Product Safety is Our Enduring Promise

At WD-40 Company, we live our values- first and foremost, "We value doing the right thing." That begins with our enduring commitment to make product safety and consumer health our #1 priority. All WD-40 Company products are formulated with clean solvents and oils that have been treated to remove harmful chemical contaminants. The result is products that help minimize the risk of harm to people, surfaces, and the environment.¹

Powerful and Safer Solutions

• WD-40 Company products are formulated with the health of our users in mind
• Our products do not require warnings for cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm² 
• Each product is reviewed by industry hygiene and toxicology experts
• We adhere to strict internal safety guidelines of what we will and won't include in our products
• Our product formulations are consistent across state lines and are based on stringent California regulations
• We use recycled and recyclable packaging materials
• We have spent decades cultivating and engaging consultants and testing facilities to ensure that all our values are expressed by our products 

WD-40 Company Products:

• Limit Use of phosphorus: <0.5% by weight
• Are non-corrosive: all products are tested for surface compatibility
• Are 50 state VOC compliant

Just as Important is What They Don't Include:

• Benzene
• Chlorine Bleach³ 
• Ammonia
• Chlorinated solvents
• Ozone depleting compounds
• Heavy metal
• Phthalates

Continuously Evolving Our Safety Standards

in 2019. WD-40 Company completed contruction of a Technical Center with State-of-the-art research and development capabilities, providing a hub to connect key consultants who help guide us and our scientists around the world. Our scientists and technical tribe members work hard to ensure consistent and responsible product formulations that solve problems.

At WD-40 Company, we value doing the right thing. We are committed to providing safer and effective solutions to help our customers get the job done right.

¹ When used and disposed as directed.

²No warnings for our products are required by California Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986.

³Exept specific toilet bowl cleaners and mold and mildew removers.