Tabs for the dishwasher

The main active ingredients in Sonett dishwasher tabs are soda, silicates and sulfated castor oil. They swell up food residues, emulsify them and dissolve fats. Bleaching oxygen (sodium percarbonate) is used to remove tea and coffee residues from glasses and cups.

Citrate and polyaspartic acid (a protein found in snails and mussel shells, but reproduced using petrochemicals) effectively remove limescale residues in the rinse water. As with all Sonett products, the ingredients are completely biodegradable.
Important: Set the dishwasher's water softener 10 °dH / 18 °fH higher than the actual water hardness.

Areas of application:
Suitable for all household dishwashers. Only for dishwasher-safe dishes. Not suitable for silver, lead crystal and hand-painted porcelain.
To adjust the ion exchanger in the dishwasher

Dosage:
Normally soiled dishes: 1 tab per wash cycle
Heavily soiled dishes: 2 tabs per wash cycle
Note – important for good washing results: Set the dishwasher's water softener to a hardness level higher than the actual water hardness. For example, if you have water hardness level II (8.4–14° dH/ 15–25° fH), then set it to hardness level III (>14° dH / >25° fH). Please refer to the instructions for use for your dishwasher (see the information sheet "Machine detergent"). The chambers for regeneration salt and rinse aid should always be full.

Sales units/containers:
12 x 2 x 20 g tabs samples
EAN-Code: 4007547 40290 4

5 x 500 g box of 25 tabs
EAN-Code: 4007547 40280 5

1 x 800 pieces of loose tabs
EAN-Code: 4007547 40330 7

UBA: 036 000 40

Product declaration:
Citrates > 30%
Soda 15–30%
Sodium percarbonate 5–15%
Silicates 5–15%
Sodium bicarbonate 5-15%
Polyaspartic acid sodium salt 1–5%
Iminodisuccinic acid sodium salt 1–5%
Sulfated castor oil 1–5%
Sugar surfactant 1-5%
Rapeseed oil, from controlled organic cultivation <1%

List of ingredients according to EC 648/2004:
Sodium Citrate, Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Percarbonate, Sodium Metasilicate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Polyaspartate, Sodium Iminodisuccinate, Sodium Silicate, Sulfated Castor Oil, Alkylpolyglucoside C8-16, Potassium Soap*
*certified organically grown

Origin and properties of the ingredients:
The main active ingredients in Sonett dishwasher tabs are soda, silicates and sulfated castor oil. Silicates are obtained by melting sand with soda and, due to their alkalinity, are able to convert the grease on the dishes by saponification and make them water-soluble. Adhering food residues are swollen and dissolved by these silicates. Soda, made from table salt and lime, distributes the grease into fine droplets and thus supports the fat-dissolving power of the silicates. The addition of small amounts of sulfated castor oil reduces the surface tension of the water so that the dirt can be better wetted by the water. Sulfated castor oil, also known as Turkish red oil, is obtained by reacting castor oil with sulfuric acid. The tabs also contain bleaching oxygen (sodium percarbonate). During the wash cycle, sodium percarbonate releases oxygen in addition to water and soda. The oxygen released is used to remove tea and coffee residues from glasses and cups.
Sodium percarbonate is an addition compound of hydrogen peroxide with soda (sodium carbonate).
Citrate, obtained from the fermentation of sugary by-products such as molasses, is added to the dishwasher detergent to bind the limescale in the rinse water and protect the machine from deposits. Since many dishwashers still feed in too much lime-rich water despite built-in ion exchangers (water softeners), the citrate is strengthened by the lime-binding power of iminodisuccinic acid and polyaspartic acid. Polyaspartic acid, a protein, is found in nature, for example in the shells of mussels and snails, where it regulates shell growth. The polyaspartic acid used, however, is not obtained directly from nature, but is synthesized petrochemically - in a closed production cycle, without any other waste products. The same applies to iminodisuccinic acid. Polyaspartic acid, iminodisuccinic acid and the salts of the two substances are completely biodegradable.

Product features:
Sonett Tabs contain minerals and completely biodegradable organic components. They contain no enzymes, no aggressive chlorine-based bleaches, no phosphates and no fragrances.

Certification:
Eco guarantee
CSE
Vegan Society

Technical data:
1 tab corresponds to approx. 20 g
pH value: (20 °C, 5 g/l H2O) approx. 10.5-11
Store tightly closed and in a dry place.

ecology
Biodegradation:
Silicates and soda are mineral substances that do not need to be further broken down in nature.

Citrate, a substance found in plants, animals and humans, is completely broken down in nature by naturally occurring microorganisms within 2-3 days. Sodium percarbonate decomposes itself into mineral soda, water and oxygen during the washing and bleaching process and thus leaves the dishwasher in a state that does not require any further degradation. This means that the bleaching process is also the degradation process. Polyaspartic acid, a protein, is completely broken down in nature into water, carbon dioxide and nitrogenous salts. During the production process of sugar surfactants and sulfated castor oil, parts of the plant-based raw materials, such as starch, sugar and fat, are removed, but their natural structure is completely preserved. It is therefore relatively easy for the microorganisms to break down these surfactants quickly and completely to 100%.

Citrate, polyaspartic acid, sugar surfactants and sulfated castor oil are considered readily biodegradable according to the OECD.