Rinse-aid composition comprising a magnesium salt and zinc salt mixture
Rinse-aid composition comprising a polyalkoxylated trisiloxane surfactant and a non-ionic solubilising system having a cloud point above room temperature and an acidifying agent wherein the rinse-aid composition has a pH of from about 1 to about 4.5.
1. A rinse-aid composition comprising a polyalkoxylated trisiloxane surfactant and a non-ionic solubilising system having a cloud point above room temperature, a mixture of a zinc salt and a magnesium salt and an acidifying agent wherein the rinse-aid composition has a pH of from about 1 to about 4.5 and the solubilising system and the trisiloxane surfactant are in a weight ratio of at least about 1:1.
2. A rinse-aid composition according to claim 1 wherein the trisiloxane surfactant has a polyalkyleneoxy residue and the polyalkyleneoxy residue of the trisiloxane surfactant has the general formula (EO) n (PO) m wherein EO is ethoxy, PO is propoxy, n is at least about 3 and greater than m and wherein the composition comprises from about 0.1 to about 10% by weight of the composition of trisiloxane surfactant.
3. A rinse-aid composition according to claim 1 wherein the solubilising system comprises a wetting surfactant having a surface tension of 35 mN/m or below.
4. A rinse-aid composition according to claim 1 wherein the solubilising system comprises a mixture of a wetting surfactant and a low foaming non-ionic surfactant acting as a suds suppressor wherein the wetting surfactant and the suds suppressor are in a weight ratio of at least 1:1.
5. A rinse-aid composition according to claim 1 further comprising a glass-care agent said glass-care agent being a water-soluble salt of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminium, calcium, lanthanum, tin, gallium, strontium, titanium, and mixtures thereof.
6. A rinse-aid composition according to claim 1 further comprising an organic solvent system comprising an alcohol and a polyol.
7. A rinse-aid composition according to claim 5 further comprising a solvent system comprising an alcohol and a polyol.
8. A method of making a rinse-aid composition comprising a polyalkoxylated trisiloxane surfactant and a non-ionic solubilising system having a cloud point above room temperature, a mixture of a zinc salt and a magnesium salt and an acidifying agent wherein the rinse-aid composition has a pH of from about 1 to about 4.5 and the solubilising system and the trisiloxane surfactant are in a weight ratio of at least about 1:1 comprising:
a) forming a premix of the trisiloxane surfactant with the solubilising system; and
b) adding the resulting premix to the acidifying agent.