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Optical Brighteners

Submitted by Geek_Mom on Thu, May. 08, 2008

Are cellulose based optical brighteners really environmentally friendly and safer than traditional brighteners?

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JGlasscoe
Fri, Jun. 13, 2008

Optical Brighteners

One of our competitors (Ecos/Earth Friendly) claims to have a cellulose-based optical brightener. I have not been able to identify a cellulose-based optical brightener in the the chemical literature, nor have i been able to identify such an ingredient from any major ingredient supplier. Therefore I cannot comment on its environmental or human health characteristics.