Re: Possible Other Detergents

[Guest guest]

Don't give up on Country Save http://countrysave.com/prods.php#liquid

This from the horse's mouth. llaci

[Guest guest]

What are the ingredients? I couldn't find any on the site.

Hey I just got my two samples of Planet and Biokleen. Well Planet has

a slight odor, not bad, better than Seventh Generation. Biokleen has

no odor at all! I'll try both--one on one tshirt, and another on a

similar t-shirt, this weekend.

-- In , " llaci2003 " <jjaksic@...> wrote:

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> Don't give up on Country Save http://countrysave.com/prods.php#liquid

> This from the horse's mouth. llaci

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[Guest guest]

" There is not just one enzyme in laundry detergent today. Actually,

quite alot of effort goes into developing enzymes that are appropriate

for laundry.

" Back in the 1970's when the first enzyme was added, it was a type of

enzyme called a protease. Proteases work to degrade protein molecules.

Because most hard to remove stains are biological in nature, enzymes

are a natural avenue to pursue in stain removal. Today, enzymes that

fit in the classes of amlyases (degrades starch), lipases (degrades

lipids), and enzymes that increase the rate of perhydrolysis are added

to laundry.

Recently, with pressure for cleaning companies to go green, enzymatic

cleaning solutions have show increased importance in the marketplace.

Enzymes are considered " greener " than many surfactants because enzymes

are of natural origins and consequently are believed to biodegrade.

Many of the surfactants added to cleaning products are derived from

petroleum and consequently viewed as environentally unfriendly.

However, with the increase in enzyme usage. Allergic reactions to

proteases have been seen. Currently, many enzyme companies are

focusing their development efforts on making enzymes with diminished

allergenic response. Two companies with strong footholds in enzymatic

research and development are Genecor and Novozyme. "

So do either of those two detergents mention an enzyme? Please let me

know the results. BTW, the market that carried Country Save doesn't

carry it anymore. Here's another detergent that can be ordered

online: http://sunandearth.com/productdetailspage.aspx?Pid=3

llaci