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Thread Number: 70071
/ Tag: Detergents and Additives
ACDO washing powder. |
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| Post# 929937 3/31/2017 at 14:29 (2,582 days old) by Johnny42 (Glasgow) | ||
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| Post# 929941 , Reply# 1 3/31/2017 at 14:47 (2,582 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.) | ||
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I have seen a few packets in the "Home Bargains" low-cost store. As far as I can fathom, the powder is supposedly soap based, possibly with oxygen bleach. There are no enzymes in the formulation. I don't know how it performs, as I've never used it. | ||
| Post# 929943 , Reply# 2 3/31/2017 at 14:59 (2,582 days old) by Johnny42 (Glasgow) | ||
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acdo
Rolls rapide
Yeah, it was soap based. You didn't need to use much of it in the washing machine as it was rather soapy. It was best used in twin tubs and top loaders. It wasn't too great in front loaders. You could always tell if someone had washed their clothes in ACDO as it had such a distinct fragrance. John | ||
| Post# 929972 , Reply# 3 3/31/2017 at 17:09 (2,582 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
ACDO
Can remember those small ACDO Soap powder boxes & the concentrated yellow colour from the early 80s as a kid. The smell was unique & i loved it !
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| Post# 930050 , Reply# 4 4/1/2017 at 08:45 (2,582 days old) by Paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
As Rolls says, Acdo is on sale in Home Bargains and also at Precinct Bizarre
www.precinctbazaar.co.uk/product/... Hears a link to Acdo's website acdo.co.uk/... | ||
| Post# 933144 , Reply# 6 4/18/2017 at 13:36 (2,564 days old) by Liberatordeluxe (UK) | ||
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Good news for me it's Vegetarian. Does it smell like Persil non BIOLOGICAL? | ||
| Post# 933483 , Reply# 9 4/20/2017 at 06:18 (2,563 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
I love ACDO powder, I think it's a great detergent. It is non-bio but it's quite bleach heavy, I found it very good for hot, white washes. And being soap based, it uses far less artificial or synthetic ingredients than most mainstream detergents.
I haven't bought it in a long while though, as we're now almost exclusively using more eco friendly alternatives for all our cleaning products and bathing products. I remember as a kid my Nan would only buy cleaning products at our local Happy Shopper and they only stocked ACDO - the twin tub and automatic variations, both non-bio. I believe one had green logo and the was red. | ||
| Post# 934237 , Reply# 10 4/24/2017 at 11:16 (2,558 days old) by Johnny42 (Glasgow) | ||
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Acdo
I bought some ACDO from the home bargains store. I tried it in my wringer washer. It seems to clean the clothes fine, however, once I had emptied the machine, I noticed some "granules" stuck on the agitator. I don't think that this ACDO is the same as I remember as a kid. The one I remember was a pale yellow powder. This one had a white powder.
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Post# 934299 , Reply# 12 4/24/2017 at 16:38 (2,558 days old) by mrboilwash  (Munich,Germany) |
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No intention to go too far off topic but Chanel No 5 and many others had to undergo dozens of reformulations during the years.
Nobody could imagine today wearing a perfume which used natural musk obtained from an endangered species which had to be killed to get the stuff. It got replaced a long time ago with nitromusks as a measure of cost reduction when these were cheaply available. Later some musk compounds were found to be carcinogenic and polluting and again were replaced with other musk compounds. Then there were several restrictions to protect allergy sufferers and so on. Natural oak moss extract is one of the the latest scent ingredients to be found on the no-no list. So don`t be surprised your favourite detergent is not what it used to be decades ago. | ||
| Post# 934615 , Reply# 14 4/26/2017 at 05:14 (2,557 days old) by Johnny42 (Glasgow) | ||
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Rolls Rapide | ||
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Post# 934698 , Reply# 16 4/26/2017 at 15:00 (2,556 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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Hey Jonny ! | ||
| Post# 934888 , Reply# 17 4/27/2017 at 04:19 (2,556 days old) by Johnny42 (Glasgow) | ||
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Ricky | ||
| Post# 935100 , Reply# 18 4/28/2017 at 08:00 (2,555 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 935171 , Reply# 19 4/28/2017 at 17:17 (2,554 days old) by Johnny42 (Glasgow) | ||
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Aquacycle | ||
| Post# 936493 , Reply# 20 5/5/2017 at 09:39 (2,548 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
Interesting about Acdo being easy on the suds but sending sensors into turmoil.
Ive had a box of this for well over a year - I did one wash with it in my Zanussi Jetsystem and it didnt alter any wash times or prompt and extra rinses. I need to get using it up - will try it in the Bosch and see what happens to the wash times and rinse sensors. Perhaps im best trying it on some towels - they always seem to put the Bosch's rinses to the test and it always adjusts itself to cope with rinsing difficulties giving perfect results. Bold always prompts deeper and longer rinsing yet other P&G detergents seem to allow lower water levels and shorter rinses. | ||
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Post# 936604 , Reply# 22 5/5/2017 at 17:25 (2,547 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Ingredients:
Acdo Soft & Gentle contains among other ingredients: 15 - 30% Zeolite, 5 - 15% Oxygen - Based Bleaching Agents, Soap, Less than 5% Non-ionic Surfactants, Polycarboxylates, Perfume, Optical Brighteners, Contains Butylphenyl Methylpropional Directions: How much to use See pack for full dosage instructions. Prewash: Add an extra 50g (60ml) of powder alongside the dosage recommended for your main wash. *This pack contains up to 10 standard washes based on normal soiling and medium water hardness. Hand Washing For soft water thoroughly dissolve 50g (60ml) of Miracle ACDO to every 4.5 litres of hot (60°C) water. For hand water use 75g (90mls). Let water cool to suit fabric type. Always read the garment wash care label. Always test coloured items for colourfastness first. Wash loose colours separately in cool water. Rinse well before drying. Don't wash if in doubt. Hand Washing Delicates Wash Wool and Viscose Rayon in warm (40°C) water, squeezing gently and quickly in the suds. Never leave to soak. Don't dry Wool in direct heat or sunlight. Remember that Flame Resistant Finishes can be impaired if washed in ACDO or any other soap powder. Do not soak non-colourfast items. Wash Care Remember. Always check the garment wash care label and machine instructions before use. Do not wash flame resistant fabrics in hot water, i.e. 50°C. Do not soak flame resistant fabrics, leather of garments with metal fasteners. When hand washing, people with sensitive or damaged skin should avoid prolonged contact with the wash solution and always rinse and dry hands after use. Off the mark this powder contains quite a lot of Zeolites. Normal detergent powders like Persil or Ariel have only on average around 5%. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Launderess's LINK | ||
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Post# 936868 , Reply# 24 5/6/2017 at 22:07 (2,546 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Non-ionic surfactant blend
Along with soap isn't a bad way to go really. Back in the day many "soap" based laundry products (White King was one brand sold in USA) had such formulas. It gave the best of both worlds.
