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  • Toilet and bathroom cleaner

    Posted by Anasmerixindia58 on August 27, 2021 at 7:38 am

    Hello all 
    Im trying to make a all purpose cleaner for toilet bowl and bathroom tiles with Perfume.. 
    My formula is 
    Aqua _ 80%
    Oxalic acid _ 3%
    Citric acid _ 3%
    Edta_ 0.5%
    SLES _ 2%
    Methyl ester sulfonate _8 %
    Tri sodium phosphate _3%
    Color qs 
    Perfume 0.5%
    Sodium Hydroxide (to bring PH-7)
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    I got thick gel liquid with good cleaner power..
    I just formulate it yesterday 
    My question is is it going to be stable ??
    Is there any reaction will happen later?? 
    Is there any chemical in it they make collapse the formula??
    Expecting your expert advices 
    Thank you 🙂

    Anasmerixindia58 replied 2 years, 7 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • PhilGeis

    Member
    August 27, 2021 at 9:15 am

    Why pH 7?  You may need a preservative.

  • ketchito

    Member
    August 27, 2021 at 12:38 pm

    @Anasmerixindia58 Usually toilet cleaners are very acid, so they can remove scale and have antimicrobial activity. If you increase pH to 7 pH, you’ll only have a mere surface cleaner (only with high sequestering-buffering power), and as @PhilGeis mentioned, you’ll need a preservative. Now, at very low pH, SLES will hydrolyze (not sure about the acid stability of MES, but I know AOS are commonly use in acid formulations).

  • Anasmerixindia58

    Member
    August 28, 2021 at 2:09 pm

    ketchito said:

    @Anasmerixindia58 Usually toilet cleaners are very acid, so they can remove scale and have antimicrobial activity. If you increase pH to 7 pH, you’ll only have a mere surface cleaner (only with high sequestering-buffering power), and as @PhilGeis mentioned, you’ll need a preservative. Now, at very low pH, SLES will hydrolyze (not sure about the acid stability of MES, but I know AOS are commonly use in acid formulations).

    PhilGeis said:

    Why pH 7?  You may need a preservative.

    Thank you for response.. 

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