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You don't know cold water until you feel cold water in Canada. Cold water from the tap in the lower United States averages 58 to 62 degrees Fahrenheit or 14 to 16.5 Celsius. In Canada, cold tap water is around 8 to 10 degrees Celsius or 46 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The differences are significant when you are trying to remove stains from clothing. That's why Sunlight laundry detergent now comes in a COLD water formula!

Sunlight Deep Clean Cold Water Powder

One of the newest Sunlight laundry detergent line is Deep Clean which was voted by Canadian Living as the one of the 2011 Best New Products. Sunlight Deep Clean is available in liquid and powder formulas and is formulated to remove heavy duty dirt and body soil. It also promises odor eliminating technology.

Ingredients listed on the package are:

• Sodium Carbonate
• Sodium Chloride
• C12-16 Alcohol
• Sodium Alkybenzenesulfonate
• Sodium Silicate
• Sodium Carbonate Peroxide
• Protease
• Sodium Tallowate
  If you visit the Sun Products product ingredient list, you'll also find that Sunlight Deep Clean also includes brightening agents, additional surfactants, perfumes and dyes.
  
  Sunlight Deep Clean Cold Water comes in a 63 load box that is made from 100 percent recycled paperboard of which 35 percent is post-consumer content. It contains a reusable scoop and is phosphate free and all surfactants are biodegradable. Use instructions listed on the box are available in both English and French.
  
  The Sunlight and Sun Products Story
  
  Sun Products Corporation is a North American manufacturer and marketer of fabric care and household products with annual sales of more than $2 billion. It holds the second largest market share in North America. Sun employs 3,500 people and maintains offices and Research & Development facilities in Fairfield County, Connecticut; Salt Lake City, Utah and Toronto, Canada. Manufacturing facilities are under operation in Salt Lake City, Utah; Bowling Green, Kentucky; Dyersburg, Tennessee; Baltimore, Maryland and Houston, Texas.
  
  Sun Products was formed in September 2008 from the combination of Unilever’s North American fabric care business and Huish Detergents, Inc, a leading manufacturer of private label laundry and dish products. It is headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut.
  
  Sun Products brands include all®, Wisk®, Surf®, Sun® and Sunlight® laundry detergents and Snuggle® fabric softener. Sun Products is also the manufacturer for many retailer branded fabric care products.
  
  Sunlight laundry detergent is available in several formulas and scents including Sunlight liquid detergents in regular and HE formulas, Sunlight Green Clean liquid, Sunlight Pacs, Sunlight powders, Sunlight Deep Clean liquid and Sunlight Cold Water formulas.
  
  To save money, coupons for the product are available on their website.
  
  Laundry Recommendations
  
  While I live in the Southern United States and our cold water doesn't even come close to the temperatures of Canada, I do like to use cold water for washing as often as possible to save energy cost. I gave Sunlight Deep Clean Cold Water a try on our regular laundry as well as on stains of grass, ground in dirt and oil. Everything came out stain free and smelling fresh. I was particularly impressed to see oily stains which usually need warm or hot water for optimum removal, disappear in cold water.
  
  The one thing that I do not like about powders is that they are difficult to use as a stain pretreater. I prefer liquid formulas for that use. However, you can make a paste with the powder and a bit of water to pretreat stains.
  
  If you like to use cold water for laundry, I would recommend Sunlight as an effective, heavy-duty detergent.
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