MGG Q&A: Advanage Wonder Cleaner
November 8, 2009
Mommy Goes Green Q&A– A reader emailed asking about Advanage Wonder Cleaner.
Q: I am so bummed right now because I got suckered into buying Advantage Wonder Cleaner for $38 + tax from a door to door saleswoman. She had this great spiel and demonstrated how well the cleaner worked – which it did work great. She promised it was “green” and gave me a pamphlet with info. I read on the bottle (of course after I buy it) all these warnings about ingesting it and rinsing your eyes out if it gets in them and to contact a physician if you being vomiting after ingesting. Would there be all those problems if a product was truly non-toxic?
A: I haven’t heard of Advanage before. Unfortunately, I really can’t find much about the company online, besides their website. They claim to be awarded some “green seal of approval” but the organization that they cite (My Green Globe) doesn’t have a website and I can’t find anything else about them. I did find several complaints and claims about the product not working along with some aggressive behavior by the door-to-door salespeople. As a comparison, I looked through the Seventh Generation products I use and they are clearly labeled ”not poisonous” but if ingested to drink water and call a physician. My general rule is that if a product does not disclose ALL of its ingredients, I won’t use it. As far as I can tell, Advanage doesn’t disclose its ingredients so I’d be inclined to toss it. Also, if it says ‘Danger’, ‘Warning’ or ‘Poison’ – then there is no way it’s “non-toxic”. That term is not regulated, so anyone can claim their product is safe.
Readers – anyone else come in contact with Advanage?
