PVP muaj cov khoom tiv thaiv fouling thiab rov los nag thiab tuaj yeem siv los npaj cov kua dej los yog cov tshuaj detergents hnyav. Ntxiv PVP rau cov tshuaj detergents muaj cov nyhuv zoo los tiv thaiv cov xim thiab tuaj yeem txhim kho kev tu lub peev xwm. Thaum ntxuav cov ntaub, nws tuaj yeem tiv thaiv cov khoom siv hluavtaws los ntawm kev khaus ntawm daim tawv nqaij, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog cov hluavtaws fibers. Qhov kev ua tau zoo no yog qhov zoo tshaj li carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) detergents. PVP tuaj yeem sib xyaw nrog borax ua cov khoom muaj txiaj ntsig zoo hauv kev tsim cov tshuaj tua kab mob phenolic. Cov tshuaj ntxuav tes uas muaj PVP thiab hydrogen peroxide muaj lub luag haujlwm ntawm cov tshuaj dawb thiab tua cov kab mob.