While the terms natural, eco-friendly and green have some similarities, they are not interchangeable and often get used incorrectly especially when it comes to disinfectant products.
Natural Disinfectants are those that are free from synthetic chemicals, but the term is not regulated and can be used loosely by manufacturers. So, while natural cleaners generally won’t cause any harm to the environment, it’s still not a guarantee.
Eco-friendly Disinfectants don’t necessarily have to be all natural; just because an ingredient is artificially made doesn’t mean it will cause harm to the environment. These products have a lower impact on the environment throughout their life cycle, i.e., from the raw materials used in their manufacturing, to their design, transport to the end-user, their length of use and their capacity to be recycled.
Green Disinfectants are those that have been produced in an environmentally friendly way to have a minimal impact on the environment and are often made from renewable resources. They come from a range of sources: from simple baking soda or vinegar to full-fledged commercial products that have reduced volatile organic compounds (also known as low VOC, which are chemicals emitted as harmful gases), are eco-friendly or have fewer toxic chemicals.
A cleaner or disinfectant is considered green if it passes the criteria for certain standards, including eco-friendliness, non-toxicity, animal cruelty-free, and sustainability. Some advantages include:
- Environmentally safe
- Reduces waste in the environment
- Safe around humans and animals
- Sustainable
Disinfexol hits the Trifecta
Natural
The active ingredient in Disinfexol is hypochlorous acid (HOCl), which happens to be the same element produced by our white blood cells naturally to fight infection in our bodies. HOCl is amazingly effective and carries a neutral charge, which naturally attracts negatively charged bacteria and viruses. Studies show that HOCl has up to 100 times the disinfecting power of OCl- (bleach).
Eco-friendly
The perfect disinfectant must be safe for use around people and pets and effective in swiftly eliminating a wide range of pathogens. Disinfexol’s eco-friendly attributes include:
- Its harmless nature is attributed to its non-toxic and hypoallergenic composition, mirroring the elements found naturally in the white blood cells of every mammal.
- As an optimal choice, HOCl provides effective disinfection without harmful byproducts, ensuring a thorough yet gentle approach.
- Regarding cleanliness, hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is environmentally friendly and breaks down into harmless components of salt and water.
Green
Disinfexol is proud to be Green Seal® certified, meeting the highest benchmark of health and environmental leadership.
Green Seal® is a global nonprofit committed to sustainability and the ecolabelling movement they pioneered decades ago has helped to drive the marketplace toward healthier, greener choices.
The Green Seal certification process ensures that a product meets the rigorous performance, health, and environmental criteria in their environmental leadership standards. Green Seal’s scientists and experts comprehensively validate that a product meets its science-based standards before awarding certification.
Disinfexol’s Green Seal certification validates our sustainability leadership and helps purchasers to make healthier, greener choices with confidence.
