Thread Number: 80215
/ Tag: Detergents and Additives
What laundry products do you use and why? |
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Post# 1041660 , Reply# 1   8/13/2019 at 22:07 (1,689 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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I cant be bothered with this detergent for this and that for that detergent, etc.. Cheap ERA detergent, bleach in the hot stuff, Oxyclean in the dark stuff. I do not put any load in to wash until its full and all laundry is treated the same way. Fill Maytag, add soap only use fabric softener on the whites And always hang out in the warmer weather when its not crappy outside.
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Post# 1041663 , Reply# 2   8/13/2019 at 22:37 (1,689 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA)   |   | |
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Tide Powder with Bleach for everything. I add liquid chlorine bleach on white loads only.
I do now have 3 small bottles (40 oz) of liquid Tide that I bought cheap at Dollar General after using their digital coupons. A good bargain is hard for me to resist.
However I don't care for strong scent it leaves compared to the powder. I will use it, but grudgingly.
I've never used fabric softener of any kind.
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Post# 1041672 , Reply# 5   8/14/2019 at 04:04 (1,688 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 1041683 , Reply# 6   8/14/2019 at 06:23 (1,688 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Persil ProClean Power-Pearls (until I run out of it) for whites, usually with powder Biz added, and chlorine bleach. Yeah, I know chlorine bleach contras with O2 bleach and enzymes but my HE toploader has a timed bleach dispenser so the enzymes get sufficient time to work first. Persil ProClean 2-in-1 liquid or Cheer powder or Wisk liquid, with Biz sometimes added, for everything else. Once in a while Foca powder in my non-HE toploaders. Snuggle Lavender and White Orchid softener on some loads. STPP on all loads. |
Post# 1041703 , Reply# 7   8/14/2019 at 09:09 (1,688 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1041705 , Reply# 8   8/14/2019 at 09:45 (1,688 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Tide liquid/bleach and Oxi Clean for whites, and Gain original liquid for everything else. Sometimes I'll use bleach, like when I wash the rubber tub mat and nylon shower curtain liner. Once in a while I will buy a bottle of Persil Intense Fresh for a change. Never use liquid fab softener, but do use Gain Dryer sheets, which leave no build up like the LFS does. I usually just use some of the liquid detergent to pre treat stains.
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Post# 1041757 , Reply# 10   8/14/2019 at 16:45 (1,688 days old) by lotsosudz (Sacramento, CA)   |   | |
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I use liquid All with OXI on everything. Liquid bleach on whites, with White King detergent Booster and Water Softner on everything. Downy liquid on all loads. I swear by the White King on all the loads. Sacramento has fairly hard water, and it makes a night and day difference on final results.
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Post# 1041770 , Reply# 11   8/14/2019 at 19:06 (1,688 days old) by Dermacie (my forever home (Glenshaw, PA))   |   | |
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Post# 1041780 , Reply# 12   8/14/2019 at 20:51 (1,688 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Vintage Cold Power powder with a scoop of Tide In Wash stain remover (basically oxygen bleach with enzymes).
