ComputerGuru 11 hours ago

Dettol has pine oil mainly for the scent; its main active ingredient is Chloroxylenol which is toxic to cats in addition to being disastrous for marine life.

Original pinesol is primarily sodium lauryl sulfate (soap found in everything) and pine oil for disinfecting… plus ethoxylated alcohols, which are safe for household use but unfortunately disastrous to marine life as exemplified by TFA. I think the real original formula did not contain these latter alcohols and I was unaware of them when I made my purchase.

Pinesol msds: https://www.thecloroxcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/...

Dettol and cats: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dettol_antiseptic_liquid

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  • sidpatil 10 hours ago

    > Dettol has pine oil mainly for the scent; its main active ingredient is Chloroxylenol which is toxic to cats in addition to being disastrous for marine life.

    In fact, chloroxylenol is the precursor to the proposed safer alternative, according to the article.

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