Marcel's green soap kitchen cleaner spray - orange jasmine

Article number: 8720254337708 View all of Marcel's Green Soap > View more: Specialty Cleaner > Marcel's Green Soap - Kitchen Cleaner Spray - Orange & Jasmine Concentrated kitchen cleaner based on herbal soaps. With very powerful degreasing and dirt-removing action for thorough cleaning. The cleaner is formulated so that once you start cleaning, you can't stop. Countertops, stovetops, and cupboards: everything will be clean like never before, and what's more, everything will smell wonderfully fresh with orange and jasmine. No dyes, parabens, phosphates, chlorine, ammonia, or acids. 100% natural, 97% biodegradable. 100% vegan bottle made from 100% recycled plastic, suitable for septic tanks, refillable. Jasmine has a mysterious, intoxicating perfume and is said to be a strong aphrodisiac. Orange adds a much-needed sense of sobriety and freshness. We're here to clean, after all. INCI Aqua, Methoxymethylbutanol, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Phenoxyethanol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Perfume, Citric Acid, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Geraniol, Sodium Pyrithione, Limonene, Benzyl Salicylate, Benzisothiazolino Product specifications Kitchen Cleaner Spray - Orange & Jasmine Item description Kitchen Cleaner Spray - Orange & Jasmine Item number 8720254337708 Packaging type Standard Country of origin Netherlands It all started with travels Marcel and his 3 daughters made to Sri Lanka, Italy and America. Everywhere they went, they were inspired by nature and noticed how their senses were heightened by the intense colours, the unfamiliar sounds and the tantalising scents. Marcel's daughters knew their father had been making cleaning products for years. One day, the youngest asked, "Why does it always smell so good in the forest, and why do those cleaning products always smell so fake?" A simple question—but a wake-up call for Marcel. It's strange, really, that so few cleaning products actually smell good. And even stranger that the "clean" in "cleaning products" stops at the front door. Most cleaning products don't exactly make the world a cleaner place. Surely there was a better way... Marcel got to work—a search for natural ingredients for his own soap series: Marcel's Green Soap. At first, it was just for fun, and they made a few bottles for them to use at home. But it quickly got out of hand, and the soap was produced in larger quantities. Marcel found a soap factory in Utrecht that wanted to collaborate with him to produce his products. And together with a few friends and colleagues from his past, Marcel developed a wonderful line of cleaning products—a soap series, so to speak. Every Marcel soap promises you three things: it smells fantastic, it cleans wonderfully, and it's 100% natural. Marcel's Green Soap is a traditional Dutch startup. Their goal is to make laundry and cleaning products much more sustainable. This includes the formulation, packaging, and ultimately the companies behind it. This is how ASP truly becomes a clean world! Environmental information about Kitchen Cleaner Spray - Orange & Jasmine. What does it mean that Marcel's Green Soap is 100% natural? The difference from regular household products lies in the type of chemicals. We use plant-based, natural, biodegradable, and safe chemicals, as opposed to petrochemicals, synthetic chemicals. Every Marcel's Green Soap product is free from parabens, acids, ammonia, chlorine, and dyes. These are ingredients that can be harmful to the environment, your home, or your body. Do you use animal testing during the production process? No. We absolutely do not use animals to test our products. We also know that our suppliers do not use animal testing. Furthermore, the products are safe to use around animals. Do you use palm and coconut components? Yes. We use both palm and coconut oil components. Our palm and coconut oil suppliers are all Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified sustainable palm oil suppliers. This allows us to support the growing supply of sustainable palm and coconut oil products. RSPO is the only organization actively working on sustainable palm oil products. Parties such as the WWF, Greenpeace, and Oxfam Novib are also members of this organization. But isn't palm oil what all those rainforests are cut down for? Unfortunately, a lot of palm oil still comes from plantations where rainforest once stood. Furthermore, the soil is being depleted, leading to erosion and soil degradation. The RSPO is trying to combat all this. They issue certificates to palm oil plantations that produce palm oil