Have a huge stash of laundry day supplies but am attempting to use up some of the vintage powders before they totally go off. More so Cold Power and others that are loaded with phosphates. Have to say am quite loving CP. Even at 1/4 cup it doesn't cause froth issues in the Miele, AEG, Hoover TT or even washing in tubs. Cleans very well and leaves a light fresh fragrance. What laundry once smelled like before some clever chops decided we all wanted to smell like a cheap knocking shop. What one does love is how cleanly this stuff rinses. Water is clear by second or third rinse (Miele or AEG) which indicates to one at least a heavy reliance upon phosphates instead of washing soda. And of course zero Zeolites. Did a load of whites the other night and things came out luminously bright. |
Post# 1041791 , Reply# 13   8/14/2019 at 22:58 (1,688 days old) by Oliger (Indianapolis, Indiana)   |   | |
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Please tell me more about old fashioned laundry smell. Have you found anything modern that comes close to it? |
Post# 1041819 , Reply# 16   8/15/2019 at 13:21 (1,687 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Tide Plus Stain Release HE (liquid) for general loads
Persil Proclean Power 2-in-1 (liquid) for general loads Perwoll Renew Black 3D (liquid) for loads of black clothes Rosalie's Zero Suds mainly for bath linens Rationale: The Tide and Persil detergents are top-rated for cleaning/stain removal by Consumer Reports. Perwoll keeps black clothes looking black through multiple washings (I wear a lot of black clothes for gigs.) Rosalie's Zero Suds is awesome for heavy bath towels, which love to hang on to suds. Unfortunately, it's out of stock right now at the website, so I'm being very parsimonious with it. Absolutely love it, especially when using the Normal Eco cycle on the Speed Queen, which uses spray rinses rather than a deep rinse. Am phasing out the Persil detergent, as the recently reformulated Tide removes tough stains in non-HE conditions (SQ top-loader) and rinses out better than Persil, especially when using Normal Eco cycle. NOTE: I always fill the washer with true warm or hot water, then switch over the to the Normal Eco cycle whenever I use it. If you choose warm or hot water with that cycle, you get a couple of inches of warm water and then the tub continues filling with cold. |
Post# 1041835 , Reply# 17   8/15/2019 at 17:08 (1,687 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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I bought a bottle of Tide HE Heavy Duty 10x last spring. And was more than pleasantly surprised. Began phasing out my Cheer and Tide w/Bleach alternative powders. I just recently bought Persil ProClean +Stain Fighter and another bottle of aid Tide, each with a $2.00 off coupon. With the Tide, I have discovered I won't have to use Biz much, maybe for kitchen cleaning cloths and meal napkins. I also use Snuggle Azur Blue fabric softener for all loads. Wash only in 104, 127-130, 132, and 158 F water temps.
I am enjoying the use of my Precision Dispenser on my Duet, only took me 7.5 years to use it and liquids. |
Post# 1041838 , Reply# 18   8/15/2019 at 17:42 (1,687 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Bob— I agree that the auto-dosing system Whirlpool uses (cartridges on my 2015 Maytag) is very precise and, obviously, very convenient.
It always seemed to use just the right amount depending on the cycle, load size and soil level selected. I noticed the jugs of detergent lasted longer than when I dosed it myself. |
Post# 1041846 , Reply# 19   8/15/2019 at 18:30 (1,687 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 1041884 , Reply# 20   8/16/2019 at 04:11 (1,686 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains )   |   | |
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I use Persil powder from Germany , I get it on Amazon, It goes very far a table spoon and everything is clean, I also use Persil Liquid for stain treatment. I use Biz and TSP mixed up for whites.
I tried to save money with detergents and it did not work out. I started to break out bad and my yard clothes would still smell of sweat and body odor. I would have to put in double what is called for just to get them passable clean. My Mom gave me a box of Miele detergent to try . Well I loved it, it cleaned great but was too pricey for me. Persil costs me 25 bucks for a box of 44 washes and I get more than that out of it. |
Post# 1041889 , Reply# 21   8/16/2019 at 08:34 (1,686 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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A couple of things I have to keep in mind in what products I use and how much I use:
- We have a water softener, so I have to be careful how much product I use in each load - I have psoriasis so heavily scented products generally cause issues for me.
Colors: Permanent Press cycle using Warm water and the Miele Ultra Color Powder
Whites that I don’t want to shrink: Warm water, Oxi Clean and the Miele Ultra White powder.
Whites like towels, etc: Sanitary cycle using Oxi clean and Miele Ultra White powder.
Bedding: I use hot water and Miele Ultra Color Powder. This is the only load type where I use any kind of scent. I use those beads you put in the wash cycle and avoid the second rinse. Hubby likes sheets to have a scent and for whatever reason using this on my sheets doesn't bother my skin.
I used Persil for a long time but I got tired of it fading all my colors. I had to use the Sensitive product due to my skin issues so I moved away from that on to Miele and have had pretty good luck with no skin issues. I will add on most loads I choose the extra rinse cycle because any trace of product left behind could be problematic for me.
I hang dry my casual shirts that I wear daily. Jeans, Underwear, etc. I dry on very low heat. |
Post# 1041907 , Reply# 23   8/16/2019 at 14:28 (1,686 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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This is the ingredient list from the Miele Ultra Color box. There isn't much else on the box. There may have been a card inside with additional information but it was likely thrown out.
