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What does detergents contains?

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13y ago
Updated: 9/17/2019

Detergent is generally made up of a few kinds of ingredients: an oil based surfactant (cleaner), specially built protein enzymes (enhanced stain removers ), preservatives, coloring agents and perfume. Some detergents don't bother with the stain removers and just rely on the hot water and alkaline action (like with baking soda) to clean the laundry.

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