Tons of fun? Research has shown that the list of the most popular cleaning jobs in the US is at the top of the laundry list

The latest national cleaning survey conducted by ACI shows that laundry is the preferred cleaning task in the US. (Graphic: Business Wire)

WASHINGTON - (BUSINESS WIRE) -

National ACI Cleaning Survey 2019: Laundry Statistics:

• 77% of people read the instructions frequently before washing clothes.
• 52% tend to wash clothes in cold water.

Laundry is the preferred cleaning task in the US, according to the 2019 National Cleaning Survey conducted by the American Cleaning Institute (ACI).

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Nearly a quarter of those interviewed by Wakefield Research on behalf of ACI chose laundry as the preferred cleaning task. Other important elements are cleaning counters (21%), dishwashers (21%) and dishes (17%).

"It has never been easier to wash clothes," said Brian Sansoni, senior vice president of communications at ACI. "Current tissue care products have been innovatively developed to handle virtually any laundry-related task."

care instructions

Many Americans look at product labels to learn how to store their clothes, but not always:

• 35% always read the care instructions on the labels before washing their clothes
• 42% sometimes read the instructions
• 23% seldom or never read the instructions.

When it comes to taking care of your clothes, do not guess. Read the product labels for best results. Wash after washing. If you turn your head when looking at the labels, you can use the symbols based on the ACI Manual for clothing care symbols decipher.

Main wash temperatures.

More and more Americans use cold water to determine their temperature: 52% use cold water for at least half of the time for the main wash. 32 percent tend to use hot water, and only 14 percent tend to use hot water.

This is good because 90% of the energy consumed by a washing machine is used to heat water. A cold wash saves energy. Cold water also protects clothing from discoloration, constriction or bleeding, and prevents certain stains such as make-up and blood from becoming permanently visible.

Thanks to advances in detergent technology, there are stain removal enzymes that work best in cold water. And by washing your laundry in larger cold amounts, you can reduce your workload.

For all the benefits of washing clothes in cold water, visit the website of ACI Cold Water Savings .

Click here for more results of the ACI survey for cleaning display .

For more statistics and cleaning tips, visit the ACI website and the blog .

The ACI Cleaning Survey was conducted by Wakefield Research ( www.wakefieldresearch.com ) with 1,000 representative US adults over the age of 18 with a sample of 500 millennials between March 7 and 14, 2019, using a survey from E-mail In surveys conducted for this particular study, there is a 95% probability that the result of a survey on the representative sample will not fluctuate more than 3.1 percentage points, neither more nor less. national scale

The American Cleaning Institute® (ACI - www.cleaninginstitute.org ) is home to the US detergent industry. UU. And it represents the $ 60 billion detergent supply chain. ACI members include manufacturers and formulators of soaps, detergents and cleaners in general, which are used in domestic, commercial, industrial and institutional settings. Companies that supply finished ingredients and packaging for these products; and distributors of chemical products. ACI serves the growth and innovation of the US detergent industry by improving people's health and quality of life and protecting our planet. ACI achieves this through a continued commitment to sound science and a credible voice to the detergent industry.

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