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112An investigation into the domestic laundry habits in Europe• Further analysis of the composition of detergents on a neutral basis in orderto investigate hygiene and impact on textiles would be most interesting.• Research into optimisation of the laundering process with respect to hygieneis urgently needed.• There are important interrelations between washing frequency, textile type,wash temperature and detergent; the present research did not include theinfluence of textile type. This should be investigated in future research.• It is worthwhile to investigate the hygienic quality of the laundry when ithas dried with different, sustainable and non-sustainable, drying methods.• Until recently, little attention has been paid to the public health function oflaundering. The introduction of an information campaign for consumers onthis topic should be considered.• It may be worthwhile to work for including hygiene performance on theenergy label and the ECO label of detergents.• The impact of softeners on the washing process and on the hygiene issuewould be most interesting to investigate further.
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