Bio Pac and Oasis Cleaning Products Environmentally friendly, not animal tested, safe for the chemically sensitive.
Completely Biodegradable Ingredients
The goal of Bio Pac, Inc. is to make products completely biodegradable and safe for the environment. Our products list exact chemical names. Instead of a "friendly' sounding ingredient list, we feel you have a right to know exactly what's in our products! All cleaning products contain a mixture of water and surfactants which are the surface active agents, also called detergents, emulsifiers, cleaners, etc.
Products
Concentrated Dish Liquid
- Water
- Ammonium Alkyl Ether Sulfate Linear
- Alkyl Sulfonate
- d-Limonene
Concentrated Laundry Liquid
- Water
- Linear Alkyl Sulfonate
- Linear Alcohol Ethoxylate
- Triethanolamine
- d-Limonene
Conc. Citrus All Purpose Cleaner
- Water
- d-Limonene
- Linear Alcohol Ethoxylate
- Triethanolamine
Automatic Dish Powder
- Sodium Carbonate
- Linear Alcohol Ethoxylate
- Percarbonate
- Sodium Tri-poly phosphate
Concentrated (Ultra) Laundry Powder
- Zeolite
- Linear Alcohol Ethoxylate
- Linear Alkyl Sulfonate
- Sodium Carbonate Carboxymethycellulose
- Sodium Chloride
- d-Limonene
Concentrated Non-Chlorine Bleach
- Sodium Carbonate
- Percarbonate
- Sodium Chloride
Herbal Conditioner
Behentrimonium methosulfate (derived from rapeseed oil), cetearyl alcohol (from palm oil), extracts of palma rosa, ylang, ylang, jasmine, geranium, marigold, lavender, orange, lemon, lime, oakmoss, yarrow, chamomile, nettle, natural herbal fragrances, citric acid, methyl and propyl paraben. No animal ingredients and no animal testing.
Herbal Shampoo
Water, cocamido propyl betaine, sodium lauryl sulfate, aloe vera, extracts of palma rosa, ylang, ylang, jasmine, geranium, marigold, lavender, orange, lemon, lime, oakmoss, yarrow, chamomile, nettle, natural herbal fragrances, citric acid, methyl and propyl paraben. No animal ingredients and no animal testing.
Ingredient Profile
Ammonium Alkyl Ether Sulfate
This anionic surfactant has been shown to be readily biodegradable using various test methods. It is used in the dish liquid for foaming and mildness.
Linear Alcohol Ethoxylate
This nonionic surfactant can be derived from natural oils and is readily biodegradable. It is the workhorse surfactant of the entire detergent industry with exceptional cleaning abilities.
Linear alkyl sulfonate
This anionic surfactant can be derived from natural oils and meets numerous criteria for bio-degradability. It is particularly good for oily stains and is used in the laundry compounds.
TEA
TEA, or triethanolamine is used to enhance oil solubility and is used to build the pH of the laundry liquid. This ingredient is readily biodegradable.
d-Limonene
This is a natural oil derived from citrus peels and is used to give the product scent and is a highly effective cleaner even at low concentrations. It is 100% biodegradable.
Zeolite
This mineral occurs naturally and is used for water softening in the laundry powder. It is a substitute for phosphates.
Percarbonate
This oxidizing agent is used as a nonchlorine bleach. It is made from sodium carbonate and hydrogen peroxide and is used as a cleaning agent for protein films.
Carboxymethylcellulose
This substance is used as a anti-redeposition agent in the laundry powder and is derived from natural gas.
Sodium carbonate
This substance (washing soda) occurs naturally and is used for water softening.
Sodium Tri-poly Phosphate
This naturally occurring mineral is used for water softening. We use much less phosphate than leading brands. However,_ phosphates are really only a problem in enclosed lake systems. If you are using your greywater for your garden, phosphates are an excellent fertilizer. In fact, it is not the phosphates that are harmful in lakes. Because they are such good fertilizers, they encourage algae growth. When this algae dies, it sinks to the bottom and in the decomposition process, uses up oxygen which can eventually deplete the oxygen in the lake Our source of fatty acid is coconut oil. Fatty acids are soaps.
Vegetable or Petroleum based?
Many surfactant makers use vegetable oils as starting points, but the actual process that turns these oils into surfactants brings them into direct contact with petrochemicals. (See Garbage, Sep/Oct, 1991 pg. 36 for a complete Petrochemical primer. This issue IS must reading for anyone who is interested in the exact origins of natural products. The real problem with petroleum is that we BURN it_ and burn a lot of it! The Indians used naturally occurring petroleum for centuries where it seeped from the ground. Animal Testing Our finished products are never tested on animals and contain no animal products.
A Note on Optical Brighteners
Over time, laundry begins to gray from repeated washings. Previously, bluing agents were added to the wash to dye them blue, making them look somewhat brighter. Because bluing only worked so well, optical brighteners were added to commercial brands of laundry compounds. Optical brighteners, also called fabric whiteners, are fluorescent dyes that coat the clothing, absorbing uv light and emitting blue light which makes the clothing appear brighter. After using our laundry products over a period of time, your laundry will be clean, but not "whiter than white!" There are really no substitutes for optical brighteners. Non-chlorine bleach will add back some brightness to your clothing and you can also try adding borax or vinegar and you can still buy bluing agents at most markets, which are nothing more than chemical dyes. However, if you insist on "glowing clothing", use a commercial fabric softener occasionally as all of them contain optical brighteners. This will restore the brightness to your clothing. We do not use optical brighteners in our formulations because their biodegradability is questionable and their long term effects are unknown. Many people experience rashes with these brighteners. Optical brighteners are what makes your clothing glow under black light. Remember, your clothes are not cleaner, they just look brighter. We feel these chemicals are unnecessary and encourage you not to use them. Of course, we do not use any dyes or harmful fragrances in our product either.
