Astral Hygiene supplies a specialist range of dairy hygiene products and milking parlour cleaning chemicals for conventional and robotic dairy systems throughout the UK.

Our range includes acid and alkaline circulation cleaners, milkstone removers, CIP detergents, bulk milk tank cleaners, pipeline cleaners, robotic milking-system chemicals, cluster-flush cleaners and dairy disinfectants from trusted professional manufacturers including Evans Vanodine.

From routine pipeline cleaning to descaling and robotic system maintenance, Astral Hygiene provides professional products for maintaining clean milking equipment, bulk tanks and dairy plant.


18 products

Evans Vanodine Trident is a multi-purpose sanitising powder containing detergent and chlorine-releasing agents. It can be used neat or dissolved in water for cleaning and sanitising in catering, housekeeping, healthcare, leisure and dairy environments. The powder provides over 10,000 ppm available chlorine, making it suitable for use in high-risk areas.

A concentrated, highly alkaline, low foaming circulation cleaner for cleaning all types of food processing, dairy pipelines, bulk storage tanks, HTST pasteurisers, bulk mixing tanks, robotic parlours, boiling & cooking vessels.

Evans Vanodine Acid Brite 25L is a concentrated, low-foaming, surfactant-assisted dairy cleaner and descaler specially formulated for cleaning bulk milk tanks, milking parlours and dairy equipment. Its powerful acidic formulation removes milkstone, scale and deposit build-up, helping maintain clean and hygienic milk-contact equipment. Suitable for use in bulk tanks, robotic milking parlours and other dairy equipment, Acid Brite can be used with hot or cold water and performs effectively in both hard and soft water areas. Its versatile formulation is also suitable for alternating acid/alkali cleaning programmes, providing an economical professional solution for modern dairy hygiene.

Omnicide FG Food Grade is available and spanning the food industry’s needs from production to packed and finished products. They are used to disinfect transport vehicles, slaughterhouses, cold storage, food processing and preparation areas, food packing areas and distribution vehicles.

Omnicide FGII Food Grade is available and spanning the food industry’s needs from production to packed and finished products. They are used to disinfect transport vehicles, slaughterhouses, cold storage, food processing and preparation areas, food packing areas and distribution vehicles.

Omniclean is a heavy duty fast foaming detergent ideal for first stage cleaning of animal housing, transportation, hatcheries and food processing areas. Omniclean™ is the ideal product to be used in conjunction with Omnicide. Omniclean contains a non-ionic and cationic surfactant that will remove a wide variety of surface debris and soil such as protein, fats and biofilm.

Robust, wall-mounted, chemical dilution unit. Produces a ready-to-use foam which adheres to surfaces. Includes a 25 metre hose with foaming and rinsing lance attachments.Plumbs direct into mains water. No electrical connection required

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Evans Vanodine Cleansan™ is a super concentrated, QAC-free detergent designed for cleaning cluster flush and teat-brush systems in dairy parlours. Its low-corrosion formulation effectively removes contamination between each animal while providing an economical solution, with 25 litres producing up to 20,000 litres of cleaning solution when diluted at 1%.

Evans Vanodine Metron® is a chlorinated alkaline powder circulation cleaner designed for cleaning milking plants, pipelines and bulk milk tanks. Its powerful formulation removes milk residues and fat deposits, helps prevent milkstone build-up and is suitable for use in all water conditions.

Evans Vanodine Filter Cleaner is a concentrated caustic-based cleaner designed for the thorough cleaning of reusable in-line milk filters. It helps prevent and remove protein and milkstone deposits, with added water softeners to improve performance in hard water areas.

Evans Vanodine Crystal™ is a highly concentrated chlorinated powder circulation cleaner developed for cleaning dairy pipeline systems and bulk milk tanks. Its powerful caustic formulation removes milk residues, helps prevent milkstone build-up and leaves equipment clean, free-rinsing and ready for the next milking cycle.

Evans Vanodine GP Acid is a fast-acting, methane sulphonic acid-based milkstone remover and descaler for dairy pipelines, equipment and bulk tanks. Its low-foaming, quick-rinsing formula helps remove and prevent milkstone build-up and can also be used as part of a regular parlour wash routine.

Evans Vanodine Hypochlorite is a chlorine-based, fast-acting disinfectant formulated for the routine disinfection of milking parlours, dairy equipment and general hard surfaces. Its non-foaming, free-rinsing formula provides effective bactericidal action and is suitable for in-place disinfection programmes and swimming pool chlorination.

Evans Vanodine Vanorinse® is a chlorinated alkaline pipeline cleaner formulated for the effective removal of milk residues from milking plants and pipelines. Its non-foaming, free-rinsing formulation mixes easily, helps remove fats and protects rubber components, and is effective in all water conditions.

