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Surface and floor cleaner: what's actually in it?

Format note: surface and floor cleaner is not food, so there is no nutrition section on this page — nutrition does not apply, and no nutrition numbers are invented, estimated or borrowed. Each panel below quotes the verbatim ingredient list as printed. Where a list could not be verified, the product is in "seen but not verified", never panelled on a guess. Dettol Antiseptic Germicide Liquid is a related disinfectant, not a dedicated floor cleaner — it is flagged as such and is not panelled as a floor cleaner.

This page does not give a health score, a ranking or a "best" pick, and it does not show prices (they change weekly). It does not make efficacy or safety claims beyond what the label states — it describes ingredients as printed.

The headline, in 30 seconds

• This is a thin page, and it says so plainly. Only one surface/floor cleaner could be panelled with a full verbatim list that this page actually holds in hand. The rest of the Singapore shelf is in seen-but-not-verified, for the reasons given there — not hidden.
• Why so thin: Singapore retailer product pages (FairPrice, Watsons, Cold Storage, Giant, Sheng Siong, RedMart, Lazada SG, Shopee SG, Guardian, Little Farms, Bove, Grocery Owl) are JS-heavy and not indexed with ingredient text by web search — site: searches for them returned zero results. A first research pass on 5 November 2026 read retailer ingredient sections in a live browser and verified several lists; a follow-up re-verification pass the same day could not re-open those pages, so those lists are not reproduced here as re-verified — they are listed as seen-but-not-verified until a live-browser read or a pack photo confirms them. The one exception is the Ecostore panel below, whose full list is held verbatim from the first pass and is flagged as not re-confirmed.
• The Magiclean short statement is not a full list. The first pass recorded "SURFACTANT, BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE (0.7% AS DISINFECTANT)" for Magiclean Floor Cleaner Flower Bliss from Watsons SG. That wording reads like a retailer short description, not a full verbatim pack list — and the re-verification pass could not confirm it — so it is not panelled as a verbatim list. It is quoted in seen-but-not-verified with that flag.
• SDS ≠ full ingredient list. Safety data sheets found for Mr Muscle, Cif, HG, Astonish and Clorox Green Works give only hazardous components plus detergent-regulation bands (e.g. "<= 5% non-ionic surfactants"). They cannot substitute for a verbatim pack list, and they are documented in the research notes only — none is panelled as an SG list.
• Same brand, different market/format, different list. Method wood floor cleaner has three different published lists (US bottle / CA refill disclosure / UK); Dettol UK vs India differ (terpineol/alcohol). Market must always be stated — which is why no non-SG list is panelled on this page.

At a glance — panelled products

Panelled with a full verbatim list: 1 product. Seen-but-not-verified: 17 entries below. Sources: FairPrice SG + Little Farms SG ingredient sections (first pass, 5 November 2026 — see flag on the panel).

