Allergies, asthma, eczema
Dust mites, pollen, pet hair and mould spores are killed off in the drum, and no harsh chemical residue is left in the fabric. If your skin reacts to scented detergents, this is the most important line on the page.
Ozone disinfection included
99.9% disinfected. In cold water.
I chose machines that make their own ozone and inject it into the cold water in the drum. The result: hospital-grade disinfection, without the heat that fades colours and shrinks fibres. It comes with every cycle, and it costs you nothing extra.
- 99,9 %
- Of bacteria and viruses killed
- 0 €
- Extra to pay
- 32 min
- The full cycle
99.9 %
Of what lives in your fibres does not survive it.
Bacteria
Staphylococcus, E. coli, listeria
Viruses
Flu, stomach bugs and colds brought home from nursery
Mould
Laundry left in the drum, and damp
Dust mites
Sheets, pillows, duvets, soft toys
Bedbugs
Sheets and clothes after a trip away
Lice and nits
Hats, scarves, pillowcases
How it works, in three moves
1
The ozone is made on site
A generator in the launderette turns oxygen from the room air into ozone, continuously, throughout the cycle. It is the most powerful natural disinfectant there is, the same one used to make tap water drinkable.
2
It goes into the cold water
The ozone dissolves into the water in the drum and goes straight for the micro-organisms lodged in the fibres. It does the job heat does elsewhere, more effectively, and without cooking the fabric.
3
It turns back into oxygen
Within minutes the ozone breaks back down into oxygen on its own. Nothing is left on your laundry: no chemical, and no heavy perfume meant to cover a smell that is still there.
The same load, elsewhere and here
On the left, a hot cycle in an ordinary launderette. On the right, a cold cycle with ozone disinfection, which is what you get here whichever programme you pick.
Elsewhere
Here, with ozone
Ordinary launderette, hot wash
Here, cold with ozone disinfection
Disinfection
Only some of the bacteria, and only at 60 °C
99.9% of bacteria, viruses, dust mites and allergens, in cold water
Colours
Fade cycle after cycle, and reds run
Stay sharp: black stays black, red does not bleed
Fibres
Shrinkage, felted wool, tired elastane
No thermal shock, wool and silk come through unharmed
Smells
Covered over by the detergent's perfume
Destroyed at the source, sweat and smoke included
Sorting the wash
Whites and colours in two separate machines
One machine does it all, with no dye transfer
Cycle length
Heating the water adds to the wash time
32 minutes, with nothing to heat
Energy
Most of it goes on heating the water
Around 60% less energy per cycle
Price
Often charged as a disinfection extra
Included in the price shown, with nothing added
Who it really makes a difference to
Everyone leaves with disinfected laundry. For these six, it is the main reason to come here rather than anywhere else.
Babies and small children
Bodysuits, sheets, towels and soft toys come out disinfected to the standard a healthcare site demands, without ever seeing 60 °C. Useful for whatever comes home from nursery in stomach-bug season.
Sportswear
Technical fabrics hold on to smells because bacteria settle into the synthetic fibre. Ozone destroys them instead of perfuming over them, and a cold wash leaves the elastane alone.
With a dog or a cat
Blankets, cushions and covers come back with no animal smell and no hair worked into them. It also makes all the difference to an allergic guest staying the night.
Wool, silk, lace
Everything washes cold, so nothing felts and nothing shrinks. There is a Delicate programme on top of that for pieces that dislike a spin, and lingerie goes in without a mesh bag.
If the footprint matters to you
No bleach, no chlorine, no plastic capsule to throw away: the disinfectant is made on site, out of the air in the room, and leaves again as oxygen.
Environment
−60 %
Less energy per wash
Washing cold is washing gently on the planet.
An ordinary wash spends most of its electricity taking the water to 40 or 60 °C. Take that step out and a cold wash uses roughly 60% less, while the disinfection stays that of a high-temperature cycle. An 18 kg drum here also replaces two or three loads at home: less water, less electricity, once instead of three times.
No water heated
Heating the water is where most of a wash's energy goes. No cycle here heats it: ozone disinfection does that work cold.
Oxygen, and nothing else
The ozone is made on site out of the air in the room, then recombines into oxygen once it has done its work. No chemical residue goes down the drain.