Evans Vanodine Vanosan® is a powerful chlorinated alkaline cleaner formulated for cleaning dairy pipelines, milking plants, direct expansion tanks and insulated bulk milk holding tanks. Its sodium hydroxide-based formulation removes milk residues, fats and proteins while helping to prevent mineral deposits and providing effective cleaning in both hard and soft water.

Evans Vanodine Multi-Acid™ is a blended acid CIP descaler formulated with nitric and phosphoric acids for rapid and effective removal of milkstone and scale from dairy milking plants, pipelines and equipment. It is suitable for regular and robotic milking plants, single- or multi-stage CIP systems and acid boiling water (ABW) cleaning.

Evans Vanodine Robo Acid is a fast-acting, phosphoric acid-based cleaner and descaler specifically formulated for robotic milking equipment. It removes milkstone and scale deposits while its low-foaming, quick-rinsing formulation makes it suitable for regular cleaning of both robotic and conventional milking systems.

Evans Vanodine Robo Alkali is a chlorine-free alkaline circulation cleaner formulated for robotic and conventional milking equipment. Its high-strength stabilised sodium hydroxide formulation quickly removes fats, oils, protein and milk residues, while sequestrants help prevent calcium deposits from accumulating on milking equipment.

Dairy Cleaning Chemicals for Milking Parlours & CIP Systems

Effective dairy hygiene depends on removing both organic milk residues and mineral deposits from milking equipment.

Astral Hygiene supplies specialist dairy cleaning chemicals for milking parlours, pipelines, bulk milk tanks, robotic systems and other dairy plant.

Alkaline circulation cleaners such as Robo Alkali, Metron, Crystal, Vanorinse and Vanosan are designed to remove fats, proteins and milk residues from milking equipment. Several products are formulated for use across different water hardness conditions and for low-foaming circulation cleaning.

Acidic dairy cleaners such as Acid Brite, GP Acid, Multi-Acid and Robo Acid are used to remove milkstone, mineral scale and deposit build-up from appropriate dairy systems.

Used as part of a suitable cleaning programme, acid and alkaline products support effective CIP cleaning, descaling and routine milking-system maintenance.

Milkstone Removal, Robotic Milking & Specialist Dairy Cleaning

Different dairy installations require different cleaning systems, depending on equipment type, water conditions and the level of contamination.

Milkstone Removal & Acid Cleaning

Products such as Acid Brite, GP Acid, Multi-Acid and Robo Acid are formulated for removing milkstone and scale from pipelines, bulk tanks and dairy equipment. Multi-Acid is specifically described for regular and robotic milking plants, multi-stage CIP systems and acid boiling-water cleaning.

Robotic Milking Systems

Robo Acid and Robo Alkali are designed specifically for robotic and conventional milking equipment. Robo Acid provides phosphoric-acid descaling, while Robo Alkali uses a high-strength alkaline formulation to remove fats, oils, proteins and milk residues.

Cluster Flush & Teat-Brush Cleaning

Cleansan is a specialist QAC-free detergent for cluster-flush and teat-brush systems, with the current product listing stating that 25 litres can make up to 20,000 litres of cleaning solution at the specified dilution.

FAQs
What dairy hygiene products does Astral Hygiene supply?

Astral Hygiene supplies dairy CIP cleaners, milkstone removers, acid and alkaline circulation cleaners, pipeline cleaners, bulk milk tank chemicals, robotic milking-system cleaners and specialist dairy disinfectants.

What is milkstone?

Milkstone is a hard deposit that can develop on dairy equipment from a combination of milk residues and mineral salts. Specialist acid cleaners are used to remove and control this build-up.

What removes milkstone from milking equipment?

Products such as Acid Brite, GP Acid, Multi-Acid and Robo Acid are formulated for milkstone and scale removal in appropriate dairy cleaning applications.

What is the difference between acid and alkaline dairy cleaners?

Alkaline cleaners primarily remove organic contamination such as fats, proteins and milk residues. Acid cleaners are primarily used to remove mineral deposits, scale and milkstone.

What does CIP mean in dairy cleaning?

CIP means Cleaning in Place. It refers to circulating cleaning solutions through pipelines, tanks and equipment without dismantling the system.

Do you supply cleaners for robotic milking systems?

Yes. Robo Acid and Robo Alkali are specifically formulated for robotic and conventional milking equipment.

Do you supply bulk milk tank cleaners?

Yes. Products including Acid Brite, CIP Liquid, Crystal and Vanosan are suitable for relevant bulk tank and circulation-cleaning applications.

Do you supply cluster-flush cleaners?

Yes. Cleansan is specifically designed for cluster-flush and teat-brush cleaning systems.

Do you supply cleaners suitable for hard water?

Several products in the range are formulated for use across varying water conditions. Always check the individual product instructions for exact compatibility and dosing.