Do your hands get dry, red or itchy when doing the laundry? If your answer is yes, you may be suffering from detergent dermatitis-a skin irritation triggered by bleaches, optical dyes and synthetic fragrances found in most commercial laundry detergents.
On a mission to find the answer to clean clothes without all the irritation, we did a little experiment to see the effect of Human Nature Natural Powder Detergent versus a conventional laundry detergents on hands:
We compared our Natural Powder Detergent (left) with a leading detergent brand (right). By the way, the blue cast of the detergent on the right is caused by optical brighteners. Optical brighteners act as a dye that tricks the eye into seeing brighter colors and whiter whites. Yikes!
...and guess what we found out!
1. Our Natural Powder Detergent rinses off more easily
In most detergents, bubbles act as a cushion between clothes and harsh stain removers. But too many bubbles prevent the detergent’s main cleansing components from penetrating the clothes completely, diminishing the ability to trap and lift stains.
By contrast, Human Nature Natural Powder Detergent and Natural Liquid Detergent are high efficiency detergents. These detergents are more potent and disperse faster in water because they have fewer bubbles–and that means fewer rinse cycles are needed when you use it!
2. It kept our clothes (and hands!) soft
If you’ve ever had a hard time washing laundry suds off your hands, then you’ve probably run into synthetic surfactants. High levels of them can make detergents hard to rinse off. This is because surfactants are molecules that lift dirt from clothes during washing and keep dirt in the laundry water by modifying the way water behaves. What feels like slime on your skin is actually surfactants acting on the water on your hands.
But on the other hand, Human Nature’s coconut-derived natural surfactants–like Sodium Coco Fatty Alcohol Sulfate and Potassium Cocoate–leave clothes soft, eliminating the need for fabric conditioners. And of course, being free from all those synthetics means your hands will feel better, too!
3. It’s kind to sensitive skin too
Unlike many other brands, our Natural Detergents are completely free from harsh optical brighteners, bleaches and synthetic fragrances that can remain on clothes after washing and later trigger skin irritation. Both our detergents are dermatologist-tested as non-irritating and safe, and are also certified genuinely natural by the Natural Products Association (NPA). Our Natural Powder Detergent is fragrance-free, so it’s less irritating on skin.
Get your clothes clean in comfort using Human Nature Natural Powder Detergent and Liquid Detergent!
Extend the love to the rest of the household! Say goodbye to grease with Human Nature Natural Dishwashing Liquid that comes in fresh citrus scents, Lemon Calamansi and Grapefruit Orange!