1.   So water softeners are added to washing powders to prevent its formation.

2.   We looked at labels and washing powders with more interest and at new washing machines with economy programmes - another exam question.

3.   Detergent one teaspoon of washing powder with a half pint of lukewarm water.

4.   In this way carcinogenic substances such as lead, mercury etc., which normally remain at the bottom of lakes and rivers, are reintroduced to the water supply.

5.   These are added to washing powders only to give an illusion of whiteness.

6.   ECOVER washing powder cleans effectively at all temperatures without the use of harmful ingredients.

7.   The warning came after a woman in Yorkshire suffered skin burns when she used a bogus packet of Blue Horizon washing powder, which contained a caustic chemical.

8.   Do we need washing powder?

9.   You might as well be called washing powder.

10.   Bags of rice half filled with sand or half-empty boxes of washing powder are sold on the black market.