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Post# 81393 , Reply# 2 9/3/2005 at 00:50 (7,076 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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The grocery here has Roma, Foca, Viva (I think), and another Mexican variation of Tide (even with the bullseye packaging). I forget the name at the moment, but I mentioned it in another thread recently. Ohh, maybe it's Ace that Tex mentions above. I've only tried/used Ariel. Picked up a big bag of Ariel OxyAzul a few months ago, still have some left. I really like it, but I have to be careful with dosage in my F&P. Even with my fairly hard water, I have to split the dose -- no more than 1 to 2 oz. (depending on load size and soil level) for the concentrated EcoActive wash phase, then add more for the deep wash. I get an *enormous* suds cake during the EcoActive phase if I use the full dose right away. LOL, and Austin says that Ariel is the lowest sudsing choice of Ariel, Roma, and Foca! I tried a mix of Gain and Ariel once, another BIG suds cake. | ||
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Post# 81450 , Reply# 4 9/3/2005 at 13:36 (7,076 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 81481 , Reply# 5 9/3/2005 at 19:23 (7,076 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Mexican Detergent Hi Bob. Nothing like a little fabric softener to kill excess suds. | ||
| Post# 81511 , Reply# 6 9/4/2005 at 08:30 (7,075 days old) by Mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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| Post# 81521 , Reply# 7 9/4/2005 at 10:37 (7,075 days old) by Stainfighter (Columbia, SC) | ||
are any of them unscented? | ||
| Post# 81789 , Reply# 9 9/5/2005 at 21:44 (7,074 days old) by powerfin64 (Yakima, Washington) | ||
Mexican Detergent
I use to work in a landromat in 94-96. We had a good clientel of mexicans. All I can say is that they ALL used Ariel OR Tide. I have never used Ariel, but I do remember it smelled good. I've been hearing about Ariel for sometime,and it cleans very well, but just never have tried it yet. I've never heard of the other Mexican Detergents that were mentioned. Im a Tide man, & Im willing to try Ariel if everyone says its good. Is there anything about Ariel that isn't good? Rich | ||
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Post# 81801 , Reply# 10 9/5/2005 at 22:23 (7,073 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 81814 , Reply# 11 9/6/2005 at 04:00 (7,073 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, Thereīs a Lady on Stage) |
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Focca is very sudsy according to those over on THS whom have tried it, however that adorable baby seal on the package does have "shelf appeal". One has to understand there are still many woman doing laundry by hand in Mexico, so sudsing is not much of a problem. Focca, Roma, and even Zote laundry soap are quite high sudsing, and thus wouldn't recommed any in a front loading washing machine. Now if you are heading down to your local creek, river or outdoors wash tub.... Launderess | ||
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Post# 81848 , Reply# 13 9/6/2005 at 14:24 (7,073 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) |
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I like Viva the best. It is very strong and can be over-sudsy, but the scent is very mild. If you can still find Viva Total, grab it! Viva "con prelas activas" is just as good, but the Total version has a fantastic scent. 1-2-3 is by the same manufacturer (our good friends at Henkel), but 1-2-3 is way sudsy and doesn't quite clean the same. 1-2-3 is more of an all-purpose cleaner. Another good one with I almost prefer over Viva is Lirio. Biological, nice fresh floral scent. Not too sudsy in the right dosage. Ariel is very good, but I don't like the scent at all. Foca is very good, but use in small doses in the front loader. The scent is kinda funky, but dilutes nicely in the washer. Roma is all suds. ALL SUDS!!! I don't recommend it at all in a front loader and use it with reservation in a top. | ||
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Post# 81849 , Reply# 14 9/6/2005 at 14:26 (7,073 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) |
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I like Viva the best. It is very strong and can be over-sudsy, but the scent is very mild. If you can still find Viva Total, grab it! Viva "con prelas activas" is just as good, but the Total version has a fantastic scent. 1-2-3 is by the same manufacturer (our good friends at Henkel), but 1-2-3 is way sudsy and doesn't quite clean the same. 1-2-3 is more of an all-purpose cleaner. Another good one with I almost prefer over Viva is Lirio. Biological, nice fresh floral scent. Not too sudsy in the right dosage. Ariel is very good, but I don't like the scent at all. Foca is very good, but use in small doses in the front loader. The scent is kinda funky, but dilutes nicely in the washer. Roma is all suds. ALL SUDS!!! I don't recommend it at all in a front loader and use it with reservation in a top. | ||
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Post# 81850 , Reply# 15 9/6/2005 at 14:34 (7,073 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) |
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Sorry... Viva "con perlas activas" is the correct term for the latest version. I only ever had trouble with sudslock when the load contains towels. Even on my Miele... Thank God for 4 rinses... While shopping the detergent aisle at the Mexican groceries, be sure to check out all the fabric softeners. I am in awe of all the flavors that Suavitel comes in. Suavitel has a new one in a yellow-green chartreuse square bottle that is really nice -- in small doses. They are now claiming that with Suavitel in the first rinse, you don't need a second rinse because NEW AND IMPROVED SUAVITEL WILL KILL THE SUDS IN THE FIRST RINSE!!! Who'da thunk! It's Suavitel Sin (insert Spanish word for rinse, and it is not enclarado but the one that I just cannot pronounce no matter how many times my Mexican customers tell me. "Sin" means "without" in a Mexican dictionery. In an English dictionary, there is a picture of Toggle next to the entry for "sin"). | ||
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Post# 82135 , Reply# 16 9/7/2005 at 21:27 (7,072 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 82145 , Reply# 17 9/7/2005 at 21:53 (7,072 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 82294 , Reply# 18 9/8/2005 at 16:42 (7,071 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) |
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Post# 82332 , Reply# 19 9/8/2005 at 20:43 (7,071 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 91320 , Reply# 20 10/30/2005 at 03:07 (7,019 days old) by norgeman () | ||
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oversudsing something that you can use instead of fabric softner is use a cup of vinegar in the rinse water and this will take care of oversudsing and suds lock and doesn't leave the vinegar smell in the clothes and it costs less. CLICK HERE TO GO TO norgeman's LINK | ||
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Post# 91861 , Reply# 26 11/1/2005 at 21:06 (7,017 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 91879 , Reply# 27 11/1/2005 at 22:24 (7,016 days old) by aamassther (Hendersonville, NC ) |
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