ARIEL COLD WASH POWDER

[lederstiefel1]

There's a new Ariel cold wash powder on the market here in Germany, the first ever here as far as I know - does anyone in the rest of the world have any experience with it ?
Well, I do wash only cold with the new compact-powders of Ariel/P&G for 2 years meanwhile in my SpeedQueen TL (don't have hot water in the laundry-room in the cellar as usual in Germany) and it works great!!! But probably that Ariel works even better when performed better for cold washes?
I added the link to it, too - have a look, please!
Cheers, Ralf from Leverkusen

http://www.ariel-kalt-aktiv.de/index_flash.html

 

[lederstiefel1]

No-one any experience with that stuff yet, here?
Ralf

 

[lavamat_jon]

Ralf,

We don't have cold wash Ariel per se here in the UK, but all Ariel products are designed to give superb cleaning at temperatures as low as 20*C (for liquids and liquitabs), or 30*C for powders and tablets.

Jon

 

[retromom]

Ariel Cold Water....

We have just about every Ariel powdered product here. I have not seen the cold water version yet, but I would think it would be on the store shelves soon. I really do like Ariel, so I would certainly give it a try!!

Venus

 

[launderess]

Ariel in Germany is a Proctor and Gamble brand, same company that makes Tide Coldwater detergent sold in the United States; can you see where I'm going with this?

 

[retromom]

Yeah....

same pair of pants, different pocket. ;-)

Venus

 

[launderess]

Give The Young Lady a Kewpie Doll

Ariel is P&G's "Tide" detergent in areas where Tide is not sold: UK/Western Europe/Mexico, and so on. Therefore it is no surprise there is now an "Ariel" coldwater version floating about.

What would be interesting is to see the listing of contents from the German version, as P&G does not provide such information for it's American products.

 

[retromom]

Inquiring minds want to know!

Thanks Laundress!!

On the Mexican version, a label has been strategically placed over the Spanish ingredients to hide the phosphate content.

If we eventually get the Ariel Cold Water detergent, the ingredients may actually be listed.

Venus -
waving her Kewpie Doll proudly!

 

[hairybruinuk]

Ariel cool wash

We have Ariel cool wash powder and liquid, I used to use it but found every now and again a white sludge would build up on the bottom of the tub. I would have to put the machine on a fairly hot cycle with no clothes in, to dissolve and drain it away. The results were good but only on lightly soiled clothes, If your like me my towels sheets and pillow cases HAD to be very clean and fresh, Ariel cool wash wash no good for those things on a cool wash cycle

Love to one and all hairybruinuk

 

[launderess]

Well there is cold water and there is cold water. No powdered detergent will dislove/work well in water below 80F, and depending time of year, and location one's tap water can be darn chilly.

Consumer Reports gave Tide CW high marks for cleaning, IIRC it out performed most all other versions of Tide (in cold water), and beat other detergent brands hands down. Then again versions of Tide have been the top 5 or so detergents in rankings for ages now.

L.

 

[hoovermatic]

The new Ariel 'cool water' detergent is the closest thing the UK will get to cold water washing - as a rule, our cold water is too cold. I have used the new ariel and find it extremely effective at 30 degrees across all of the laundry and highly recommend it to everyone.

 

[nickuk]

Which formats, Hoovermatic,

are your preferred ones of the Ariel range? Last time I used Ariel a couple of months ago the bio powder had a new scent which to my nose was not dissimilar to the old `apline' variety, whereas the tablets still were using the previous scent. Do you know if this is still the case?

 

[lavamat_jon]

Nick - my mum's using Ariel tabs at the mo (though I think she's on her last sachet now) and they do indeed still have the same scent as the old ones. And I last used Ariel bio powder about a month or two ago, and it does indeed have that alpiney smell. I love the smell!

Have to say though that I haven't had too great performance at lower temperatures unless I use a 2 hour wash. I found for white whites on a quick wash you still have to use 50 or 60*C, but then Ariel only says whitest whites at 30*C (i.e. in just whitening terms), doesn't necessarily say it will clean heavily soiled whites at 30*C (in terms of actual cleaning).

Jon

 

[foraloysius]

Big difference between the UK and the European continent is that the non-bio version is only available in the UK. The box of the regular Ariel has a cold water formula label on it now (haven't looked at the other Ariel products).

 

[nickuk]

Good point Jon

I guess that maybe they have activated the bleach and / or brightener at lower temps that's all.

