How to reduce LAGUR® your need for washing powder

Even if we choose eco-labeled washing powder, we still need to dose it in moderation so as not to burden the environment unnecessarily. LAGUR® reduces your need for washing powder in the same way as softened water – but without changing the natural water chemistry .

Freshly washed, soft clothes are nice, but it's not without a cost to the environment when we gobble up the washing powder and fabric softener.

We need to think about both what types of detergents and fabric softeners we use – and how we dose them.

And even when we use eco-labeled detergents, we must dose them in moderation so as not to burden the environment unnecessarily.

PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

Detergents and fabric softeners can contain substances that are harmful to the environment and health, which even after a trip through the treatment plant can escape into the aquatic environment.

We therefore recommend using eco-labeled products that have the least possible impact on the environment.

The substances that clean clothes are called surfactants. As the Danish Environmental Protection Agency explains , there are several types of them, and not all of them pollute the aquatic environment.

Other substances such as chlorine and optical brighteners are often found in laundry detergents, but they do not contribute to cleaning clothes and can be omitted – for the benefit of the environment.

If you buy eco-labelled detergents (the Nordic Swan or the European Flower), you get a product that is as environmentally friendly as possible.

But since there are also requirements for a certain washing ability for the products, we cannot avoid environmentally harmful surfactants to some extent.

DOSAGE CAREFULLY

That's why it's important to also think about the dosage. With eco-labeled detergents, which we dose as precisely as possible, we can still get clean clothes on our bodies, while taking the greatest possible care of the environment.

It is a maneuver that LAGUR makes it easier for you. A water treatment plant from LAGUR® reduces your need for washing powder in the same way as conventional water softening plants .

But unlike conventional water softening plants , which uses salt in the process, changes LAGUR not on the water chemistry, so you still have natural water in your washing machine.

SURFACTANTS AND SOAP LICENSE

In addition to surfactants, washing powder also contains complexing agents. They soften the water in the washing machine, so you avoid so-called soap scum.

Soap lice is the name for the lumps or streaks of grease that can still be in washed clothes when they have been very greasy and you have not used enough detergent.

The complexing agents soften the water by removing the hardness ions calcium ( limescale ) and magnesium.

Both when you soften the water with a conventional water softening plants , and when you treat the water with LAGUR , you reduce the need for complexing agents, which means you will need less washing powder.

34 THOUSAND TONS OF DETERGENTS

It has been estimated that 34 thousand tons of detergents are used in private Danish households, so that is a large amount of washing powder that Danes can save on their household budget and the water environment by softening the water or using LAGUR .

However, with a conventional softening solution, salt is used, approximately 1 kg per 1,000 liters, equivalent to 150 kg in an average detached house in hard water areas.

If all residents who currently use medium-hard (10-20 °dH) and hard water (over 20 °dH) soften their water to below 10 °dH and dose detergent that corresponds to the instructions for 0-10 °dH, the total savings would be more than 9 thousand tons – equivalent to around 27 percent of current consumption.

The savings increase to between 30 and 60 percent if the water is softened to below 3 °dH and a correspondingly smaller amount of washing powder is dosed.

CLEAN CLOTHES WITH LESS DETERGENT

Washing powder reacts to water treated with LAGUR as if the water had been softened with a conventional water softening plants .

IN LAGUR We have seen large reductions in the need for washing powder among our customers. For example, in large laundries where the washing machines have automatic soap dosing.

Here the water has been changed from 4-6 °dH (with conventional water softening plants ) to 25-30 °dH (with a LAGUR -system), without the machines having dosed more detergent.

And not only do customers save on washing powder, as if the water had actually been softened, they also don't need the amounts of salt that a conventional water softener would. water softening plants ongoing need.