2006 Tide With Bleach vs. 1957 Wisk for Family Wash

[bongobro]

2006 Tide with Bleach vs. 1957 Wisk for Family Wash

Suds in today's laundry detergents are almost non-existent any more...they began disappearing about the time phosphates were taken out of detergents in the '70s...and I remember seeing Consumer Reports articles about washers of that era (GE and Frigidaire in particular) that contained the tag: "Low-sudsing detergents may be needed to prevent oversudsing, particularly in soft water."

Now with the resurgence of front-loaders, suds are a vice not a virtue...

 

[launderess]

Hate to tell you "suds",as far as American non-HE detergents are still out there. Use too much of most versions,including the "HE" formula and you'll have a suds episode worthy of "The Little Rascals".

Yes, sudsing is not important for cleaning, but too many consumers still believe so, so some detergent makers oblige. Still, as washing machines must continue to do more with less water, we will see more clean rinsing/low foaming detergents for all machines, top and front loaders.

L.

 

[frigilux]

I wish Tide would add just one more variation to their extensive line: NO-SUDSING TIDE. I would buy 10 cases and be stocked for the rest of my life!

 

[westyslantfront]

I use liquid Tide HE in my front loaders at Frigidaire 1-18 and it really is low sudsing. I tried Tide HE powder and it was pretty foamy. I just got a box a Gain powder. Smells great but plenty of foam.

Ross

 

[frigilux]

I never have problems with oversudsing in the wash cycle of my FL'er using HE detergents; it's just that the rinses all seem to have almost as much suds as the wash. The stuff just doesn't want to rinse out in my very soft water.

I used liquid Tide HE in a FrigeMore at a friend's (he has moderatly hard water) and the suds were completely gone after the first rinse. This leads me to believe my soft water is the issue.