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Prices may varyHealth score is for adult use as intended, per the manufacturer's SDS. It does not model child ingestion, accidental spill cleanup, or off-label use. See the safety panel below for full hazard classification, and /disclaimer for the full editorial scope.
No Safety Data Sheet on file.
CarCareTruth has not received a Safety Data Sheet from the manufacturer for this product. Hazard classification and PPE cannot be cited. Request an SDS from the manufacturer before use.
This product ranks #11 of 11 in Waterless & Rinseless Wash.Three above it ↓
Last reviewed July 3, 2026
TL;DR Concentrated bucket-method wash · one ounce per two gallons, about 35 buckets per bottle. The SKU is new and the review base is still modest, so dark-paint lubrication evidence is thin. Health is held at 5.0 because Griot's hasn't published a Safety Data Sheet.
Dilute one ounce into two gallons of water, dip a microfiber, wring lightly, wipe a panel, then dry with a second clean towel. Owners report clean wipe-off on light dust and fingerprints. Long-term scratch-safety evidence on dark paint isn't available yet · the SKU is new and forum coverage is sparse.
Best fit is the bucket-and-towel user · apartment dwellers, water-restricted areas, garage washers on light soil. Skip it if you want a ready-to-use pump spray, if the car carries visible road film between washes, or if you want a long forum record before trusting it on dark paint.
No Safety Data Sheet has been located for SKU 10479 as of May 2026 · only the Wax variant has one. Health is held at 5.0 because Griot's hasn't published an SDS, not because the chemistry is known to be unsafe. The California Right-to-Know sheet confirms two preservative asthmagens · methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone · which sets lungs PPE to recommended; gloves during decanting are sensible. The bucket method eliminates the 60·100 gallons of hose water a conventional wash uses.
Plain Rinseless Wash (SKU 10479, this page) is wash chemistry only · concentrated wash agents in a water carrier, no protection topper. Rinseless Wash & Wax (SKU 10818) is the same wash chemistry with an added wax topper that leaves a short-term hydrophobic film. Buy plain Rinseless Wash if you wax separately or use a ceramic coating; buy the Wax variant if you want the wash and a quick protection refresh in one step.
Griot's instructions are 1 ounce of concentrate per 2 gallons of water · about a 1:256 ratio. A 35 oz bottle yields roughly 35 wash buckets at the recommended dilution. The concentrate is the form Griot's actively sells; the gallon variant is the same concentrate in a larger bottle, not a ready-to-use solution.
Griot's markets the product as compatible with ceramic coatings, and the formula contains no abrasives or stripping agents. No independent third-party coating manufacturer has formally endorsed the product. Bucket-method dilution at 1:256 produces a mild working solution unlikely to degrade a cured ceramic coating in normal use.
Griot's has not published a Safety Data Sheet for SKU 10479 · the brand site links to the wax variant's SDS but not to one for the plain Rinseless Wash. Without a verified GHS SDS, mixture-level hazard classifications cannot be confirmed. Per CarCareTruth's no-SDS rule, health is set to 5.0 with a 'NO SDS' label until an SDS is obtained. The CA Right-to-Know ingredient list confirms two preservative asthmagens (CMIT and MIT), which would carry forward as a deduction once an SDS classification is on file.
The product listing does not show a Prop 65 warning, and the CA Right-to-Know ingredient list for SKU 10479 contains no Prop 65·listed substances at disclosed concentrations. The current 'no Prop 65' determination is based on the Right-to-Know sheet rather than a verified SDS Section 15.
Marketing copy from Griot's Garage, via Amazon. Not editorial.
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