Types of All-Purpose Cleaners

APCs are supposed to be just what the name says—a cleaner for all household purposes. For this reason manufacturers try to make the cleaning potential as powerful as possible, while trying to keep in check any possibility of harming the surface to be cleaned. After all, cleaning by removing a top layer of the surface is not satisfactory. 

These products can also be called BDCs because that is one of their main uses. The prodnct comes in concentrated form that allows it to be diluted to different levels for different tasks. The highest dilution, —0.5 to 1.5% (or 0.6-2 oz. gal. or 5-15mL/L) is used for cleaning floors. Table 

2 gives a list of typical dilutions and their uses. They are largely used in kitchens and sometimes bathrooms, and very occasionally general cleaning throughout the home. 

A third type of APC is that packaged as wipes. These also come in ready-to-use concentrations, with which nonwoven substrates are impregnated. The nonwoven substrates are carefully chosen both to carry the cleaning formulation and to contribute to the cleaning of the surface. These are usually used only once and then disposed. 

Adding abrasive produce two other kinds of APCs. Cleanser, in the category of household cleaners, usually denotes a dry powder cleaner that contains an abrasive. Cream cleansers are 

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