The modern market for household chemicals offers a wide range of detergents for washing clothes. Powders, gels, capsules, products for different types of fabric and colors - the choice is huge, and it is not always clear which product is best to choose. Some properties of washing powders that manufacturers call unique are actually not so. This is just an attempt to attract the attention of buyers, Associate Professor of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry named after N.M. told Life.ru about this. A.N. Reformatsky RTU MIREA Andrey Dorokhov.

Children's clothing products cope better with stains.

This is not entirely true. Products for children's clothing differ from conventional washing powders and gels in that they contain less allergenic components and are free of fragrances. However, in terms of their washing effect, they are not inferior to conventional products.

For colored and white linen you need to use different products.

This is also not true. Modern washing powders and gels for colored and white laundry have a similar composition.

“If you carefully look at the composition of such household chemicals from the same manufacturer, you can see that they are almost identical,” the expert noted.

The more foam during washing, the better the result.

Foam does not affect washing efficiency. On the contrary, too much foam can clog the drain hose and damage the washing machine.

Laundry gel or capsules are more effective than powder.

Gel and capsules are indeed more convenient to use, since they do not stick to the washing machine tray and look more “modern”. However, in terms of their washing effect, they are not always superior to powder. If the composition of the powder and the gel or capsule for washing are similar, then there is no point in overpaying for a more “fashionable” form of release.