Sanitex

Disinfection and hygiene for your textiles

Sanitex is a concentrated product for the disinfection and hygiene of laundry in professional washing. Based on quaternary ammonium, it provides a high level of cleaning, deodorisation and disinfection. Dose: 4 g per kg of dry laundry in the penultimate rinse, minimum 5 min.

How to programme Sanitex in the washer

Sanitex is not added together with the detergent or the softener: it has its own point in the cycle. According to the technical data sheet, it is dosed at 4 g per kg of dry laundry in the penultimate rinse, with a recommended minimum time of 5 minutes. To achieve that on a self-service washer:

• Connect it to its own pump line, clearly labelled, and assign its signal to the programme's penultimate rinse.
• Check how long that rinse lasts. If the programme is so short that the penultimate rinse does not reach 5 minutes, the product does not get the contact time the data sheet calls for.
• Calculate on the real load of dry laundry for each machine, not its rated capacity.
• Keep each product in its own phase: the softener, if the programme uses one, goes in the final rinse and through its own line.

When to offer a programme with Sanitex

In a self-service laundry, not every wash needs an extra hygiene step. It makes most sense as a dedicated, clearly signposted programme for loads such as:

• Bed linen and towels from care homes, holiday lets or small businesses that bring their laundry in.
• Pet blankets and textiles.
• Workwear or sportswear with persistent odour, making use of the deodorising action stated on its data sheet.

It is neutral (pH 7 ± 1) and non-oxidising, which is why its data sheet describes it as safe for fabrics. To organise the flow of clean and dirty laundry and avoid contamination between loads, see the guide to cross-contamination.

Safety and the environment

Sanitex contains didecyldimethylammonium chloride (cationic surfactants 5–15 %) and is classified H314 (causes severe skin burns and eye damage) and H410 (very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects). In practice:

• Always handle it with gloves, protective clothing and goggles, and wash any contaminated clothing before reuse.
• Do not mix it with other chemicals.
• Avoid release to the environment: collect spillage and dispose of contents and container in accordance with local regulations.
• Choose the pack size that suits your consumption: 10 kg, 20 kg or 4×5 kg.

See the guide to safety data sheets to find out what documentation your team should keep to hand.