WHICH ECO CLEANING AGENTS DO SOMETHING?

The most important points in brief

• Whoever cleans, rightly expects cleaning agents to make their work easier.
• According to the motto «a lot helps a lot», you used to use lots of chemical cleaning agents until the dirt was gone.
• Of course, that was at the expense of the environment - the amount of chemical substances was simply far too high.
• Today, environmentally friendly organic cleaning agents show that there is another way. But which ones really bring something?

When it comes to home cleaning, parts of the population still believe that environmentally friendly cleaning agents are of no use. Sure, many a chemical club removes dirt more easily than the ecological competition - but this is too bad for the environment. But which eco-cleaning agents are really useful?

Eco-cleaning agents have to be evaluated according to two criteria

The question of which eco-cleaning agents are useful is twofold. On the one hand, of course, it applies to the process or result of cleaning itself. On the other hand, it must also be taken into account whether a cleaning agent can be considered environmentally friendly if, for example, significantly larger quantities are required than is the case with conventional agents.

To ensure that the test is not lost in detail, only all-purpose cleaners are examined here. An assessment is made of how well an eco-cleaning agent can also dissolve older fat deposits, whether clearly visible streaks are left behind and whether - as already mentioned - a normal dose is sufficient to get rid of the dirt. However, the quality of the cleaner makes up 50 percent of the overall rating of a cleaning agent. Incidentally, the ecological factors of the cleaning agents were examined by the independent German institute Öko-Test and are therefore completely neutral.

Lots of eco-cleaning products with cutbacks

For the test, well-known eco brands such as Frosch, Denkmit or Ecover were examined carefully. Most of the products examined were rated at least “satisfactory”, some scored “good”, a few even “very good”.

The essential all-purpose cleaner Lemon from Ecover, which is available in many shops and online shops, received a rather disappointing rating of "sufficient". This eco-cleaning agent hardly pollutes the water. The recyclability of the packaging was also rated positively in the test. However, this article is weak in the decisive categories, as it does not wipe the floor sufficiently when diluted with water and is not able to clean stubborn dirt stains.

Sodasan, frog and think with «good» or «very good»

Sodasan shows how it can be done better with the cleaning agent "All-Purpose Cleaner Citrus Power". Even stiff, dried-on dirt poses no problem for this product - and that if the environmentally friendly criteria are met. No ingredients that are questionable, no synthetic surfactants and no microplastics. In the overall assessment, the test gave the grade “good”.

The "Lavender Universal Cleaner" from Frosch also plays in the same league, as it is just as environmentally friendly and also achieved good cleaning results. However, there is one shortcoming: During the drying process, clearly visible stripes were seen, which made the rating «very good» in the overall rating impossible.

One of the best eco-cleaning agents is the “Limetten-Zauber all-purpose cleaner” from Denkmit, which received an overall rating of “very good”. This cleaning agent manages even the most stubborn fat deposits effortlessly, and no noteworthy streaks were also not visible after cleaning. The ingredients used in this product also meet all ecological requirements.