Sun&Earth cleans your house eco friendly.

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Our Commitment to YouAfter many years of watching advertisements claiming that petro-chemicals with mysterious names were the best way to clean house, we set out to prove that non-toxic cleaners can clean as well or bet-ter than more well-known national brands. We knew people wanted products made with non-toxic ingredients that didn’t sacrifice perfor-mance. After extensive research, we developed cleaners made from coconut and orange oils that clean and shine beautifully and have an appealing fresh citrus scent. Sun & Earth formulated cleaners for people sensit ive to the harsh chemicals found in most national brands. Our satisfied customers told their friends about Sun & Earth and now we are a leading brand of safe, natural, non-toxic cleaning products. No Performance Compromise : Our Laundry and cleaning products work as well as, or better than, leading national brands at removing grease, dirt , stains and odors. Safeguarding Your Family ’s Health : All our laundry products and cleaning products are free of petroleum based cleaners , chlorine, phosphates, dyes and perfumes that leave behind residue that could be harmful to your family, children and pet’s health. Non-Toxic and Earth-Friendly : We use the latest technology to create cleaning agents from plant, fruit and vegetable oils that are non-toxic to your family and safe for the Earth.

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The cleaning products in your house might not be safe to your family’s health. Research suggests that certain chemicals in some household cleaning products may be hazardous to our health. Recent studies point to a link between certain chemicals in some cleaning products and asthma and reproductive harm.

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Safe for wash ing baby or ch i ldren ’s c loth ing and bedding.

SUN & EARTH LAUNDRY CARE

Idea l for people w i th sens i t ive sk in .

Removing odors, s ta ins and d i r t .

A c lean , f resh-smel l ing , chemica l -f ree load of laundry.

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The average American uses about 40 pounds of toxic household cleaning products each year. These cleaning products contain dangerous ingredients, including neurotoxins, carcinogens, aller-gens, central nervous system depressants, heavy metals, and other agents that cause or contribute to cancer, respiratory problems, reproductive abnormalit ies , al lergic reactions , and behavioral problems, among other issues. Ingredients from household clean-ing products make their way into the environment through various routes: they are flushed down toilets, poured down sinks, sprayed into the air, thrown into the trash, and dumped onto the ground. In fact, many hazardous cleaning products are land filled or inciner-ated, upon which they release their toxins into the environment and contribute to depletion of the ozone layer, pollute groundwa-ter, contaminate the soil, and harm plant and animal life.

Health ImpactsWe know specifically that there are potential health impacts asso-ciated with the use of cleaning chemicals , including questions about their stainability because most are made from petroleum. We also know that some cleaning chemicals can cause health issues, such as asthma and respiratory irritation because they are inhaled by both product users and building applicants when they evaporate. Some cleaning products contain ingredients capable of burning eyes and skin, or can cause reproductive and other problems after being absorbed through the skin. When used and disposed of, some products can contribute to atmospheric smog, sicken aquatic life and persist in the environment to accumulate in living organisms, including both people and organisms across the entire chain.

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SUN & EARTH DEEP CLEANING LAUNDRY DETERGENT

Ingred ients : Natura l sur factants (made f rom coconut , pa lm and vegetab le o i l ) , orange o i l , sod ium carbonate, preservat ive, water.

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Women and ChildrenResearch suggests that certain chemicals in some household cleaning products may be hazardous to our health. This is of par-ticular concern to women and children. Recent studies point to a link between certain chemicals in some cleaning products and asthma and reproductive harm. That means that children, preg-nant women, trying to get pregnant, and persons with asthma are especially vulnerable to these chemicals. Many household clean-ers contain chemicals, some of which are toxic. These chemicals may cause short- term health problems like skin and eye irritation when you use them and they may have health impacts as well .

Exposure to toxic chemicals are part of our everyday life, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Many chemicals contained in the most commonly used cleaning products contaminate indoor air quality and can cause or exacerbate asthma and other health problems for those exposed, including janitorial staff, teachers and school-children. According to a September 2007 Boston Globe article, a study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environ-mental Medicine that looked at worker data from Massachusetts and three other states found that exposure to cleaning prod-ucts was associated with 12 percent of total asthma cases across all jobs surveyed.

