| abstract |
Provided is shelf stable, largely aqueous hard surface treatment composition which comprises at least water, at least one or more peroxygen compounds, and especially preferably wherein compositions comprise (or consist essentially of, or consist of): hydrogen peroxide, a betaine surfactant, an anionic surfactant, a water soluble or water dispersible metal salt, a chelating agent, an inorganic acid constituent, optionally a pH adjusting agent, and optionally one or more further constituents which provide a technical or aesthetic benefit to the inventive composition of which it forms a part. In preferred embodiments, the compositions are viscous, exhibiting a viscosity in the range of about 100 – 2000 cPs, preferably about 500 – 1200 cPs when measured at room temperature and exhibits a pH in the range of about 2 to about 4, preferably about 2.5 – 3.5. The treatment compositions are also characterized in that they contain no organic acids comprising less than three carboxylate (-COOH) moieties, and that the acid constituent is based on one or more inorganic acids, and preferably is a sulfonic acid. |