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Different formulations
Finish branded products are sold in a number of forms with different formulations, Figure 23.
Figure 23: Different forms and formulations of Finish
The ingredients of just one formulation, Finish Powerball classic tablets regular, are listed in Figure 24.
| Ingredients: |
|---|
| PENTASODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE |
| SODIUM CARBONATE |
| SODIUM CARBONATE PEROXIDE |
| PEG-130 - PEG-150 |
| AQUA |
| PEG-30 - PEG-40 |
| SODIUM SILICATE |
| TAED |
| CELLULOSE |
| CITRIC ACID |
| FATTY ALCOHOL ALKOXYLATE |
| SODIUM POLYACRYLATE |
| SUCROSE |
| GLYCEROL |
| ORYZA SATIVA STARCH |
| BENZOTRIAZOLE |
| TETRASODIUM ETIDRONATE |
| PARFUM (LIMONENE) |
| PROTEASE |
| COLORANT |
| MAGNESIUM STEARATE |
| AMYLASE |
Figure 24: Ingredients found in Finish Powerball classic tablets regular
Some of these have been discussed above but there are a number of others that are beyond the scope of this piece. All of them contribute to the final product in some way.
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