Household cleaning
Cillit Bang Grease & Sparkle Power Cleaner dupe
Why pay around £3.50 for Cillit Bang? The bulk active is LAS 96% paste (linear alkylbenzene sulfonate) — 85% less per working litre than a typical shelf pack.
From the retail pack to the active and the mix
1 · Retail
Cillit Bang Grease & Sparkle Power Cleaner
750 millilitres · £3.50 typical snapshot
Water, non-ionic surfactant and perfume
2 · Active
Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS)
3% on the label
85536-14-7C18H30O3SNa
Bulk LAS 96% paste (linear alkylbenzene sulfonate)
3 · Mix
30 g paste per litre (≈3% w/v — kitchen degreaser band)
£0.38 per working litre · 85% less than the shelf pack
- Active
- Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS)
- CAS
- 85536-14-7
- Dupe
- LAS 96% paste (linear alkylbenzene sulfonate)
- Saving
- 85% / L
Saving is per litre of working-strength mix versus a typical pack price, not versus the DIY kit total. Shop prices move — always check the listing.
Label teardown
What the pack promises versus what the label chemistry actually is.
The marketing claim
“Cuts baked-on grease without scrubbing”
The chemical reality
This is not Cillit Bang Limescale. The grease trigger’s classified anionic on the kitchen-degreaser SDS is linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS, CAS 85536-14-7) at under 3%. Fairy is SLES — a different sulphate. Dilute LAS 96% paste to about 3% and you have the same grease-cut without the orange-bottle tax.
Active vs filler
3% Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) · 97% carrier / filler — Water, non-ionic surfactant and perfume
- Typical retail
- £3.50
- 750 millilitres
- Estimated active cost
- £0.29
- Scaled from bulk £12.50 / 1 kg
- Indicative markup
- 12.3×
- Snapshot maths, not a live shop price
The Marketing Claim & The Catch
A 750 millilitres pack of Cillit Bang Grease & Sparkle Power Cleaner typically retails around £3.50 in household cleaning. That is a UK shelf-price snapshot for the maths on this page — not a live shop quote or a manufacturer RRP. Listings, sizes and deals move. The marketing line is that you are buying a finished lifestyle product, not a weighed chemical.
On the pack: Cuts baked-on grease without scrubbing; Kitchen degreaser for hobs, splashbacks and worktops; and Bang and the dirt is gone.
The catch: This is not Cillit Bang Limescale. The grease trigger’s classified anionic on the kitchen-degreaser SDS is linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS, CAS 85536-14-7) at under 3%. Fairy is SLES — a different sulphate. Dilute LAS 96% paste to about 3% and you have the same grease-cut without the orange-bottle tax.
- “Cuts baked-on grease without scrubbing”
- “Kitchen degreaser for hobs, splashbacks and worktops”
- “Bang and the dirt is gone”
Proprietary Blend & Dosage Breakdown
The labelled active is Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) at 3%. Everything else in the pack is water, non-ionic surfactant and perfume.
At 3% active, most of what you pay for is carrier and packaging. The brand is selling convenience, fragrance and a label — not a uniquely potent molecule.
Branded working strength is whatever comes out of the bottle. The bulk alternative is 96% LAS 96% paste (linear alkylbenzene sulfonate), mixed to 30 g paste per litre (≈3% w/v — kitchen degreaser band).
- Labelled active
- Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS)
- 3%
- Carrier
- Water, non-ionic surfactant and perfume
- Retail pack
- 750 millilitres · £3.50
The Active Chemical Alternative (Dupe Stack)
The dupe stack is LAS 96% paste (linear alkylbenzene sulfonate) at 96% bulk. Indexed as CAS 85536-14-7, formula C18H30O3SNa. Buy it as 1 kg for around £12.50 from Amazon UK.
Working strength: 30 g paste per litre (≈3% w/v — kitchen degreaser band). Indicative cost £0.38 per diluted litre — 85% below a typical branded pack on a per-litre basis, before you reuse leftover bulk.
Follow the mixing method and the supplier SDS. Wear the listed PPE. Do not mix incompatible oxidisers, acids or ammonia.
- Irritant to eyes and skin. Gloves. Warm the paste slightly if it is stiff. Do not mix with bleach, acids or quat biocides.
- Weigh 30 g of 96% LAS paste into a jug and make up to 1 litre with warm water. Stir until dissolved. That is about 3% — the classified LAS band on the kitchen-degreaser SDS.
- Spray onto a cold hob or splashback, dwell a minute, wipe and rinse. Keep foam modest; residue feels soapy if you overdose.
- 1 kg of paste at 30 g/L makes about 33 litres of working spray — more than forty 750 ml bottles.
- This is a kitchen degreaser, not a limescale acid and not Fairy 2% washing-up liquor. Label the bottle.
Dilution recipe
0.75 L working batch
Working strength 30 g paste per litre (≈3% w/v — kitchen degreaser band). Educational estimate from the listed ratio — check the SDS before you mix.
Chemical
22.5 grams
LAS 96% paste (linear alkylbenzene sulfonate)
Water
0.75 litres
Carrier / diluent
0% concentrate · 100% water by working volume (solids are dissolved into the water share).
Required PPE
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Side-by-Side Price & Potency Comparison
Head-to-head comparison
| Measure | Retail brandedCillit Bang | Raw active dupeDupeStack |
|---|---|---|
| Product | Grease & Sparkle Power CleanerAmazon UK search — listing, not a confirmed seller | LAS 96% paste (linear alkylbenzene sulfonate) |
| Pack / unit | 750 millilitres · £3.50 | 1 kg · £12.50 |
| Active | Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) at 3%Carrier: Water, non-ionic surfactant and perfume | 96% bulkC18H30O3SNa |
| CAS number | Not disclosed on pack | 85536-14-7 |
| Working strength | Ready-to-use pack | Dilute 30 g paste per litre (≈3% w/v — kitchen degreaser band) |
| Cost per litre | £4.67 / L typical pack | £0.38 / L mixed from bulk |
| Headline saving | Baseline | 85% cheaper |
| COSHH / PPE | Follow the branded SDS | Gloves. Chemical-resistant gloves (nitrile or neoprene)Ventilation. Use outdoors or with mechanical extraction |
Active ingredient and cheaper alternative — FAQ
Is Grease & Sparkle the same as Cillit Bang limescale spray?
No. Limescale Cillit Bang is an acid (citric and/or sulfamic). Grease & Sparkle is an anionic surfactant degreaser (LAS). Different SDS, different job. Never mix the grease bottle with bleach or a toilet acid.
Is LAS the same as Fairy washing-up liquid?
Same job family (anionic grease-cutters) but different molecules. Fairy is sodium laureth sulphate (SLES, CAS 68585-34-2). This spray is LAS (CAS 85536-14-7). Both cancel quat biocides — do not pour either into Patio Magic or Zoflora.
How do you mix the Grease & Sparkle Power Cleaner dupe stack?
Irritant to eyes and skin. Gloves. Warm the paste slightly if it is stiff. Do not mix with bleach, acids or quat biocides. Weigh 30 g of 96% LAS paste into a jug and make up to 1 litre with warm water. Stir until dissolved. That is about 3% — the classified LAS band on the kitchen-degreaser SDS. Spray onto a cold hob or splashback, dwell a minute, wipe and rinse. Keep foam modest; residue feels soapy if you overdose. 1 kg of paste at 30 g/L makes about 33 litres of working spray — more than forty 750 ml bottles. This is a kitchen degreaser, not a limescale acid and not Fairy 2% washing-up liquor. Label the bottle.
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