Persil Sensitive was developed for people with sensitive skin so it's free of dyes and fragrances.
All About Enzyme Detergents: A Guide to Laundry Enzymes
How Enzymes in Laundry Detergent Fight Stains
What are Laundry Detergent Enzymes?
Enzymes are bio-based cleaning agents that act specifically on certain types of stains. There are different types of enzymes, each of which is specialized for the removal of certain stains and impurities such as fat, starch, or protein.
Persil® laundry detergents are formulated with powerful stain-fighting enzymes that work in all water temperatures, including cold water, to help remove stains and help deliver a deep clean on laundry day.
Enzymes break down specific stain molecules into smaller pieces that can more easily be rinsed away. This process helps boost the effectiveness of your wash without the need for extra scrubbing or hot water.
Different enzymes serve different purposes in tackling common stains:
Protease Enzymes
Proteases break down protein-based stains such as egg, blood and milk
Amylase Enzymes
Amylases break down sugar and starch-based stains such as pasta, potatoes, rice and cereals
Cellulase Enzymes
Cellulases smoothen the textile and provide color care, whiteness and anti-pilling
Mannanase Enzymes
Mannanases tackle stains from foods and personal care products containing gums and thickeners
Persil® uses enzymes in all of its laundry detergents to fight stains and help smooth textiles to provide color care. To adapt to changing laundry habits, Persil® constantly works to develop new enzymes to effectively remove your stains. Additionally, our cold-active enzymes help to remove stains in all water temperatures.
The table below details which enzymes can be found in popular Persil® formulas.
Are Persil® enzyme detergents effective in cold water?
Persil® detergents are formulated to work effectively in cold water, so you can switch to cold and save energy and still get a great clean.
Should I pretreat stains when using an enzymatic detergent?
Pretreating can boost results for especially stubborn or dried-on stains. Always check your fabric care label for washing instructions specific to your garment. If safe to wash, apply Persil liquid detergent directly to the stain before washing.
With powerful stain-fighting enzymes, Persil® laundry detergents help transform your laundry routine into a fabric care ritual.
Whether it's mud on kids' clothes or post-workout sweat, enzymes in our Original and Intense Fresh® laundry detergents tackle bio-based stains for an everyday deep clean.
Persil® Advanced Clean with Oxi+Odor Powder features powerful stain fighting enzymes and Oxi+Odor Power to remove your toughest stains and odors.
Persil® Free & Sensitive was developed for people with sensitive skin so it's hypoallergenic and free of dyes and fragrances yet delivers a deep clean.
How do we use enzymes?
Persil ProClean uses enzymes in all of its laundry detergents to fight stains, smoothen textiles, and provide color care. To adapt to changing laundry habits, Persil constantly develops new enzymes to effectively remove your stains. Additionally, our cold-active enzymes help removing stains in all water temperatures.
