what can you use better?

In most families, the washing machine is running at full speed. Can’t help but with all those grass stains, accidents and spitted onesies. But which is better for your clothes and washing machine: liquid detergent or powder?

We looked it up for you.

Liquid detergent

‘You wash whiter with white washing powder, and your colors remain better protected with liquid detergent’, summarizes household expert Zamarra Kok. On Radar she says that liquid detergent dissolves slightly better and easily removes grease stains from your clothes. Did you often wash at low temperatures? Then pay attention, because this can cause grease lice, a kind of mixture of skin fat, flakes and undissolved detergent. Therefore, regularly rotate a wash at 90 degrees. Liquid detergent is a bit more expensive than a powder form, but easier to use. Although you also quickly use more than is necessary, especially if you do not use a dosing cap. Advantage: liquid detergent does not consist of granules, so that your clothes retain their color for longer.

washing powder

All right, on with the washing powder. Because there are all kinds of pros and cons. For starters, bleaching agents or optical brighteners have been added to washing powder, which makes your white laundry look a lot fresher. Also, because of the substance percarbonate, it makes short work of mold and stubborn stains, such as grass or red wine. Less fine on washing powder: the granules have a slightly abrasive effect, which can cause the color of your clothes to fade slightly. Makes it suitable for white and light laundry, so. Washing powder also dissolves less well than liquid detergent, so soap residue can remain in your washing machine and on your clothes.

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Which is better for the environment?

You understand: it is difficult to pick a winner. It just depends on what color you wash and at what temperature. It is also difficult to say which detergent is more environmentally friendly. According to Milieu Centraal, washing with liquid detergent causes clothing fibers to come off less quickly – because they are then rinsed away in the washing water – but the often plastic packaging is less durable. It is even better to use ecological detergent.

Source: Milieu Centraal, Radar, Cleancompany.be

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