Question from Jen
A friend recently mentioned that she uses a magic eraser to clean her tub and shower-and many other house things like wall smudges, kitchen sink, etc. I keep hearing how wonderful these eraser sponges are but before I tackle some heavy duty cleaning, I wanted to check the safety of them (especially regarding bathtub or kitchen sinks).
Lisa’s Answer
EWG’s Guide to Healthy Cleaning rates Magic Eraser products as a D or F, depending on the variety. The low rating is due mainly to a lack of disclosure of the ingredients.
Are cellulose sponges safe and nontoxic? Do they offgass?
I am also interested if the manufacturing process is nontoxic as well.
Thank you.
I have not researched this so I can’t tell you all of the possible chemicals but each brand could have different additives which they would be unlikely to disclose.
My non-mcs friend told me a couple years ago she stopped using them when she learned they are very toxic. But now neither one of us can remember the source of that info…