Factorstoeomiderin selectingdetegen~ and soap
Phosphate—
Po$vderedDete~en@
Non-Phosphate—
Powdered Dete~en&
Liquid Dete~en&
soaps
Advanhges
Performwellinhard or softwater
Washalltypesoffabricswell.
Can beusedinhot, warm, or
coldwater.
Pefiorm satisfactorilyin soft
or moderatelyhardwater.
In someareas onlynon-phosphate
productsare available.
Perform wellin softwater.
Offer better performance in
hard waterthan powdered
non-phosphatetypes.
Cleans syntheticsandfabric
blendswell.
Are excellentasconcentrates
for removingspots.
Completely dissolveevenin
cold water.
Perform well in sofiwater.
Disadvan@es
Arenotavailableinsomeareas.
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Generallydonotcleanwellin
hard water.
Maybedifficulttodissolve,
especiallyincoldwater.
Shouldnotbe usedincoldwater.
Thosecontainingsodium
carbonateasaningredientmay
causeharmfullimestonedeposits
onclothesandwasherwhen
combinedwithhardwater.
(Seepage14.)
Maynotperform aswellas
powderedpl~osphateproducts
when diluted in washwater.
Generally do notclean well in
medium-hard or hard water.
May combine with water
hardness minerals to form
stic~ soap curd.