The right dose, never more
Detergent and softener are injected by the machine, to the millilitre. No capful poured by eye, so no surplus detergent in the waste water.
Clothes that last
With no heat there is no shrinking and no fading. A garment kept twice as long is a garment nobody buys again.
And no, you do not pay more for it.
Ozone disinfection is inside the €4.50 of a 7 kg wash, just like the professional detergent and the softener. There is nothing to add at the terminal.
- On every programme
- No box to tick
- No extra charge
What people ask me most about ozone
Eight questions that come up almost every week in the launderette. If yours is not here, message me on WhatsApp.
No, none at all.
Ozone treatment is included in every wash cycle, at no additional cost.
That is the commitment: the best of the technology, at the price of an ordinary launderette. ✨
Yes, and it is the better choice. 👗
Ozone makes a cold wash effective, which is exactly what delicates want:
- Silk
- Wool
- Cashmere
- Coloured clothes
- Lingerie and lace
Your clothes come out disinfected without heat attacking them. Less shrinking, less fading, a longer life. ✅
No, no special detergent is needed. 🎉
The system already puts professional detergent and softener into every cycle.
Ozone activates ordinary detergent so it works at full strength even at low temperature.
Bring nothing, it is all provided. 👍
No, it is the same 32 minutes. ⚡
The cycles are built around the ozone treatment, so it adds nothing to the wash time.
You get hospital-grade professional disinfection in the time an ordinary wash takes. ⏰
Not in the least. ✅
Inside the machines the ozone runs in a closed circuit. Once it has disinfected, it turns naturally back into oxygen (O₂).
No ozone residue is left in your laundry or in the air.
It is a safe technology, used for decades in:
- 🏥 Hospitals and clinics
- 🏨 Luxury hotels
- 💧 Drinking water treatment
- 🍽️ The food industry
Yes, that is what the cold wash allows. 🌈
Since ozone makes the detergent work properly at low temperature, hot water is no longer needed.
The risk of colours running is therefore much lower. You can wash different colours together without worry (care labels permitting).
No more sorting, which is a real time saver. ⏰
Yes, and it is scientifically established. 🧪
Ozone kills 99.9% of viruses, bacteria, mould and dust mites.
Its oxidising power destroys the cell membrane of micro-organisms. That is why it is used to:
- 💧 Purify drinking water for cities
- 🏥 Sterilise medical equipment in hospitals
- 🧺 Disinfect hospital laundries
- 🏊 Treat municipal swimming pools
As a disinfectant it is 3,000 times stronger than chlorine. 💪
Yes, on several counts: 🌱
- ⚡ Energy saved: a cold wash cuts energy use by 60% (no water to heat)
- 🍃 Completely natural: ozone is a natural molecule and leaves no chemical residue in the waste water
- 👕 Durability: your clothes last longer thanks to the cold wash (fewer replacements means less waste)
- ♻️ Net effect: your textiles protected, and the planet with them
It works out well for you and for the environment at the same time. 💚
Where to go next
Ozone is not a box you tick: it runs on all eight programmes and all ten machines, without a cent added.
What is ozone washing in a self-service launderette?
Ozone (O₃) is an active form of oxygen, the most powerful natural disinfectant known, and the one used to make water drinkable. It is produced on site from the surrounding air, then injected into the cold water in the drum. It oxidises the walls of bacteria, viruses and mould and destroys them within minutes, before breaking back down into oxygen without leaving a residue. It is the process hospitals and hotels use to disinfect laundry without subjecting it to temperatures that damage it.
Why does a cold wash disinfect better here?
In an ordinary machine, temperature is what sanitises: you have to reach 60 °C to touch some of the bacteria, which fades colours, shrinks fibres and swallows most of the cycle's energy. With ozone disinfection the result no longer depends on heat: 99.9% of bacteria, viruses, dust mites and allergens are killed in cold water, in 32 minutes, on every programme in the launderette.
Is ozone disinfection included in the price?
Yes, on every cycle and at no extra cost, exactly like the professional detergent and the softener. A 7 kg wash is €4.50 and an 18 kg wash €9.50: those prices already cover the products and the disinfection. There is no box to tick at the terminal and no pricier premium programme: everything that turns in this launderette turns with ozone.
