The “cool” approach to laundry infection control
In a world of rising costs in particular electricity and staff wages, the global chemical company Diversey have come up with a range of products that can offer some real benefits to both care home owners and their residents.
Traditionally laundry in the care sector is washed at 71 degrees in accordance with CFPP-0104 (or 65 degrees for a longer dwell time if comparable fabrics) , other systems have become available such as Ozone based products which whilst have excellent infection control properties usually have poor wash results and stain removal
Light & Bright the detergent and destainer from Diversey is a chemical disinfection process that allow for resident washing to be laundered at 40 or 60 degrees as opposed to more time and energy intensive 70-75 degrees, the products have been tested and approved for MRSA (Conforms to EN1276 at 40 degrees) and C-difficile and spores (conforms to EN13704) the list of benefits to using an auto dosed Light & Bright chemical process include:
Fabric life extended by 50% V washing a high temperatures
Less Garment shrinkage
Up to 35% less energy usage as cooler wash cycles
Quicker wash times as machines need less heating times
Auto dosing also offers consistency meaning less skin irritation
As well as the detergent and de-stainer, which are core products, a softener (Deosoft Iris) is also available to complete the range.
Care & Support West Sponsor Gillman’s Commercial is a Diversey lever partner and can advise on all aspects of laundry chemicals and laundry machines, contact them via 0800 014 1474 or email commercial@gillmans.co.uk