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Method All-Purpose Cleaner, Pink Grapefruit

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All-Purpose Cleaner, Pink Grapefruit, 28 fl oz

Plant-derived surfactants and a public CAS-level disclosure put this ahead of most supermarket sprays. It still colors the liquid with a synthetic dye, scents it with listed allergens, and sells it in a plastic trigger bottle. A fair middle, not a destination.

4 / 10 Medium plastic footprint $

Plant-derived surfactants with CAS-level public disclosure, colored with a synthetic dye and scented with listed allergens, in a plastic trigger bottle.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Some plastic
Plastic spray bottle and trigger; brand recycled-content claim not verified here
Microplastic shedding and leaching Sheds very little
No polymer ingredients in formula
End of life: persistence and recovery Persists somewhat
Only partly recoverable; some of it persists.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern Low concern
No phthalates, bisphenols, or PFAS.
Transparency and disclosure Mostly disclosed
CAS-level ingredient disclosure PDF published by brand

Strengths

  • Plant-derived surfactant system
  • CAS-level public ingredient disclosure
  • Widely available

Trade-offs

  • Synthetic dye (Acid Red 52) and fragrance allergens in formula
  • All-plastic bottle and trigger
  • Refill option still plastic

What's inside

Water, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, lauryl glucoside, sodium gluconate, C12-16 pareth-7, sodium carbonate, citric acid, potassium hydroxide, Acid Red 52 dye, fragrance including limonene and hexyl cinnamal.

PartMaterial
Bottle and trigger: plastic
Formula: no polymers

Free of Formula free of polymer ingredients

Packaging
Plastic spray bottle and trigger; brand recycled-content claim not verified here
Microplastics
No polymer ingredients in formula

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Plant-Derived SurfactantsCAS-Level Disclosure

Certifications

None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.

About Method

Method publishes a California ingredient disclosure PDF for this cleaner, which is where this card’s formula facts come from.

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Melissa Walker, founder of Thriving Sustainably

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Melissa Walker is the founder of Thriving Sustainably. A mom who started reading the labels after learning how much microplastic ends up in our bodies, she co-leads the environmental pillar of a Fortune 500 company’s employee sustainability program and rates brands against public certification databases so families can lower their microplastic exposure without the guesswork.