First of all health and environment

First of all health and environment

Detergents available at the supermarket are usually made thinking at technical problems solving, as removing a kind of soil without spending too much money, paying an acceptable price. But… why does only the price have to be acceptable? What about health? And what about environmental fate? Many

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About endocrine disruptors

About endocrine disruptors

Endocrine disruption is a kind of toxicity studied from relatively few years by health authorities. Endocrine disruptors (ED) may alter hormonal (endocrine), immunitary and reproductive system, in several ways. A lot of everyday chemicals show this tendency, some more (as bisphenol A, some phtalates, PTFE, flame retardants,

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Things that may be covered by detergents fragrances

Things that may be covered by detergents fragrances

Detergents are usually made above all to satisfy both visual and olfactory customer’s needs: laundry products, for example, contain optical brighteners, which give an additional whiteness to fabrics and hide the stains, and persistent and sharp fragrances. About perfumes functions, there is not only to be agreeable,

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Parabens: what they are and why we do not use them

Parabens: what they are and why we do not use them

Parabens are chemicals widely used in cosmetics and detergency as preservatives, precisely to prevent mould. They are generally from synthetic sources, although one of them is from natural as one insect emits it to chase predators away. They are readily biodegradable, so environmentally they are not concerning

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About highly toxics towards aquatic organisms

About highly toxics towards aquatic organisms

Nature and biodiversity of living species must be protected, in order to prevent imbalances which may, in the long run, harm human beings. Chemicals in question show high acute toxicity towards crustaceans, fishes and seaweeds. This toxicity is expressed by EC50 value, which corresponds to the concentration

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Why Bensos does not potassium cocoate

Why Bensos does not potassium cocoate

As you may have read before in this website, we chose not to use this ingredient, potassium cocoate, that is indeed very common in ecological detergents, in conventional ones and in many body cleansers. Is is often considered “safe” because of its natural origin; however, scientifically that

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100% biodegradable: fact or fiction?

100% biodegradable: fact or fiction?

We often read detergents labels that show the claim “100% biodegradable” to corroborate the concept that those products are very ecological. Why Bensos’ products don’t do it? As a matter of fact, this claim is only a publicity stunt, it does not refer to any regulations about

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Why Bensos does not use Linalool

Why Bensos does not use Linalool

Linalool is a common constituent of essential oils, particularly lavender oil but also Ceylon cinnamon, sassafras, orange flower, bergamot, artemisia balchanorum, ylang ylang oils and more. Some think that lavender oil shows sedative and antibacterial properties. Let us see linalool features which make it acceptable according to

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Bensos : proud to be a manufacturer

Bensos : proud to be a manufacturer

Working in the branch of ecological detergents, we are analizying our potential competitors and we see that most of them do not really manufacture their products, which are made by few big industries in Italy or abroad; those industries almost hold a monopoly in the formulations of ecological

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