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Thread Number: 61272
/ Tag: Detergents and Additives
Henkel buys Aussie C/P |
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| Post# 839161 9/2/2015 at 05:38 (3,158 days old) by twinniefan (Sydney Australia) | ||
I was looking at the Colgate/Palmolive Australian website last night just to have a look at Hurricane lemon liquid,(one of the few detergents I haven't used yet.),and noticed that as of August 31,Henkel have acquired the Australian laundry arm of Colgate-Palmolive.
I wonder if they will change any of the brands or formulas of the various brands, or even bring in new ones for we Aussies to try. | ||
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Post# 839271 , Reply# 1 9/2/2015 at 17:35 (3,157 days old) by jamiel  (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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| Post# 839620 , Reply# 2 9/4/2015 at 23:42 (3,155 days old) by mielerod69 (Australia) | ||
Introduction of Persil | ||
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Post# 839621 , Reply# 3 9/4/2015 at 23:52 (3,155 days old) by rapunzel (Sydney) |
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Before long all of our detergents will probably come from China anyway. When that happens god save us all. | ||
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Post# 839627 , Reply# 4 9/5/2015 at 00:36 (3,155 days old) by mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia) |
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| Post# 839634 , Reply# 6 9/5/2015 at 01:44 (3,155 days old) by mielerod69 (Australia) | ||
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Rapunzel I hear you | ||
| Post# 839647 , Reply# 8 9/5/2015 at 05:29 (3,155 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Post# 839673 , Reply# 11 9/5/2015 at 07:57 (3,155 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Henkel bought Dial Corp here a while back and is formulating here in the States. And they have introduced Persil as we've all been talking about this summer. Henkel has what I think a good profile for a manufacturer, one that strives to produce good working products and make a dollar. They were the first to bring out a synthetic detergent formulation, I think in the 1930's. So they have been in the market a long time.
I have found the German and US versions of Persil to be good working products. And if I recall correctly they manufacture Dixan now in the Netherlands. Louis sent some Dixan back in the 1940's I really liked it.
I first saw OMO in England back in the 1980's at an all JetAction laundromat in London. I really like the scent that the Oz Omo carries it is different. | ||
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Post# 839734 , Reply# 13 9/5/2015 at 18:31 (3,154 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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"Louis sent some Dixan back in the 1940's " | ||
| Post# 839740 , Reply# 14 9/5/2015 at 18:54 (3,154 days old) by mielerod69 (Australia) | ||
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Somat vs Finish
Somat Gold still has phosphates in it, like Finish. Stiftung Warentest tested some phosphate free versions and the only one which matched Somat was Fit Power Tabs 12. Finish All in 1 Turbo Dry which has phosphates came in 3rd
Since using Somat, I find that the dishwasher filter stays cleaner and the stainless steel interior is shinier. I'm using a Miele G643Vi dishwasher. Rapunzel, I have a mailbox which forwards my goods to AUS. Last time I bought a 3 kg bag of Somat for 5.99 euros along with other stuff. It states on the bag 120 loads. When I get stuff shipped I try to get a good mix of various items to make up the most effective weight to products ratio. From memory dividing the cost of freight with the items I bought, I think it was 4 euros per item. So that bag cost me $17 all up at the time and I bought it back in March and I'm still using it. | ||
| Post# 839950 , Reply# 16 9/7/2015 at 06:29 (3,153 days old) by twinniefan (Sydney Australia) | ||
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Wont miss Dynamo or Cold Power either
I agree with you Chris, I wont
miss Dynamo or Cold Power either, if Henkel decide to get rid of it, horrible, thick gluggy liquid goo. I vaguely remember seeing an ad on youtube quite a while ago about a German detergent called Spee, I think, from memory it had a little racoon type character in it, maybe we will get that. Like you I can't remember either why Lever and Kitchen changed the name Persil to OMO sometime in the 1960's either, would love to know why though. For any interest out there Hurricane has a nice light lemon fragrance, not thick like the horrors mentioned above, haven't tried it yet though, got half a bottle of the new fragrant Surf to finish off yet. | ||
| Post# 839951 , Reply# 17 9/7/2015 at 06:33 (3,153 days old) by twinniefan (Sydney Australia) | ||
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Memo to Washer 111
Just noticed your post about boutique type stores selling "Mother Country' detergents, if you live in Sydney, there is a store in Skygarden, Pitt street called "Treats from home", and they sell British Persil, but it is quite pricey, the last time I saw, and it was quite a while ago, it was around $50 for a 3kg box.
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Post# 839963 , Reply# 18 9/7/2015 at 07:30 (3,153 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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Post# 839980 , Reply# 20 9/7/2015 at 09:15 (3,153 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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"Had no idea you two went back that far...." | ||
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Post# 905263 , Reply# 24 11/3/2016 at 08:27 (2,730 days old) by Mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia) |
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Hi Guys
I've noticed today that the new Henkel branded Cold Power and Dynamo products have hit our shelves. They have reformulated the liquids and powders and introduced Cold Power Dual Caps which look identical to Henkel made Persil Caps. It will be interesting to see if they bring anything else out such as Dynamo Pods. I've bought a few things to try and so far so good considering we don't generally have a lot of stains on our laundry. Matt | ||
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Post# 905383 , Reply# 25 11/4/2016 at 00:00 (2,729 days old) by Joe_in_philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA) |
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