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Post# 1071328   5/8/2020 at 10:31 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        

Long time since I last splashed in for a visit. Still enjoying those old commercials, such as these from Oxydol.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071329 , Reply# 1   5/8/2020 at 10:32 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Another Oxydol Ad

Here you go.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071355 , Reply# 2   5/8/2020 at 12:49 (1,419 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

Neither Oxydol's print ads nor their television ads ever showed a washing machine agitating, unlike so many other detergent ads. I loved the fragrance of Oxydol and a wonderful aunt used it in her Maytags so I loved the detergent, just wanted some action shots.

Post# 1071362 , Reply# 3   5/8/2020 at 13:07 (1,419 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Here's one with a bit of wringer action, with no bleach but with easy rinsing.





Post# 1071435 , Reply# 4   5/8/2020 at 19:50 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Oxydol Goes into High

From 1938.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071436 , Reply# 5   5/8/2020 at 19:52 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
"Birthday Party"

From 1957.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071437 , Reply# 6   5/8/2020 at 19:54 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Ma Perkins

Old radio ad from the 1930s.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071438 , Reply# 7   5/8/2020 at 19:55 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Interview Secret Test

From 1977.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071440 , Reply# 8   5/8/2020 at 19:58 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
For Doing Dishes...

So says Sid Raymond.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071442 , Reply# 9   5/8/2020 at 20:02 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
"Stand Out White"

Two commercials in this set.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071443 , Reply# 10   5/8/2020 at 20:05 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Washing Machine Shown Anyway...

Can anybody detect what brand of machine? Is it actually washing or just on display?--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071444 , Reply# 11   5/8/2020 at 20:09 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
From 1985

Here ya go.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071445 , Reply# 12   5/8/2020 at 20:11 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
From 1987

Of course I love those little green crystals.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071446 , Reply# 13   5/8/2020 at 20:13 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Oxydol Plus

From 1970.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071447 , Reply# 14   5/8/2020 at 20:15 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Betty Driver

From 1964.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071448 , Reply# 15   5/8/2020 at 20:17 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Ultra Oxydol

From 1992.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071451 , Reply# 16   5/8/2020 at 20:19 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Ashamed of 'Em Whites...

From 1985.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071452 , Reply# 17   5/8/2020 at 20:24 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Many Thanks!

By the way, aside from the Ma Perkins Oxydol radio spot I found, the 1949 Oxydol television ad was one of the first old detergent ads I came across thanks to Robert and Automatic Washer dot o r g. I first used Oxydol in the 1980s and loved the scent of this product from that decade better than the more recent versions prior to its phasing out.--Laundry Shark.

Post# 1071453 , Reply# 18   5/8/2020 at 20:27 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Sweatshirts...

From 1981.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071454 , Reply# 19   5/8/2020 at 20:29 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Robert's Hot Point Demo

Robert did mention using 1956 Oxydol in that washer demo.--Laundry Shark

Post# 1071455 , Reply# 20   5/8/2020 at 20:33 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Dingy Christmas Whites

From 1984.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071456 , Reply# 21   5/8/2020 at 20:35 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Don't Reach for the Bleach...

Grab a Box of the Ox! (1990)--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071457 , Reply# 22   5/8/2020 at 20:38 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
On the Mountain

1970s.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071459 , Reply# 23   5/8/2020 at 20:49 (1,419 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Laundryshark, thank you for all the Oxydol commercials.  


Post# 1071460 , Reply# 24   5/8/2020 at 20:53 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Enzyme Presoaker and Bleach

1960s..."Going Going Gone!"--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071461 , Reply# 25   5/8/2020 at 20:56 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Bridal Shower

Another Oxydol ad from 1957.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071463 , Reply# 26   5/8/2020 at 20:59 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Filmed in Randolph, Vermont

1970s.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 1071465 , Reply# 27   5/8/2020 at 21:05 (1,419 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Wow! That Pretty Much Covers It!

Been splashing about out there in Facebook World and had to stop by the good old appliance club. Glad I could put together as many Oxydol commercials as possible in one convenient thread. Be of good Cheer and stay safe. (Wait!...Okay then...I'll let somebody else write a Cheer Detergent thread if desired.) Still enjoying my collected washer demos and classic commercials as a whole.--Laundry Shark

Post# 1071481 , Reply# 28   5/8/2020 at 23:11 (1,419 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        
Thanks

Reply #10: Maytag, I'd bet.

