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Liquid Laundry Detergent
- Original label states laundry cleaning use
- Label gives dose and washing method
- Different from fabric softener and bleach
Cleaning products
Liquid Laundry Detergent
A liquid cleaning product for washing clothes, identified from its original label rather than bottle colour or fragrance.
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3 identity clues
- Original label states laundry cleaning use
- Label gives dose and washing method
- Different from fabric softener and bleach
Names in other languages
- 繁體中文
- 洗衣液
- English
- Liquid Laundry Detergent
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Deterjen Cair untuk Pakaian (洗衣液)
- Tagalog
- Liquid Laundry Detergent / Likidong Panlaba (洗衣液)
Name in Cantonese (Jyutping): sai2 ji1 jik6 No Cantonese voice on this device
What is it?
Laundry detergent removes soil from clothes. Formulation, concentration, dose, fabric suitability and machine method vary by product and must follow the detergent, garment and machine instructions.
How to identify it
Find laundry detergent, washing liquid, clothing-use directions and dosing instructions on the original label. Fabric softener is not detergent.
Common confusion
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Fabric Softener
- Original label states fabric softener or conditioner
- Usually has rinse-stage or compartment directions
- Does not replace laundry detergent
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Household Chlorine Bleach
- Original label states sodium hypochlorite or NaOCl
- Label gives concentration and permitted use or dilution directions
- Different from oxygen bleach, laundry detergent, fabric softener and acidic toilet cleaner
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Laundry Detergent Powder
- Label states powder laundry use
- Label gives machine or hand-wash suitability and dose
- Package is closed, dry and undamaged
How to identify it
Laundry detergent cleans clothes; fabric softener is a rinse-stage fabric-care product and does not replace detergent. Laundry powder is a powdered laundry product, while laundry detergent here is liquid; use and dose both only as directed by the original label.
Common Hong Kong household uses
Machine or hand washing only where the product and garment labels permit.
Use & label checks
Read the garment, product and machine instructions, measure the stated dose and do not double it or mix cleaners.
Safe storage
Keep closed in the labelled original container, away from children, food and food packaging.
What Ma’am or Sir may say
洗衣液跟樽身份量，唔好落柔順劑格。The employer wants the labelled detergent dose placed in the compartment specified by the washing machine.
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Sources (7)
- Hong Kong Consumer Council — Laundry Detergents
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Chemicals Handling
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Cleaning and Hygiene
- Hong Kong Department of Health — Prevention of Accidental Poisoning
- Hong Kong Consumer Council — Online Price Watch household product categories
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong Humanum Research Centre — Cantonese Pronunciation Dictionary
- The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong — Jyutping Romanization Scheme