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Why is “DL” listed next to some ingredients?

The “DL” next to some ingredients on our home care product ingredient list indicates presence on a “designated list.” The California Senate Bill No 258 (Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017) mandates that Schmidt’s, as a supplier of cleaning products to consumers, declare any ingredient that is found on an authoritative body’s designated list. Additionally, in our commitment to quality and transparency, we strive to educate our consumers on the ingredients we use within our products. All of our ingredients are evaluated and are incorporated into our formulas at levels which minimize any potential harm.

What are Designated Lists?

In this case, designated lists are advisory lists adopted by authoritative bodies that contain ingredients used in products. These lists are created by various entities, including international, national, and state governmental bodies, along with some non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Each governmental body or NGO has its own process for adding ingredients to their designated list. Some lists identify ingredients which have concerns with regards to human health such as IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System) Carcinogens. Other lists, such as the US EPA PBTs (Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic) list, focus on ingredients with environmental concerns. In the table below, we have included the designated lists that are identified in the CA Right to Know Act.

Should I be concerned about the ingredients that are listed on these designated lists?

It is important to always familiarize yourself with product labels and understand if you have any specific sensitivity or health concerns associated with a specific ingredient. That is why we support the California Right to know act of 2017 because we believe you have the right to know what is in the ingredients that we sell. All the ingredients used in Schmidt’s formulas have been evaluated and tested from a safety and regulatory standpoint and deemed that they are acceptable for inclusion in our products (when used as directed by our customers).

Why are many of the ingredients listed as “DL” not listed on the product label?

Most of the “DL” ingredients are a part of our natural fragrances. Schmidt’s is committed to using 100% natural fragrances in our products, and we never formulate with artificial fragrances. Our natural fragrances include both essential oils and plant isolates, formulated in proprietary combinations that result in our signature scents. On our labels, we utilize “natural fragrance” rather than listing all of the components. For the sake of clarity to those sensitive to allergens or specific plant oils (or who are just curious to learn more!), we do list all of the natural fragrance components used in our products on our SmartLabel pages—and some of these ingredients are identified on one or more of the designated lists. These ingredients are in our formulas at low levels to impart a scent, but still comply with Schmidt’s strict formulation standards and do not present a risk to our customers when used as directed.

CA Right to Know Act Designated Lists

California has enacted Senate Bill 258, the “Cleaning Products Right to Know Act of 2017.” Under the California Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017, the disclosure of fragrance allergens included on Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation No 1223/2009, ingredients that appear on one or more of 22 Designated Lists, and/or certain Nonfunctional Constituents are required to provide consumers and workers with detailed ingredient information about the cleaning products they purchase.

The following table provides links to the designated lists referenced in the California Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017.

List Reference No Description
CA Prop 65 1 Chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity that are listed pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 25249.5 of Division 20)).
EU CMRs 2 Chemicals classified by the European Union as carcinogens, mutagens, or reproductive toxicants pursuant to Category 1A or 1B in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) 1272/2008.
EU Endocrine Disruptors 3 Chemicals included in the European Union Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern in accordance with Article 59 of Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 on the basis of Article 57(f) for endocrine disrupting properties.
IRIS Neurotoxicants 4 Chemicals for which a reference dose or reference concentration has been developed based on neurotoxicity in the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s Integrated Risk Information System.
IRIS Carcinogens 5 Chemicals that are identified as carcinogenic to humans, likely to be carcinogenic to humans, or as Group A, B1, or B2 carcinogens in the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s Integrated Risk Information System.
EU PBTs 6 Chemicals included in the European Chemicals Agency Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern in accordance with Article 59 of Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 on the basis of Article 57(d), Article 57(e), or Article 57 (f) of Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 for persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, or very persistent and very bioaccumulative properties.
Canada PBTs 7 Chemicals that are identified as persistent, bioaccumulative, and inherently toxic to the environment by the Canadian Environmental Protection Act Environmental Registry Domestic Substances List.
EU Respiratory Sensitizers 8 Chemicals classified by the European Union in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 as respiratory sensitizer category 1.
IARC Carcinogens 9 Group 1, 2A, or 2B carcinogens identified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
ATSDR Neurotoxicants 10 Neurotoxicants that are identified in the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s Toxic Substances Portal, Health Effects of Toxic Substances and Carcinogens, Nervous System.
US EPA Priority Chemicals List 11 Persistent bioaccumulative and toxic priority chemicals that are identified by the federal Environmental Protection Agency National Waste Minimization Program.
US NTP Reproductive or Developmental Toxicants 12 Reproductive or developmental toxicants identified in Monographs on the Potential Human Reproductive and Developmental Effects published by the federal National Toxicology Program, Office of Health Assessment and Translation.
US EPA PBTs 13 Chemicals identified by the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxics Release Inventory as Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic Chemicals that are subject to reporting under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11001, et seq.).
WA PBTs 14 The Washington Department of Ecology’s Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic (PBT) Chemicals identified in Chapter 173-333 of Title 173 of the Washington Administrative Code.
US NTP Carcinogens 15 Chemicals that are identified as known to be, or reasonably anticipated to be, human carcinogens by the 13th Report on Carcinogens prepared by the federal National Toxicology Program. Subsequent revisions to this list shall not be incorporated.
CA NLs 16 Chemicals for which notification levels, as defined in Section 116455, have been established by the State Department of Public Health or the State Water Resources Control Board.
CA MCLs 17 Chemicals for which primary maximum contaminant levels have been established and adopted under Section 64431 or 64444 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
CA TACs 18 Chemicals identified as toxic air contaminants under Section 93000 or 93001 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations.
CA Priority Pollutants 19 Chemicals that are identified as priority pollutants in the California water quality control plans pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 303 of the federal Clean Water Act and in Section 131.38 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or identified as pollutants by the state or the federal Environmental Protection Agency for one or more water bodies in the state under subdivision (d) of Section 303 of the federal Clean Water Act and Section 130.7 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
CA Non-Cancer Hazards 20 Chemicals that are identified with noncancer endpoints and listed with an inhalation or oral reference exposure level by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 44360.
CA Priority Chemicals 21 Chemicals identified as priority chemicals by the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program pursuant to Section 105449.
Marine Priority Action Chemicals 22 Chemicals that are identified on Part A of the list of Chemicals for Priority Action prepared by the Oslo and Paris Conventions for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic.
EU Fragrance Allergen - A fragrance allergen included on Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation No. 1223/2009 as required to be labeled by the EU Detergents Regulation No. 648/2004, or subsequent updates to those regulations, when present in the product at a concentration at or above 0.01 percent (100 ppm).
CA Nonfunctional Constituent - “Nonfunctional constituent” means one of 34 listed substances, that is an incidental component of an intentionally added ingredient, a breakdown product of an intentionally added ingredient, or a byproduct of the manufacturing process that has no functional or technical effect on the designated product, when present in the product at a concentration at or above 0.01 percent (100 ppm).