Survey of chemical substances in cleaning products for ovens, cookers and ceramic cooktops

Appendix A: Chemical substances in products bought in retail shops according to their listings of ingredients

Table A.1 Contents of chemical substances in products bought in retail shops according to their listings of ingredients
Product No. Listings of ingredients Content in % Labelling of product* Comments
A Non-ionic tensides <5 Not labelled Contains 8 percentage by weight of highly inflammable components
Anionic tensides
Polycarboxylates
2-aminoethanol  
Solvents  
Propane (aerosol propellant)  
Isobutane (aerosol propellant)  
B Non-ionic tensides <5 Not labelled pH in application solution of approx. 4
Anionic tensides
Preservatives
Aluminium oxide (polishing agent)  
Citric acid  
Tri-sodium citrate  
Polydimethyl siloxane (silicone)  
Fragrance  
Xanthane rubber  
C Petroleum distillates   Not labelled  
Polishing agents  
Tensides  
Silicone oil  
Fragrance  
D White oil 35 Not labelled No listing of ingredients on outer package
Graphite 13
Ozokerite wax 52
E Non-ionic tensides <5 Not labelled  
Anionic tensides
F Sodium hydroxide 1-5 Corrosive (C)
S-phrases: S1/2,S23, S26, S36/37/39, S45, S51
Contains 5 percentage by weight of highly inflammable components
Anionic tensides 5-10
Non-ionic tensides
G Anionic tensides <5 Irritant (Xi)
R-phrases: R36
S-phrases:
S2, S26, S46
 
Non-ionic tensides
Preservatives
H Anionic tensides <5 Irritant (Xi)
R-phrases: R36/38
S-phrases:
S2, S26
Acidic (pH approx. 4)
Non-ionic tensides
Preservatives
Organic acid  
Silicone  
Abrasive  
Thickening agent  
Fragrance  
I Potassium carbonate   Not labelled  
Abrasive  
Organic acid  
Solvent  
Surface-active agent  
J (No listing of ingredients)   Not labelled  
K Anionic tensides <5 Not labelled Acidic (pH approx. 3.5 in application solution)
Non-ionic tensides
Preservatives
Aluminium oxide  
Glycolic acid  
Butyl diglycol  
IDS  
Silicone  
Xanthane rubber  
Fragrance  
L Fatty acid soaps   Not labelled  
Tensides  
Potassium carbonate  
M (No listing of ingredients)   Not labelled  
N (No listing of ingredients)   Not labelled  
O Amphoteric tensides   Not labelled  
Non-ionic tensides  
Isopropanol  
Fragrance  
P Anionic tensides <5   All tensides are vegetable and are readily biodegradable (OECD 301 D)
Citric acid  
Polishing agent  
Alcohol  
Polysaccharide  
Fragrance  
Q Abrasive   Not labelled  
Alcohol  
Silicone  
Thickening agent  
Synthetic detergents  
R Naphtha (crude oil), hydrodesulphurized, heavy   Irritant (Xi) and Hazardous to the environment (N)
R-phrases: R48/20, R65, R67, R51/53
S-phrases: S23, S29, S62
 
S Vaseline oils   Extremely flammable (F+)
R-phrases:
R12, R66
S-phrases:
S2, S16, S23, S24
 
Dimethyl ether  
Denatured ethanol  
Naphtha (crude oil), hydrodesulphurized, heavy  
T Naphtha (crude oil), hydrodesulphurized, heavy   Harmful (Xn)
R-phrases:
R48/20 R65 R67 R51/53
S-phrases:
S2, S23, S62, S29/56
 
X Non-ionic tensides <5 Not labelled Acidic (pH approx. 3.5)
Anionic tensides
Preservative
Aluminium oxide  
Citric acid  
Sodium citrate  
Silicone  
Xanthane  

* Note: The wording of the labelling (R- and S-phrases) is stated on the products. To save space, the R- and S-phrases are given by their numbers in this table.

 



Version 1.0 December 2010, © Danish Environmental Protection Agency