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Post# 1045400 , Reply# 25   9/19/2019 at 08:07 (1,652 days old) by Electradeluxe (Blackpool, Lancs)   |   | |
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I like the detergent from the Co-Op store (UK) Cleans well and I like the fragrance, and a stain remover spray to pre treat and I like to use Comfort Intense fabric conditioner, I use Woolite liquid for delicate items Neil
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Post# 1045420 , Reply# 26   9/19/2019 at 11:35 (1,652 days old) by kd12 (Arkansas)   |   | |
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Cheer colorguard liquid. Why? For starters, we always had Cheer powder at home growning up. I tried Tide liqud years ago, but it didn't seem to get clothes as clean as Cheer. |
Post# 1045870 , Reply# 29   9/24/2019 at 17:06 (1,647 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)   |   | |
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I have poor--no, terrible loyalty to any product. I almost always buy different detergent each time. It may be something I've had in the past, but almost never the same stuff two times in a row.
I'm influenced by price, and also (sometimes) curiosity about a product. I tend to prefer powder--it was good enough for my mother's Kenmore, it's good enough for my BOL Shredmore--but in recent history I've mostly bought liquids (more choices, and better sales). I also tend to prefer unscented--I hate how strong scents can be. Currently, my daily driver is Tide purclean. I can't say I notice huge differences, but then my laundry is mostly freshening, not nightmare dirt. That said, I do notice a difference between cheap brands and better brands. It's not immediately noticeable, but after using, say, All for a while and then switching to Tide, I notice slightly better freshness. But part of that might be the washer. I'm not a regular user of products other than detergent (e.g., bleach, color safe bleach, softener, etc). |
Post# 1046039 , Reply# 30   9/26/2019 at 13:59 (1,645 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Persil Bio powder for whites, bedding and light colours. Persil Bio powder has always been my favourite detergent. It’s gets whites white, colours bright, smells clean and not too over powering and rinses exceptionally well.
Persil Small & Mighty liquid for darks. I’ve only recently started using this after disappointment with other brands. Cleans brilliantly. Liquid Soap for woollens and delicates for obvious reasons.
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Post# 1046112 , Reply# 32   9/27/2019 at 14:36 (1,644 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Hey Ben, long time no speak! Hope you’re well.
I like the Splosh liquid and I used to really love their Cotton Flower powder but not keen on the Jasmine powder. I find the smell a bit too strong and it’s not great at rinsing out. I much prefer Persil to Ariel and have done for many years. When I first left home in 2008, I was using Ariel and it really was brilliant. But then they brought out Actilift and the stain removers and the performance dropped. It never quite recovered IMO. I used it recently as my in laws are Ariel fans but as with most P&G detergents, it’s a nightmare to rinse out. |
Post# 1046141 , Reply# 33   9/27/2019 at 20:25 (1,644 days old) by oliger (Indianapolis, Indiana)   |   | |
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I have been wanting to buy Persil Bio forever! It is unavailable anywhere in the United States, I can't even find a place to buy it online, except for some ridiculous price. |
Post# 1046213 , Reply# 34   9/28/2019 at 14:37 (1,643 days old) by Electradeluxe (Blackpool, Lancs)   |   | |
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I stopped using Persil a few years ago when I kept finding greasy marks when ironing my grey shirts, when I changed detergent it stopped happening,I’ve been using the co op detergent for a few weeks now so I’m sticking with it for now |
Post# 1046642 , Reply# 35   10/2/2019 at 14:12 (1,639 days old) by liberatordeluxe (UK)   |   | |
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Hi Chris, I am good thanks :-) I liked Persil powder til they added optical brighteners. |
Post# 1046643 , Reply# 36   10/2/2019 at 16:07 (1,639 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 1049488 , Reply# 38   10/30/2019 at 21:37 (1,611 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)   |   | |
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Wow so many of you seems to use chlorine for their whites.
