Repel-O-Tex® Range

A unique soil release benefits

for better life and happier planet
 We bond New consumer
expectations for Laundry
people, ideas Today, consumers want products that will protect and
preserve not only their clothes but also their planet. So,

and elements
they are turning to brands that can propose innovative
formats or formulations with eco-friendly and safer
ingredients. This is part of a bigger trend “My Healthy

to reinvent
Home” that peaked during the pandemic as people
spend more time at home. However, laundry products
still need to be effective at removing dirt, whiteness

progress
maintenance, fighting mal odors and protecting clothes
in the long term.the possibility of optimizing fertilizer use
as well as water consumption while maintaining the same
level of yield.

Discover Our New Repel-O-Tex® Range

Format Green profile Region

Repel-O-Tex® SRP6
Worldwide
The “Generalist” (non-ionic)

Repel-O-Tex® PODS
Worldwide
The “PODS“ IN DEVELOPMENT

Repel-O-Tex® Crystal NAT +

Worldwide
“ The Natural” AVAILABLE IN Q2 2022

Repel-O-Tex® Crystal Plus

APAC
The ”Made in China”

Liquid Form Powder Form Pods Biodegradable High RCI >50%

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Natural based solution. Shields against grease.

75% of carbon used in Protects garments
Repel-O-Tex® Crystal NAT against daily soils and
comes from sugar cane. deep penetration into
fabrics.

Wash with less chemicals.

Efficient even at lower Whiteness maintenance.
detergent levels. Up to Keeps dirt away from clothes
20% less surfactant and keeps whites whiter, wash
without compromising after wash.
on performance.

Cold wash compatible. Mal Odor control. Reduces

Same level of performance malodor on test fabric
even at temperature as low by reducing bacterial
as 20°C. development on fabric.

Repel-O-Tex® mechanism Cold wash performances at 20°C vs 30°C Malodor control test
Repel-O-Tex® polymer is adsorbed onto synthetic fabric n Commercial Liquid Laundry Detergent
from the first wash It avoids deep penetration of soils n Commercial Liquid Laundry Detergent
into fabric, making subsequent washes easier even at + Repel-O-Tex® Crystal
low temperatures. 5.0

4.5
Repel-O-Tex® reduces 4.0
Hydrophilic piece 100 Strong /
the interactions between
Polymer very strong
fabric and greasy soil 3.5 odor
80
Panelist Ranking
Hydrophobic piece
3.0
% Soil Remover

60 2.5

2.0
40
1.5
No /
1.0 weak
20 odor
0.5
0 0.0
20°C 30°C Market Market Market
•W
 ash conditions: Tergotometer, 20°C & 30°C, 12min, 1 prewash, Detergent Detergent (US) Detergent • Test Fabric: Double-knit 100% polyester (IEC 60456)
stained with vegetable oil + lipstick (US) +ROT Crystal (China) • Malodor Test Soil: Sebum emulsion according to ASTM D4265
With Repel-O-Tex® Without Repel-O-Tex®
Plus • Washed fabric was left in humid condition for 4 days @ 28°C
before panelist sniff test

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according
to
ISO
16128-2

Repel-O-Tex® SRP6 Repel-O-Tex® Crystal NAT

Non Ionic Soil Release Polymer suitable for Natural-based Soil Release Polymer
powder laundry suitable for liquid laundry

Repel-O-Tex® SRP6 is designed for powder Repel-O-Tex® Crystal NAT is designed for
laundry detergents. Thanks to its soil release sustainable green liquid laundry detergents.
properties onto polyester fabrics, Repel-O-Tex® Thanks to the soil release properties it imparts
SRP6 offers protection against greasy soil adhesion to polyester fabrics, Repel-O-Tex® Crystal NAT
between wash cycles. offers protection against the adhesion of greasy
soils between wash cycle and has a Renewable
Carbon Index of 75%.

Powder form Renewable carbon index: 75%

Ready biodegradability Same performance as a petro-sourced

Recommended usage: 0.5-1.5% Recommended usage: 0.5-1.5%

Ecolabel compatible with Restrictions Ecolabel compatible with Restrictions

for Laundry Detergents for Laundry Detergents

Ultimate aerobic biodegradability

AVAILABLE IN Q2 2022

Example of detergency performance Formulate with Repel-O-Tex® SRP6 Formulate with Repel-O-Tex® Crystal Nat a high natural base origin liquid laundry

Soil Release Performance with Repel-O-Tex® SRP6 In %

Standard Washing powder composition
weight

Repel-O-Tex® SRP6 1 Ingredient % as supplied

100
Linear sodium alkyl benzene sulphonate (mean length of
9.7 Deionized Water QS to 100
n 65:35 Polycotton (wfk) alkane chain C11.5) Rhodapex® ESB-70 NAT MB
Cumulative Soil Removal (%)

