Formulation & cleaning test
Match surfactant system to soil profile and surface type; benchmark vs market-leader on stain-removal protocol.
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CAT_05
Home & fabric
Surface cleaners, detergents, dishwash, fragrance, eco-formats.
CAT_05 · Sector dossierCOVERAGE MAP
Home & fabric
Surface cleaners, detergents, dishwash, fragrance, eco-formats.
Home care is a fragrance-led, regulation-heavy category. Our network is filtered for IFRA-compliant fragrance houses and BIS-conformant detergent manufacturers running eco-format pilot lines for refills and concentrates.
Partners in-network
54
Avg lead time
30 days
MOQ band
5k – 30k units
Active briefs · 90d
41
In-scope sub-categories
01Surface cleaners (kitchen, bath, glass, floor)
02Liquid & powder detergents
03Dishwash (liquid, bar, machine)
04Toilet & sanitary cleaners
05Air-care (sprays, gels, diffusers)
06Fabric softeners and stain removers
07Eco-format refills, concentrates and tablets
08Industrial / institutional cleaning
Network capability profile
Capabilities in-network
- · Surfactant blending (anionic, non-ionic, amphoteric)
- · Powder detergent spray-drying and post-addition
- · Liquid filling — gravity, piston and flowmeter
- · IFRA-compliant fragrance dosing and shielding
- · Concentrate formulation (3x – 10x) for refill formats
- · Tablet and sachet single-dose detergent formats
- · Trigger-spray, flip-top and bulk drum filling
Certifications screened
- · BIS IS 4707 / IS 4955 conformance
- · ISO 9001 / ISO 14001
- · Ecolabel (for eco-claim SKUs)
- · RSPO (palm-derived surfactants)
- · Cruelty-Free certifications
Pack formats supported
- · Trigger spray 500ml / 750ml
- · Pump bottle 250 / 500ml
- · Pouch refill 500ml / 1L
- · Powder carton 500g / 1kg / 2kg
- · Concentrate tablet (per-wash dose)
- · Bulk drum 5 / 10 / 20L (institutional)
How a brief moves through
Fragrance & sensory lock
Top-of-bottle, in-use and dry-down fragrance panels before tooling lock.
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Pack & dispenser fit
Trigger, pump and refill cap drop-test, leak-test and shelf-stability check.
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Commercial release
First batch with COA, BIS conformance file and reorder cadence.
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04
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