Seen but not verified — do not panel until checked

• Magiclean Floor Cleaner Flower Bliss 2L — sold in Singapore (Kao SG/MY catalogues list the variant). No SG ingredient list retrievable in the re-verification pass: the Kao Singapore catalogue page covers Botanical Fresh 1.8L only with no ingredient list, and the Kao Malaysia catalogue lists Flower Bliss with no ingredient list. The first pass's short list — "SURFACTANT, BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE (0.7% AS DISINFECTANT)" — was not confirmed and reads like a retailer short description, not a full verbatim pack list, so it is not panelled. Needs a Watsons SG live-browser read or a pack photo.
• bio-home Floor Cleaner Lavender & Bergamot 1.5L and Lemongrass & Green Tea 1.5L — sold in Singapore (a Selleys SG guide confirms bio-home Lemongrass & Green Tea Floor Cleaner is sold in Singapore; Lazada SG brand wiki confirms Lam Soon Singapore brand, plant-derived surfactants, biodegradable, pH-neutral, free from parabens/phthalates/colourants). No SG retailer ingredient section found for either scent in the re-verification pass, and the named fragrance allergens from the first pass (Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, d-limonene, Geraniol) were not confirmed from any source in that pass. Needs a Grocery Owl SG live-browser read or pack photos.
• Pipper Standard Floor Cleaner Lavender 800ml — sold in Singapore, but no Bove SG product page found and no full floor-cleaner ingredient list anywhere. Brand/technology sources only (pineapple lacto-fermentation producing natural enzymes, organic acids and biosurfactants; bromelain named). An INCIdecoder list for Pipper Standard Dishwasher is a different product and must not be used for the floor cleaner.
• Magic Amah Wooden Floor Cleaner Orange — searched; no SG ingredient source found (results were unrelated orange/wood cleaners).
• Kyowa Alkaline Electrolyzed Water floor cleaner — no SG ingredient source found in this pass.
• Duer Floor Tile Bubble Mousse — no SG ingredient source found in this pass.
• SPARKS Multipurpose Home Cleaner — no SG ingredient source found in this pass.
• SimplyGood Multi-Purpose Cleaner Tablets — no SimplyGood SG list found. Confusion risk flagged: two different brands surfaced — Simply Earth (US) multi-purpose tablets and Minq multipurpose tablets — neither is SimplyGood and neither may be used for it.
• Dettol Antiseptic Germicide Liquid — related disinfectant, not a floor cleaner — scope flag applies: this is an antiseptic germicide, not a dedicated floor cleaner. Active corroborated across sources: Chloroxylenol 4.8% w/v. Fullest list found is UK (Boots): "Dettol liquid contains Chloroxylenol 4.8% w/v as the active substance. Also contains: Pine oil, isopropyl alcohol and caustic soda solution. Also contains Castor Oil which may cause skin reactions." DoctorOnCall MY agrees (chloroxylenol 4.8% w/v + pine oil, castor oil soap, isopropyl alcohol, purified water). Conflict flagged: the India formulation differs — Terpineol BP 9.0% v/v and Alcohol 13.1% v/v are listed (Apollo Pharmacy India). UK vs India lists differ, so neither can be assumed to equal the SG pack. No FairPrice SG ingredient section was retrievable. SG pack check still required.
• Mr Muscle (SG retail) — non-SG lists exist (EU Professional SDS: detergent declaration "<= 5% soap, non-ionic surfactants, perfume, Limonene, GERANIOL, Dimethylol Glycol, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone"), SG retail list not found. SDS bands are not a full list.
• Walch floor cleaner — searched; no relevant ingredient source found.
• Clorox floor cleaner (SG retail) — only a US/Canada professional Green Works list found (Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, SD Alcohol 38B, coco alkyl dimethyl amine oxides, Poly(laurylglucoside)-7, Water, Potassium Citrate, d-Limonene); SG retail list not found.
• Cif (SG retail) — EU professional SDS only (calcium carbonate 20–30%, sodium alkylbenzenesulphonate 3–10%, sodium carbonate 1–3%, Alcohols C9-11 ethoxylated 1–3%, 2-phenoxyethanol); retail SG Cif cream has only a detergent-band declaration (India listing), not a full list, not SG.
• HG (SG) — EU consumer ingredient datasheet only, and for the parquet cleaner shine restorer (467), not necessarily the HG parquet & laminate cleaner (566) sold in SG. Not an SG list.
• Bona (SG) — US list only, via a secondary source (Water/Aqua, Isopropylideneglycerol, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Sodium Decylglucoside Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Hydrogen Peroxide, Sodium bicarbonate, Citric Acid). Secondary source, US only.
• Method (SG) and Mrs. Meyer's (SG) — US lists only (Method Squirt + Mop Wood Floor Cleaner Almond; Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Multi-Surface Everyday Cleaner Lemon Verbena). SG lists not found.
• Ajax Fabuloso (SG), Astonish (SG), Pledge (SG) — non-SG lists exist (Ajax Fabuloso Passion Fruit US via EWG; Astonish Pine Disinfectant & Cleaner UK SDS; Pledge pH Balanced Multisurface Cleaner Spray Lavender US, partial fragrance palette only). SG lists not found.
• GW, Condor, Rejuvenate, Green Kulture, Kleen-Up, Dodomu, Selleys, Sofix, SMARTCHOICE, Leifheit, Mamaforest, 3M — FairPrice's floor-cleaner brand filter lists these brands, but no ingredient lists were retrieved for any of them in this pass. A Selleys SG guide confirms Selleys Concentrated Floor Cleaner, Sofix Parquet 3 in 1, Ajax Fabuloso, bio-home, Dettol and Magiclean are sold in Singapore; Green Kulture was named in a prior SG round-up as an eco option, but no list was retrieved.

Nutrition — what the numbers say

Nutrition information does not apply to surface and floor cleaner, and it is not printed for it. Surface and floor cleaner is not food or drink: it has no energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, sugars or sodium content to compare, and no Nutri-Grade. This page therefore does not invent, estimate or borrow any nutrition numbers, and it keeps comparing what the packs do print — the ingredient list — exactly as before.

