Detergents: five ideas to save and protect the environment

It is important to choose a good detergent that contains all the necessary components, so that the clothes are really clean . To choose not enough to read the contents, dosage and the price.

I think is most important to test it, so you know whether it is effective or not. In general it can be said that a detergent for white clothes is good if it keeps the long white clothes , the same could be said of detergent colorful clothes, but I've often found that although the detergent is well ... colors are lost gradually. Here are five ideas to save and protect the environment:

Compare brands and formats

Compare between different brands and formats: the right way for a better comparison is wash doses. Within a brand, price differences often determine the formats. By definition, the detergents retail brands offer more competitive prices than the manufacturer. Sometimes the differences are so loose enough to double.

Well measured quantity

Follow manufacturer's recommendations regarding the dose of washing: use more doesn’t ensure better results; in fact there is a high risk that the clothes have to go through a second wash with the extra costs that entails. As is concentrated detergent formula, the consumer will need more or less for an effective cleaning.

Always use the full load

Use always the washing machine fully charged, unless you have a specific program for half load. To have a full load must unify clothing this sometimes means waiting until fill it... and be careful: never mix garments that may bleed with others.

Use short programs

Use short programs except the clothes are very dirty you will not need to increase the time to prewash. One way to avoid prewash is trying the clothes before. For example removing stains before rubbing with soap and water dirtier areas like collars and cuffs. So we can choose a short program, lasting about 30 minutes.

Choose low temperatures

Select low temperature washing, you will save money on electricity bills: a wash cycle at 60 ° C consumes twice the electricity that a 40 º C. Generally clothes can be washed at 30 °, unless it is very dirty and can be increased to 40 ° or 60°C.