originally posted by MontyMelb but now back.
Canesten Hygiene Laundry Rinse
Break the cycle of cross-contamination and re-infection with Canesten Hygiene Rinse by adding it to your wash. People suffering from bacterial or fungal infections may deposit large quantities of bacteria or fungal spores in shared laundry. Such items include towels, bed linen and personal items, like socks and underwear.
Normal washing, especially at cold temperatures, may not completely remove the bacteria or fungal spores. This often leads to the bacteria and fungal spores being passed on to other garments, and ultimately re-infection or cross infection.
Canesten Hygiene Rinse can break the cycle of re-infection and cross infection by helping to eliminate fungal spores that can remain in your clean washing increasing the risk of re-infection. Canesten Hygiene Rinse leaves laundry hygienically clean to help to keep families healthy and can be used in cold or hot wash.
Available in 1 L bottles at supermarkets.
I have nothing against a free sample but the product description is highly misleading. Fungal infections are over growths of organisms that are always present on the skin of all of us all the time. The scaremongering about reinfection is just marketing tripe. We should not be hosing antibiotics and anti fungals into the environment. I would be very surprised if this product made any real world difference compared to normal warm machine washing followed by adequate drying. Am I being too optimistic expecting truth in advertising? Probably.