sustainably. Of course, this doesn't always work well, especially in countries where corruption is widespread. However, Marcel believes the solution lies in better monitoring and regulating these registrations. Properly cultivated palm oil is currently the best way for nature to meet its demand for this type of oil. But wouldn't it be much better if palm oil weren't used? Around 40 billion liters of palm oil are produced worldwide, about 5 liters per person. Palm oil is the most effective way to produce oil. But Marcel's Green Soap also believes that we should actively continue to explore alternatives to palm oil because we need the rainforests far too much! Are Marcel's Green Soap products biodegradable? All Marcel's Green Soap products are 99% biodegradable. By biodegradable, we mean that the entire product breaks down in CO2 and water within 28 days. Marcel's Green Soap products also contain salts, among other things. These are used for pH control, to dissolve dirt, and to make them thicker. Salts never break down in water and CO2, hence the 99%. What about the packaging? All Marcel's Green Soap packaging is made from 100% recycled plastic, also known as HDPE. Marcel's Green Soap is the first brand in the Netherlands to only use recycled plastic in its packaging, thus contributing nothing to plastic pollution. Moreover, Marcel's Green Soap bottles are easily recyclable, so new plastic is virtually never needed. This is a common plastic and therefore easily recyclable. Because no dye has been added to the bottle, the bottles are also particularly suitable for recycling. Why not plant plastics? Nowadays, you can also make bottles from plants, such as sugar cane or sugar beet. The disadvantage of sugar cane is that it has to be sourced all the way from the other side of the world, which seems environmentally friendly, but the CO2 footprint is not so favorable. And once the bottle is finished, it's thrown away again, creating yet another plastic waste problem. That's why Marcel focuses primarily on the use of recycled plastic. What is the path to more sustainable packaging? Marcel wants everyone to use only recycled plastic, preferably the entire bottle. Approximately 4 million cleaning product bottles are thrown away in the Netherlands every week. Marcel works closely with partners in the Netherlands and abroad to reuse plastic that has already been used as bottles by consumers. And not just 10 or 15%, like many brands, but 100%. This way, you ensure that no new raw materials need to be used. What should I do when the bottle is empty? A very kind but urgent request: collect plastic separately. Marcel started this himself a few years ago and now realizes that half of his waste is plastic! The bottles are made of 100% HDPE (the label is also included), making them highly recyclable. The bottle is then cut into small pieces, the plastic is washed, and then it can be reused for another bottle. Where is Marcel's Green Soap produced? All products are produced at a soap factory in Utrecht. This used to be part of a large company, but these large companies often supply the entire European market from one or two factories. This saves a lot of money, but it's not always good for the environment because trucks are driving crisscross through Europe. For example, a bottle of Marcel's Green Soap dish soap has traveled about 80 kilometers before it reaches your countertop. Competitors often travel 600 kilometers! What about Marcel's Green Soap's carbon footprint? If you want to properly assess a company's CO2 footprint, you have to look closely from start to finish—it's called "craddle to grave." Because everything is produced in the Netherlands, and almost all raw materials come from the Netherlands (or Germany), the production process has minimal environmental impact. Regarding marketing, sales, and administration, Marcel manages the company himself from his home office. No management teams, no international meetings, no commuting. This makes Marcel's Green Soap CO2 neutral from the start, as there are almost no additional emissions. Marcel considers this a much better way than initially emitting a large amount of CO2 and then offsetting it. And what about the products delivered to the consumer? Because Marcel's products are 99% biodegradable and the bottles contain no dye, the environmental impact is limited and recycling is promoted. And because Marcel's products are concentrated and the scent is much more pronounced, you often end up using a little less. Hey, nobody's perfect, and Marcel doesn't pretend to do everything he can to minimize his impact on the environment. But he does try to do his part in his own way.