Ingredients.

1,4-dioxane is not an ingredient, but rather a by-product that can form in tiny (trace) amounts when making a variety of ingredients in some cleaning products.

Importantly, the presence of 1,4-dioxane in our products is already well below established safe limits and is in compliance with all government requirements. For example, if you washed and wore over 1,000 loads of laundry every day, you’d still be below the safe limit for 1,4-dioxane.

We’re continually working to reduce and/or eliminate it while still delivering the performance we all expect.

Phosphates are essential nutrients for plant growth and a healthy ecosystem, and are commonly found in fertilizers. While phosphate is naturally present in the environment, it can also be released in much smaller amounts from some cleaning products after their use.

We developed a series of product innovations to produce many effective, phosphate-free cleaning products without a compromise in cleaning performance. Therefore, we’ve removed phosphates from over 95% of our cleaning products already—and are working to eliminate the remaining 5% from our consumer products over the next few years. In the few instances we continue to use phosphates, we are in compliance with all applicable regulatory limits.

You may have heard general safety questions about phthalates. There are several types of phthalates and each one is different (much like there are safe and unsafe types of mushrooms). We comply with all phthalate bans globally. In fact, we have removed the only phthalate that was used in our product fragrances even though agencies found it to be safe.

Triclosan and triclocarban are antimicrobial ingredients that slow or stop the growth of germs such as bacteria and mildew. We have already eliminated triclosan from our products globally and have an exit plan for our few remaining uses of triclocarban.

Microbeads are solid plastic particles of 5 mm or less and are used to exfoliate or cleanse in personal care products.

We previously included microbeads in some of our exfoliating cleansing products and toothpastes based on positive feedback from people who use them. Because microbeads are made from plastic, certain groups have questioned whether plastic found in our oceans and waterways is from microbeads. The science to date shows the breakdown of larger plastics to be the primary source of plastics in the ocean, not microbeads.

Now we have removed microbeads from all P&G facial/body cleansers and toothpaste formulas, so today the products we are manufacturing are microbead-free.

Fragrances are naturally all around us and create a range of sensations and can make your daily routine enjoyable. Our product fragrances are blended with the utmost care and greatest attention to safety.

We do not use many common food allergens in our fragrances, including Egg Derivatives, Milk Derivatives, Gluten, Barley, Rye, Soy Derivatives, Fish or Shellfish. In total, we exclude over 170 ingredients from our fragrances—more exclusive than the list of ingredients banned by the International Fragrance Association. Additional information about the fragrance ingredients we use in our products can be found for most items in the U.S. and Canada on the brand website and via SmartLabel®.