From Sara in Simi Valley about Phthalates in SC Johnson Products

Do your products contain phthalates? - Sara from Simi Valley

Hi Sara from Simi Valley – We’re glad you stopped by our site and we're happy to answer your question. This is something we’ve been working on!

In the summer of 2008, in response to an increasing number of questions from consumers, we started working with our suppliers to phase out phthalates from the fragrances they supply for our products.  

The particular phthalate that raised concern – DEP – has been extensively researched and has been deemed safe for years by various scientific bodies. But we understand that sometime whole categories of substances – such as phthalates – can be seen as concerning despite individual items being safe. So, we decided that making sure families know they can trust our products was well worth the time and cost to change them.  

Since 2008 we’ve been working with our suppliers and the products we’re producing now no longer have phthalates in the fragrances. A small exception to this is products that by law are registered with the U.S. EPA and for which we need approval to make changes. Those changes are underway and our registered products will also be changing to fragrances that do not use phthalates.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact our Consumer Relationship Center at 800-558-5252 or visit our ingredient communication website at www.whatsinsideSCJohnson.com

Thanks for writing.