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Thanks for posting! Maybe it should be pointed out that the article only applies for products that carry the EU Ecolabel. Regular products seem to have different testing procedures like a wider temperature range for example. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU_Ecolabel

So, for the price of two smaller sized Miele washer-dryers or three MOL Miele washers or 12 BOL Beko washers I can have: -A washer-dryer that fits just through my kitchen door but not through my bathroom door, oh and what fun it has to be to get this 147 kg beast through a narrow staircase into...

Purex and Arm & Hammer offer both types, enzyme and no enzyme detergents. The no enzymes liquids are high in pH just like powder detergents because they contain washing soda whereas their enzyme containing version`s (while still not being very "top shelf") are much milder in pH almost neutral...

On a side note the older generation may still remember the chemical toxic fumes from the flame retardants coupled with burned dust when radios and TV sets still had "hot" tubes and came in wooden cabinets. Even back then our grandparents knew it was essential for our health to open the windows...

I find it hard to believe that recycled plastic can find its way into articles for food. Aren`t there any regulations in the US like we have them in the EU to avoid this or are they simply ignored by careless manufacturers? Whatever the reason is it has always been good advice not to buy...

A friend of mine once mentioned he`d always make a larger batch of bolognese and just put some of it boiling hot into super clean twist off glasses the same way as you`d do when making jam. No canning involved. It`s supposed to keep up to a couple of weeks in the fridge then. Not sure if I`d...

Don`t mix quat based sanitizer with detergent. Most detergents contain anionic surfactants (negatively charged) and quats are just like fabric softener cationic surfactants (positively charged). When mixed the two will cancel each other out which means either poor cleaning and or poor...

Pink whites It could be rust from older zink coated steel water pipes or iron or manganese naturally occurring in the water. You could try to restore the items by soaking in white vinegar water, but don`t expect a huge success. If the acid is strong enough to work well it might also damage...

Are those people getting payed by environmental authorities for spreading BS like this? That would be the only logical explanation I could think of. LOL

Alexander`s right! Grains per gallon (gpg) is nearly the same as German Degrees (°dH) not just according to Wikipedia (wich is always to be taken with a "grain" of salt) but according to many hardness converters found on the net too. Soft water in Europe can be just as soft as soft water in...

As to the color of the box I`d check their website before buying to make sure you won`t get old stock.

Hi jbrady3324, yes you`re right the Color Megaperls have more than 30% zeolites vs less than 5% in the Color Powder and according to German consumer tests they also have way more cleaning power. Nor sure what a little oxi would do to neutralize chlorine or how much of it would make sense at all...

I don`t get where this "cold gives better results than warm as long as dedicated cold water detergents are used" believing comes from. Suppose if a lie is repeated in aggressive advertising for long enough and again and again people will just believe it no matter what. For decades I`ve been...

It`s interesting to see Original Gain as the worst liquid detergent, after all the stuff is not that cheap. Not a new insight that bargain brands of the big multinationals are their money makers which means you may save a few cents but you get a much worse value for your money compared to a...

Yuccadew- So it`s definitely the zeolites to blame. Had it been a too little detergent problem then you might have had dark streaks on dark clothes which would be most pronounced when clothes are still wet. I was just a little bit skeptical because the zeolite content of Persil Color Powder is...

If there is a chalky residue of zeolites to cause white streaks on darks then they should be removed by the dryer. As others already suggested good rinsing and not overdosing the detergent will limit the residue in the first place, the dryer or brushing with a clothes brush after line drying...

Hi Donprohel, right now I`m happy with my stove top hand washing routine but will consider to try out ammonia sometime. The fact that it goes for five to ten times the price you`d pay for in Spain (I checked my Mercadona app) and having not much space for even more cleaning products still...

Ammonia or "Salmiakgeist" sounds like an interesting chemical to me. Unfortunately just like chlorine bleach which is at least still widely available it seems to be considered an obsolete cheap third world cleaning chemical here and is only carried in home improvement stores. And since it`s such...

Is anyone else here working out on a regular basis? I do so and wearing weight lifting gloves during a work out is absolutely essential for me to have a secure grip and no blisters. The problem is even if I let them dry immediately after each use they can get really nasty from the sweat after...

As much as I love to cook and bake occasionally from scratch not everyone has the time or is willing to live the life of a trad wife. That`s when unhealthy convenience products like cans or frozen food come in handy. I enjoy them but I also try not to have too much of it. Some home made...