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Designation:E2346/E2346M15Standard Guide forSensory Evaluation of Household Hard Surface-CleaningProducts with Emphasis on Spray Triggers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2346/E2346M;the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide presents guidelines specific to the sensoryevaluation of trigger hard surface cleaners.It covers theprocedure for preparing a nonporous surface with the intent tomeasure one or all of the various aspects of a trigger product:package,application,performance,and after-use properties,with focus on visual,tactile,fragrance,performance,andpackage ergonomics.It is applicable for use with assessors,highly trained assessors,and consumers.1.2 This guide for preparing nonporous hard surfaces isintended to focus on surface preparation and evaluation,not onpanel selection,training,or development.1.3 The reader should be aware that good sensory practicesare required when preparing the surfaces,and in developingand training the assessors.1.4 The researcher is responsible for identifying the mostappropriate test design and using the appropriate statistical toolto address that experimental design.1.5 Since this guides intended use is to provide direction onthe presentation and measurement of the different aspects ofspray trigger hard surface cleaners,this guide may not accu-rately represent all possible soils and surfaces where spraytrigger hard surface cleaners may be used.1.6 This guide provides suggested procedures and is notmeant to exclude alternate procedures that may be effectivelyused to provide the same results.1.7 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system may not be exact equivalents;therefore,eachsystem shall be used independently of the other.Combiningvalues from the two systems may result in non-conformancewith the standard.Values are stated in only SI units wheninch-pound units are not used in practice.1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and to determine theapplicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D4265 Guide for Evaluating Stain Removal Performance inHome LaunderingD5343 Guide for Evaluating Cleaning Performance of Ce-ramic Tile CleanersE253 Terminology Relating to Sensory Evaluation of Mate-rials and Products2.2 ISO Documents:3ISO 4121 Sensory AnalysisMethodologyEvaluation ofFood Products by Methods Using Scales and CategoriesISO 5492 Sensory AnalysisVocabularyISO 5496 Sensory AnalysisMethodologyInitiation andTraining of Assessors in the Detection and Recognition ofOdorsISO 6658 Sensory AnalysisMethodologyGeneral Guid-anceISO 8586-1 Sensory AnalysisMethodologyGeneralGuidance for Choosing,Training and Monitoring of Se-lected AssessorsISO 11035 Sensory AnalysisMethodology Identifica-tion of Descriptors for Establishing a Sensory Profile2.3 CSPA Test Methods:4DCC-09 Glass CleanersDCC-09A Standard Guide for Evaluating the Filming andStreaking of Glass CleanersDCC-12 Guidelines for Screening the Efficacy of OvenCleaners1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E18 on SensoryEvaluationand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E18.07 on Personal Careand Household Evaluation.Current edition approved Nov.1,2015.Published November 2015.Originallyapproved in 2004.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as E2346/E2346M 14.DOI:10.1520/E2346_E2346M-15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036.4Available from Consumer Specialty ProductsAssociation(CSPA),900 17th St.,NW,Suite 300,Washington,DC 20006,http:/www.cspa.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 DCC-16 Guidelines for Evaluating the Efficacy of BathroomCleaners Scrubber Test for Measuring the Removal ofLime Soap3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 nonporous surfacerefers to a solid material thatcannot be permeated by liquids.4.Summary of Guide4.1 This guide provides direction on how to assess spraytrigger hard surface cleaners.This guide describes samplepreparation and evaluation approaches to various aspects of aspray trigger hard surface cleaner:visual,tactile,fragrance,performance,and package ergonomics.5.Significance and Use5.1 T