"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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I've recently begun to use Eco-balls for household laundry - with no soap
of any kind. They wouldn't be suitable for delicate fabrics because they
need to be
Eco-balls? Not the best marketing name.
:-)
They contain:-
Higher alkyl sulphate, non-ionic surfactant, sodium metasilicate, calcium
carbonate, sodium carbonate.
Higher alkyl sulphate is a detergent (synthetic *soap*).