Private Label · Kitchen

Kitchen & Countertop Wipes

We manufacture private label kitchen wipes on a degreasing but food-contact-conscious formulation — strong enough to cut cooking oil on a worktop, clean enough to leave no taste, no perfume and no film behind. Individually sealed or canister-packed, made in the USA.

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All Household Care Wipes

FOOD-CONTACT CONSCIOUS · NO PERFUME CARRY-OVER · MADE IN THE USA

Private label kitchen and countertop cleaning wipes manufactured by Phoenix Wipes

Base

Alkaline degreasing surfactant

Format

Canister, softpack or sachet

Finish

No taste, no film

Shelf life

24 months

How it works

Which kitchen surfaces a cleaning wipe will damage

A kitchen is the one room where the surfaces genuinely disagree about what they want. Cooking oil is a fatty soil, and fatty soil comes off fastest under mild alkalinity, which is why every serious kitchen cleaner sits above pH 8. But the same alkalinity that saponifies grease also dulls polished natural stone, degrades the resin binder in engineered quartz over repeated use, and strips the oil finish from a butcher block. So the design question is not how strong, it is how strong before the counter starts paying for it.

Our formulation sits at the low end of useful alkalinity, around pH 9, on an embossed 55 gsm sheet that does more of the mechanical work. That is deliberately gentler than a spray degreaser and deliberately stronger than the multi-surface wipe. Practically: safe on sealed granite and quartz for normal use, safe on laminate, glazed ceramic, stainless and glass; not for unsealed marble, limestone or travertine, and not for an oiled butcher block, which needs soap and re-oiling rather than a wipe.

The second issue is one almost nobody addresses on a pack, and it is the reason kitchen wipes get returned: flavour carry-over. A heavily perfumed cleaner leaves fragrance oils on a worktop, and those transfer to the next thing set down on it. Food tastes of lemon cleaner. Our kitchen formulation is either unscented or carries a low-residue fragrance specifically screened for this, and the label tells the user to rinse any direct food-contact surface with water afterwards — which is also what a food-safety inspector expects to see.

At a glance

✓pH ~9 — enough alkalinity for cooking grease, not enough to dull stone

✓Screened for fragrance carry-over onto food-contact surfaces

✓Safe on sealed granite and quartz, laminate, ceramic, stainless, glass

✓55 gsm embossed spunlace for the mechanical half of the job

✓Unscented and low-residue scented versions from the same base

Not for: unsealed marble, limestone or travertine, oiled butcher block, or use as a disinfectant.

Applications

Where kitchen wipes are used

The kitchen is where household cleaning frequency is highest, which makes this a repeat-purchase SKU rather than a seasonal one.

Domestic worktops

The daily wipe-down after cooking — the highest-frequency cleaning action in a home, and the one a wipe format is genuinely better suited to than a spray and cloth.

Food-service front and back of house

Prep surfaces, pass counters and service areas where a single-use format removes the cross-contamination question that a shared cloth creates.

Office kitchens and break rooms

Shared spaces with no cleaning staff, where a canister on the counter is the entire cleaning programme.

Appliance exteriors

Fronts, handles and control panels — though for a brushed stainless finish specifically, our stainless steel wipes leave a better result.

Rental and short-stay turnaround

The kitchen is the room a guest judges cleanliness by, and the one a turnaround crew has least time for.

Retail private label

A strong second SKU behind multi-surface, because the buyer understands immediately why it is a separate product.

Specifications

Kitchen wipe specifications

Alkalinity and fragrance are the two variables customers tune here, and they trade against each other more than people expect.

Formula base	Alkaline degreasing surfactant blend
pH	8.5–9.5
Fragrance	Unscented standard; low-residue scented options screened for carry-over
Substrate	Spunlace nonwoven, 55 gsm, embossed
Standard sheet sizes	7″ × 8″ · 8″ × 10″
Saturation	3.5–5.0 g per sheet, adjustable
Rinse required	Yes on direct food-contact surfaces
Surface compatibility	Sealed granite and quartz, laminate, ceramic, stainless, glass
Not compatible with	Unsealed marble, limestone, travertine, oiled butcher block
Claims	Cleaning and degreasing only — no disinfection claim
Shelf life	24 months unopened
MOQ	Flexible — pilot runs through to container volume

Packaging formats

Canister30–80 wipes, resealable lid
Softpack25–60 wipes, flip-top seal
Single sachet1 wipe per sealed sachet
Sachet carton50 / 100 / 200 per box
Flow-wrap strip10-wipe perforated strip
Bulk caseCustom count, master-carton labelled

Household is a canister-led category — the pack lives on a counter or under a sink and is judged on the shelf, so tooling, label stock and lid feel matter as much as the fluid. We print full colour on canister sleeves, softpack film and sachets, and artwork proofs come back within 48 hours.

