Cleaning product

Abstract

The invention is a detergent solution for cleaning a receptacle for milk or liquid milk-derived products, the detergent solution comprising water, one or more types of surfactant and an odour absorbing compound. The surfactants are provided to dissolve greasy milk-based residues from the receptacle and the odour absorbing compound is provided to neutralise odours produced by any remaining milk-based residues not removed by the surfactants. The detergent solution is water-based so that it can be rinsed off easily in a sink in the home. The detergent solution is particularly suited to plastic receptacles because plastic is more prone to accumulating mal-odour producing bacteria. This is because a plastic surface is more porous than glass so it is more difficult to remove greasy residues from a plastic surface and therefore grease can build up in the pores, out of the reach of surfactants, and provide a place for odour-producing bacteria to grow. An odour absorbing compound does not remove the residue but can neutralise the odours from the residue. The invention also discloses a method for dispensing a detergent solution comprising at least one surfactant, the method comprising ejecting detergent solution from a reservoir in the form of a spray, wherein the surfactant is present in the detergent solution in an amount of from 3% to 15% by weight of the detergent solution. The invention discloses also a method of cleaning a receptacle for milk, or liquid milk-derived products, the method comprising: spraying a detergent solution comprising at least one surfactant onto the receptacle, wherein the surfactant is present in the detergent solution in an amount of from 3% to 15% by weight of the detergent solution.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to cleaning products and methods. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of cleaning milk or liquid milk-derived product containers. Background technique [0002] Effective cleaning of containers holding milk or liquid milk-derived products is notoriously difficult. The term liquid milk-derived product refers to liquids including milk-extracted products such as whey, whey protein, casein and / or fat extracted from milk. Examples of liquid milk-based products include infant formula or protein supplements. It is often difficult to completely remove liquid milk-based products from containers because of the high fat content of these liquid portions. Also, if the liquid is not removed within a short time, the liquid often leaves a bad smell after removal. These problems are specific to plastic containers, such as baby or protein bottles. [0003] Antiseptic sprays, which are often used to clean surfaces an...

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[0003] Antiseptic sprays, which are often used to clean surfaces and other objects, are not suitable for cleaning milk or milk-derived product containers, such as feeding bottles, as the active ingredients in antiseptic sprays may be harmful once absorbed and leave undesirable bleach residues odor

Traditional washing liquids are full of strong fragrances to mask the smell and also have harmful ingredients

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