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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: heritagecleaning on August 25, 2013, 03:47:25 pm

Title: Can Citrus Gel 'go off'?
Post by: heritagecleaning on August 25, 2013, 03:47:25 pm

I have just opened a bottle that has been on the shelf for 6 years and it's just watery clear liquid, not the white cream I was expecting.

Just wondering of this is the age or if it was a wrong 'un from the beginning  ???

Title: Re: Can Citrus Gel 'go off'?
Post by: benny d on August 25, 2013, 04:06:35 pm

Must be age...

Title: Re: Can Citrus Gel 'go off'?
Post by: john martin on August 25, 2013, 04:44:50 pm

  The main ingredients  , The Glycol Esters and isopropanol  are a watery liquid  , the thickening agent may have separated .. perhaps its down the bottom ?  shaking or stirring may bring it back . Otherwise  it must have broken down in some way ... 6 years is fair long time   :)

Title: Re: Can Citrus Gel 'go off'?
Post by: Jamie Pearson on August 26, 2013, 07:35:54 am

Frost damage?

Title: Re: Can Citrus Gel 'go off'?
Post by: heritagecleaning on August 26, 2013, 08:25:25 am

It has been kept in a garage over the winters. I suppose it would have got down to single figures teperatures.

Not the end of the world - just a £15 pain in the rear.

Title: Re: Can Citrus Gel 'go off'?
Post by: Doug Holloway on August 26, 2013, 09:39:51 am

Hi Guys

Although these products, detergents etc will have stabilisers, anti oxidants  but they will degrade, particularly viscosity modifiers and thickeners.

Product will probably still work though.

Cheers

Doug