Chlorine is avoided in this house I never used it and never will, weakens fabrics, hard to rinse and gets yellow with heat or sun if not totally rinsed and yuck leaves a terrible hospital smell on clothes, chlorine it's outdatef stuff still good for toilets but not in laubdry, except for laundry errors and even there I prefer to rely on sodium hydrosulphite whiteners which yes may smell a little of sulphur but are not that bad when mixed with detergent. Key in my laundry beside enzymes surfactant is oxygen!!! Enzymes are go to break some sort of stains, but pigment Such as coffee, tea, grass or the darn pasta sauce stains needs to be whitened and oxygen is the one doing that job, also oxygen is needed in laundry to get rid of odours. Odors are caused by bacterias and no surfactant detergent or enzyme is able to kill bacteria but oxygen is is the same way it kills mildew. So I stick with whatever product includes a good amount of oxygen. Liquids don't and are avoided in this house the same way chlorine bleach is. Not a secret that liquid just don't clean like powders do. That is because they contain the dear oxygen that liquid don't and provide a better washing solution by being alkaline. As of today for what concerns what offered in the US have been very pleased with tide powder, arm&hamner powder Mexican Ariel. I try whatever detergent there is in the world, and I currently have a very large stash of worldwide detergents and many many many vintage of course and as other side does Mel of integer detergent is simply different and good compared to the cheap stink of today's products. I also used to love gain and it was fantastic until not long ago but they took off the percarbonate in it also and now obviously I don't like it anymore still smell good but the cleaning power is dreadful. I'm saddened to see how the American market for what concerns powders is downgrading at an impressive rate. Products once very good now being taken off of enzymes and percarbonate and key ingredients becoming nothing but plain surfactant with a few stupid enzymes in them. I am also against the use of additives if add a surgeon doesn't do the job alone then screw them, will not buy again! |
Post# 1049489 , Reply# 39   10/30/2019 at 21:44 (1,611 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)   |   | |
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Post# 1049490 , Reply# 40   10/30/2019 at 21:50 (1,611 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)   |   | |
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Post# 1049494 , Reply# 41   10/30/2019 at 21:59 (1,611 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)   |   | |
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Oxygen to me is essential to laundry for so many reasons.
It is going to withen the whites taking off whatever organic makes your whites dull giving the whitest whites, clothesline and dryer gonna cause no yellowing threat due to possible residues, will get rid of any organic pigment stains, safe on dyes differently from chlorine or hidrosulphite. Kills bacteria and or reduces significantly the amount of bacterias which is a need to me talking about Laundry anyways and always |
Post# 1049497 , Reply# 42   10/30/2019 at 22:13 (1,611 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)   |   | |
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This is the result with Arm&Hammer.
Last week was still sunny abd enough warm so I decided to use the clothesline, which I sometimes do even though I prefer the convenience of the dryer. These are three different heavily soiled loads came out the speed queen. Arm Hammer did very well! |
Post# 1049593 , Reply# 43   10/31/2019 at 22:30 (1,610 days old) by Tomdawg (Des moines)   |   | |
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I use Excelsior fragrance free Smells like dreft, only better and not strong. I was an avid Tide clean breeze user. But excelsior detergent cleans way better! |
Post# 1049770 , Reply# 44   11/3/2019 at 10:53 (1,607 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Picked up for $1.59 each, and even have a preferred fragrance for whatever particular load, and time of day for the Morning Freshness and a time of night for Tropical while a Regular gets used in-between:
— Dave
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Post# 1079909 , Reply# 46   7/5/2020 at 14:14 (1,362 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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Post# 1079915 , Reply# 47   7/5/2020 at 15:30 (1,362 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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We use 60°C+ hot water for everything washable with TSP (I know, dahlinks I know, we're the only people on the planet earth for whom it works without leaving residue. Thank goodness STTP doesn't turn into TSP in warm water...), with a strong enzymatic soap like Tide and chlorine bleach. This is followed by three rinses. Everything comes out truly clean. No fabric softener, can't stand the stuff. Spun in the clothes spinner. Line dried when possible, else into the 1969 GE tumble drier. It is impossible to clean with cold water at our altitude. I've measured 4°C at the tap before, so there's no need to even have that discussion. Ain't happenin' up here. Of course, we prefer a FilterFlo or Thumper (and she's PANK!) whenever possible. Makes a gigantic difference, as well. |
Post# 1080002 , Reply# 48   7/6/2020 at 06:01 (1,361 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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