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Glass Cleaner formulation

Posted by ravimosai on November 27, 2018 at 9:43 pm

Would like to know the feedback on Glass Cleaner formulation
IPA: 4%
Ethylene glycol: 1%
SLES: 0.1%
Decyl Glucoside: 0.1%
EDTA: 0.1%
Liquid Ammonia: 0.5%
Dye: QS
Perfume QS
Water to 100%

Levita replied 1 year, 7 months ago 6 Members · 11 Replies
11 Replies

Gunther

Member
November 27, 2018 at 11:31 pm

Ethylene glycol is banned and poisonous. Try replacing with butyl cellosolve.

Drop SLES if you already have a glucoside. Less chance of leaving streaks on glass.

IPA is quite low, so it will take forever to dry.
Chemist77

Member
November 28, 2018 at 3:15 am

Dowanols for Ethylene glycol as Gunther pointed out and get rid of SLES. Too much streaking, slightly up the glucoside and you would be fine.
ravimosai

Member
November 28, 2018 at 10:43 am

Thanks Gunther and Chemist77

Should I increase IPA to 8%
and gluocside to .04%

Is liquid ammonia 0.5% is enough?

butyl cellosolve is same as Glycol ethers?
ravimosai

Member
November 29, 2018 at 10:59 pm

Gunther said:

Ethylene glycol is banned and poisonous. Try replacing with butyl cellosolve.

Drop SLES if you already have a glucoside. Less chance of leaving streaks on glass.

IPA is quite low, so it will take forever to dry.

Thanks Gunther

Should I increase IPA to 8%
and gluocside to .04%

Is liquid ammonia 0.5% is enough?

butyl cellosolve is same as Glycol ethers?
Sibech

Member
November 29, 2018 at 11:08 pm

@ravimosai Ethylene glycol is ethane-1,2-diol, whereas Butyl Cellusolve is 2-Butoxyethan-1-ol, they are chemically distinct molecules.
ravimosai

Member
November 29, 2018 at 11:18 pm

Sibech said:

@ravimosai Ethylene glycol is ethane-1,2-diol, whereas Butyl Cellusolve is 2-Butoxyethan-1-ol, they are chemically distinct molecules.

Thanks

any safe substitute for it, so that I can add it to glass cleaner formulation? Or can I drop it?
Sibech

Member
November 29, 2018 at 11:20 pm

@gunther suggested to use 2-butoxyethan-1-ol (Butyl Cellusolve) have you tried with that?
ravimosai

Member
November 29, 2018 at 11:26 pm

Sibech said:

@gunther suggested to use 2-butoxyethan-1-ol (Butyl Cellusolve) have you tried with that?

Not yet.. trying to find a safe ingredient
ozgirl

Member
November 30, 2018 at 4:26 am

Here is some information about different glycol ether solvents for use in glass cleaners that might be useful.

https://www.dow.com/oxysolvents/app/ind_gla.htm
ravimosai

Member
November 30, 2018 at 9:34 am

ozgirl said:

Here is some information about different glycol ether solvents for use in glass cleaners that might be useful.

https://www.dow.com/oxysolvents/app/ind_gla.htm

Thanks
Levita

Member
May 27, 2023 at 5:54 pm

Have you found good solution for your glass cleaner?

I have been trying low input 0,1% capryl glucoside and 2% IPA, but it leaving some streaks while evaporationg. Any idea? THanks