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Down East Liquid Laundry Detergent

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Highly Rated
Highly Rated
Laundry Detergents

DOWN EAST Liquid Laundry Detergent DOWN EAST Liquid Laundry Detergent is gentle on all fabrics and leaves your clothes and linens fresh and clean. Ideal for use on clothing for babies and people with sensitive skin. Performance Safe to use on all washable fabrics. Use in hot or cold water HE compatible Contains water softeners allowing effective use in hard water Biodegradable formula Directions for Use Pre-soak heavily soiled clothes prior to washing. For household size top-loading machines add 45 ml per load, for HE machines 40 ml per load. Use more for large or very dirty loads. Physical Properties Appearance: Clear colorless liquid pH: 11.0 - 11.5 Odor: Scent-free essentially odorless Click for Ingredients See Also: Spigot for 20L pails

Available in Canada
Ready to use
No drying wait
Full ingredient disclosure
Category
Laundry Detergents
Form
liquid
Dilution
Ready to use
Drying
No wait required
UPC
Not recorded
Brand
Down East
Clean Wise Score
8.4out of 10
Highly Rated

Scores well for a laundry detergent in a dog household, evaluated from the manufacturer's own complete ingredient list. Sodium Laureth Sulfate carries a published classification from US EPA and is detailed in the health notices below.

75%
Confidence
High confidence

Scored from primary manufacturer data with the exact formula version confirmed.

Where to Buy
Additional precautions
  • Dose according to the label for your load size and water hardness — over-dosing is what leaves residue on bedding.

CLEANWISE_V2 score breakdown

One deterministic 100-point model, displayed on the shared 0.0–10.0 Wise scale.

Formula & safety
46.2 / 50
Realistic exposure
20.5 / 25
Transparency
15.0 / 15
Documentation
2.0 / 10

Published assessment

Scores well for a laundry detergent in a dog household, evaluated from the manufacturer's own complete ingredient list. Sodium Laureth Sulfate carries a published classification from US EPA and is detailed in the health notices below.

Dose according to the label for your load size and water hardness — over-dosing is what leaves residue on bedding.
Product subtype
Laundry detergent
Ingredient disclosure
Exact manufacturer list
Certification status
Not certified
Formula identity
Confirmed

Why it scored this way

Led down by Sodium Laureth Sulfate
-0.6

Sodium Laureth Sulfate (Anionic surfactant) carries the heaviest documented hazard profile in this formula and sets the ceiling for the ingredient score.

2 ingredients not yet in the Clean Wise reference library
-3.0

Clean Wise scores conservatively where a printed ingredient has no reference record yet. This is a Clean Wise research gap, not a manufacturer failing.

Scored as: Laundry detergent
-5.0

Dosed into a wash, rinsed out of the fabric and dried before a dog lies on it. The realistic exposure is a low residue on bedding, not contact with the concentrate.

Rinsed before contact resumes
+1.5

Normal use rinses the formula away before a dog contacts the surface, coat or bowl.

Packaging is itself an ingestion hazard
-1.0

Pods, sheets, wipes and concentrate bottles are swallowed by dogs. Storage matters as much as the formula.

Exact, complete manufacturer ingredient list
0.0

Transparency measures how much of the formula the maker publishes, not how good the formula is. A fully disclosed poor formula still earns full transparency points.

No SDS or technical document on file
0.0

Clean Wise has not located a current safety data sheet or technical sheet for this exact product.

Primary manufacturer source
+2.0

Product data was captured from the manufacturer's own product page rather than a reseller listing.

Certification: not certified
0.0

No relevant independent product certification is on file.

Health evidence notices

Sodium Laureth Sulfate

Sodium Laureth Sulfate may be associated with trace 1,4-dioxane depending on manufacture and purification. Clean Wise has not confirmed it is present in this product.

No carcinogenicity penalty was applied: the contaminant is a manufacturing possibility, not a confirmed component of this product. Documentation confidence is lower as a result.

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Use around dogs

Dose according to the label for your load size and water hardness — over-dosing is what leaves residue on bedding.
Store the bottle or pods closed and out of reach; undiluted detergent is the real ingestion hazard.
Run an extra rinse on dog bedding if your dog has sensitive skin.
Scored with CLEANWISE_V2

Clean Wise Verdict

A strong performer across the Clean Wise exposure categories.

How it's used
Laundry Detergents
Ready to use
No wait required
liquid

Where to Buy

Canadian retailers on record. Stock and price vary by store and province.

    Ingredient Breakdown

    Disclosed ingredients in the order they appear on the label, with our independent assessment where we hold reference data.

    Full ingredient list

    Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Chloride, Potassium / Sodium Soap

    Transparency Score

    7.5 / 10
    Ingredient disclosure published
    Product description on file
    Directions for use recorded
    Product form recorded
    Brand on record
    Category assigned
    Canadian availability confirmed
    UPC on record

    Certifications

    No third-party certification is confirmed for this product yet. We only list programs we can verify from the brand or the certifying body.

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    CleanWise provides educational information to help dog owners make informed household choices. Scores are based upon ingredient transparency, intended use and currently available information. Individual dogs may have different sensitivities. Always follow manufacturer instructions.