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  2. Laundry detergent pod - Wikipedia

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    Laundry detergent pods (also called "packs" or "liquitabs") are water-soluble pouches containing highly concentrated laundry detergent, softener and other laundry products. Notable brands of these packs include All, Arm & Hammer, Gain, Purex, Persil, Rinso and Tide. [1] They first became popular in February 2012 when they were introduced by ...

  3. Tide (brand) - Wikipedia

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    An addition to the Tide family, Tide Coldwater was formulated to remove stains while saving energy because it does not require hot or even warm water. [13] Tide Free is marketed as being free from dyes or perfumes. [15] Tide-To-Go is a product packaged in a pen-like format and intended to remove small stains on the spot, without further ...

  4. Fabric softener - Wikipedia

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    A fabric softener (American English) or fabric conditioner (British English) is a conditioner applied to laundry after it has been washed in a washing machine. A similar, more dilute preparation meant to be applied to dry fabric is known as a wrinkle releaser. Fabric softeners reduce the harsh feel of items dried in open air, add fragrance to ...

  5. Laundry detergent - Wikipedia

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    Liquid laundry detergents in a Chinese supermarket, April 2020. Laundry detergent is a type of detergent (cleaning agent) used for cleaning dirty laundry (clothes). Laundry detergent is manufactured in powder (washing powder) and liquid form. While powdered and liquid detergents hold roughly equal share of the worldwide laundry detergent market ...

  6. Water softening - Wikipedia

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    Water softening is the removal of calcium, magnesium, and certain other metal cations in hard water. The resulting soft water requires less soap for the same cleaning effort, as soap is not wasted bonding with calcium ions. Soft water also extends the lifetime of plumbing by reducing or eliminating scale build-up in pipes and fittings.

  7. Phosphates in detergent - Wikipedia

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    In the 1960s scientists recognized that phosphates in water caused eutrophication. [23] There was disagreement at that time about whether water with high phosphate came to have the chemical because of somehow being polluted with it. [23] By the 1970s it was established that high phosphate levels in water were a consequence of pollution. [23]

  8. Tide Pods - Wikipedia

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    Development of Tide Pods began in 2004 and reportedly involved over 75 employees and 450 packaging and design sketches. The film in Tide Pods is a polyvinyl alcohol film developed by MonoSol which is intended to dissolve in any temperature water. The pod detergent is also 10 percent water by volume compared to liquid Tide detergent which is 50 ...

  9. Dishwashing liquid - Wikipedia

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    Dishwashing liquid. Dishwashing liquid (washing-up liquid in British English), also known as dishwashing soap, dish detergent, and dish soap, is a detergent used in dishwashing. Dishwashing detergent for dishwashers comes in various forms such as cartridges, gels, liquids, packs, powder, and tablets. [1] It is usually a highly- foamy mixture of ...