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Trial Purpose:
To evaluate the effectiveness of Amazon Aware Bathroom Cleaner in the removal of Bathroom Soil from ceramic, plastic, and chrome substrates.
Date Run:
08/23/2021Experiment Procedure:
An Amazon Aware Bathroom Cleaner solution was created by mixing 2 tablets in 16 fl oz of water and a Clorox Bathroom solution was gathered as a comparison. Then, 3 coupons of each substrate (ceramic, plastic, chrome) were collected, and initial weights were taken. Bathroom Soil was applied to each coupon and allowed to air dry for 24 hours. After the 24-hour dry time, the weights of the newly contaminated coupons were measured. All coupons were placed into a Gardner-scrub Abrasion Tester machine. Wypall cleaning cloths were attached to each of the 3 cleaning blocks used for the test. Each Wypall cloth and all coupons received 2 sprays of the Amazon Aware Bathroom Cleaner and Clorox Bathroom Cleaner solutions, and the Gardner-scrub Abrasion Tester was run for 20 repetitions, simulating 20 manual wipes. Once cleaning concluded, the cleaned coupons were allowed to air dry for 24 hours. After 24 hours, the weights of the cleaned coupons were measured.
Cleaners:
A: Amazon Aware Bathroom Cleaner
B: Clorox Bathroom Cleaner
Substrates:
1. Ceramic
2. Plastic
3. Chrome
Trial Results:
Cleaner | Substrate | Initial wt of cont. | Final wt of cont. | %Cont Removed | %AVG Removal | % Removal Overall |
A | 1 | 0.2122 | 0.0408 | 80.77 | 75.94 | 79.66 |
0.1658 | 0.0723 | 56.39 | ||||
0.3041 | 0.0979 | 67.81 | ||||
2 | 0.2643 | 0.0032 | 98.79 | 94.37 | ||
0.6340 | 0.0399 | 93.71 | ||||
0.1545 | 0.0145 | 90.61 | ||||
3 | 0.1777 | 0.0339 | 80.92 | 68.65 | ||
0.3910 | 0.2097 | 46.37 | ||||
0.1688 | 0.0360 | 78.67 | ||||
B | 1 | 0.1475 | 0.0385 | 73.90 | 67.33 | 72.29 |
0.1392 | 0.0937 | 32.69 | ||||
0.4073 | 0.1352 | 66.81 | ||||
2 | 0.3023 | 0.0123 | 95.93 | 84.75 | ||
0.6786 | 0.0558 | 91.78 | ||||
0.2018 | 0.0675 | 66.55 | ||||
3 | 0.2236 | 0.0747 | 66.59 | 64.78 | ||
0.1294 | 0.0458 | 64.61 | ||||
0.2485 | 0.0916 | 63.14 |
Amazon Aware Bathroom Cleaner performed better than Clorox for all three substrates. It had 76% removal on ceramic, 94% on plastic and 69% on chrome. Clorox bathroom cleaner had 67% removal on ceramic, 85% on plastic and 65% on chrome. Overall Amazon Aware had 80% removal and Clorox had 72%.
Success Rating:
Results successful using TACT (time, agitation, concentration, and temperature, as well as rinsing and drying) and/or other cleaning chemistries examined.Conclusion:
Amazon Aware Bathroom Cleaner was more effective in the removal of Bathroom Soil from ceramic, plastic, and chrome substrates than the comparison product.