How detergent ingredients work

Surfactants

These are the core stain removing part of detergent. They remove anything greasy from fabrics, and are great on stains and food residues. How washing powder works? Detergents like new Ariel have several different surfactants to remove different stains.

Enzymes

These proteins are excellent at breaking down stains and food residues. Each enzyme removes a specific stain, so biological detergents contain several types. These are only present in biological detergents as they can damage wools and silks.

Bleach

Bleach brightens your whites and removes colored stains. It also treats dyes as stains, so it’s only good for white loads.

Builders

These workers deal with hard water molecules, letting the surfactants get on with their job of removing stains. So the harder the water, the more builders you need.

Polymers

A washing detergent like Ariel has a few different polymers. They each perform a specific function, such as keeping stains from depositing themselves onto garments after they’ve been removed by the surfactants.

Detergents also contain other ingredients, such as perfumes to help your clothes smell great, brighteners to help them shine bright, buffers to maintain the acidity balance in the water, and suds suppressors to prevent excess suds from spoiling the wash.

So a high quality detergent like Ariel contains a whole host of ingredients that work together to bring you better tough stain removal in one wash. Now you know how your garments get so bright and clean.