PH Neutral Cleaner Products

The promotion of pH neutral cleaners through advertisements is very common nowadays. Understanding pH is simple: it is the measure of how acidic or basic a solution is. A pH of 7 is taken as neutral with anything below 7 taken as acidic and above 7 as basic. Some common cleaning products that are acidic include toilet bowl cleaners and tub cleaners while some basic cleaning products include all-purpose cleaners and laundry detergents.

What are pH Neutral Cleaners?

Although most companies promote their cleaners as having a ‘balanced’ pH, they are talking more in terms of the product being job-appropriate i.e. some cleaning jobs require acidic cleaners and some basic. The recent promotion of neutral pH cleaners is based on research that acids and/or bases are corrosive to skin and can also cause discoloring and corrosion of metal plastics, china and cookware. Metals like copper and aluminum can also get etched by acidic or basic cleaners and rust.

Advantages of pH Neutral Cleaners

Neutral pH cleaners will not attack human skin and will ensure a more environmentally friendly cleaning option with no corrosive or rusting properties. They are inorganic and thus work as effectively in hard water as in soft water which makes them a good cleaning product option despite reports of not being as effective as acidic or basic cleaners.