Introduction

Degreasing Power Cleaners are intended to be used in households for cleaning areas with greasy soils, e. g. kitchens. They are not intended for cleaning vehicles and accessories for vehicles including protective helmets.

Normally, the concentrated products are used for cleaning surfaces.

Degreasing Power Cleaners are preparations consisting of various surfactant mixtures, water soluble solvents and complexing agents. They also contain additives such as perfumes and colourants as well as preservation auxiliaries. Formulations are available as standard products and/or concentrates. Usually, formulations are alkaline. This recommendation are for such products. Consequently for the quality assessment of such widely marketed and much observed products a straightforward, reproducible and practice-orientated test method is desirable, both in external comparative testing and in product development.

For developing such a method, a working group composed of experts from companies manufacturing cleaning agents and from test institutes was constituted within the German Cosmetic, Toiletry, Perfumery and Detergent Association (IKW).