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I don't understand liquid laundry detergent, why do you need so little compared to powder?

Picrel. Same brand, same product line, just powder vs lquid.
For a
>4.5kg load
>normal soiling
>hardwater area
you need 112ml of powder, but only 40ml of liquid.
And let's be honest, the liquid is mostly water. How much water is it, like 80%? Let's be generous and say it's only 60% water. So once you remove the water it's 40%*40ml actual detergent.
Meaning you need 112ml of powder but only 16ml of the detergent in liquid to wash the clothes.

How does that make sense? Am I missing something?