Do you doubt that household chemicals are safe? Here's a way to check for sure

Have you ever wondered whether the products you use at home: laundry and dishwashing gels, bleach are really safe? Can you trust a manufacturer who claims that the product is environmentally friendly and hypoallergenic? The good news is that these properties can be checked, even before purchase. Russian manufacturer of goods for the whole family YokoSun talks about a working method.

Household chemicals: how to check that they do not contain life-threatening components?

Household chemicals can actually be tested for safety. One reliable method is to make sure that the goods have the necessary documents.

Household chemicals can potentially be dangerous, so the state checks them before releasing them to the market. Otherwise, you won’t be able to start selling household chemicals legally, including on marketplaces.

Basic requirements for products - sanitary and hygienic - are confirmed by a certificate of state registration. To do this, the manufacturer submits product samples for testing to an accredited laboratory, where they are tested for key safety indicators. And then it receives a state registration certificate, which guarantees that the composition does not contain life-threatening or prohibited components. 

Most often, consumers do not have to check these documents - stores and marketplaces do this for them. It is simply impossible for dishwashing gel, for example, to get onto the counter without checking the certificate, especially if we are talking about large retail chains. You can request them from the seller or directly from the manufacturer.

How can you understand that household chemicals are truly safe for children and environmentally friendly?

If everything is clear with basic security, then what to do with special properties? For example, how can you check that a washing gel has actually been tested by specialists and is safe for children?

It is quite normal to have doubts in this case. After all, a product that seems effective at first glance may contain:

1. phosphates

2. aggressive surfactants

3. chlorine and chlorine-containing compounds

4. aggressive fragrances and dyes

All of these components are not prohibited, but can be dangerous in homes with children and animals, allergy sufferers and asthmatics. Manufacturers often indicate on packaging that products are hypoallergenic and environmentally friendly, but is this really so? This is where voluntary certification comes to the rescue.

Voluntary certification is an optional procedure, but it can be used to prove that the product meets the stated requirements. To do this, products are tested in independent laboratories, where experts render their verdict.

The consumer has the right to request documents and find out for sure whether the product really does not contain phosphates, chlorine and other components.

What properties of YokoSun household chemicals have experts proven?

We understand that when it comes to home care, not only basic standards are important, but also efficiency and compliance with modern environmental requirements. Therefore, we constantly test products together with specialists and prove their properties through voluntary certification. This is how we guarantee that our funds:

1. Phosphate-free products really do not contain them

Phosphates can cause allergic reactions, but also cause pollution of water bodies. As laboratory tests have proven, the products cope with contaminants without this.

2. Hypoallergenic

If the product packaging indicates that the product is hypoallergenic, then we have confirmed this through voluntary certification. Tests in independent laboratories have proven that the composition does not contain aggressive surfactants, fragrances or dyes.

3. Meets consumer properties and production requirements

There are also product manufacturing standards. For example, the international standard ISO 9001-2015, to which the production of YokoSun products complies. It determines product quality management, as well as customer satisfaction.

It is normal to doubt the quality of household chemicals, their properties and safety. After all, a lot depends on such funds, for example, the health and well-being of the whole family. Check the characteristics for sure by requesting information about mandatory documents and voluntary certification from the manufacturer - your family truly deserves quality care.