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Formulation Kit
Laundry and dishwashing formulation made easier with smarter sustainable solutions
Enhance your laundry and dishwashing detergent formulations with enzyme-based ingredients that deliver powerful cleaning performance while supporting your sustainability goals
Formulating high-performance dishwashing and laundry products starts with the right ingredients and the right partner. Our Homecare and Industrial Cleaning experts help you stay ahead of rising consumer demands for sustainability, safety, and efficacy.
Whether you're reformulating to meet new regulations or innovating to capture emerging market trends, our technical support and ingredients can help you move faster, smarter, and more sustainably.
Three key elements set us apart:
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Deep formulation expertise backed by extensive product knowledge
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Research and development resources to accelerate innovation
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Robust supply chain capabilities for reliable ingredient delivery
With Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions, you have a wide range of cleaning ingredients at your fingertips, including sustainable cleaning enzymes designed for liquid and powder laundry detergents and dish care products.
See how we can support you and your next formulation:
- Ingredient sourcing - sustainable enzymes and ingredients for dish products and laundry detergents
- Product development - with expert insights and guidance from our experienced technical team
- Formulating for Sustainability - solutions and ingredients that help reduce environmental impact
- Support for evolving formulation goals - for new and existing products
- Technical support - from formulation troubleshooting to performance optimization
- Global and local supply logistics - access to one of the largest ingredient supply chains
Explore our crafted laundry and dish formulations with our downloadable formulation cards!
Laundry and dishwashing product ingredients:
Anionic surfactants (and non-ionic surfactants)
These cleaning agents help cut through grime and remove dirt, grease, and other stains from fabrics and dishes.
Enzymes (including proteases and amylases)
Enzymes help break down specific types of soils, such as protein-based stains or starches and help clothes retain a fresher feel for longer. They also help break down tough, baked-on foods on cookware.
Optical Brighteners
These additives help enhance the whiteness and brightness of fabrics.
Rinse Aids
These ingredients help prevent water spotting and improve streak-free drying time.
Conditioners
These fabric softeners help keep fabrics feeling soft and reduce static cling.
Abrasives (including silica and calcium carbonate)
These mildly abrasive particles help scrub food residues stuck to plates, cookware, and cutlery.
Solutions for efficient, effective cleaning formulations
Everyone wants cleaning products that work. Today, consumers also care about what’s inside, seeking safer, more sustainable options. That’s where we come in.
We help you meet these expectations and reduce environmental impact through smart ingredient choices and practical formulation techniques. We’ve partnered globally to deliver solutions for sustainable homecare formulations, including concentrated cleaning products, and regulatory compliant options such as 1.4 dioxane-free solutions.
As the demand grows for more natural ingredients, efficient formulas, and eco-friendly cleaning products in laundry and dish care, brands and manufacturers are rethinking how they formulate. With over 100 years of experience, Univar Solutions partners with companies of all sizes to deliver innovative products and formulation solutions. From performance-driven ingredients to sustainable approaches, we’ve helped create hundreds of successful formulations that meet evolving consumer expectations and regulatory requirements.
We look forward to working with you to achieve your performance and formulation goals.
Discover our leading prototype laundry and dish care formulas:
Laundry Stain-Remover Bar
Refresh Powder Laundry Booster
Value Tier Laundry Detergent
Foam Spray Dish Soap
Mid-Tier Manual Dish Soap
Enzymatic Washing Machine Cleaner
Enzymatic High-Performance Liquid Dish Soap Concentrate
Enzymatic High-Performance Athletic Laundry Detergent
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The dish and laundry cleaning industries each face specific and varied challenges while navigating complex consumer landscapes.
Laundry formulation challenges:
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Fabric freshness
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Odor removal
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Stain removal
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Maintaining bright whites and vibrant colors
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Cold water wash performance
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Concentrated formats (pods, powders, and liquids)
Dish care formulation challenges:
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High-performance automatic/machine dishwashing
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Preventing spotting and filming
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Avoiding food redeposition
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Effective manual hand dishwashing
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Rapid soil removal
While laundry and dish care solve different challenges, both industries share one common goal: the rising importance of sustainability in household cleaning products. Approaches such as biodegradable ingredients, concentrated formats, and enzyme technologies help reduce environmental impact and conserve resources.
See our case study on how our Homecare and Industrial Cleaning team helped a leading brand launch a more sustainable product using optimized recycled packaging to meet customer expectations and stay ahead of market trends.
Redefining what it means to be a distribution partner
At Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions, we combine a global network of laboratories, industry-specific ingredient expertise, world-class supply chain capabilities, and partnerships with leading producers to deliver tailored solutions for the most complex challenges in cleaning.
From technical guidance to formulation support, we are reimagining what a distribution partner looks like, helping you grow with end-to-end solutions.
Ready to solve your next dish or laundry cleaning formulation challenge today?
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Your sustainability partner in distribution for a cleaner future
Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions is your partner for reliable innovation in homecare and industrial cleaning.
We have the experience and expertise to create exactly what you’re looking for, working with you every step of the way. Whether advancing eco-friendlier cleaning technologies, promoting responsible care in packaging and water usage, or meeting environmental regulations, our cleaning ingredients and technical specialists are dedicated to helping you find and formulate sustainable product solutions that best fit your business.
Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions provides the homecare cleaning industry with the latest innovations powered by a better and healthier clean. Our wellness-inspired homecare cleaning formulations provide multi-action approaches that allow brands to incorporate a sustainable product position while also maintaining regulatory compliance. These benefits give consumers greater confidence in the cleaners they use every day.
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