The Environmental ConcernsChemicals in cleaning products can pollute when they are sprayed in the air or washed down the drain. That jeopardizes the health of our ecosystems. The United States Geological Survey found break-down products of laundry detergents in 70% of North American streams. These chemicals can cause harm to fish, frogs, turtles and other aquatic life. Studies have shown that even low-level expo-sure has reduced the number of fertilized trout eggs and caused reduced embryo survival and abnormal embryos in another fish, the Japanese Medaka.

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SUN & EARTH ULTRA FABRIC SOFTENER

Ingred ients : Natura l sof tener (made f rom canola o i l ) , f ragrance made f rom natura l o i l s , preservat ive, water.

63 : the number of synthetic chemical products found in the average American home, translating to roughly 10 gallons of harmful chemicals.

17,000 : the number of petrochemicals avai lable for home use, only 30 percent of which have been tested for exposure to human health and the environment.

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If every household in the United States replaced just one bottle of 32 oz. cleaning solution with plant-based cleaning products,

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2009Sun&Earth / The Number

We could save 7,100 barrels of oi l

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Now it is time to buy green cleaning products. Natural cleaning products offer environmentally sound, cost-efficient alternatives to the toxic and potentially lethal household cleaning products used in many homes today. They are good for you, your family and the environment.

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Safe to use for baby bott les, u tens i l s and any k inds of d i shes.

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Washing f ine washables by hands.

Tough on grease and baked-on foods,

SUN & EARTH DISH CARE

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Achieve a greener clean by dumping hazardous synthetic-chem-ical-based cleaning supplies for one of these six cleaning kits. Engineered to transform your home into the nontoxic haven your family deserves, each kit offers a budget-friendly package deal on products far gentler on the environment—not to mention your health. Persistent exposure to the toxic chemicals many common household products contain can wreak havoc with your central nervous system, leading to brain fog, breathing difficulties, and even sudden mood changes. And, because their bodies are still developing, babies and children are particularly vulnerable to low levels of neurotoxins, which have been linked to everything from developmental abnormalities to cancer.

Benefits of Buying GreenChoosing less hazardous products that have positive environ-mental attributes (e.g. , biodegradability, low toxicity, low vola-tile organic compound (VOC) content, reduced packaging, low life cycle energy use) and taking steps to reduce exposure can minimize harmful impacts to custodial workers and build-ing occupants, improve indoor air quality, and reduce water and ambient air pollution while also ensuring the effective-ness of cleaning in removing biological and other contaminants from the building’s interior. Buying cleaners in concentrates with appropriate handling safeguards, and reusable, reduced, or recyclable packaging, reduces packaging waste and trans-portation energy. Buying less hazardous cleaners may reduce costs when it comes time to properly dispose of leftover cleaners.

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SUN & EARTH LIQUID HAND SOAP

Ingred ients : Natura l sur factants (made f rom coconut and vegetab le o i l ) , orange o i l , a loe, preservat ive, water.

275 : the number of active ingredients in antimicrobials that the EPA classif ies as pesticides because they are designed to ki l l the microbes.

100 : the number of t imes higher that indoor air pol lution levels can be above outdoor air pol lution levels, according to US EPA estimates.

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What Can You Do?When purchasing cleaning products, the overall best value takes into account performance, price, availability, regulatory requirements, and environmental impact. Purchasers should examine as many rel-evant product attributes as possible, recognizing that tradeoffs are inevitable. For example, one product may be made with renewable resources (a desirable characteristic), while another product has a lower VOC content (also a desirable characteristic).Purchasers should be especially careful in interpreting vague or generic claims such as “environmentally friendly,” “eco safe,” etc. Purchasers should ask vendors and manufacturers offering green cleaning products to clearly and specifically define their green claims. Guidance on the use and interpretation of environmental marketing claims is available from the Federal Trade Commission.

In addition, purchasers should ask manufacturers if they have conducted life cycle studies on their products. In the absence of comprehensive life cycle data, purchasers must simply make the best decision possible with the information available. Purchasers have to make a decision about the overall best value, taking into account their own organization’s policies and priorities.

