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DETERGENTS AND ADDITIVES
How much and where?
Deciding on the soil level of your clothes is very difficult. However it is also very important to make sure you
dose the correct amount of detergent. to help you, we have included the soil level symbols as you see them
on the Ariel pack. We have also explained what these soil levels mean and have included garment types and
items which fall into each category.
Soil levels
Light soil
- No stains are noticeable on the garments, youwould just like to refresh the
clothes you’ve been wearing. (eg: sweaters, curtains, jackets).
Normal soil
- Garment that have been worn for a dy and which may show some stains,
although not all stains are visible (eg: blouses, shirts).
Heavy soil
- Garments that have been worn for at least one day or are owrn in hgh body soil
areas (eg: underwear, towels, socks, baby clothes).
Very heavy soil
- Items which are very dirty (for example kitchen towels) or garments which
have tough stains on them such as mud, grass, motor oil (eg: tea towels, bed linen, sports-
wear).
Getting the right dosage
For the best laundry results, it’s important to use the right amount of detergent. Modern washing machines
use less water and some people believe it is okay to use less detergent. This is not true and will lead to
problems in the wash. Detergent dosage is based on the amount of soil on the laundry and the hardness of
the water.
As well as ingredients designed to remove stains, detergents also contain ingredients which hold the re-
moved stains in solution. Underdosing the detergent will result in too little of this ingredient being able to hold
all of the removed stains in solution. This will build-up with time resulting in laundry which is not as white or
bright as it should be.
Underdosing:
will result in limescale build-up in your machine thus reducing its efficiency and increas-
ing the running cost.
Overdosing:
the detergent is uneconomical and may result in rinsing problems.
By following the dosing table on your Ariel pack, you should be able to work out the correct amount of
detergent for your particular wash load.
NOTE:
Always follow the recommended dosages of detergent, which can be found on every pack.
Servis recommend the use of Ariel, Ariel Color and Ariel Non-Bio in their washing machines, all of these
products are available in powder, liquid, tablet or liquitab form to kep you clothes looking newer for longer.
