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Eradicil laundry pre-wash kills microbes even in cool water(01/07/2009)
While we are encouraged to switch to the lower temperatures of 40 or even 30 degrees, these temperatures are inadequate to destroy many of the pathogens that cause common skin and nail infections like athlete’s foot and impetigo, and more serious diseases caused by E. coli and MRSA. Freshly washed clothes may still harbour contaminated skin flakes in the fibres, and these can act as a source of infection. Researchers have found that 75 per cent of people surveyed still use a hot wash for shee... [more]
Eradicil ensures that baby nappies and clothes are free from germs(03/03/2009)
Energy-saving low temperature washes do not kill disease-causing microbes such as the fungi Candida which causes thrush. This is a particular problem for pregnant (and breast feeding) women who are unable to take oral anti-fungal treatments and risk re-infection even from apparently clean clothing. Biochemist David Draper recognised that there was a need for a new way of tackling the problem when a pregnant family member was feeling run-down by recurrent thrush – a common problem caused by ch... [more]
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