Popular Laundry Detergent in Japan + Natural/Organic Brands

I’m someone who knows more then the general public does when it comes to the chemical warfare that we are exposed to every day, I’ve done the research and have seen the physical effects of bad detergents, not only are most horribly bad for the environment, they are also horribly bad for YOU, and especially children. Most laundry detergent are so bad for you, that the lobbyist here in America made it so that laundry detergent manufactures do not BY LAW have to tell you what it’s in the mixture of death. To be blunt, it’s a toxic concoction of petroleum based products and many are straight responsible for the rise in asthma and respiratory challenges as well as cancer. To push this even further in many main stream brands of detergents have a chemical used in them that are actually used in laboratory conditions to INDUCE asthma attacks for research!

So here is a basic run down of popular detergents in Japan, and few you may want to lean towards when given the option! Overall it’s not super popular for natural/organic safe detergents in Japan, but they do exist! When my wife and I get over there we’ll update with a new post when we find more options for those that care about their health.

WARNING UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE RUN FAR FAR AWAY FROM THESE BRANDS

Words to know when reading ingredients and words on detergent boxes/bottles:

洗濯	せんたく	sentaku	laundry
洗剤	せんざい	senzai	detergent
粉末	ふんまつ	funmatsu	powder
液体	えきたい	ekitai	liquid
固形	こけい	kokei	solid
石鹸, 石けん, せっけん	せっけん	sekken	soap
柔軟剤	じゅうなんざい	juunanzai	fabric softener
柔軟仕上げ剤	じゅうなんしあげざい	Jūnan shiage-zai	fabric softener
詰替用 or つめかえ用	つめかえよう	tsumekaeyou	refill
液性	えきせい	ekisei	pH
香り	かおり	kaori	scented
入り	いり	Iri	Included
–	なし	Nashi	without
おしゃれ着	おしゃれちゃく	Oshare chaku	fashionable clothes

Extras:

無添加むてんか mutenka – no additives

エコ洗剤えこせんざいEkosenzai – Eco-detergent

環境洗剤かんきょうせんざい kankyousenzai – Environmental detergent

Ingredients:

成分	せいぶん	seibun	ingredients
界面活性剤	かいめんかっせいざい	kaimenkasseizai	surfactant
合成	ごうせい	gousei	synthetic
純石けん	じゅんせっけん	junn sekken	pure soap
酸素系	さんそけい	sansokei	color-safe bleach
塩素系	えんそけい	ensokei	chlorine bleach
衣料用漂白剤	いりょうようひょうはくざい	iryouyou hyouhakuzai hyouhakuzai	Clothing bleach
漂白剤	ひょうはくざい	hyouhakuzai	bleaching agent
漂白剤なし	ひょうはくざいなし	Hyōhaku-zai nashi	no bleach
蛍光増白剤	けいこうぞうはくざい	keikouzouhakuzai	optical brighteners
酵素	こうそ	kouso	enzymes
アルカリ剤	アルカリざい	arukarizai	alkaline agents
水軟化剤	みずなんかざい	mizunankazai	water softener
柔軟剤入り	じゅうなんざいいり	juunanzai-iri	including fabric softener
無香科	むこうか	Mukou ka	No added fragrances
配合していません	はいごうしていません	Haigō shite imasen	Not formulated

Laundry detergent is typically labeled as: 洗濯用合成洗剤 on the back following 品名 (hinmei), which means “product name”

Common Brands:

Arau (SAFE TO BUY)

アリエール (Ariel)

アタック (Attack)

アワーズ (Awa’s)

ボールド (Bold)

エマール (Emal)

ファファ (Fa-Fa)

ミヨシ (Miyoshi)

ニュービーズ (New Beads)

トップ (Top)

ブライト (Bright)

シャボン玉 (Soap Bubble)

ブルーダイヤ (Blue Diamond)

NANOX

洗浄剤 (washing soap) -アクアウォッシュ洗浄剤

Pigeon – Pua

Fabric softener:

Fabric softener bottles look very similar to laundry detergent bottles, but instead, their 品名 (“product name”) on the table on the back of the bottle will be 柔軟仕上げ剤. Also, fabric softeners tend to be extremely scented, which is reflected by the flowers, berries and other representations of scents on the bottle. Fabric softener has been shown to be the most poisonous part of doing laundry. The EPA actually says on their own website that if some of these chemicals are floating around in the air that they are to be taken serious and to be avoided. DO NOT USE FABRIC SOFTENER. It’s better to get dryer balls instead to make your clothes less starchy.

Downy

さらさ (Sarasa)

レノア (Lenor)

ファーファ (Fafa)

ソフラン (Soflan)

Mieux Luxgeous

Aroma Rich

ハミング (Humming)

Bleach:

Popular brands:

ブライト (Bright)

ハイター (Haiter)

ワイドハイター (Wide Haiter)

マイブリーチ (My Bleach)

Detergent for super fine clothes: (Good to Buy)

The Laundry Detergent has premium ingredients and can save you a trip to the dry cleaners for certain fancier clothing. It also has a premium price at $42.73 for 500ml http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/favor/item/the_laundry_detergent_refill_set/

Aroma materials / ingredients detergent components (surface Activator equivalent amount): high grade alcohol-based (non-ionic) 9%, coconut oil fatty acid alkanolamide (ME A use) 7%, other: ro purified ingredients: Lavender essential oil 1% 83% (additive is any unused) water / liquid: neutral / applications: cotton, hemp, chemical fiber, wool, silk fabric washing

MORE TO COME!

-NihonScope