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ovrphil
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I'm not up on detergents, but since Launderess started it...how about this to match the ebay offer?
I'm not up on detergents, but since Launderess started it...how about this to match the ebay offer?
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Basically what you've got there is a basic caustic deter
Washing soda, sodium chloride (table salt) and sodium metasilicate along with surfactant.
Sodium metasilicate is a strong base that is used in many consumer and industrial detergents.
https://www.pqcorp.com/docs/default...odium-metasilicate-2009.pdf?sfvrsn=6dd18c21_3
https://www.finishing.com/155/96.shtml
Many instutional/commercial laundry detergents are built with heavy amounts of washing soda and or sodium metasilicate. The high pH acts as a "break" (breaks soils from textiles), and also turns grease, fat and oil into a "soap" that can be washed away.
Many so called "green" or "natural" detergents like Nellie's are in fact nothing more than same "Start Fresh" formula; washing soda, sodium metasilicate and surfactant. https://www.safehouseholdcleaning.com/nellies-laundry-soda-review/
Beauty of these some what high pH laundry detergents is they are quite effective on common laundry soils in short wash times. For things with stains from say fruit and other substances you'll either need heavy duty bleaching, or use of enzymes.
Protein stains and soils OTOH can be dealt with normally quite well with these sort of detergents. Relative high pH breaks down protein (which is why you cannot use such strong detergents on wool or silk), this includes blood. Commercial laundries largely don't use enzymes because cycles are just too short.
Places doing say hospital laundry which contains lots of blood stained items simply do a series of cold/warm flushes, then a warm pre-wash (with a "break"), then one, two or three high temperature washes (no more than about ten to 12 minutes long) with strong relatively high pH detergent. This or some sort of alkaline booster is added. Next comes a bleach cycle, a few rinses, then sour and or softener, finally wash is extracted. From start to finish usually is no more than 30-35 minutes.
Places doing hospital laundry in UK until recently and still for all I know did blood stained wash with nothing more than soap, sodium metasilicate and perborate bleach. A few high temperature washes and all was clean.
Washing soda, sodium chloride (table salt) and sodium metasilicate along with surfactant.
Sodium metasilicate is a strong base that is used in many consumer and industrial detergents.
https://www.pqcorp.com/docs/default...odium-metasilicate-2009.pdf?sfvrsn=6dd18c21_3
https://www.finishing.com/155/96.shtml
Many instutional/commercial laundry detergents are built with heavy amounts of washing soda and or sodium metasilicate. The high pH acts as a "break" (breaks soils from textiles), and also turns grease, fat and oil into a "soap" that can be washed away.
Many so called "green" or "natural" detergents like Nellie's are in fact nothing more than same "Start Fresh" formula; washing soda, sodium metasilicate and surfactant. https://www.safehouseholdcleaning.com/nellies-laundry-soda-review/
Beauty of these some what high pH laundry detergents is they are quite effective on common laundry soils in short wash times. For things with stains from say fruit and other substances you'll either need heavy duty bleaching, or use of enzymes.
Protein stains and soils OTOH can be dealt with normally quite well with these sort of detergents. Relative high pH breaks down protein (which is why you cannot use such strong detergents on wool or silk), this includes blood. Commercial laundries largely don't use enzymes because cycles are just too short.
Places doing say hospital laundry which contains lots of blood stained items simply do a series of cold/warm flushes, then a warm pre-wash (with a "break"), then one, two or three high temperature washes (no more than about ten to 12 minutes long) with strong relatively high pH detergent. This or some sort of alkaline booster is added. Next comes a bleach cycle, a few rinses, then sour and or softener, finally wash is extracted. From start to finish usually is no more than 30-35 minutes.
Places doing hospital laundry in UK until recently and still for all I know did blood stained wash with nothing more than soap, sodium metasilicate and perborate bleach. A few high temperature washes and all was clean.
Forgot to add
Using detergents heavily built with soda and other caustics like sodium metasilicate can leave things feeling harsh and scratchy. Hence use of "sours" in final or one of the last rinses. Acidity lowers the final pH of laundry making it feel softer and less likely to irritate skin. It does this in part by dissolving any remaining solids (mainly sodium bicarbonate which is residue from sodium carbonate), much in same way one uses vinegar or any other weak acid to clean away limescale.
Using detergents heavily built with soda and other caustics like sodium metasilicate can leave things feeling harsh and scratchy. Hence use of "sours" in final or one of the last rinses. Acidity lowers the final pH of laundry making it feel softer and less likely to irritate skin. It does this in part by dissolving any remaining solids (mainly sodium bicarbonate which is residue from sodium carbonate), much in same way one uses vinegar or any other weak acid to clean away limescale.
bendixmark
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Fresh Start
I got the bottle for the low low discount price of 75 dollars.
I got the bottle for the low low discount price of 75 dollars.
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I'm sitting on a gold mine. *LOL*
I'm sitting on a gold mine. *LOL*
ovrphil
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Fresh Start replaced by Start Fresh
The side label reminds the consumer...protect thy skin and eyes! No chemistry course needed. If it cleans so well, I wonder if it will remove paint from a building or a car, with a little power washing unit. :-0
The side label reminds the consumer...protect thy skin and eyes! No chemistry course needed. If it cleans so well, I wonder if it will remove paint from a building or a car, with a little power washing unit. :-0
