SELECTED BY TENO
The Delicate Detergent is the product we recommend to anyone who has ever watched a wool or cashmere piece slowly deteriorate - wash after wash, fibre after fibre. The reason is almost always the same - enzymes (and the heat). Most detergents contain them, even the ones marketed as gentle. Tangent GC removed them entirely. The result is a formula that cleans without gradually destroying what makes natural fibres worth owning in the first place.
Most detergents - even gentle ones - are formulated with everyday fabrics in mind. The Delicate Detergent starts from a different premise: the garments most worth caring for require a different approach. Wool and silk are protein-based fibres - the same enzymes that make a detergent effective on everyday stains gradually degrade their structure over repeated washes, causing pilling, loss of softness and irreversible fibre damage over time. By removing enzymes entirely, Tangent GC built a formula that cleans without that risk - the same clean plant-based chemistry, specifically validated for the fibres that don't forgive a wrong wash. The Yuzu fragrance - brighter and lighter than Kiyomi - feels like a natural extension of that care.
- Enzyme-free formula - specifically designed to protect the protein structure of natural fibres like wool and silk from long-term degradation
- Cleans without compromising fibre integrity - no gradual degradation, no pilling, no loss of softness over repeated washes
- Plant-derived surfactants and natural fatty acid soaps - the same clean base chemistry as the Everyday Detergent, without the enzymatic activity that damages delicate fibres
- Lower dosage than the Everyday Detergent - 10ml per hand wash, 15ml per machine load - more precise and more protective per wash
- Yuzu fragrance leaves a subtle, bright and refined scent on natural fabrics without overpowering their natural character
Cocoyl Methyl Glucamide
The primary cleansing agent - a gentle surfactant derived from coconut that effectively removes dirt and residue without the enzymatic activity that can damage natural protein-based fibres over repeated washes.
Natural Fatty Acid Soaps (Lauric, Myristic, Palmitic, Oleic, Stearic Acid)
Plant-derived fatty acids that form the saponified base of the formula - effective cleansing without synthetic detergents or petrochemical ingredients.
Yuzu Perfume (<1%)
A Japanese citrus variety - lemon, orange, grapefruit and yuzu - lighter and more refined than Kiyomi. Leaves a subtle, fresh scent on natural fabrics after washing.
Tangent GC is a Swedish brand founded on a single conviction: that the products we use to care for our clothes should be held to the same standard as the clothes themselves. Every product in their range is organic, vegan, and made in Sweden - formulated with plant-derived ingredients and developed with the same attention to sensory experience as fine fragrance. Their approach to garment care mirrors TENO's approach to care: functional precision and intentional design, in equal measure.