How to read a surface or floor cleaner pack — the jargon, in plain English

Benzalkonium chloride

A disinfectant active (a quaternary ammonium compound) named on some floor-cleaner packs with its percentage (0.7% as disinfectant in the Magiclean short statement). It is the disinfectant, not the cleaner — the surfactant does the cleaning.

Chloroxylenol 4.8% w/v

The antiseptic active in Dettol Antiseptic Germicide Liquid as printed in UK/MY sources. "4.8% w/v" means 4.8 grams per 100ml. It is a related disinfectant's active, not a floor-cleaner ingredient — which is why Dettol is flagged, not panelled, on this page.

Glucoside surfactants — lauryl glucoside, decyl glucoside, caprylyl/capryl glucoside

Plant-derived, non-ionic surfactants that dominate the eco segment (Ecostore, bio-home positioning, Bona, Method refill, Mrs. Meyer's) versus anionic sulfonate/sulfate surfactants in conventional cleaners (Fabuloso, Mr Muscle, Cif). The name on the pack tells you which family the product uses.

MI/MCI and benzisothiazolinone — methylisothiazolinone / methylchloroisothiazolinone / benzisothiazolinone

Preservatives that recur across the non-SG lists found (Mr Muscle EU, Method US, Mrs. Meyer's US, HG EU). Named in full on the pack when present — but SG packs may differ, so this is a non-SG pattern only.

Fragrance allergens — limonene, linalool, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, butylphenyl methylpropional

Individual scent chemicals that EU/US disclosures routinely name. Singapore retailer pages disclose little or nothing online — which is exactly why the bio-home allergen names could not be confirmed in the re-verification pass.

SDS ≠ full ingredient list

A safety data sheet gives only hazardous components plus detergent-regulation bands (e.g. "<= 5% non-ionic surfactants"). It cannot substitute for a verbatim pack list.

Electrolyzed water / alkaline electrolyzed water

A cleaning product whose active is electrolysed water (Kyowa). No ingredient list was found for it in this pass — it is in seen-but-not-verified, not panelled on a description.

What this page is not

• Not a lab test. Cleaning and disinfecting claims were not measured; brand claims are quoted as brand claims.
• Not a ranking, and not a "best" pick. One panelled list is not a comparison — it is the start of one.
• Not a price comparison. Prices change weekly; formulations change less often, but still change.
• Not complete. The products in seen-but-not-verified are not yet panelled, for the verification reasons given, not hidden. A live-browser pass over FairPrice, Watsons, Cold Storage and Giant product pages (for Magiclean, bio-home, Ecostore and Dettol), plus Bove SG (Pipper) and Grocery Owl SG (bio-home), plus in-store pack photos for Magic Amah, Kyowa, Duer, SPARKS and SimplyGood, is what would close the gaps on this page.

Sources and method

Checked 5–6 November 2026. First pass (5 November 2026): retailer ingredient sections read in a live browser — Magiclean Floor Cleaner Flower Bliss (Watsons SG short list), bio-home Floor Cleaner Lavender & Bergamot and Lemongrass & Green Tea (Grocery Owl SG), Ecostore Antibacterial Multi-Purpose Cleaner Citrus (FairPrice SG + Little Farms SG), Pipper Standard Floor Cleaner Lavender (Bove SG), Magic Amah Wooden Floor Cleaner Orange, Kyowa Alkaline Electrolyzed Water, Duer Floor Tile Bubble Mousse, SPARKS Multipurpose Home Cleaner, SimplyGood Multi-Purpose Cleaner Tablets. Re-verification pass (5 November 2026): Kao SG and Kao MY brand catalogues opened (no ingredient lists shown); Ecostore AU page opened (FAQ only, no list); PAK'nSAVE NZ page opened (navigation only, no ingredients text); SC Johnson EU SDS, HG EU datasheets, EWG US, Amazon US/UK/CA, CPID US, Lazada SG brand wikis, Selleys SG guide, Helpling SG, Asian Parent SG — none of the six priority items could be re-verified to SG standard, because SG retailer product pages are JS-heavy and not indexed with ingredient text, and site: searches returned zero results. Non-SG lists found (Ajax Fabuloso US, Mr Muscle EU SDS, HG EU datasheet, Method US, Mrs. Meyer's US, Bona US, Cif EU SDS, Astonish UK SDS, Clorox Green Works US/Canada, Pledge US partial) are documented in the research notes only and are not panelled as SG lists. Full per-fact source list is in the accompanying research notes.