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It was a fantastic weekend. A big thanks to Al and Mike for hosting. I'm still in recovery from the amount of wine I consumed!!

Dixan Formaldehyde releasers are still used in some detergent, softener and washing up,liquids. Even Ecover uses one in their delicates laundry liquid. Here a list of that products ingredients:- 5-15%: Anionic Surfactants, <5%: Non-Ionic Surfactants, Soap, Perfume (Limonene), Preservative...

Wisk Was the first liquid detergent in the U.K. , it smelled lovely but it wasn't good at cleaning. Persil bio liquid performed much better. As I've mentioned before, my mum used to be a tester for Lever Bros, she was given Wisk cold wash liquid to test, that was so awful it never made it...

Oh, if we're going for retro smells Wisk and Persil bio liquid when they were first on the UK market are still my all time favourite detergent smells.

Modern "big box" powders in the U.K. Are actually more concentrated than a lot of the "compact" powders of the1990's. Manufacturers have increased the concentration gradually over the years. I think the compact powders were too big of a leap for a lot of consumers who didn't think 100ml of...

Splosh Only available in the U.K. Via post at the moment as far as I know. Here's a link to their website. http://https//www.splosh.com/#2

dixan I'm in agreement with you regarding synthetic scents used in laundry and cleaning products, I prefer a "clean" smell rather than something overpowering. Anyway, my current favourite smelling detergent is Splosh camomile and lavender. It's a concentrated formula that comes in a sachet...

Ooooohhhhh That Bosch set is LOVELY!!!! Nice to see you post, it's been a while 😊

The Beko technologies Aren't that new really. My 12kg machine has Aquawave drum , Proinverter motor and a steam function and I bought it 9 months ago. Some of the features on the 8kg machine have been around on that range of Beko's for a while to. Hygiene 20 is relatively new.

Servis launched a computer controlled machine long before the 600 called the Selectronic.

They make Woolite and some stain removers too.

They have a pretty appalling animal testing history too I'm afraid.

liberatordeluxe You do know Ariel is made by P&G right? I use a lot of Man Cave products ( available in Sainsbury's) , I also like Faith in Nature and Suma shampoo. I also use Neals Yard stuff occasionally, I get a discount as my sister's a sale consultant for them, even still, it's dear stuff.

Aldi Non of Aldi's laundry, cleaning or cosmetic products have been tested on animals, they also pay their staff a fair wage and only source food stuff from suppliers that use non bee killing pesticides. From this Thursday they'll have 100 wash boxes of Almat for £7.99 ! Stock up while the...

I forgot to mention The biggest problem I have with mainstream cleaning, laundry and cosmetic products is the toxic ingredients used. Air fresheners and " last for days" smelling fabric softeners are among the worst offenders. Manufacturers use these chemicals as they're cheap, thankfully EU...

It's the whole ethics of P&G and Unilever that I have a problem with, not just on the animal testing front. The Ethical Consumer site is a great scourge of information. http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/buyersguides/householdconsumables/laundrydetergents.aspx

I forgot to post some links Ecos in the US http://ecos.com/product/ecos-hypoallergenic-laundry-detergent-with-enzymes-honeydew/ Method 4x concentrate http://methodhome.com/product-category/4x-detergent/

I've been using Eco cleaning and laundry products since October 2015, in fact I spent a good chunk of that time most of the different products available. Initially I wanted cruelty free products, P&G and Unilever both have an appalling record regarding animal testing. On my search for cruelty...

Not all Beko's operate in the same way. My Beko will top up the rinse water if it drops below a certain level. My machine has a recirculation jet which runs on all rinses apart from the conditioning rinse, that rinse employs a higher rinse level than the others. The machine will also add a...

Liamy1 I agree, manufacturers should state drum volume as well as " supposed" capacity. Beko quote drum volume for all their machines, as do Bosch and Hotpoint. Other manufacturers are less forth coming. I think people in the UK get slightly confused by KG ratings as well, we still have a weird...