Is Oil Lift an Environmentally Responsible Cleaning Product?

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Oil Lift is presented by its manufacturer, Save the Oceans Inc., as a cleaning product line "specifically designed with the environment and human health in mind." That is the company's stated design intent, not an independently verified certification. If your question is whether the brand positions itself as environmentally responsible, the answer is yes. If your question is whether it holds specific third-party environmental certifications, the public site material does not say so, and you should confirm that directly with the company before relying on it.

What the manufacturer claims

The site describes Save the Oceans Inc. as a manufacturer of "responsible super concentrated cleaning products & system." Two elements of that description matter for an environmental judgment:

  • Super concentrated formulas. Concentrates reduce the water content shipped and stored, which generally means less packaging and transport weight per unit of cleaning power. The site supports this with a concrete dilution figure for one product (below).
  • Stated design intent. The environment and human health are named as design considerations, not just marketing framing.

Neither point is the same as a certification. The site does not list eco-labels, regulatory approvals, or biodegradability test results in the material available, so treat "environmentally responsible" here as a manufacturer positioning rather than a verified standard.

The clearest evidence: dilution ratios

The most checkable environmental claim on the site is dilution, because it is specific and falsifiable.

Product Stated dilution Stated use
Aviation cleaner 60 parts water to 1 part concentrate Cleaning painted aircraft surfaces
Aviation cleaner (bulk) A 20 L pail dilutes into a 205 L drum Regular cleaning

A 20 L pail becoming a 205 L drum means roughly a 10x volume expansion from one shipped container. That is the mechanism behind the "super concentrated" claim: you ship and store a small amount of liquid and add water at the point of use. For buyers comparing products, dilution ratio is one of the few environmental-adjacent numbers you can actually verify from a label or spec sheet.

The site also states the aviation cleaner is formulated to conform to Boeing D6-17487 revision P standards at the 60:1 dilution for painted surfaces. That is an aviation materials-compatibility standard, not an environmental certification, but it is a specific, checkable specification.

What the products are designed to clean

The line is positioned for demanding jobs rather than general-purpose household cleaning:

  • Oil removal from hard surfaces. The site describes Oil Lift as penetrating oil and de-bonding it from concrete, paving stone, and asphalt, including deeply embedded stains. It names driveway oil removal and oil removal from concrete as demonstrated uses, with videos on the site.
  • Aviation cleaning. Industrial-strength concentrate for aircraft surfaces.
  • Oil spill clean-up. Listed as a use category.
  • Secondary uses. The company notes that customers discover additional applications, which it says drives new markets.

Professional cleaning companies are named as users for commercial and residential jobs. The products are sold across retail, commercial, construction, hardware, automotive, industrial, aviation, and marine markets.

How to judge the environmental claim for yourself

Because the site stops short of certifications, work from what is verifiable:

  1. Check the dilution ratio on the specific product you intend to buy. Higher dilution generally means less product shipped per job.
  2. Ask the company directly for any third-party certifications, safety data sheets, or biodegradability documentation. The site provides a contact address and a PDF download section, so this is a reasonable request to make before purchase.
  3. Match the product to the job. A concentrate designed for embedded oil stains is used differently from a general cleaner; using it correctly is part of getting the environmental benefit of concentration.
  4. Confirm regional availability. The company states it is expanding through distributor partners in North America and aims to establish distributors by business area and geography, so availability varies by location.

Where to go next

If you want to buy or distribute, the site has a "Product/Shop Online" section, a "Being A Distributor" page, and a "Where To Buy" page, plus a checkout link. If your interest is specifically environmental responsibility, the productive next step is not more reading of the homepage but a direct request to Save the Oceans Inc. for the documentation behind the claim.