Can soap and washing powder be mixed?

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“It is precise because of the many benefits of mixing soap and washing powder that today’s high-efficiency and low-foaming washing powders on the market contain 3% to 5% of soap ingredients. Therefore, soap and washing powder can be used together.”

Many people say that soap is alkaline and washing powder is acidic, so you cannot mix the two, because the clothes will not be washed clean if the acid and alkali neutralize them.

But the truth is quite the opposite. “It can be mixed, and the effect may be better.”

Experts say that the main components of soap and washing powder are surfactants. Add a little when washing clothes. After reaching the critical micelle concentration, micelles will form in water, “eat” the oily stains on the clothes and then rinse with water. The clothes will be clean, and the cleaning power will be stronger because of the “synergistic effect”. And soap will reduce the foaming performance of washing powder, less bubbles, better rinsing. Also, the claims that soaps are alkaline and laundry detergents are acidic are unfounded. Liu Hongtao said that soap is weakly alkaline, and washing powder is also weakly alkaline. Some people feel a “fever” on the skin of their hands with laundry detergent, which is the effect of other additives.