Abstract:
In the process of cleaning garments, various agents or additives are used such as fabric softeners, spray starch and bluing. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of key soap with laundry blue as a colour enhancer; and Omo on selected performance properties of „black and white Ghanaian cotton printed fabrics. With the aid of experimental procedures, the study was carried out using two different types of „black and white‟ Ghanaian cotton printed fabrics. The total number of specimens used for the study was 132. The parameters investigated included tensile strength properties, colourfastness to washing and dimensional stability (shrinkage) to washing. The data was analysed using stastistical test tool i.e. multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were used for assessing the interaction effect of factors such as colour, strength, elongation and dimensional stability. Differences were observed with specimens washed with new omo detergent and rinsed in normal water; those that were washed with „key‟ soap and rinsed with laundry blue and those that were just washed with laundry blue in terms of strength, elongation, shrinkage, and colourfastness.