Comparison

Kitchen wipes vs. the rest of the household range

The kitchen wipe is the one product in the range that is deliberately alkaline, and the bathroom wipe is the one that is deliberately acidic. That single axis explains most of this table.

Product	Formula base	Safe on	Leaves	Substrate
Multi-Surface Cleaning Wipes	Neutral-pH non-ionic surfactant	Sealed hard surfaces, plastic, laminate, painted trim	No film, no rinse needed	50 gsm spunlace, embossed
Kitchen & Countertop WipesThis page	Degreasing alkaline surfactant, food-contact grade	Sealed stone, laminate, ceramic, steel	Grease cut; rinse on food-contact	55 gsm embossed spunlace
Glass & Mirror Wipes	Fast-flash alcohol blend, ammonia-free	Glass, mirrors, shower screens	Dry, streak-free, no lint	50 gsm low-lint hydroentangled
Stainless Steel Wipes	Polishing emulsion, mineral-oil-free	Brushed and polished stainless, chrome	Even satin, fingerprint-resistant	60 gsm soft spunlace
Bathroom Cleaning Wipes	Mild organic acid descaler (citric / lactic)	Ceramic, porcelain, glass, chrome, grout	Scale and scum gone, no residue	70 gsm textured, scrub face
Surface Disinfecting Wipes	EPA-registered quat or hypochlorite	Hard non-porous surfaces only	Surface wet for the labelled contact time	55 gsm spunlace
Wood & Furniture Wipes	Water-based emulsion + UV absorber, silicone-free	Sealed and lacquered wood, veneer, laminate	Satin, never greasy	55 gsm soft-embossed spunlace
Floor Wipes	Low-moisture neutral cleaner	Sealed hardwood, laminate, LVT, tile	Dries in under a minute	90 gsm large-format, high wet strength

Kitchen and countertop wipe production and canister filling line in the USA

Private Label & OEM

The room your customer cleans every day

Kitchen is the easiest household SKU to justify to a retail buyer, because the shopper already believes the kitchen needs its own product. What separates a good private-label kitchen wipe from a poor one is restraint: the temptation is to push alkalinity and fragrance until it feels powerful, and both of those are what generate complaints about dull counters and food that tastes of cleaner.

✓Alkalinity set against your target surface mix, not by default

✓Fragrance screened for food-contact carry-over, or none at all

✓Food-service bulk formats alongside the retail canister

✓Matching degreaser strength across wipe and spray if you run both

✓FOB, EXW and DDP terms — we handle the paperwork

FAQ

Kitchen wipes FAQ

Are kitchen wipes safe on quartz and granite countertops?

On sealed granite and on engineered quartz, yes for normal use — our formulation sits at the low end of useful alkalinity for exactly this reason. What damages both over time is repeated exposure to strong alkaline or acidic cleaners: on granite it degrades the sealer so the stone starts absorbing stains, and on quartz it attacks the polymer resin binding the stone particles, which shows up as dulling. Unsealed marble, limestone and travertine should not meet this product at all.

Do I need to rinse after using a kitchen wipe?

On a surface that food touches directly, yes — and that is true of every cleaning wipe on the market, not just ours. Surfactant residue is not dangerous but it is not meant to be eaten, and a rinse with plain water takes seconds. On surfaces food does not touch, such as cabinet fronts, appliance exteriors and splashbacks, no rinse is needed.

Will kitchen wipes make my food taste of cleaner?

Not ours, and this is a real failure mode we design against. Heavily perfumed cleaners deposit fragrance oils that transfer to whatever is set down next, which is why food starts tasting faintly of lemon. We offer the formulation unscented, and where a customer wants scent we use fragrances specifically screened for low surface residue. If you have had this complaint from a previous supplier, fragrance load is the cause.

Can kitchen wipes be used on a butcher block or wooden board?

No. An oiled butcher block is maintained with mild soap, water and periodic re-oiling; an alkaline cleaner strips the oil finish and leaves the wood open to absorbing moisture and staining. A sealed or lacquered wooden worktop is a different material and is fine — for those and for wooden furniture generally, our wood & furniture wipes are the right product.

What is the difference between a kitchen wipe and a multi-surface wipe?

Alkalinity, essentially. Multi-surface sits at neutral pH so it is safe on everything and merely adequate on grease; kitchen sits around pH 9 so it cuts cooking oil properly and gives up a little surface tolerance in exchange. If you can only carry one SKU, carry multi-surface. If you can carry two, this is the second one, because the kitchen is where the cleaning actually happens.

Can you supply kitchen wipes for commercial food service?

Yes, and it is usually a different specification: larger sheets, higher saturation, bulk refill packs rather than canisters, and unscented as standard because commercial kitchens have their own reasons to avoid added fragrance. Food-service programmes often pair this with a separately registered disinfecting wipe rather than asking one product to do both jobs.