Controlled rate of foam breakage in hard surface cleaners
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorDale Larson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to mildly alkaline bathroom and/or hard surface cleaners providing improved foam performance. In particular, a concentrated, preferably disinfecting, high performance foaming cleaning composition is disclosed which can reduce or eliminate the need for scrubbing on bathroom and other hard surfaces. Methods of use are further disclosed for bathroom and/or other hard surface cleaning. The foam has increased stability for a period of time, followed by dissipation with an audible “crackling” sound and easy rinsability.
Claims24
A foamable cleaning composition comprising:
- a) one or more foaming surfactants
- b) one or more glycol solvent foaming synergists, and
- c) one or more foaming antagonists, with the remainder being water or other functional components, said composition having a pH of from 7.0 to 12.5 and free of cocamidoprypyl phosphatidyl PG-dimonium chloride.
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A foamable cleaning composition comprising:
- a) from about 0.5 wt-% to about 20 wt-% of a foaming surfactant
- b) from about 0.5 wt-% to about 15 wt-% of a glycol solvent foaming synergist, and
- c) from about 0.5 wt-% to about 20 wt-% of a foaming antagonist, with the remainder being water, or other functional components, said composition having a pH of from 7.0 to 12.5 and free of cocamidopropyl phosphatidyl PG-dimonium chloride.
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A method of cleaning a hard surface to remove soil and/or debris comprising;
- applying a foaming cleaning composition comprising:
- from about 0.5 wt-% to about 20 wt-% of a foaming surfactant;
- from about 0.5 wt-% to about 15 wt-% of a glycol solvent foaming synergist,
- from about 0.5 wt-% to about 20 wt-% of a foaming antagonist,
- and free of cocamidopropyl phosphatidyl PG-dimonium chloride,
- to the surface;
- allowing the foam to dissipate, and thereafter rinsing said surface so that said composition and said soil and/or debris are removed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.