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  • Detergent formula in cold and hard water

    Posted by Abdullah on November 12, 2025 at 11:07 pm

    -This is a liquid laundry detergent formula for cold water 20°c wash in top and front load machine.

    -pH of main wash water in front door machine.

    150g product, 4kg dry clothes pH ~8

    200g product, 3kg dry clothes pH ~10.

    It is supposed to be used at 150g/normal load.

    -Water hardness is 400-700ppm caco3 well water.

    soil types:

    -people change clothes every 3-7 days. -Air quality is bad. Fuel quality is very low, Very high traffic of cars & 90% of cars 15-30 years old Toyota cars.

    Formula

    4% SLS

    4% SLE2S

    0.1% lauramide dea

    4% sodium tri phosphate

    3% sodium hydroxide

    pH of product ~13.

    Questions

    1. What types of soil in clothes is this formula strongest and weakest for?

    2. How can i improve the performance of this product in 20°c cold wash?

    3. Is 150g/load for normal and 200g/load for very dirty or large load less, good or toi much for mentioned soils?

    Powder detergent here has 150/load and liquid detergents ~50g/load size.

    Note: water is very hard that even ABC detergent powder made in turkey doesn’t dissolve completely in 100x dilution with water.

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