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Calgon

Calgon

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A brand of products used to soften hard water for baths and washing machines
  • proper noun
  • /ˈkælɡɒn/
: Calgon
  • So, after seeing how to make laundry soap, is there a way to use the nice smell of Calgon powder instead of the grated soaps?
  • Calgon bubble bath
  • Calgon, take me away

And so they were using these Calgon because it was displacing the hard ions in solution like calcium.

Examples

  • I am trying to find a way to use Calgon bath powder; I have had it and do not take baths with any kind of powder.

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  • Calgon, take me away.

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  • I looked like the "before" picture in a Calgon bubble bath ad.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • And so they were using these Calgon because it was displacing the hard ions in solution like calcium.

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  • Calgon, take me away!

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  • For hard water, you will probably need more detergent in order to get the diapers clean, and you might find a water softener like Calgon to be helpful.

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  • I've had good luck with the following tricks: - do a full cold wash cycle without detergent as the pre-rinse. - hot wash with extra water and rinse, detergent, and a dash of Calgon water softener - another hot wash cycle if necessary, to get out any extra suds.

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  • I make a smaller batch; I use two cups of baking soda, Calgon Water Softener, washing soda, Borax, Fels-Naptha, Biz bleach, Oxyclean, and Pyrex crystals.

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  • After a long day, I love to relax in a bubble bath with Calgon soothing my muscles.

  • The advertisement for Calgon promises a tranquil bathing experience that melts stress away.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The word Calgon comes from the parts calcium and gone, meaning 'calcium removed', a helpful way to remember its use for water softeners and bath products that make hard water soft and protect machines or give a gentler bath.