A Pet Peeve about Laundry Detergent
"5-in-1" cleaning effect! (Or whatever.*)
"Antibacterial!
Antiviral / Antifungal!
Rid of smells!
Removes stains!
Whitening!*"
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I developed an interest in laundry detergent recently, in that I went out of my way to check different brands and their ingredients.
Something that particularly urked me when checking the detergent containers were the claims on their containers:
...That's just describing the how "detergent" chemicals wash stuff away in 5 different ways.
That's like saying water is:
- Wetting!
- Hydrating!
- Moistening!
- Rids of thirst!
- Rinses away dirt!
Why stop at 5 cleaning functions?
Here are some more detergent claims you can make, which you can take for free!
- Removes soil!
- Removes food!
- Removes sweat!
- Remove oils easily!
- Removes dust and dust mites!
- Temporarily slows microbial growth after washing!
- Makes the colours in your clothing brighter by removing the gunk on top!
- Enhances 'wetting' to make the water in your laundry machine work better at washing!
- Fills your washing machine with soap for that satisfying soapy cleaning look! (Don't actually do this**)
Think about that 14-in-1 claim you can make; your