Laundry agents and equipments - JSS3 Home economics Lesson Note
- Water: It is used for soaking, washing and rinsing cloths.
- Soaps and detergents: It is used to lower the surface tension of water, remove certain stains, kill things carrying germs in fabrics.
- Bleaches: It makes white cotton and linen fabrics whiter, removes certain stains, kill disease carrying germs in fabrics.
- Stiffening agents: It helps to stiffen cotton and linen fabrics, to give the fabrics smooth surface and fresh look.
- Stain removers: It helps to remove stains from fabrics.