Daddy Van's All Natural Countertop Care

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About this product: "If you want to maintain your soapstone countertop’s even-colored appearance, do it with Daddy Van’s All Natural Countertop Care! Beeswax is less greasy than mineral oil, is easier to apply, and lasts much longer. +More

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Question: will this work on Formica? See Answer ▾
Lorraine Razor 830 (Bellevue)

Question: I would like to know if this product is unflamable as I have to fix it, after spreading it on the surface, with fire. Thanks a lot, barbara See Answer ▾
barbara (saylorsburg PA)

Qualities

Biodegradable ▸ x The product or its components can be broken down by natural forces into the simplest possible molecules under commonly found conditions and in a reasonable length of time. Did you know? For something to be considered biodegradable it must completely break down and return to nature in a reasonably short time. The difference between biodegradable and compostable items is that when the latter breaks down it turns into compost, which can provide valuable nutrients to the soil. Different materials take different periods of time to biodegrade. Paper could take 2 to 5 weeks while plastic might take 5 years. Or even 100 years! There is now an array of biodegradable plastics on the market, including PLA. But not all bio-based plastics biodegrade. Just because something is biodegradable doesn’t mean it’s good. Some things that break down are hazardous. · · · · ·	Non-Toxic ▸ x Upholds stringent Abe’s Market standards for natural products. Must cause no adverse impacts on human or environmental health. Did you know? Non-toxic would be a non-issue in a cleaner world, but the dirty truth is that over 80,000 different chemicals are in use today, with another 2,000 or so materials introduced yearly. Many of these synthetic substances don’t pass the safety test. Research by the National Toxicology Program suggests that up 10% are carcinogens. Out of 2,800 substances used in amounts over a million tons in the U.S., only 7% or so have been fully studied for toxicity. Between 15% and 30% of us report reactions to the unhealthy ingredients found in common consumer products. · · · ·
Cruelty Free ▸ x Generally indicates that no animal testing has been conducted for the product or its ingredients by the manufacturer, its laboratories, or its suppliers. Leaping Bunny also offers cruelty-free certification. Did you know? A little hopping bunny on a label means it has been third-party certified cruelty-free. This indicates there has been no testing on animals and no animals were harmed in making the product. Cruelty-free and vegan are not the same; vegan is an unregulated claim suggesting no animal byproducts are in the product. Cruelty-free covers animal testing. The European Union has a ban on animal testing (the first stage of which took effect in 2009, the next phase is due in 2013). We have no similar ban in the United States. · · ·	Petroleum Free ▸ x No ingredients derived from petroleum or petrochemicals. Did you know? Petroleum is used to make lipsticks shine, cream smooth, and to create a barrier on skin, among other things. When reading labels in an effort to avoid petroleum in your personal care products, don’t look for the word petroleum. It’s rarely listed this way. Keep an eye out for paraffin wax, mineral oil, petrolatum, and propylene glycol. Many scents and fragrances are also petroleum-derived. Proponents of avoiding petroleum in personal care products say it disrupts the way the body naturally detoxifies by not letting the skin breathe. Some say it also slows cell renewal rate and ages skin. · · ·
Dye and Color-Additive Free ▸ x No synthetic dyes, chemical food coloring, or other artificial colorants. Any color apparent in the product is naturally derived. Did you know? There are currently 7 petrochemical-derived artificial colors allowed in food today in the United States. Some of these are banned in other countries. Artificial coloring has been linked to adverse health effects. Certain food dyes have been known to trigger allergies and they have also been said to aggravate ADD and ADHD symptoms. Some companies make two kinds of the same food—one dyed for the U.S. market and one without banned dyes for the E.U. A widely noted example of this is Kraft’s macaroni and cheese. Natural foods tend to contain dyes derived from edible substances and plants including blueberries, carrots, and annatto. · · · ·	Recycled Container ▸ x The container the product comes in is made from recycled materials.
Made by Hand ▸ x The item has been entirely fashioned or assembled from component parts by a person using their hands or hand tools.	Supports Charity ▸ x The seller gives a portion of every sale to a charity of their choice. Kind of makes you want to buy extra, doesn’t it?
Made in the USA ▸ x The item has been produced or manufactured in the United States. Did you know? U.S. labor tends to be more expensive than labor elsewhere, so companies have outsourced their work in droves. The outsourcing of work means there are less manufacturing facilities stateside than there once were. Made in the USA has therefore become a point of pride, and not only in the auto industry. Labor conditions overseas—depending on the country—are often less safe than they are here in the USA, putting workers at risk. Many workers outside the U.S. aren’t paid living wages. Some countries present both slave and child labor concerns. · · · ·	Unscented
Made with Clean Energy ▸ x Manufactured at a facility that gets its power from non-polluting energy sources like solar, wind, and geothermal. Did you know? Clean energy usually signifies wind, solar, geothermal, and some biofuels. In 2011, about 9 percent of all energy consumed in the U.S. came from renewable resources. The United States’ reusable energy use makes up about 25 percent of the world’s total. · · ·	Woman-Owned Business ▸ x The company producing the product is owned either wholly or in significant majority part by a woman or women. Did you know? Between 1997 and 2007, the number of women-owned businesses grew twice as fast as those started by men. A victory in the battle of the sexes? Still a ways to go... While women own 30% of privately held businesses, they’re only responsible for 13% of the sector’s employment. Women business owners do far more with much less. Studies show that they typically start with less capital than their male counterparts. They still manage to supply paychecks to 7.6 million employees. 7.2 million businesses in the U.S. are majority-owned by women. · · · ·
Natural ▸ x Though natural has no government or official definition, we value the word. Greatly. To us it means purer, safer, from the earth. And that's not marketing hype, we promise. Our sellers do, too.

Certifications

Leaping Bunny ▸

Ingredients

Unrefined Beeswax, Carnauba Wax, Olive Oil

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