Talk:Laundry detergent

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Contents 1 Greater history detail 2 Whats better?= 3 Brands Category 4 Ph? 5 surface tension

[edit] Greater history detail

This article needs a greater improvment on the history of detergants and where they came from.I'm putting a tag for it. -danieljackson-
Definately needs more here - e.g. what has happened since etc... -velvetsteph-

Why does it say nose candy? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.134.58.225 (talk) 00:46, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Whats better?=

Can anyone tell whether liquid or powder is better between the two? -danieljackson- yes - this is now included, assuming better equals more cleaning performance (as opposed to other points) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.151.130.179 (talk) 20:40, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

ConsumerReports says both liquid and powders showed about the same performance, so it's just a matter of preference. Either pick and choose and test, or go for value...Cool name btw, SG1 FTW... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.87.141.54 (talk) 02:49, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

This is not really true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.151.130.179 (talk) 20:42, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Brands Category

Is "All" its own brand? Someone should talk about the history of laundry detergents.

[edit] Ph?

"For example, solid detergents usually contain sodium carbonate (soda ash) or sodium bicarbonate to maintain pH by neutralizing any acidic materials that may enter the wash water." The statement doesn't tell us why we would want to neutralize the PH for cleaning purposes. I'm just wondering how that affects the washing.

[edit] surface tension

Can someone add a section of how the diffrent typs of laundry detergant's effect on surface tensuin?