The fabric softener makes things soft, gives them a pleasant aroma, greatly facilitates the ironing process, prevents the occurrence of electrostatic stress, and also significantly extends the life of things. But for this, among a huge assortment, it is important to choose a really good and effective product.
What should be a good fabric softener
One of the most important criteria for choosing a fabric softener is its price. Expensive products most often have a directed action and are intended for washing a certain type of linen, for example, only for children, color, white or silk. Such conditioners do not contain synthetic fragrances, which means they are ideal for owners of sensitive skin, young children, as well as people prone to all kinds of allergic reactions.
Cheap fabric softeners do a good job of their basic functions, but more often than not, these products have a sharp and fairly persistent smell of chemistry, as well as a decent amount of undesirable chemical compounds in their composition.
A good fabric softener does not contain chemicals and compounds harmful to the human body, such as ethanol, benzyl alcohol, pentane, limonel, chloroform and linalool.
The composition of any fabric softener contains surfactants that are responsible for the softness of things after washing. Another important function of the surfactant is to impart dirt resistance to clothing, achieved by the formation of a special protective film on the surface of the fabric fibers, which prevents the rapid absorption of dust and dirt.
To simplify the ironing process and significantly increase the wear resistance of things allows silicone contained in many fabric softeners. Thanks to this component, the fabric fibers become more durable, they retain their color and shape even with frequent washing and contribute to the long-term maintenance of linen in its original attractive form.
Given that most washing powders endow laundry with a lasting aroma, try to give preference to conditioners with a complete lack of smell or a faint, barely perceptible aroma.
In order to avoid buying a fake, buy fabric softener exclusively in specialized stores and household cleaning departments. At the same time, give preference to well-known proven brands such as Lenore, Vernel, Dosia, E, Snow Soft, Help, Frottee and Era.
