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Phosphate—
Powdered Detergents
Non-Phosphate—
Powdered Detergents
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Liquid Detergents
Soaps
Advantages
Pefiorm wellin hard or softwater
Washalltypes offabrics well.
Can be used in hot, warm, or
cold water.
Perform satisfactorily in soft
or moderately hard water.
In some areas only non-phosphate
products are available.
Perform well in soft water.
Offer better performance in
hard waterthan powdered
non-phosphate types.
Cleans synthetics and fabric
blends well.
Are excellent as concentrates
for removing spots.
Completely dissolve evenin
cold water.
Perform well in softwater.
Disadvantages
Are not availablein some areas.
Generally do not clean well in
hard water.
May be difficult to dissolve,
especially in cold water.
Should not be used in cold water.
Those containing sodium
carbonate as an ingredient may
cause harmfid limestone deposits
on clothes and washer when
combined with hard water.
(See page 14.)
May not perform as well as
powdered phosphate products
when diluted in wash water.
Generally do not clean well in
medium-hard or hard water.
May combine with water
hardness minerals to form
sticky soap curd.
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