On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:16:26 GMT, AnthonyL wrote:

Time and again the cleaning/washing instructions are "use a mild
detergent".

It's hard enough to work out what products are detergents let alone
mild.

So without bothering with all the chemistry etc can someone provide
some examples of what I should buy at the supermarket which is "a mild
detergent" or if Fairy Liquid classifies then it's already in the
kitchen cupboard alongside Bicarb of Soda, Soda crystals and bars of
washing soap.

Bio-D or Ecover. Not detergents (detergents tend to be as noted down
thread). B-D and Ec. liquids are soaps made from coconut oil and the pH
isn't too far from neutral, being slightly acidic.
In the early '90s, Ecover w/u liquid (same base as the laundry liquid) said
on the H&S sheet under ingestion something like 'don't drink too much of it
at once. It was about that time that other such liquids had Bitrex added and
warned abut rinsing well.
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