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Ever thought about what goes on after you have put your clothes within the wash? All of us spend time picking out the right laundry soap whether for fragrance or eco-friendliness - heck, some of us even make our very own! But how does laundry soap get your clothes clean?
There are so many different types of dirty that it's hard to imagine one sort of product can treat them all. Whether it's the children playing outside getting mud and dirt caked to their clothes, your gym clothes soaking in sweat from an intense workout or just a shirt that you simply make the wash following a day of living in the world - clothes get dirty in so many different ways and also to many varying degrees.
Read on for more information about your detergent and learn exactly what is happening when you close the lid on your washer.
Laundry soap Reduces the Surface Tension of Water
Now this is a bit of an unusual one - are you aware that without laundry detergent, water isn't able to completely penetrate the fabric of your clothes? Laundry soap lowers the top tension water, letting it penetrate fabric completely and lift stains. It helps all of the oils and dirt dissolve within the water - the initial step to getting your clothes clean.
Laundry soap Additives
Enzymes in your detergent help to break down built up protein-based stains that are tricky to escape. Light bleach additives also break down these build ups as well as your laundry soap bonds with dirt and pulls it away from your fabrics because the machine spins. Too much bleach can damage your fabric, but a small amount can help to whiten clothing without causing spotting and discolouration.
Electric Charge
Anionic surfactants in your detergent affix to both dirt on your fabrics and also the fabrics themselves to create a repellent, electrical charge. As you might remember from senior high school science classes, two same charges cannot attract, so instead the dirt is 'forced' away from your washing. These anionic surfactants also prevent dirt and soil from finding their long ago for your fabrics following the washing machine has finished its cycle.
That's it! There are some different factors to the way your laundry detergent gets soils, dirt and make ups out of your clothes. From simple enzymes that break up grime to electric charges that repel developed dirt, it truly is nifty how your clothes get clean.