Soap makers late as the 1950's at least in USA added phosphates to their "detergents" for obvious reasons when doing the wash with pure soap. Consumer Reports in the 1950's tested and rated such "built" laundry soap based "detergents" and noted while most all gave good results in the wash, none contained enough phosphates to deal with hard water rinsing. That is you would still need to add some sort of water softener to the first rinse (and maybe the second) depending upon local water hardness. Once phosphates were removed from laundry products in the 1960's or so White King and others came up with adding surfactants. This would help overcome some of the drawbacks (again) of using pure soap for wash day. You certainly wouldn't need all the Zeolites the above product seems to contain. The original Persil solved the hard water and soap problem to an extent by using sodium metasilicate (silicates being the "SIL" in PerSIL), but guess ACDO decided to go another way. When using any of the soaps in my vintage stash (P&G, Savon de Marseille, Kirkman's Borax, Ivory Snow, Lux Flakes, etc...) most always use both phosphates and a liquid detergent (normally Tide Free and Gentle). First the Tide contains anti-foaming agents that will keep down the froth which naturally comes from using soap on wash day, especially in a H-Axis washer. Two, the liquid detergent acts as a "builder" bringing water softening, soil suspension, anti-redeposit and other goodies to the wash; again to counteract the not so good properties of using pure soaps. All this allows one to wash without soda or Zeolites and thus gives a softer result with less rinsing required. | ||
| Post# 936875 , Reply# 25 5/6/2017 at 22:32 (2,546 days old) by spiraclean (UK) | ||
Last week I finally managed to get hold of some of this, and have been trying it out on a few loads to see how it fares. Only used it for white washes so far, but initial impressions are good. Love the smell, it reminds me very much of a detergent from years ago although trying to recall which one exactly has left me stumped.
It does behave rather differently to a synthetic detergent. At the start of the wash, the water remains clear with no suds, looking almost as though no powder has been added. Once the wash starts warming up, the water takes on a slightly milky look with a few bubbles, eventually forming a thin layer of proper suds once higher temps are reached. Usually my Bosch sudslocks and adds an emergency rinse or two every time I wash a full load of towels, regardless of how little detergent is used. With a full 105 ml dosage of Acdo, it went straight through the first spin without any issues. The rinses are cloudy at first, becoming progressively clearer, but with absolutely no foam. I'm finding three rinses does the trick for me, and a fourth would probably be overkill. It does appear to work well on normal "grubby" loads, with everything coming out perfectly clean and white. Have not had the opportunity to use it on anything badly stained yet, so I'll be interested to see how it copes there. Due to the lack of enzymes, it might benefit from a bio prewash in such cases. Then again, given the high bleach content, and the ability to dose generously when needed without risk of sudslocking, I suspect it could well do just fine on its own. Think I'm going to stick with this one for a while, it's ticking all the boxes for me. If I recall correctly it was something like £1.75 per box, and at that price I'm seriously considering stockpiling some just in case it proves harder to find in the future. | ||
| Post# 937035 , Reply# 27 5/7/2017 at 22:00 (2,545 days old) by Spiraclean (UK) | ||
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Funny you should say that, because those were two of the powders I was thinking of when I first smelled this. Perhaps it has notes that are slightly reminiscent of both, hence why it's hard to pin down exactly where I recognised the smell from.
Persil Bio is a great performer, but I don't like the current scent either. Entirely subjective of course, but I pick up on an underlying "tang" that unfortunately reminds me of sick. Same goes for yellow Comfort Sunshine. | ||
| Post# 937063 , Reply# 28 5/8/2017 at 05:00 (2,545 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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I don't like the current scent either | ||
| Post# 937337 , Reply# 30 5/9/2017 at 11:15 (2,543 days old) by liberatordeluxe (UK) | ||
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Where did you buy the Acdo powder from Spiralcleam? | ||
| Post# 938666 , Reply# 31 5/15/2017 at 13:42 (2,537 days old) by Johnny42 (Glasgow) | ||
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ACDO washing powder
I tried ACDO on my white dish towels and they came out brilliant. I used my wringer washer to do this load of laundry. However, I do still get some granules stuck to the agitator after I have emptied the tub.
Does anybody remember FAIRY SNOW ? LIBERATORDELUXE....I purchased my ACDO at my local HOME BARGAINS store. They regularly stock it there. | ||
| Post# 938869 , Reply# 33 5/16/2017 at 17:43 (2,536 days old) by liberatordeluxe (UK) | ||
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I got two boxes of Acdo powder but yet to try it. It smells very nice though in the box. | ||
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