You call that natural?

Natural Wonder Living uses only pure undiluted 100% essential oils and truly natural ingredients to create our products. Statements such as "avoid prolonged breathing of vapors", "corrosive", "use in well ventilated area", "vapors may irritate"... don't sound very "natural" to me. Those quotes are taken directly from the labels of supposedly "green" household products in a local grocery. There's a de-greaser that claims to be orange powered, but the tiny, tiny print says orange extract (not essential orange oil, certainly not therapeutic grade essential orange oil) and is the last listed ingredient, after water, glycol ether (a solvent commonly used in paint), and unidentified surfactants (surfactants help non-mixable liquids mix, i.e., oil and water). Why not identify the surfactant -- is it one of the ones suspected or known to be toxic to animals, ecosystems and humans (only some of which are subject to a voluntary agreement between the EPA and 8 chemical companies to reduce or eliminate emissions of the chemical and it precursors)?

How about 2-butoxyethanol? -- an ingredient of an all purpose cleaner claiming to be "the finest non-toxic cleaner in the world"; also an ingredient of a well-known window and glass cleaner. Cleaning product manufacturers are not required to list this substance on the product label, even though its EU Classifcation is "Harmful", it is on California's list of hazardous substances, and Environment and Health Canada has recommended that it be added to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act!!!

Case Study: "Cleaning products used for common cleaning tasks were mixtures of many chemicals, including respiratory and dermal irritants and sensitizers. Examples of ingredients of concern include quaternary ammonium compounds, 2-butoxyethanol, and ethanolamines." quote source.

Or consider propylene glycol, #1 ingredient of several supposedly "natural" deodorants, soaps, and skin care products. "Classified as skin irritant", "One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at moderate doses", "One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results", "... it has been found to provoke skin irritation and sensitization in humans as low as 2% concentration, while the industry review panel recommends cosmetics can contain up to 50% of the substance." quote source.

Or "urea" -- it's exactly what it sounds like -- let's all rub some of that into our skin! I found this ingredient listed in a drug store hand & body lotion, under a different name of course. It's a suspected developmental toxicant and suspected cardiovascular or blood toxicant (check it out).

Then there's the powdered cleaner for your kitchen sink -- main ingredient dichloroisocyanuric acid, suspected liver toxicant, and oxidizer that reacts with water to form a compound related to the active ingredient in bleach. Be sure to never, never, never use bleach containing cleaners with amonia containing cleaners. But, how can you be sure what's in the products you're using if the manufacturers don't list all the ingredients?