Do laundry detergents affect plant growth?
Natural water provides soil with the nutrients it needs to produce healthy and sustainable plant growth. But if you add standard laundry detergent to plants, it will disturb the soil structure and deprive plants of the vital nutrients they need to grow. Laundry detergents are surfactants formulated to reduce water surface tension. This makes it easier to remove oils and dirt from clothing fabric. But when surfactants get added to soil, its alkalinity level will rise. That will damage the soil and cause the plants to grow incorrectly. And if your laundry detergent contains bleach, it will end up killing the good bacteria that plants also need to grow and thrive. Plant growth relies on healthy soil with the proper chemistry of salinity and pH. Standard detergents cause a chemical…