Factors to consider in selecting detergentsand soap

Products

Advantages

Phosphate–

Perform well in hard or soft water

Powdered Detergents

 

 

Wash all types of fabrics well.

 

Can be used in hot, warm, or

 

cold water.

Non-Phosphate—

Perform satisfactorily in soft

l%wdered Detergents

or moderately hard water.

 

In some areas only non-phosphate

 

products are available.

Liquid Detergents

Perform well in soft water.

 

Offer better performance in

 

hard water than powdered

 

non-phosphate

types.

 

Cleans

synthetics and fabric

 

blends

well.

 

 

Are excellent

as concentrates

 

for removing

spots.

 

Completely dissolve even in

 

cold water.

 

Soaps

Perform well in soft water.

Disadvantages

Are not available in some areas.

Generally do not clean well in hard water.

May be difficult to dissolve, especially in cold water.

Should not be used in cold water.

Those containing sodium carbonate as an ingredient may cause harmful limestone deposits on clothes and washer when combined with hard water.

(See page 14.)

May not pertorm as well as powdered phosphate products when diluted in wash water.

Generally do not clean well in medium-hard or hard water.

May combine with water hardness minerals to form stic~ soap curd.

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