doTERRA is known for its essential oils, but this is one of their most popular products and for good reason, it is so versatile!

We use the Cleaner Concentrate to clean so many things in our house:

➕  dishes
➕  floors
➕  toilets
➕  showers
➕  sinks
➕  benches
➕  stoves
➕  ovens
➕  dishwashers
➕  bbq’s
➕  cars
➕  small appliances

There really isn’t much it can’t clean, plus it can be used as a stain remover on clothes, furniture, and carpet (make sure to patch test first though – but so far it has been great on what we have tried it on).

It’s really economical too.  One $18 355ml bottle of concentrate can make up 18 500ml bottles of multipurpose spray – that’s $1 a bottle! You can’t buy low-tox cleaners at the supermarket for that.

Give that it’s a concentrate a little goes a long way so a little squirt is all you need for whatever you are using it on.

So, what’s in it?

The full list of ingredients are:

Aqua (Water), Polysorbate 20, Decyl Glucoside, Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate, Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate, Cetyl Betaine, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Citrus sinensis (Wild Orange) Peel Oil Expressed, Eugenia caryophyllus (Clove) Bud Oil, Cinnamomum zeylancium (Cinnamon) Leaf Oil, Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Cinnamon) Bark Oil, Eucalyptus globulus (Eucalyptus) Leaf Oil, Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil.

We did have some concerns about the Polysorbate 20.  We sent our concerns to them stating as follows:

In its original form, polysorbate is a harmless sorbitol, which is a sugar alcohol. For its use in personal care products, however, it’s treated with ethylene oxide. Thus, the name “polysorbate 20,” because it’s treated with 20 parts of ethylene oxide.

The result is an ingredient used as an emulsifier in cosmetic creams, lotions, cream deodorant, baby oil, sun lotion, etc. It is used to help mix oil and water.

The problem with any ingredient that is treated with ethylene oxide (or “ethoxylated”) is that it can then become contaminated with 1,4-dioxane, a potentially dangerous toxicity ingredient. In fact, 1,4-dioxane in cosmetics is a known animal carcinogen that penetrates readily into the skin. This ingredient has also been linked with skin allergies. There is so much concern about this contaminant that a class-action lawsuit was filed in New Jersey against manufacturers of children’s bath and personal-care products. Defendants manufactured, distributed, marketed, or sold products containing formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane.

Will Halterman who is the doTERRA President, Australia and New Zealand responded with:

The polysorbate 20 used in the On Guard Cleaner Concentrate is absolutely safe to use.  The information in the article you shared below only points out that polysorbate 20 can become contaminated with 1,4-dioxane, but fails to point out that 1,4-dioxane can only be generated under specific circumstances.  For example, the ethylene oxide used in the production of polysorbate 20 would have to be found as a residue in the finished material, then hydrolysed to produce diethylene glycol.  This would then have to be dehydrated using an acid source to create dioxane.  Since the hydrolysis process and the dehydration do not occur in the On Guard Cleaner Concentrate, 1,4-dioxane is not produced.

But on top of this, any potential 1,4-dioxane residue in the polysorbate 20 raw material is removed using a steam process.  The polysorbate 20 is then tested for contamination by ingredient suppliers before it is included in the On Guard Cleaner Concentrate.  This ensures that 1,4-dioxane cannot be found in the product to begin with.

We were satisfied with this response.  Will also went onto say that if we had any further questions about any ingredients, then he was happy to provide us with any information we needed.

This is company transparency that we love!

How do we use it?

Glad you asked 😉 . Here are some recipes of the best ways we love to use it:

Toilet Cleaner – recipe HERE
Washing Machine Clean – top loader recipe HERE – front loader recipe HERE
Dishwashing Liquid – recipe HERE
Reusable Cleaning Wipes – recipe HERE
Surface Cleaner – recipe HERE
Cleaning Paste – recipe HERE

When it’s so cheap to use and when it replaces so many products in your cleaning cupboard, why would you want anything else?

If you want to get your hands on some of this and you don’t yet have a doTERRA wholesale account then head on over to HERE for all the details and to get set up.

Otherwise, let us know by commenting below how you like to use your cleaner concentrate?  Let’s share all the hints, tips and hacks for everyone to benefit from.

Tracey & Jo x