JPH04106200A - Dry cleaning agent for floor and the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a dry cleaning agent which has an excellent acaricidal effect and is highly safe by incorporating a powder or essential oil ingredient of a herb in a dry cleaning agent for floor, etc., which is formed by adding a surfactant, water, etc., to a porous carrier. CONSTITUTION:A porous synthetic resin powder (e.g. aminoaldehyde resin powder), organic staple fibers (e.g. nylon staple fibers or natural porous organic powder is provided as a carrier. The carrier is compounded with a surfactant, water, etc., and then with a powder of a herb or an essential oil ingredient of a herb to prepare a dry cleaning agent for floor, etc. As the herb, lavender, thyme, eucalyptus, etc., are preferably used, which have insecticidal effects and are highly safe for the human body. When carpets are washed with this dry cleaning agent, the herb contained therein evaporates during the washing and shows an insecticical effect on acarids hiding in the carpets.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention involves spreading a powder containing a surfactant and an appropriate amount of moisture onto a floor surface (for example, a carpet), and then scrubbing it with a brush or the like. The present invention relates to a dry cleaning agent for cleaning floors, etc., which is used in a dry cleaning method in which the powder containing dirt is absorbed and cleaned using a vacuum cleaner after drying.

<Prior Art> Conventional dry cleaning agents are disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 59-43080 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-16799.

This dry cleaning agent uses a porous aminoaldehyde resin powder, a product in which the aminoaldehyde resin powder is bonded and/or adhered to short organic fibers, or a mixture of both carriers, and detergent and water are used as a carrier. Contains virgoo, solvent, fluorescent dye, enzyme agent, bleach, if necessary.
It contains a bactericidal agent and an antistatic agent.

<Problem to be Solved by the Invention> Recently, the proliferation of mites in carpets has become a problem, but conventional dry cleaning agents cannot be expected to have a positive mite-killing effect even though they do not serve as food for mites.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a dry cleaning agent for floors, etc., which can kill mites at the same time as cleaning the floors, etc.

Means for Solving the Problems 〉 The means for solving the problems according to the present invention uses porous synthetic resin powder, short organic fibers, or natural porous organic powder as a carrier and contains at least a surfactant and water. This dry cleaning agent contains herbal powder or herbal essential oil components.

<Function> In the above means for solving the problem, by including herbs in the dry cleaning agent, the dry cleaning agent sprayed on the floor surface, etc., not only has a cleaning effect, but also the herbs contained in it evaporate during the cleaning time.
It will be able to kill ticks hiding on the floor etc.

Furthermore, the herb exhibits its medicinal effect for about one hour, which is convenient because it can be used for drying the dry cleaning agent containing dirt.

<Example> An embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

The dry cleaning agent for floors (carpets, etc.) in this example uses a porous synthetic resin powder as a carrier, or a carrier made by bonding and/or adhering porous synthetic resin powder to short organic fibers. The carrier may be a mixture of both of the above carriers, or a natural porous organic powder such as sawdust, and the carrier may contain at least a surfactant and water. In addition, it contains herbal powder or herbal essential oil components as an insecticidal ingredient, and if necessary, it also contains builders such as sodium tripolyphosphate and zeolite, alcohol-based and petroleum-based solvents that are low in toxicity to the human body, and fluorescent dyes. , an enzyme agent (for example, a proteolytic enzyme), a bleaching agent, an antistatic agent, and a bactericidal agent.

The porous synthetic resin powder serving as the carrier is, for example, porous aminoaldehyde resin powder, and the organic short fibers serving as the carrier are, for example, short fibers such as bulb flock, vinylon, nylon, etc. be. The carrier contains a large amount of water. If the amount of water is too small, the cleaning performance will deteriorate, and if it is too large, it will tend to aggregate and stick, making it difficult to spread, and drying will be slow. For example, about half of the total weight is made up of water.

The surfactants include all types of surfactants such as anionic, cationic, nonionic, soap, etc.
Contains more than one type.

Furthermore, the purpose of containing enzymes and bleaching agents is to improve the cleaning effect, and the purpose of containing antistatic agents is to prevent static buildup after finishing.

Many herbs are known to be used as the insecticidal ingredient, such as lavender, thyme (also called thyme), and eucalyptus, which have an insecticidal effect and are highly safe for the human body. Among these, one or more types of herbal active ingredients are blended at a weight ratio of about 4% to the carrier. These herbs are used by powdering herbal medicines, by using essential oil components as they are, or by converting oils that are poorly soluble in water into higher alcohol fatty acid esters,
It is used as an emulsion obtained by dispersing and emulsifying a surfactant such as polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester in an aqueous solution, or the emulsion is dried and powdered using a spray dryer.

As mentioned above, dry cleaning agents that are sprayed onto carpets, etc. by using conventional dry cleaning agents as a base and containing insecticides (herbs) not only have a cleaning effect but also cause the contained herbs to evaporate during the cleaning period. , kills mites hiding in carpets, etc.

In addition, in consideration of safety, insecticides are harmless or have little harm to the human body, and the insecticidal ingredients are volatile, and the insecticides are used during the cleaning time (about 1 hour from spraying to drying).
Since it uses herbs that volatilize quickly and do not accumulate over a long period of time, it is convenient because the dry cleaning agent can be dried while the herbs are exerting their medicinal effects.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it goes without saying that many modifications and changes can be made to the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiments, the dry cleaning agent of the present invention is applied to carpets and carpets, but the invention is not limited to this and can be widely used for tatami mats, mats, etc.

Furthermore, a disinfectant may be contained in combination with an insecticide (herb), or an aromatic agent may be contained in order to increase the refreshing feeling after cleaning.

Further, as herbs having an insecticidal effect, pei (laurel), mint (for example, mint), pennyroyal, etc. may be used.

<Effects of the Invention> As is clear from the above explanation, according to the present invention, since the dry cleaning agent contains herbs, it has a high insecticidal, mainly acaricidal, effect, and the medicinal efficacy of the herb is mostly absorbed during the cleaning time. Since it is limited, it is highly safe and has excellent effects such as being able to kill mites while cleaning the floor surface etc. at the same time.

Applicant: Noyab Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A dry cleaning agent comprising porous synthetic resin powder, short organic fibers, or natural porous organic powder as a carrier and containing at least a surfactant and water, which contains herbal powder or herbal essential oil components. A dry cleaning agent for floors, etc., which is characterized by: