Description
A 35 ounce bottle for finished floors
Attitude sells this floor cleaner in a 35.2 fluid ounce bottle in a citrus zest scent, model number 10510. The manufacturer is Attitude Bio Spectra, the listing dates to July 2011, the label is in English and French, and Amazon places it 9,023rd in Health and Household and 44th among household floor cleaners, which is a strong position for a small brand.
The product is a concentrate for mopping, and the fourth bullet describes a refill system: the bottle is recyclable HDPE, and the brand sells a cardboard eco refill to top it up rather than buying another bottle. That is a specific, checkable packaging claim rather than a vague one, and refilling a bottle you already own is the cheapest way to buy anything.
EWG Verified, and what that certification is
The first bullet leads on EWG Verified status, and this deserves explaining properly because it is the strongest claim on the page.
EWG Verified is a program run by the Environmental Working Group, a non governmental organization, with published criteria covering ingredient disclosure and the exclusion of substances on its own lists of concern. Brands apply, pay a licensing fee and are assessed against those criteria. That makes it a named third party program with public standards, which puts it well above an unbacked adjective. It is not a government approval, it is not an efficacy assessment, and it says nothing about how well the product cleans a floor.
The listing adds that the formula is free from phthalates, ammonia, bleach and colorants, which is a specific exclusion list and useful. It also states 94 percent natural origin ingredients, with a small superscript one after the figure. There is no footnote anywhere on the page. A marked footnote with no note is a gap, and in this category that marker normally defines how natural origin is calculated, which is exactly the part a reader would want.
Vegan and cruelty free are claimed without naming a certifying body, so those two sit in a different bracket from the EWG claim.
Dilution, and the number that is missing
The third bullet says to dilute with water before use. Nowhere on the listing is a ratio given. Not an ounce per gallon, not a capful per bucket, nothing.
That matters more for a concentrate than for anything else, because the dilution decides both the result and the cost. Too weak and the floor is mopped with scented water. Too strong and a no rinse product starts leaving the residue it promises to avoid, which on a finished floor shows as a dull film that then attracts more soil. The bottle label is the only source, and it should be read before the first bucket.
The second bullet does state the no rinse property and a streak free finish, which is the practical claim most people buy a floor cleaner for, and it is consistent with a diluted, neutral leaning formula.
The surface list, including one entry that stands out
Attitude names tile, ceramic, marble, laminate and treated wood floors, and tells you to test on an inconspicuous area first. That test instruction is the right advice and should not be skipped.
Marble is the entry worth pausing on. Most floor cleaner listings exclude marble, because it is calcium based and acid etches it permanently. Naming marble as suitable implies a neutral or mildly alkaline formula, and the listing never publishes a pH to confirm that. If your floor is polished marble, test in a hidden corner, leave it a day, and look at the patch in raking light before committing to a whole room.
The word treated is doing work in treated wood floors. An oiled, waxed or unfinished wood floor is a different maintenance system, and a water based cleaner on unsealed wood raises grain and marks. Those floors need their own products, and something like the Murphy oil soap is the traditional route for soap finished timber.
Using it, and the safety points
Sweep or vacuum before mopping. Grit dragged under a mop head is what scratches a finish, and no cleaner prevents that. Use a damp mop rather than a wet one, wring it out properly, and change the water when it turns gray, since mopping with dirty water spreads soil rather than lifting it.
On safety, this is still a household chemical whatever the certification says. Keep it out of reach of children and pets, keep the concentrate off skin and out of eyes, and rinse with water on contact. Never mix it with another cleaning product in a bucket, and never combine chlorine bleach with an ammonia based cleaner anywhere in the house.
Put out a warning or keep people off until the floor is dry, because a freshly mopped hard floor is the most likely injury any floor cleaner will ever cause. Store the bottle upright and capped, away from freezing temperatures, which can separate a water based concentrate.
One specification note: the product dimensions field gives an item weight of 0.8 ounces for a 35.2 fluid ounce bottle. That figure is impossible and should be disregarded.
Cost, and the alternatives
Cost per bucket is the honest measure for a concentrate and it cannot be calculated from this page, because the dilution is not published. What can be said is that the refill system is a real saving if you use the product regularly, and that a 35 ounce bottle of concentrate covers a great deal more floor than the same volume of a ready to use spray.
Compare it against the range. The OdoBan neutral pH concentrate publishes a maximum dilution and states its exclusions, at commercial quantities. The Better Life floor cleaner is the closest comparison on positioning and size. For finished wood specifically, the Weiman hardwood cleaner is formulated for that surface. Applying any of them well depends on the tool, which is what the wet and dry mops section covers, and the wider aisle sits under floor cleaners.
Who should buy it and who should not
Buy it if you want a floor concentrate from a brand carrying a named third party certification, you have tile, ceramic, laminate or sealed wood, and the refill system appeals. The exclusion list is specific and the instruction to test first is the right one.
Do not buy it expecting a dilution ratio from this page, because there is not one. Do not read EWG Verified as a government approval or as a statement about cleaning performance. And treat the 94 percent natural origin figure as unexplained, since the footnote marker on it leads nowhere.