So how can you make an informed purchasing decision? Consider this list of attributes, in addition to price and performance, when selecting environmentally preferable cleaning products. Many organizations incorporate some of these attributes into their cleaning service contract specifications.

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SUN & EARTH ULTRA DISH WASHING LIQUID

Ingred ients : Natura l sur factants (made f rom coconut and vegetab le o i l ) , orange o i l , a loe, preservat ive, water.

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2009Sun&Earth / The Number

If we could save 7,100 barrels of oi l ,

These oil are enough to heat and cool 400 homes in the United States for a year.

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2009Sun&Earth / The Facts

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The cleaning products in your house might not be safe to your family’s health. Research suggests that certain chemicals in some household cleaning products may be hazardous to our health. Recent studies point to a link between certain chemicals in some cleaning products and asthma and reproductive harm.

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Safe for wash ing baby or ch i ldren ’s c loth ing and bedding.

SUN & EARTH LAUNDRY CARE

Idea l for people w i th sens i t ive sk in .

Removing odors, s ta ins and d i r t .

A c lean , f resh-smel l ing , chemica l -f ree load of laundry.

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What Are GoodHere’s help in judging “green” claims on cleaning product.

Biodegradable

Chlorine-Free

NontoxicOxygenated

Phosphate-Free

Surfactants

Organic

T he p ro d u c t w i l l b reak d o w n ove r t i me i n t o ha r m l e s s ma t e r ia ls .

Contains no chlor ine, a toxic chemical responsible for more household poisonings annual ly then any other and a cause of ozone deplet ion .

Only a very large amount wi l l cause damage.

Helps whiten and br ighten by re leasing oxygen, which breaks up stains and el iminates mildew.

Contains no phosphates (which increase a detergent ’s ef fect iveness) . When phosphates enter waterways , they spur algae to overgrow, deplet ing oxygen and ki l l ing f ish .

The act ive c leaning agent in detergents . Conventional products of ten use petroleum-based surfactants .

Household c leaning products aren ’t regulated by the Organic Foods Product ion Act , but some of their ingredi -ents , such as plant oi ls , can be labeled “cert i f ied organic .”

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SUN & EARTH ALL PURPOSE SPRAY CLEANER

Ingred ients : Natura l sur factants (made f rom coconut and vegetab le o i l ) , orange o i l , preservat ive, water.

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5 billion : the umber of pounds of the chemicals that the institutional cleaning industry uses for each year.

What Are BedThere are some materials you don’t want in your cleaning products.

Alkylphenolethoxylates

Ammonia

Butyl cellosolve

Chlorine bleach

Diethanolamine

phthalates

Phosphates

Sodium hydroxide

Sodium lauryl sulfate

Common in detergents and dis infectants , are suspected hormone disrupters .

I t is poisonous when swal lowed, extremely i r r i tat ing to respiratory passages when inhaled and can burn the skin on contact . Indiscr iminate use of Antibacter ial c leansers containing tr ic losan may be contr ibut ing to the r ise of ant ibiot ic - resistant germs.

I t is poisonous when swal lowed and a lung- t issue i r r i tant .

I t is an al l -purpose whitening agent . Chlor ine bleach can i r r i tate the lungs and eyes and in waterways can become toxic organochlor ines .

I t can combine with ni t rosomes to produce carcinogenic ni t rosamines that penetrate skin .

Fragrance f requently contains phthalates , chemicals l inked to reproduct ive abnormal i t ies and l iver cancer in lab animals and to asthma in chi ldren .

These wi l l sof ten water for detergents but contr ibute to algae blooms in our waterways , which can ki l l of f f ish populat ions .

Sodium hydroxide, found in drain , metal and oven c leaners , is extremely i r r i tat ing to eyes , nose and throat and can burn those t issues on contact .

Sodium lauryl sul fate , a common sudsing agent , can penetrate the skin and cause contact dermati t is .

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SUN & EARTH GLASS CLEANER

Ingred ients : Natura l a lcohol f rom corn , natura l sur factants (made f rom coconut and vegetab le o i l ) , orange o i l , a loe, preservat ive, water.

23 : the average gal lons of chemicals (that’s 87 l iters) that a janitor uses each year, 25 percent of which are hazardous.

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