excell gel style formil from lidl

[aegokocarat]

hello
today i was shopping in Lidl, i was going to grab some of the non concentraited liquid formil detergent, i had a bottle of it before and i loved the smell, it smelled of (no word of a lie) apples, the whole bottle nearly lasted for 1 full year, but it went abit funny and it was clumping up (odd). so as i was browsing the shelf, i found the same liquid but in a smaller excell gel like bottle, so i bought it. well, it smelled very chemicaly but it wasnt too over powering so put some in with a load of pyjamas on minimum iron 40*c and i let it do its job. the miele finished the load, i opend the door and was greeted by a very very very strong rubbery smell, this smell was on the washing, this has never ever happened before! ive allways washed my pyjamas on 40* and 50*c synthetics washes, with gels and powders and i have never had this happen to any load, anyone have any suggestions?
Tom

 

[aegokocarat]

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[marthalover4eve]

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got a pic of the gel?

 

[fido]

I don't know if you ever visit the http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/ site but there has been discussion of washing liquids on there. The last time I looked the consensus was that liquids tend to form harmful deposits that rot the internal metalwork of your machine. When I was in the trade I tended to recommend the compacted powder tablets as they helped to ensure you used the correct amount of detergent and were kind to the machine.

 

[aegokocarat]

the gel is normaly used for very stained items as it can be scrunched in, i used/use the recomended dosage everytime. i dident know that the gel can cause the tub on the miele to rot!!!

 

[aquacycle]

the gel is normaly used for very stained items as it can be

Hi Tom,

No offence, but that doesn't make any sense.

Gel's are really only suitable for lightly soiled items as they don't contain oxygen based bleaching agents. Even the bio's don't. They're packed full of optical brighteners to compensate. For stain removal, I've always found a biological powder with a good balance of enzymes and bleaching agents to be the most efficient and effective and shouldn't require pre-treating or soaking if the correct cycle is selected and the optimum amount of detergent (although not too much detergent) is used.

I've never found any liquid or gel to wash anywhere near as well as a powder. If you think about what happens when you put gel in your detergent dispenser (it sticks and goes all gloopy), that is what happens to the inner workings of your machine. Gel is thicker than water and doesn't dissolve as well. No matter how many rinses, it will always cling to the outer tub, heat elements and other componenets AND be an absolute swine to rinse out. Powders and tablets fully disolve in the water within a few minutes.

I'm not a huge fan of tablets either as I like to have complete control over the ammount of detergent I am adding to the wash, but that's just a personal thing.

 

[ronhic]

I agree with Chris

I don't generally have liquid laundry detergent in the house. It can, however, be rather useful as a spot pre-treater for certain stains such as oil or grease where the Australian Dynamo advert takes over...

'A little on the stain, and the rest in with the whole wash'

 

[launderess]

Have Had Mixed Results With Gel/Liquid Detergents

Have found Tide HE liquid, French Persil and OMO liquids along with French Ariel *Alpine Fresh* Excel gel do clean well but certain stains can be a problem.

For whites and colourfast loads one will add oxygen bleach (sodium percarbonate) but even then certian soils/stains do not totally shift. Have put this down to the fact many if not all liquid/gel laundry detergents are neutral to near on the pH scale. While this does provide certain benefits to laundry and textile life there are stains and or soils that are best dealt with by alkaline substances or wash bath.

 

[zanussi_lover]

I prefer good Old Powder

I much prefer powder, I mostly use Ariel Colour & Style Powder, as I love the smell, and Ive found that my white t-shirts with nice designs on them, don't fade as I find regular bio powder can fade the give the designs on t-shirts a white bleached out look. I always use 100ml per wash.

I do use Biological Powder (currently Daz Mandarin and Lime Splash) on my Sheets and towels, I find it great at removing stains off teatowels on a 60*c wash.

Cant beat powder, I also think that because bio powder has oxygen bleach in, it combats that mildewy damp smell. As ive noticed that with Liquid detergents, that as items are drying on a clothes airer, they can dry with a mouldy smell.