Plant-based SLES surfactant for Rhodapex ESB-70 NAT MB

®
80 n 65:35 Polycotton (wfk) Violet Dye Rhodasurf® L7 NAT 14
5.2 Sodium Laureth Sulfate
n 65:35 Polycotton (wfk) DMO Laureth-7 eco-friendly cleaning formulation
Rhodasurf ® 6NAT MB
n 100% Polyester (wfk) Red Lipstick Sodium soap 3.6 10
60 Laureth 6
n 100% Polyester (wfk) Violet Dye
Foam inhibitor 4.5
Rhodasurf® 6 NAT MB Repel-O-Tex® Crystal NAT 1
n 100% Polyester (wfk) DMO
Sodium aluminium silicate 32.5 Non-Ionic surfactant as good
n 50:50 Polycotton Red Lipstick Lauric acid (soap) 3
40 emulsifier and good detergency
n 50:50 Polycotton Violet Dye Sodium carbonate 11.8 High natural-based ingredient Citric Acid
1.5
n 50:50 Polycotton DMO Sodium salt of copolymer from acrylic and maleic acid 5.2 50% in solution
20 n 100% Polyester (TF) Red Lipstick Propylene glycol 4
Sodium silicate 3.4 Repel-O-Tex® Crystal NAT
n 100% Polyester (TF) Violet Dye
Carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC) 1.3 Soil release polymer Enzymes 0.8
n 100% Polyester (TF) DMO
0
Diethylene triamine penta(methylene phosphonic acid) 0.8
Without With
Repel-O-Tex® Repel-O-Tex® Sodium sulphate 9.8

Water 12.2

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according
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ISO
16128-2

Repel-O-Tex® Crystal PLUS Repel-O-Tex® PODS

A “made in China“ Soil Release Polymer Natural-based Soil Release Polymer
suitable for clear liquid laundry suitable for laundry PODS/ Pouches

Repel-O-Tex® Crystal PLUS is a blend of a Repel-O-Tex® PODS is designed for sustainable

non-ionic polymer, dipropylene glycol and water green laundry detergent PODS. Thanks to its
to improve the stability and transparency of the low water content, Repel-O-Tex® PODS offers
solution. Repel-O-Tex® Crystal PLUS is adsorbed the best natural-based solution to formulate
onto the surface of the synthetic fabric making it clear green PODS.
more hydrophilic.

Repel-O-Tex® Crystal PLUS reduces the adhesion In development - Available in 2022

of oily and greasy stains making them easier to
remove and protects the synthetic fabric from
graying.
Renewable carbon index: 60%
Ultimate aerobic biodegradability
Same performance as a petro-sourced
Suitable for clear formulations
Recommended usage: 0.5-1.5%
Recommended usage: 0.5-1.5%

Formulate with Repel-O-Tex® Crystal Plus Formulate PODS with Repel-O-Tex® Crystal PODS

%
Ingredient Function
as supplied Ingredient Function % as active
Rhodapex ESB-70 NAT MB
®

Plant-based SLES surfactant for Deionized Water Solvent QS to 100

eco-friendly cleaning formulation Rhodacal® SSA*
Rhodasurf® L7 NAT MB Anionic surfactant 20
Rhodapex ESB-70 NAT MB
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Dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid
Anionic surfactant 7 NonIonic surfactant as good
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
emulsifier and good detergency Rhodasurf® L7 NAT MB
Nonionic surfactant 20
Rhodacal® LDS-22* Rhodacal® LDS-22* High natural-based ingredient Laureth 7
Anionic surfactant 41
Sodium Dodecyl (linear)Benzene Sulfonate
anionic surfactant Lauric acid Soap 20
for good detergency Rhodasurf® L7 NAT MB Nonionic
10 Monoethanol
Laureth 7 surfactant Neutralizer To pH 7.0
Repel-O-Tex® Crystal PLUS amine
Repel-O-Tex® Crystal PLUS Soil release Soil release polymer
Rhodasurf® L7 NAT MB 1 Repel-O-Tex® Crystal PODS
Nonionic polyester polymer Soil release polymer 1
NonIonic surfactant as good Nonionic polyester
Coconut Fatty Acid Soap 5.5
emulsifier and good detergency Water Solubilizer 5
High natural-based ingredient Citric Acid
pH adjuster pH: 7.5 Propylene glycol Solubilizer To 100
50% in solution

NaOH PH 7
Repel-O-Tex® Crystal PLUS 40% in solution
pH adjuster pH: 7.5
*Not REACH compliant
Soil release polymer
Propylene glycol Viscosity reducer 6.5
*Not REACH compliant

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