Citrate salt bathroom cleaners

A cleaning composition consisting of:

• from about 5 wt-% to about 65 wt-% of citric acid;
• an ethanolamine neutralizing agent;
• from about 5 wt-% to 50 wt-% of a nonionic surfactant;
• from about 5 wt-% to about 50 wt-% of water;
• and
• from about 0 wt-% to 10 wt-% of an additional functional ingredient,
• wherein the composition has a pH between about 7-11 in a concentrate composition and a pH between about 7-10 in a use solution composition, and
• wherein said composition generates in-situ a fully neutralized ethanolamine citrate salt, said composition provides improved stain removal from any conventional bathroom surfaces compared to sodium citrate or another monovalent alkali metal citrate at an equivalent pH;
• and
• wherein the additional functional ingredient is selected from the group consisting of a preservative, fragrance, dye, biocide, antimicrobial, solvent, and combinations thereof.

A method for cleaning bathroom surfaces and/or other hard surfaces comprising:

• contacting a soiled surface in any conventional bathroom for a period of time sufficient to remove hard water soils and/or soap scum stains with an aqueous composition consisting of from about 0.5 wt-% to about 65 wt-% of a fully neutralized ethanolamine citrate salt, from about 5 wt-% to 50 wt-% of a nonionic surfactant, from about 5 wt-% to about 50 wt-% of water;
• and from about 0 wt-% to 10 wt-% of an additional functional ingredient, wherein the composition has a pH between about 7-11 in a concentrate composition and a pH between about 7-10 in a use solution composition;
• and
• removing said soils from said surface,
• wherein the additional functional ingredient is selected from the group consisting of a preservative, fragrance, dye, biocide, antimicrobial, solvent, and combinations thereof.