Abstract: The invention relates to a solid toilet rim block, the toilet rim block including a surfactant system and a polymer, and the surfactant system being present in the total composition in an amount of less than 50 wt. %. The invention also relates to a system having such a toilet rim block.

Abstract: A system having a WC basket that has at least one chamber, wherein: a self-adhesive sanitary agent in gel form is present in the chamber of the WC basket and adheres to the chamber sleeve; the chamber sleeve is completely closed on at least one side, and the agent adheres to the completely closed side of the chamber sleeve; the sanitary agent has at least one non-ionic adhesion promoter; the non-ionic adhesion promoter has at least one hydrophobic functional group and also includes a hydrophilic group; and the agent is acidic.

Abstract: The apparatus comprises a fragrance release system comprising a wick, at least one diffuser, the surface area of the diffuser in contact with ambient air being larger than the surface area of the wick in contact with ambient air, and a container to hold the wick, a fragrance preparation that is stored in the container, the fragrance preparation being transported through the wick to the diffuser by capillary action against the direction of gravity when the wick is housed in the container, wherein the substantially cylindrical wick is formed from at least two mutually different plant-based fibrous materials, the first material forming a core and the second material surrounding this core, and the difference between the contact angle of the core material and that of the material surrounding the core relative to water being at least 10°, the core material having the small contact angle, preferably between 0° and 90°, relative to water.

Abstract: The apparatus comprises a fragrance release system comprising a wick, at least one diffuser, the surface area of the diffuser in contact with ambient air being larger than the surface area of the wick in contact with ambient air, and a container to hold the wick, a fragrance preparation that is stored in the container, the fragrance preparation being transported through the wick to the diffuser by capillary action against the direction of gravity when the wick is housed in the container, wherein the substantially cylindrical wick is formed from at least two mutually different plant-based fibrous materials, the first material forming a core and the second material surrounding this core, and the difference between the contact angle of the core material and that of the material surrounding the core relative to water being at least 10°, the core material having the small contact angle, preferably between 0° and 90°, relative to water.

Abstract: Kits comprising a melamine/formaldehyde resin sponge and a detergent composition comprising: (i) a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants and combinations thereof; and (ii) a C1-6 mono- or poly-hydric alcohol, are described along with methods for cleaning hard surfaces therewith.

Abstract: An encapsulated active substance for a manual detergent for hard surfaces comprises an essentially anhydrous active substance with at least one surfactant and at least one liquid polymer carrier encapsulated in a water-soluble or water-dispersible capsule, the active substance containing: less than 25 wt. % of carrier; at least one unbranched or branched, acryclic or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated alcohol with 1 to 10 carbon atoms and one or two primary, secondary or tertiary hydroxy groups and a carbon chain optionally having one or more —O— groups; or being free of glycerol. The encapsulated active substance can be used as a manual detergent for hard surfaces.

Abstract: A water-containing floor cleaning composition in the form of a dispersion containing a surfactant, plasticizer, a high molecular weight polymer having a molecular weight of between 5.times.10.sup.5 and 2.5.times.10.sup.6 which is water-insoluble at a pH of about 12, and a low molecular weight polymer having a molecular weight of up to about 100,000 which is water-soluble at a pH of about 9.