--- title: "Case Study: Household Detergent Cleaner" description: Outdoor behind-glass testing at Q-Lab Florida conducted a set of tests on UV-inhibited and uninhibited detergent cleaners, to look for color changes. image: https://blog.q-lab.com/hubfs/case_study_UV_exposure_change.jpg --- [![q-lab-loog-standlards-landing](https://blog.q-lab.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos%20and%20Assets/q-lab-loog-standlards-landing.png?width=150&name=q-lab-loog-standlards-landing.png "q-lab-loog-standlards-landing")](https://blog.q-lab.com/) - [Q-Lab.com](https://www.q-lab.com) - [Testing Services](https://q-lab.com/test-services/) - [Products](https://q-lab.com/products/) # Q-Lab Weathering & Corrosion Blog Read the latest news and articles from the experts. #### Filter Posts by Category - [Weathering](https://blog.q-lab.com/tag/weathering) - [Corrosion](https://blog.q-lab.com/tag/corrosion) - [FAQ](https://blog.q-lab.com/tag/faq) - [Outdoor](https://blog.q-lab.com/tag/outdoor) - [Case Study](https://blog.q-lab.com/tag/case-study) # Case Study: Household Detergent Cleaner Posted by [Q-Lab Corporation](https://blog.q-lab.com/author/q-lab-corporation) on Nov 8, 2021 5:46:31 PM With a [Q-SUN Xe-3 xenon test chamber](https://q-lab.com/en-us/products/q-sun-xenon-arc-test-chambers/q-sun-xe-3) and outdoor behind-glass testing at Q-Lab Florida, a global leader in the consumer products industry conducted a set of tests on UV-inhibited and uninhibited detergent cleaners, to look for color changes.  From their testing and analysis, the company was able to 1) determine that their uninhibited product’s color had unacceptably pronounced changes after only 2 days behind-glass outdoor exposure in Florida and only 3 days in Mexico; 2) correlate this to an accelerated test of only 9.9 hours in the Q-SUN chamber; and 3) show that the inhibited products exhibited nearly three times this resistance to color change. As a result of the testing, the customer was able to implement with confidence an accelerated test in their Q-SUN chamber, to improve both test turnaround time and repeatability. Topics: [Weathering](https://blog.q-lab.com/topic/weathering?hsLang=en), [Outdoor](https://blog.q-lab.com/topic/outdoor?hsLang=en) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **Q-Lab Corporation is a global provider of material durability testing products. We design and manufacture Q-PANEL standard test substrates as well as weathering, light stability, and corrosion testers. Q-Lab also offers A2LA accredited contract test services, including accelerated laboratory testing. Our weathering products and services are used by materials scientists, research and development engineering, and quality control personnel in numerous industries.** [Read More](https://q-lab.com/about/) - [Q-Lab.com](https://www.q-lab.com) - [QUV Accelerated Weathering Test Chambers](https://q-lab.com/products/quv-weathering-tester/quv) - [Q-SUN Xenon Test Chambers](https://q-lab.com/products/q-sun-xenon-arc-test-chambers) - [Q-FOG Corrosion test Chambers](https://q-lab.com/products/q-fog-cyclic-corrosion-chamber) - [Testing Services](https://q-lab.com/test-services/) Subscribe To Notification Updates ### Subscribe to update notifications © 2026 Q-Lab Corporation ![Tagline_CMYKBlue_Logo_Left](https://blog.q-lab.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos%20and%20Assets/Tagline_CMYKBlue_Logo_Left.png?width=300&name=Tagline_CMYKBlue_Logo_Left.png "Tagline_CMYKBlue_Logo_Left")