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2. Phosphates in detergent - Wikipedia

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   Phosphates in detergent. Phosphates in detergent refers to the use of phosphates as an ingredient in a detergent product. The advantage of using phosphates in a consumer laundry detergent or dishwashing detergent is that they make detergents more efficient by chelating calcium and magnesium ions. [1] The disadvantage of using phosphates is that ...

3. Laundry detergent - Wikipedia

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   Laundry detergent is a type of detergent (cleaning agent) used for cleaning dirty laundry (clothes). Laundry detergent is manufactured in powder (washing powder) and liquid form. While powdered and liquid detergents hold roughly equal share of the worldwide laundry detergent market in terms of value, powdered detergents are sold twice as much ...

4. Soap substitute - Wikipedia

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   Major soap manufactures resisted an outright ban on phosphates, and in 1970 voluntarily agreed to lower phosphate concentrations in detergents to 8.7%. [6] Although the US federal government has made no legislation banning phosphates in laundry detergent, between 1971 and 1990, most US states independently banned or strictly limited it. [15]

5. How to tell if a laundry detergent is really eco-friendly - AOL

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   This fragrance-free powder laundry detergent from Charlie’s Soap can be added directly into your washing machine — it comes with measurement instructions on the back of the package so you know ...

6. 8 best laundry detergents for sensitive skin - AOL

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   The best laundry detergents for sensitive skin are typically the ones free of any scent or color-related ... phosphate free and EPA Safer Choice certified. You only have to use one to three ounces ...

7. Detergent - Wikipedia

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   Detergents. A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with cleansing properties when in dilute solutions. [1] There are a large variety of detergents, a common family being the alkylbenzene sulfonates, which are soap-like compounds that are more soluble in hard water, because the polar sulfonate (of detergents) is less likely than the polar carboxylate (of soap) to bind to ...