Post# 1072037 , Reply# 29   5/11/2020 at 22:16 (1,416 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)        

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Tom, I thought the same thing.


Post# 1073074 , Reply# 30   5/17/2020 at 22:12 (1,410 days old) by mrsalvo (New Braunfels Texas)        

Have been buying Oxydol at Dollar General, powdered version. It still smells the same and cleans as well as I remember. It's very good soap.

Barry


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Post# 1073076 , Reply# 31   5/17/2020 at 22:29 (1,410 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Great walk down the green-crystal road!  Thanks for the thread.  


My grandmother kept a box of Oxydol in the cabinet, but only used it for certain laundry tasks.  Most often, it was for whitening & soaking crocheted table cloths, doilies, etc.  She used to pin and block the smaller pieces, spray them with starch, etc. but the Oxy kept them white without harsher chlorine bleaching.


Post# 1073079 , Reply# 32   5/17/2020 at 22:49 (1,410 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)        
1982

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Post# 1073500 , Reply# 33   5/20/2020 at 15:49 (1,407 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA)        
Barry,

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I've never tried Oxydol.
Which of the scents smells like the original?
If I'm going to try it, I'd like to get as much of the "old days" experience as possible.

Barry


Post# 1073572 , Reply# 34   5/21/2020 at 01:24 (1,407 days old) by mrsalvo (New Braunfels Texas)        

Hi Barry!
Think the Meadow Fresh smells about as close to the original as I remember. The powder works waaaaaay better than the liquid, which you can find at WalMart, but I also have a T/L SQ and powders do seem to clean better for this type of washer, in general. Found the powder at Dollar General in the dollar aisle. I was willing to take a chance for only a dollar, and I was surprised!! Have not tried the powder in a cooler temp wash though, since I'm using it with whites in hot water. After clothes are dried there is a slight fragrance but it's good. Rinse water runs fairly clear so I'm not needing to 2nd rinse. My Mom used Tide and Oxydol religiously 50 years ago. Felt like I stepped back in time!! Hope this helps.

Barry


Post# 1073631 , Reply# 35   5/21/2020 at 10:39 (1,406 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA)        
Barry,

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Thanks!
I'm definitely going to check our Dollar General. Like you said; for a dollar, it's worth a shot!

Barry


Post# 1073636 , Reply# 36   5/21/2020 at 11:00 (1,406 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

In its time, Oxydol was a premium priced detergent, probably because of the oxygen bleach.  I still remember how good it smelled. I used to sniff detergents while mom grocery shopped. Oxydol ads soon evolved into showing the folded white towels on top of a washer, showing the finished product at the end of wash day, instead of showing the actual washing which is why the early 50s ad with the AMP Maytag was so unique.   I wish someone could rediscover those wonderful fragrances from those years. 


Post# 1073666 , Reply# 37   5/21/2020 at 16:47 (1,406 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)        

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I remember the Tide smell from 1981.  Insisted on using it.  

Oxydol has a good smell too,  I still use that in liquid form but it isn't the original formula.


Post# 1073675 , Reply# 38   5/21/2020 at 17:08 (1,406 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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Both Tide With Bleach and Oxydol coexisted for a while; then P&G decided to slim down and the latter was sold to Redox (sp?) brands. That group was made up of former P&G executives or something, with a first Proctor and Gamble still making Oxydol. They stopped that and formula changed because obviously P&G wasn't giving others use of or information on their patents and other proprietary information.

Oxydol was first P&G detergent with oxygen bleach, but then Tide with bleach was introduced with an activated oxygen bleaching system. One *thinks* this was tried/developed first for Oxydol, but as time went on P&G concentrated more on TWB which was natural since that was and still is their top selling laundry detergent.


Post# 1073797 , Reply# 39   5/22/2020 at 13:56 (1,405 days old) by mrsalvo (New Braunfels Texas)        

Laundress,
I'm so glad to see you back and posting. Your input is highly valued. Always makes my day.
Barry



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