A New P&G Product gets tested in the South

[jamiel]

We've gotten that same shipment at our Big Lots. I bought one packaged with a kid's T-shirt for the same $2.20. In Detroit we occasionally see Canadian detergent (particularly at independent stores) but often see Canadian bleach (particularly house brands)...they use a slightly different bottle style than the US norm...I think the factory is in London, ON. We also (at least theoretically) have an old bleach company here too (Roman Cleanser). Don't know if they still manufacture or not...

Bleach is very expensive to ship so it's manufactured close to consumption...Clorox has something like 20 factories around the country.

 

[MikeS]

I'm Surprised As Well

Sometimes you have to go to Big Lots at the right time to get a deal. And yes, I'm surprised to see Canadian detergent in a Las Vegas store. I've also seen Sunlight packaged with a T-shirt for the same price (too small for me); bottles of the HE version (I have a regular top loader) and the 2X version in various scents (I'm happy with the "Small & Mighty" 3X formula). My Big Lots also sells Oxydol, Purex, Trend and Sun. But the Sunlight discovery was a dream come true--at least for now. Who knows what I'll find next?

 

[fridgiman]

For my money bring back the old fragrances of :
Tide
Cheer
Oxydol
Dash
Salvo Tablets

We should all start a letter writing campaign to the manufacturers and let them know that there is a market out here for those classic aromas.

 

[jt1985]

Introducing...

 

[mixergal]

I have MEGA allergies...

so I hate it when I'm in an elevator with someone who REEKS of detergent perfumes! I have to use unscented everything - unscented Tide (its the only detergent I've found I'm not allergic to), unscented dryer sheets (bounce - same thing - not allergic to it), etc. I've had to figure out through trial and error which brands I'm sensetive to, and I stick to what works like glue. It stinks when a company changes its formulation or stops producing a product I use. I've had some miserable times between products as I find a replacement for an old faithful!

In using all of the unscented stuff I have come to associate clean laundry with laundry that doesn't smell like anything. It's a bummer sometimes - the names of those scents are beguiling...but I just know if I try it my nose will run from the smell, and as soon as I slip something on that's covered in that perfume I'll break out in huge, itchy hives wherever contact was made.

I don't know what chemicals manufacturer's use in their scents, but I am sensitive to bar soap, handwashing dish detergent, laundry soap, and dryer sheets/fabric softener. I haven't found a single liquid fabric softener I can use, so I have given up and I stick to dryer sheets to control static.
Shampoo, conditioner, most lotions, and most lotion soaps don't bother me at all, though - strange, isn't it?

-Sherri

 

[pulsator]

Does that box say "Fresh Scent"? Does that mean it won't come in the original Tide scent???

 

[j2400]

One issue to keep in mind that, apparently, some "unscented" products are, I've been told, scented with substances that will make it smell like there is no scent. (Confusing and crazy? You bet.)

One reason I often use "natural" products is that, at least as far as I can tell, when they say "unscented" they mean just that.

 

[launderess]

Mysteryclock

It is not the scent but the enzymes that are responsible for your "fresh" smelling laundry. Bac-Out is a WONDERFUL product for getting "BO" out of laundry.

Most bodily fluids including sweat are protien based, and that is a job for enzymes.

Whenever one has linens or anything else which has more than the usual whiff about it, add 1-2 tablespoons of vintage "Biz", and that takes care of that. Though billed first as laundry pre-soak, then a bleach, vintage Biz contains two ingredients that work well on odors. Sodium perborate and enzymes.

L.

 

[mysteryclock]

Biokleen

Launderess,

The vinegar + lemon oil must have just been a pretty effective masking agent, but I think I prefer the Bac-out approach as well since it also works great on yard clothes, etc.

Have you tried any of the other Biokleen detergents?

 

[j2400]

I've used Biokleen laundry detergent, which appeared to work quite well. Probably not as high powered as standard detergents, but good enough for me. Only problem is that it's not exactly cheap.

 

[launderess]

Vinegar

Is quite good as a disenfectant, and also deals with odours.

Human sweat is mildly acidic when fresh, then becomes alkaline as it ages. This is why laundry manuals advise treating such stains when fresh with borax, baking soda, or any other base substance, but older stains with vinegar.

Lemon juice contains citric acid, but do not think lemon oil contains the same in any great amount as it comes from the skin's fruit. Could be wrong, would have to look it up.

In any event enzymes are much better at breaking down "smells" of any organic sort. This is why so many "professional" carpet and other cleaners (including Bac-Out) designed for dealing with odors are enzyme based.

L.