What are the advantages of applying microcapsule technology in laundry detergent powder?
What are the advantages of applying microcapsule technology in laundry detergent powder?
The application of microcapsule technology in laundry detergent powder offers significant advantages in multiple aspects, enhancing both product performance and user experience. Specific advantages are as follows:
- Extend fragrance longevity to achieve “long-lasting scent retention”
Fragrances in ordinary laundry detergent powders are mostly in a free state, easily washed away with water during washing or quickly volatilized during drying and storage, causing the scent of clothes to fade soon after drying.
Microcapsules wrap fragrances with a polymer shell, which is not easily broken during washing, thus “locking” the fragrance. When clothes are rubbed, squeezed, or exposed to body temperature during wearing, the capsules gradually break, releasing the fragrance slowly. This allows the scent to last for days or even weeks, keeping clothes fresh for a long time.
- Control the release rhythm of fragrance to avoid “overly strong or weak”
Adding high-concentration free fragrances directly may result in an overly strong (even pungent) scent during washing, and most of them are lost with wastewater, causing waste. However, microcapsules can reduce the ineffective release of fragrances during the washing stage.
Their sustained-release property enables the fragrance to be released on demand during the “wearing and using stage”, making the aroma more natural and mild, which meets users’ demand for “elegant and long-lasting” scents.
- Protect active ingredients and improve stability
The production and storage environment of laundry detergent powder often involves high temperature, high alkalinity, oxidation, etc. Free active ingredients such as fragrances and enzymes are easily damaged (e.g., fragrance oxidation and deterioration, enzyme inactivation), affecting product effectiveness.
The shell of microcapsules can isolate external environmental interference, providing a physical barrier for internal ingredients, protecting their chemical stability, and ensuring that the product’s performance remains unchanged during the shelf life.
- Reduce ingredient waste and lower production costs
Free fragrances have a high loss rate during washing. To achieve the expected scent retention effect, a higher dosage needs to be added. Microcapsules, on the other hand, can reduce the loss of fragrances during the washing stage, and thus reduce the amount of fragrances used under the same scent retention effect, indirectly lowering production costs.
- Enhance product competitiveness and meet consumer demand
Consumers’ demand for laundry detergent powder has upgraded from “cleaning function” to “multifunctional experience”, and long-lasting fragrance, mildness, and non-irritation have become important selling points.
Microcapsule technology improves the differentiated advantages of products by solving pain points such as “short scent retention” and “pungent fragrance”, thereby enhancing market competitiveness.
In summary, through the three core functions of “sustained release, protection, and controlled release”, microcapsule technology empowers laundry detergent powder products in terms of functionality, cost, and user experience, and has become a key technology in modern detergent research and development.
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