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Trial Number 0

Client Number 459

Project Number 1

Trial Purpose:

To compare the effectiveness of removing Hucker’s soil from a variety of surfaces using the supplied cleaning products.

Date Run:

12/20/2017

Experiment Procedure:

Eighteen preweighed coupons, three for each substrate, were soiled with 0.5g of Hucker’s soil (44.2% Distilled water, 13.5% evaporated milk, 8.8% creamy peanut butter, 8.8% salted butter, 8.8% stone ground wheat flour, 8.8% egg yolks, 0.9% printer’s ink with boiled linseed oil, 2.7% saline solution, 3.5% India ink) using a swab. Coupons air dried at room temperature (68 F) for two hours before recording dirty weights. A sponge, provided by EcoEgg, was used to manually clean with both the supplied and comparative product. The sponge was saturated once with deionized water before rubbing it into the EcoEgg hard surface cleaner in a circular motion for five seconds. The coupons were cleaned one at a time for 30 seconds in a circular motion with a reapplication of the cleaner between each coupon. A dime sized drop of the comparative product was applied directly to the coupons one at a time and cleaned with a wet sponge for 30 sections in a circular motion. The coupons were dried by wiping once with a microfiber towel before taking clean weights and final observations.

Trial Results:

Cleaner Substrate Initial wt Final wt % Removed Average % Removal Overall % Removal
Eco Egg Ceramic 0.4451 0.0052 98.83 95.22 94.70
0.4455 0.0367 91.76
0.5484 0.0270 95.08
Plastic 0.5266 0.0682 87.05 95.64
0.4149 0.0001 99.98
0.3504 0.0004 99.89
Painted Metal 0.2850 0.0182 93.61 93.24
0.3615 0.0228 93.69
0.3522 0.0267 92.42
Soft Scrub Ceramic 0.4475 0.0065 98.55 96.32 98.00
0.6066 0.0391 93.55
0.5825 0.0183 96.86
Plastic 0.7252 0.0133 98.17 99.09
0.6827 0.0024 99.65
0.6842 0.0038 99.44
Painted Metal 0.4059 0.0032 99.21 98.61
0.2784 0.0039 98.60
0.3207 0.0064 98.00

Observations:

EcoEgg’s product left behind some residue after cleaning the coupons, but it looks like it could be easily removed if a wet sponge was applied to the surface. Both products easily removed the soil.

Success Rating:

A cleanliness study, addressing only various analytical techniques.

Conclusion:

EcoEgg’s Hard Surface Cleaner Citrus Burst is as effective as the comparative product at removing Hucker’s Soil from ceramic, plastic, and painted metal substrates.

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