYDROPYRANOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: damage to vision
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C
GAMMA-UNDECALACTONE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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C
HEXYL SALICYLATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision
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C
LINALOOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, damage to vision

Concerns from [FORMALDEHYDE]: Some Concern: cancer, general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects, acute aquatic toxicity
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C
TETRAMETHYL ACETYLOCTAHYDRONAPHTHALENES
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage
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C
TRICHLOROMETHYL BENZYL ACETATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage
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C
TRICYCLODECENYL PROPIONATE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: damage to vision
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B
CELLULASE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: respiratory effects
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A
GLYCERIN
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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A
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage
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A
WATER
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CONCERNS
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A
CITRIC ACID
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CONCERNS
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A
SODIUM SULFATE
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CONCERNS
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COLORANTS
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CONCERNS This non-specific ingredient was better disclosed elsewhere by the company

Ingredients from the label

Glycerin; C12-14 Alcohols Ethoxylate; Sodium Laureth Sulfate; TEA Cocoate; Propylene Glycol ; Water; Polyvinyl Alcohol; Fragrance/Parfum; Triethanolamine ; Citric Acid; Sodium Diethylenetriamine Pentamethylene Phosphonate; Sodium Sulfite; Copolymer of 1-vinylimidazole and 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone; BHT; Hydrolyzed Keratin; Cellulase Enzyme ; Benzisothiazolinone; Denatonium Benzoate ; Colorants


Directions from Packaging


Warnings

This product is not certified as a green cleaner.

Unknown:

Leading international certifiers PETA and Leaping Bunny have no information concerning this company’s use of animal testing.



Understanding scores

EWG provides information on cleaning product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Healthy Cleaning ingredient hazard score, from A to F, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Score legend
WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.



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