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special recommendations
for
washing
permanent
press
if
you
Ckinot
have a
dryer.
~ Be careful not to overload
QUse more water than you would
If you are machine-washing Perm-
washe~ Permanent Press clothes
for a regular load. Use a Medium
anent Press clothes that you plan
must have ample room to move
Fill for a Small Load; a Full Fill for
to hang or drip-dry, use extra ~are
freely. A Medium size load is the
a Medium Load.
to minimize wrinkling in the wash
largest you should use for
process:
Permanent Press.
~ Remove clothes as soon as washer
stops and hang immediately.
Factors
to
consider
in
selection
of
detergents
and
soap.
Products:
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Phosphate–
Perform well in hard or soft
Are not available in some
Powdered Detergents
water.
areas.
Wash all types of fabrics well.
Can be used in hot, warm, or
cold water.
Non4%osphate-—
Perform satisfactorily in soft
Do not clean well in hard
Powdered Detergents
or moderately hard water.
water.
In some areas only non-
May be difficult to dissolve,
phosphate products are
especially in cold water.
available.
Should not be used in cold
water.
Those containing sodium
carbonate as an ingredient
may cause harmful limestone
deposits on clothes and
washer when combined with
hard water. (See Page 8.)
Liquid
Detergents
Perform well in soft water.
Offer better performance in
hard water than powdered non-
phosphate types.
Clean synthetics and fabric
blends well.
Are excellent as concentrates
for removing spots.
Completely dissolve even in
cold water.
May not perform as well as
powdered phosphate products
when diluted in wash water.
Soaps
Perform well in soft water.
Do not clean well in medium-
hard or hard water.
May combine with water
hardness minerals to form
sticky soap curd.
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