Oxygen Brightener | Bleach Alternative

Weight: 32 oz (907g)

Tips on how to use:

-To brighten your laundry: Add 1 Tablespoon to a normal load of laundry. For large/heavy loads, double it. Use with any water temp (for best results, warmer is better) and most fabrics (do not use with wool or silk). Test colored fabrics for color-fastness. 

-For general household cleaning: mix 1 Tablespoon of Oxygen Brightener with 8-16 oz. of warm water (about 1/4- to 1/2-cup of Oxygen Brightener per gallon of water).

NOTE:
Do not mix Oxygen Brightener with other chemicals such as chlorine or ammonia. While sodium percarbonate is generally not as dangerous as bleach or ammonia, it’s always safest to avoid mixing chemicals and products that are not designed to work together. Oxygen Brightener is safe to use with our other products, like Laundry Powder and Soap Stick — in fact, we recommend it!

Do not store Oxygen Brightener and water solutions in sealed containers. The reaction between sodium percarbonate and water releases gas, which creates pressure in sealed containers. 

We do not recommend using Oxygen Brightener with septic systems. While your system may be able to handle a small amount of Oxygen Brightener, we recommend consulting a septic system professional before use. Oxygen Brightener is gentler on septic systems than chlorine bleach, sodium percarbonate is an oxidizing agent that kills the bacteria that are necessary for septic systems to work properly.

Avoid contact with eyes and skin and do not ingest. In case of eye contact, rinse your eyes with water for 15 minutes. In case of skin contact, wash the affected area with soap and water. If ingested, drink plenty of water to dilute, and do not induce vomiting.

INGREDIENTS
Sodium Carbonate Peroxide(Sodium Percarbonate), Sodium Carbonate (Washing Soda)

Nerd Alert
Sodium Carbonate Peroxide: More commonly called Sodium Percarbonate. A people- and planet-friendly oxidizer, sodium percarbonate breaks down organic dirts and stains to make them easier to remove from your clothes and home. Upon completion of the reaction, all that remains of sodium percarbonate is water and oxygen.

Sodium Carbonate: Also known as washing soda or soda ash, sodium carbonate is a pH adjuster. It raises the pH of the washing water, which results in more effective cleaning. For this reason it's often referred to as a laundry 'booster'.

SOURCE
Made in Chicago, USA.

PACKAGING
Bag is made from recycled natural kraft paper and lined with a PLA compostable film. PLA is a renewable polymer. The entire bag is compostable after you remove the tin tie, which you can reuse for cords, chip bags, etc. 

CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Cruelty-Free by the Leaping Bunny Program; Certified BCorp; MADESAFE.org; and 1% for the Planet.

Kate and Mike are the proudly uncool and perpetually curious engineers who founded, own, and operate Meliora Cleaning Products. Meliora (meh-lee-OR-ah) is Latin for “better” and better is what Kate and Mike set out to do. Here's how they tell it:

Better isn’t just in our name; it is a reminder that every day we can improve on the status quo by offering cleaning products that are better for our customers and on the environment.

To have the most impact we choose to align with organizations that support what we believe and amplify our vision. Our B Corp Certification is a third-party evaluation and audit of our business practices; it highlights strengths in company ownership and governance (woman-owned), labor practices (living wages) and our product itself (low impact products and packaging). Through partnerships with 1% For the Planet and Women’s Voices for the Earth, we commit 2% of our annual revenues to environmental and charitable nonprofits.  The MADE SAFE® seal signifies that our products and ingredients have been examined for whether they build up in the environment, our bodies, and aquatic toxicity. And Leaping Bunny is the highest standard for companies that are committed to using no animal testing.  As we continue to grow, the foundations for our business must continue to meet our own expectations to be the very best company we can be. 

We Make Everything In Our Own Factory in Chicago. Our factory on the West Side of Chicago does everything from making soap to packaging finished product. Everything we make, we make ourselves and we are proud that we have developed every detail of our process.  Through understanding each cycle our product goes through we are able to examine the environmental impact each product creates, thus able to remove unnecessary waste along the way.  It is important that our workers are paid a living wage, they are integral in making improvements and introducing new products.

Their big three rules guides each new product introduction: 

• It WORKS to get your home and clothes clean
• PEOPLE-FRIENDLY, so it's ok to have around your home
• PLANET-FRIENDLY, so you can be confident that what goes down your drain won't cause any problems