Made under license from the Centers for Disease Control, Hygenall HexOff Foaming Hand Soap removes Hexavalent Chromium, Cadmium, Lead, Nickel, Zinc, and other cationicmetals from the skin. This pump dispenser screws directly onto the Hexoff 1-Gallon Foaming Hand Soap bottles (part number 415-HW01) Hexavalent Chromium (CrVI) is a toxic form of the element chromium. Hexavalent chromium is rarely found in nature and is generally man-made. CrVI is used in a wide variety of industrial activities, including welding, manufacture of stainless steel, pigment and painting applications, electro plating, and anti-corrosion Coatings. Hexavalent chromium can be formed when performing "hot work" such as welding on stainless steel or melting chromium metal. In the US according to the OSHA there are over 558,000 workers exposed to Hexavalent Chromium each year.