What is Low foam Laundry Detergent?

High foam detergents vs low foam detergents

As their names suggest, each of these detergent types either creates a lot or a little foam. High foam detergents create a foaming agent when it comes into contact with water and air, making a large number of tiny bubbles or foam. The foam works on the surface of the clothes to break down grease and grime in the fabric fibres. High foam washing powders work really well for hand washing loads.

What is low foam laundry detergent?

Low foam washing powders are, in essence, the opposite. They are manufactured to create as little foam as possible during the washing process. The importance of this is to keep the foaming agents of the powder as low as possible to prevent the build-up of foam and residue in washing machines.

Low foam laundry detergents are generally recommended for washing machine used for this exact reason. The build-up of foam left over from washes can leave a residue in the washing machines which can be left behind on clothing and leave stains.

Low Foam Washing Powder

If you use a washing machine to do your laundry at home, we recommend trying the OMO range of auto washing powders as your low foam washing machine detergent of choice. The OMO Auto Washing Powder range penetrates deep into the fibres of your clothes and is suitable for all washing machine types like front loaders and top loaders. The machine itself does the hard work of breaking down the dirt and grease in fabric fibres, so you don’t need a high foaming agent to help you do it.

Use one scoop of the low foaming OMO Auto Washing Powder of your choice to one load of washing, to get the best results.

Have you considered a liquid detergent? Liquid laundry detergents, like the OMO range of Auto Liquid Detergents are also low foaming and formulated with stain-busting cleaning power. You only need to use one capful of the liquid in your washing machine for expert cleaning results.

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