Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Are Hiding in Your Cleaning Closet — Yes, Even Yours 🧪

Let’s play a game:
Open your supply cupboard. Look at the ingredients on your cleaning products (if they even list them). Don’t recognise half of them? That’s not your fault — that’s the industry’s dirty little secret.

Because while you’ve been spraying, wiping, and misting your Sydney workspace into smelling “lemon fresh,” there’s a chance you’ve also been dousing the area with endocrine disruptors — chemicals that mess with your hormones, quietly and consistently.

We’re not fearmongering. We’re informing.

If you're using common brands you picked up from a hardware store or discount supplier, odds are you're exposing your staff and clients to ingredients like:

• Phthalates (used for fragrance longevity — linked to hormone disruption and fertility issues)

• Alkylphenol ethoxylates (surfactants banned in Europe but still in Aussie products)

• Triclosan (an antibacterial agent that’s been shown to interfere with thyroid function)

• Synthetic musks (hormone disruptors hiding behind the word “fragrance”)

That smell you associate with "clean"? It’s often just chemically-engineered scent cocktails that linger in the air and on skin for hours. They don’t clean. They just mask. And worse, they build up in our bodies over time.

In women, these compounds are linked to endometriosis, early puberty, and thyroid issues. In men, reduced testosterone and sperm motility. In children? Developmental delays. Sound like a big claim? Look it up. The science is out there — it’s just not on your cleaning product label.

The kicker? You won’t see “hormone disruptor” on the bottle. You’ll see “fresh linen scent” or “hospital-grade disinfectant.” And don’t even get us started on “natural.” That word is basically meaningless in 2025.

At Ultrix, we’ve cleaned corporate offices, gyms, and wellness clinics (ironic) across Sydney where the cleaning products were doing more damage than good. In one Surry Hills co-working space, we replaced a full suite of industrial cleaners with plant-based alternatives — and within a week, multiple staff reported fewer headaches and better sleep.

It's not just a health issue — it’s a brand issue. Clients are more ingredient-aware than ever. If you're running a wellness business and using endocrine disruptors to clean your Pilates studio? That’s not a vibe. That’s a lawsuit waiting to happen.

So what’s the move?
✅ Demand full ingredient disclosure from your cleaning supplier.
✅ Switch to low-tox, fragrance-free, or properly plant-based cleaners.
✅ Ask your cleaning company (ahem) what they use — and why.

Don’t let your cleaning cupboard sabotage your business 💥

Ultrix Cleaning only uses non-toxic, hormone-safe, commercial-grade cleaning products — rigorously vetted, Sydney-approved, and staff-tested.
📍 Based in the Inner West, servicing commercial spaces that care about what’s in the air and on the floor.
💻 Request a free low-tox product list at ultrixcleaning.com
Let’s clean smarter, not sicker.