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Trial Number 1

Client Number 373

Project Number 1

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate the supplied products for bathroom cleaning using manual cleaning

Date Run:

11/11/2014

Experiment Procedure:

The comparative cleaning products were used at the ready to use concentrations. Preweighed coupons were coated with SSL Soil 1 (Bathroom soap scum: All-in-one shampoo and conditioner 28.6%, Dry skin lotion 21.4%, Liquid hand soap 21.4%, Liquid body wash 14.3%, Deodorant bar soap 7.2% and water 7.1%.) using a handheld swab and allowed to dry for 24 hours at room temperature. The contaminated coupons were weighed again to determine the amount of soil added.

Three coupons were placed into a Gardner Straight Line Washability unit. A Wypall X60 reinforced wipe was attached to the cleaning sled and soaked with 2-3 sprays of cleaning solutions. Each coupon was sprayed 1-2 times with the same cleaning solution. The solution was allowed to penetrate for 30 seconds followed by cleaning in the SLW unit for 20 cycles (~33 seconds). At the end of the cleaning, coupons were wiped once with a dry paper towel. Final weights were recorded and efficiencies were calculated and recorded.

Chemistries Evaluated: Force of Nature, SC Johnson Scrubbing Bubbles; Lysol Power Bathroom Cleaner

Results:
Force of Nature
pH = 7.03
Concentration = 310 ppm

Trial Results:

Cleaner Initial wt Final wt % Removed Average Std Dev
HealthierCleaning_BathroomSoil_ForceOfNature_Porcelain 0.3953 0.1607 59.35 83.41 15.88
  0.3299 0.0271 91.79    
  0.3106 0.0222 92.85    
  0.3396 0.1522 55.18    
  0.3403 0.0303 91.10    
  0.4315 0.0082 98.10    
  0.2985 0.0679 77.25    
  0.3207 0.0209 93.48    
  0.2860 0.0240 91.61    
HealthierCleaning_BathroomSoil_ForceOfNature_Ceramics 0.3463 0.0104 97.00 95.68 1.45
  0.4215 0.0144 96.58    
  0.5296 0.0165 96.88    
  0.4166 0.0110 97.36    
  0.3864 0.0181 95.32    
  0.3480 0.0172 95.06    
  0.3863 0.0159 95.88    
  0.4833 0.0328 93.21    
  0.4021 0.0248 93.83    
HealthierCleaning_BathroomSoil_ScrubbingBubbles_Porcelain 0.2593 0.0981 62.17 66.48 10.22
  0.3080 0.1037 66.33    
  0.2862 0.1091 61.88    
  0.3139 0.1358 56.74    
  0.2825 0.1459 48.35    
  0.5447 0.1456 73.27    
  0.4124 0.0804 80.50    
  0.3745 0.0931 75.14    
  0.3204 0.0836 73.91    
HealthierCleaning_BathroomSoil_ScrubbingBubbles_Ceramics 0.2736 0.0171 93.75 80.53 20.62
  0.3130 0.0085 97.28    
  0.2553 0.0255 90.01    
  0.5037 0.0333 93.39    
  0.4535 0.0411 90.94    
  0.5518 0.0274 95.03    
  0.2857 0.0974 65.91    
  0.2808 0.1147 59.15    
  0.2440 0.1481 39.30    
HealthierCleaning_BathroomSoil_Lysol_Porcelain 0.4480 0.0265 94.08 91.36 5.65
  0.2807 0.0221 92.13    
  0.4557 0.0138 96.97    
  0.3277 0.0630 80.78    
  0.4081 0.0177 95.66    
  0.3795 0.0315 91.70    
  0.4628 0.0108 97.67    
  0.2785 0.0361 87.04    
  0.3950 0.0544 86.23    
HealthierCleaning_BathroomSoil_Lysol_Ceramics 0.3183 0.0631 80.18 87.35 10.36
  0.2417 0.0654 72.94    
  0.4099 0.017 95.85    
  0.3971 0.0313 92.12    
  0.2953 0.0879 70.23    
  0.4936 0.0193 96.09    
  0.2487 0.0231 90.71    
  0.4437 0.008 98.20    
  0.3306 0.0335 89.87    

Success Rating:

Results successful using TACT (time, agitation, concentration, and temperature, as well as rinsing and drying) and/or other cleaning chemistries examined.

Conclusion:

All three products had a wide range of cleaning performance as indicated by the standard deviation for the surface materials cleaned. The Force of Nature compared well with the Lysol Power Bathroom product in average performance and was only less consistent. The product had a higher soil removal rate than the Scrubbing Bubbles and was more consistent in the cleaning over the two surfaces.

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