I've been working on the development of a new encapsulation detergent. It's been several months in the planning stages. Well it's getting close to ready.

The formula is based on ideas that I've been working on for a while now. I have worked closely with a manufacturer who can build exactly what I'm looking for. To begin with we're starting off with a very good crystallizing polymer. The new product froms a nice crystal that will hold soil very well. The detergency has proven to be very capable too. This product foams a little better than Spin Vac.

The new product also contains DuPont Zonyl Fluorochemical. This is in the DuPont Teflon family. Fluorochemicals lower the surface tension of the fiber during cleaning. The end result of using a good fluorchemical is threefold. It aids the crystal to release from the fiber. It also provides a minor improvement in the detergents cleaning ability. And it leaves the surface of the carpet in a state that will not attract soil.

Another sort of cool feature to this product is that it contains Tea Tree oil. Tea Tree extract has some odor killing properties. I felt that if the product is going to have a fragrance - the fragrance might as well be accomplishing something for us. Tea tree oil is an expensive ingredient, but I feel that the value outweighs the cost.

So the million dollar question is... can you have a good crystallizer that also contains Tea Tree and Zonyl. The answer is yes, we got it to work together. It's a well crafted product. I can't take all the credit - I got plenty of technological help with along the way. I came up with the ideas - and then I let the chemists figure out how to maintain the balance of the recipe.

So the new product has excellent detergency, it forms one of the best crystals I've seen in any product, it is built on DuPont's Zonyl Fluorochemical, and it contains Tea Tree oil. Even with the costly Zonyl and Tea Tree oil - I'm expecting that the new product will be reasonably priced too. So as you can see I've tried to cover all of the bases.

The name for the new product is Releasit. The website is up and running, if you'd like to take a look. Let me know what you think. Releasit Website

I'm excited about the new product. This isn't another me too wannabe encapsulator. I've developed it from the ground up with the thought that this will be a special product. I hope I'm right




Rick Gelinas

Hi Rick,
When you get this new product ready, let me know I would love to try it out, If its better than Spin Vac this should be something
Jim McDannel

Rick -

Sounds interesting. What are the main drawbacks of existing products that this is to fix? In other words, what holes are you trying to fill with it? Better cleaning? Faster dry time? Ability to deodorize?

I'd be interested in finding out. Let us know.

Clay

Clay,

There already are some very good encap products on the market at the present time. Spin Vac is a great product and I plan to continue to sell it. Mist & Brush and Crystal Dry are also terrific products. So I'm not sure that we're going to "fix" anything.


I’m just introducing a product that meets the standard of a good encapsulation detergent with a couple of nice features that the others are not offering. I believe Releasit will offer some benefits – at least judging from the final version of the test product.

I have been disappointed with some of the various encap products that I've tested. So I'm not intending to introduce another mediocre product. I've put a lot of thought and resources into the new product and I feel pretty confident about it. But we’ll just have to wait and see what the cleaners think to find out whether or not it’s a winner. The proof will be in the pudding.



Rick Gelinas

Sounds interesting - keep us posted!

Sounds great Rick, Is it going to work better than Spin-Vac? If so it will be something, i wish i had my camera with me today, i cleaned a TRASHED living room 3 foot out from the walls looked new. The rest was just hard to describe. If not for the wear it would have looked like the rest. Using Spin-Vac and RX-20 with a white pad.






Ades
Clean Carpet

Hey Rick,
When the Release-it is ready send me a case!!

Ades,
Spin Vac is a terrific product. We use it everyday in our business. Someone asked me recently if Releasit will be made by DSC. The answer is no. However I have the utmost respect for DSC, Mark Kling and Spin Vac. I'm planning to continue to sell it. So whether Releasit will be better than Spin Vac is a very subjective question. Spin Vac has already proven to be a winner. So we'll have to let the jury decide this one

Bill,
Stay tuned - I'll post about Releasit when it's ready for shipment. Thanks for the request!




Rick Gelinas