Environmental

Distinctive’s enzyme content is activated at wash temperatures of just 30/40 degrees, achieving a deep down gentle clean, using less water and heating than a non-bio would require, with a similarly stained load.

This keeps energy costs down. We also offer a bulk 10kg Kraft paper sack of washing powder giving you a plastic free option for the delivery of your detergent.

Did you know that up to 90% of the energy usage associated with washing clothes, is from heating water?

Meaning that any reduction in temperature or less water is going to play its part in your overall energy usage.

All Distinctive surfactants are 100% biodegradable.

Being Distinctive, we want professional wash results with amazing fragrance experiences. Our customers and fragrance houses around the world, seem to agree with us, Distinctive scents are genuinely fantastic, and our masculine scent was benchmarked the one to beat in the laundry category in 2014.

However, being truly green means a home environment devoid of personal products that have any fragrance at all. To follow this means there are no exceptions. Even natural lemon juice compounds take an awfully long time to break down in the environment.

So if you want to be as green as can be? Please look for products without any fragrances and check your labeling carefully. If being green wherever possible is crucial to you, but you like good fragrances for your clothing and home, as we do, then Distinctive makes for a perfect option.

You can be assured you are using a professional quality washing formula, that has been scientifically well thought out.

We will not use anything unnecessary in our formula.

Our enzyme content has been derived to ensure that less water and heating is required, for a truly outstanding wash.

Plus in powder form, we don’t need the biocide content found in all liquid detergent. Have a read about methylisothiazolinone and check the label on your liquid detergent if you have sensitive skin – preservative content found in liquid detergents and fabric softeners is one of the main culprits for exasperated skin conditions.

Distinctive doesn’t need a separate fabric softener  🙂

In terms of the environment, skin and fabric care, a softener is a horrible choice! That’s why we use inbuilt cationic softening as part of our formula. Click here if you want to know more about softeners. The fatty lipids in a softener cause a build up on the wicking properties of cotton and affect other more specialist fabrics, such as those used in sports clothing.

Softeners are bad for drains.

Plus as you can imagine, fat lipid content as effluence down our waste pipes is also not great. It is also one of the biggest problems when it comes to mouldy deposits running through the tubes of a washing machine and eventually making your washing stink. By never using a fabric softener in a new machine, saves the issue of mouldy tubes and keeps the washing detergent drawer clean and clear.

Laundry regulations state that all washing formulas must be biodegradable.

Levels are assessed, and companies are only allowed to market themselves as biodegradable if they are on the higher echelon. All in all, the industry has come a long way in recent years. Government and HSE policies are all designed to protect the consumer.

Plus, all formulas in new packaging, or entering the market will have been labeled under the unified Global system. This doesn’t just apply to detergents but to cosmetics, cleaning products and so on. Meaning that consumers all around the world can understand what is in a product and the cautions that apply.

Packaging and the environment

Taking care of the environment is vital to us in our personal as well as working lives. While being gutted that we need to use any plastic at all, our film packs represent a huge packaging reduction. The film is accepted across the USA and much of Europe as recyclable material.

To be as environmental as possible if you use Distinctive

Please consider purchasing our larger Kraft paper 10kg packs and glass Kilner jars. Once you have decanted your washing powder into the jar, our fragrances will stay fresh indefinitely.  Offering a bulk 166-222 washes - your carbon footprint on delivery is also minimised. Wash for wash, now you are no longer buying fabric softener, you will probably find we are similarly priced in bulk to main stream detergents.

We are always assessing our packaging and have been testing new compostable plastic alternatives made from the Eucalyptus plant. Sadly they are not quite good enough yet for chemical products. We regularly ask customers for their thoughts, so please tell us if you have other ideas info@distinctivewash.co.uk