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In household chemistry thiazolinones are mainly used nowadays.vacerator
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Those darn
nanospheres! I thought they were only used in cosmetics.
nanospheres! I thought they were only used in cosmetics.
Finding one of those rare exceptions that still contain formaldehyde releasers must be a godsend for the few who are severly allergic to thiazoliones.
Dixan, kudos to your kowledge about detergents, you really seem to know what you`re talking about!
One thing I`m curious to hear your opinion is the thickeners you mentioned in liquid detergents.
As an adolescent I worked a few weeks in automobile care products production during school vaccation.
I remember the only vicosity control agent we used to make our car shampoos thicker (appear more concentrated for the customer) was plain old sodium chloride.
Has this practice changed ?
To stay on topic, for years I`ve been using liquids only and my machine is as clean as a whiste. I tend to overdose detergents and like to use high temperatures whenever possible. Also use the evil softeners, but only in small amounts. I appreciate their gentleness because of a less basic pH and I always hated to inhale the zeolites from powders when cleaning the dryer`s lint filter.
Dixan, kudos to your kowledge about detergents, you really seem to know what you`re talking about!
One thing I`m curious to hear your opinion is the thickeners you mentioned in liquid detergents.
As an adolescent I worked a few weeks in automobile care products production during school vaccation.
I remember the only vicosity control agent we used to make our car shampoos thicker (appear more concentrated for the customer) was plain old sodium chloride.
Has this practice changed ?
To stay on topic, for years I`ve been using liquids only and my machine is as clean as a whiste. I tend to overdose detergents and like to use high temperatures whenever possible. Also use the evil softeners, but only in small amounts. I appreciate their gentleness because of a less basic pH and I always hated to inhale the zeolites from powders when cleaning the dryer`s lint filter.
lordkenmore
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I already mentioned much of this on another thread recently...
In spirit, I think I'm a powder detergent user. It was good enough for my mother's Kenmore, it's good enough for my piece of junk BOL WP DD. Plus I like the long shelf life (handy if one has a bunch of different detergents). I also like the fact if/when scented, the powder scents tend to be more restrained.
But, unfortunately, I've been using liquids most of the time since at least early summer 2015. I have not bought powder detergent since that summer, and have used existing supplies only occasionally for quite some time. Liquid detergents have one huge advantage: they are so common. They are most of what gets carried (and probably some stores ALL that's carried). Thus the best deals/sales tend to be on liquids. I might or might not do better per load cost with powder, but with liquid I can be more assured of having my monthly budget balance properly.
The only routinely cheap powder detergent I see is All, which sometimes hits $3/box at my regular grocery store. But I have not been terribly impressed by it. I still have a small supply of my last box, which I use sometimes to help vary the detergents used, and I've noted the cleaning power does not seem to be as good as the Tide unscented (which hits as low as $5/bottle locally).
In spirit, I think I'm a powder detergent user. It was good enough for my mother's Kenmore, it's good enough for my piece of junk BOL WP DD. Plus I like the long shelf life (handy if one has a bunch of different detergents). I also like the fact if/when scented, the powder scents tend to be more restrained.
But, unfortunately, I've been using liquids most of the time since at least early summer 2015. I have not bought powder detergent since that summer, and have used existing supplies only occasionally for quite some time. Liquid detergents have one huge advantage: they are so common. They are most of what gets carried (and probably some stores ALL that's carried). Thus the best deals/sales tend to be on liquids. I might or might not do better per load cost with powder, but with liquid I can be more assured of having my monthly budget balance properly.
The only routinely cheap powder detergent I see is All, which sometimes hits $3/box at my regular grocery store. But I have not been terribly impressed by it. I still have a small supply of my last box, which I use sometimes to help vary the detergents used, and I've noted the cleaning power does not seem to be as good as the Tide unscented (which hits as low as $5/bottle locally).
mark_wpduet
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I heard
a long time ago that liquids have much more chemicals in them for the simple fact they it takes more chemical to make it liquid instead of solid.
I use such little liquid fab softener that a small bottle will last me well over a year. It's never gone bad.
the huge bucket of powder that I use (from sams club) called windfresh lasts well over a year and it's never clumped or smelled or washed differently.
Oh, and it's a good thing I watched "How Clean is Your House" tv show from the UK or I would have no clue what washing up liquid means.
a long time ago that liquids have much more chemicals in them for the simple fact they it takes more chemical to make it liquid instead of solid.
I use such little liquid fab softener that a small bottle will last me well over a year. It's never gone bad.
the huge bucket of powder that I use (from sams club) called windfresh lasts well over a year and it's never clumped or smelled or washed differently.
Oh, and it's a good thing I watched "How Clean is Your House" tv show from the UK or I would have no clue what washing up liquid means.
vacerator
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Mark,
I suspect liquids have a lot of water. The Persil Pro Clean is thinner than the 2 in one. The 2 in one says it washes 50 loads, and the other 63 loads, yet the 2 in one is more concentrated.
Go figure. I use less of the 2 in one. Both are the same size jug, and cost $11.99
I'm confused.
I suspect liquids have a lot of water. The Persil Pro Clean is thinner than the 2 in one. The 2 in one says it washes 50 loads, and the other 63 loads, yet the 2 in one is more concentrated.
Go figure. I use less of the 2 in one. Both are the same size jug, and cost $11.99
I'm confused.
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