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  2. Laundry symbol - Wikipedia

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    In 1996, in the United States, ASTM International published a system of pictorial care instructions as D5489 Standard Guide for Care Symbols for Care Instructions on Textile Products, with revisions in 1998, 2001, 2007, 2014, and 2018. [7] [8] American Cleaning institute developed and published their guide to fabric care symbols. [9]

  3. Vanish (stain remover) - Wikipedia

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    Vanish is the global stain-remover market leader in the fabric-treatment category, which is sold in more than 60 countries across the globe. Vanish started as a stain-removing laundry product launched around 1983 by a small Scottish company called Projectina Co Ltd, established by Robert G. Macfarlane in Skelmorlie, Scotland. [ 3 ]

  4. Scotchgard - Wikipedia

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    Scotchgard is a 3M brand of products, a stain repellent and durable water repellent applied to fabrics, upholstery, and carpets to protect them from stains. Scotchgard products typically rely on organofluorine chemicals as the main active ingredient along with petroleum distillate solvents.

  5. Fabric treatment - Wikipedia

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    For nail polish, put some polish remover to the back of the stain and repeat this step until the stain lifts. Wash it in the laundry and rinse it. [16] For a red wine stain, apply the mixture of salt and stretch on the stain, and pour boiling water on it. Use the diluted white vinegar to remove the stain, if the stain remains.

  6. Bluing (fabric) - Wikipedia

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    Laundry bluing kit from France, with the bluing pellets. White fabrics acquire a slight color cast after use (usually grey or yellow).Since blue and yellow are complementary colors in the subtractive color model of color perception, adding a trace of blue color to the slightly off-white color of these fabrics makes them appear whiter.

  7. Varnish - Wikipedia

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    Varnish on wood stairs Varnished oak floor. Varnish is a clear transparent hard protective coating or film. It is not to be confused with wood stain. It usually has a yellowish shade due to the manufacturing process and materials used, but it may also be pigmented as desired. It is sold commercially in various shades.

  8. Phosphates in detergent - Wikipedia

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    According to The Washington Post, phosphorus keeps "minerals from interfering with the cleaning process and prevent food particles from depositing again on dishes." [ 16 ] According to Time magazine, "One reason detergent makers have been using large amounts of phosphorus is that it binds with dirt and keeps it suspended in water, allowing the ...

  9. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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    Textile fibers, threads, yarns and fabrics are measured in a multiplicity of units.. A fiber, a single filament of natural material, such as cotton, linen or wool, or artificial material such as nylon, polyester, metal or mineral fiber, or human-made cellulosic fibre like viscose, Modal, Lyocell or other rayon fiber is measured in terms of linear mass density, the weight of a given length of ...