optical brightener
Laundry fluorescent additive
An optical brightener is a chemical compound that absorbs ultraviolet light and re-emits it as visible blue light, making materials appear whiter and brighter than they actually are.
Found in laundry detergents, paper, textiles, and plastics, optical brighteners create the illusion of enhanced whiteness rather than actually cleaning or bleaching: The detergent's optical brighteners made the old sheets look new again.
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
- whiteningMaking something lighter
- laundryItems needing cleaning
- laundry detergentFabric cleaning solution
- washing powderGranular clothes-cleaning substance
detergent · UV · UV light · glow · fabric · blue · blue tint · tint · dye · phosphorescent · luminescent · paper · textiles · bluing · washing · radiant · brilliant · clean
- bleachingbleach, bleaching, whitening, lightening, oxygen bleach
- Whitenersbleach, hydrogen peroxide, oxygen bleach, laundry bleach, household bleach
- detergent ingredientssurfactants, enzymes, builders, bleach, fragrances
- textile chemicalsdye, mordant, sizing, bleach, fixative
optical brightenerfabric dye
Substance coloring cloth
dingy · discoloration · patina · oxidizer
optical, optic, optics, optically, optician, bright, brighten, brightened, brightening