Anyway, I can't imagine washing household laundry at really low temperatures - that just seems wrong / unhygeinic. Perhaps all my germ ridden kitchen dishcloths which I save up for a boil wash should now go on with a drop of Ariel non bio liquid on a 30 degrees delicate cycle.

What's that? You don't wanna come round for your supper anymore? ;-)

Nick

 

[frigilux]

Launderess: Are Ariel and Tide the same product? Or is Ariel different from Tide in formula? I gather it has a different scent than Tide, from other comments I've read.

I'm itching to try Ariel and Persil, so I'm thinking of ordering the German Persil ($47 for a 15-lb. box) and Mexican Ariel ($10 for a...a bag of it---21 loads, I believe). Do you think either of these work better than US powdered Tide Cold Water (which is what I'm currently using)?

Does one produce less suds than the other? I'm looking for a detergent that rinses out well. Combining a FL'er with mechanically softened water equals suds suds suds in the rinse cycles, especially heavy, absorbent loads like bath towels. This is true with both the traditional and HE US products I've tried.

Venus-- Is Ariel sold right in your grocery store or do you go to a specialty (Mexican grocery, for instance) to find it?

 

[retromom]

Looking for detergent in all the wrong places.......

Hey Eugene!

I can get Ariel (all varieties), Ace (which I believe is also more of a budget Mexican Tide), Foca, and Roma all at my local grocery store - H.E.B. (Henry E. Butt...really!). I'll be shopping on Thursday, so I will definitely be on the lookout for the cold water formula.

Austin has me hooked on Tide with Bleach (powder, of course). I love the way the clothes smell after washing. Can I assume that the American Tide Cold Water version has the same scent?

Suds to you....

Venus :-D

 

[frigilux]

And a big HEY right back at ya, Venus! It's been awhile since I used powdered Tide With Bleach, so I'm not remembering the scent. I switched over to liquid Tide HE when it became available in Minnesota a few years back. I don't think there's anything obnoxious about the scent of powdered Tide Coldwater. It's available in Glacial and Fresh scents. I've only ever used the Fresh scent version, as that's what's been available to me. Powdered Tide CW has disappeared from store shelves in my area. I think it may still be available at Target, so I'll have to check there. I have 4 more boxes, so I'm stocked.

I found Foca at a HyVee grocery store near me, but it seemed very cheap so I didn't buy it. The directions on the bag said "Dissolve Foca in warm water, add clothes, soak for at least 30 minutes, then wash as usual." Didn't like the sound of that. Plus, the bag seemed very light for its size---like Ivory Snow or something. I passed, figuring it was a grade B detergent.

I just ordered a 6.6-lb. bag of Mexican Ariel online. Yippee! I'm still debating about the uber-expensive German Persil---$47 for a 15-lb. box. I'm having company for dinner; when they leave, I'll see if I'm still feeling extravagant enough to push CHECKOUT. If I wind up liking the German version, maybe I'll spring for the UK version, which is apparantly the Persil holy grail.

I also saw FRESH START (the powder in a bottle) at a HyVee grocery store in Mankato, MN last week. I debated picking some up at the time, but decided to pass it up. When I go through there this weekend, I'm definitely going to pick up a bottle. I've heard it's very low-sudsing. I need something low sudsing for my bath towel loads. I only use towels once, so they're definitely light-soil loads; I don't need a Herculean detergent for those loads. HE detergents aren't solving the sudsing problem for me. My water is SO damn soft.

When I washed clothes at my younger nephew house in Minneapolis this past weekend (in his brand new LG Tromm), Tide HE liquid made very little suds and the rinse water was clear. They have medium-hard water. At my house, Tide HE (and every other HE I've tried) doesn't oversuds in the wash portion of the cycle, but the subsequent rinses have quite a bit of suds. I always have to use a bit of fabric softener to break 'em down in the final rinse.

My town's water is extremely hard and there's no way my dishwasher would function if I didn't have mechanically softened water.

 

[DADoES]

I have on hand, Foca, Roma, Ariel of some version, Ace, a bit of Fresh Start left (thanks Bryan!), and a bit of Tide Coldwater powder. I primarily use Foca, Ariel & Ace. Foca is not very concentrated. Ran a small quilt and sofa throw Sunday afternoon. Three (1 oz) scoops worked nicely for EcoActive, but it took four more scoops (7 oz total) to get a slippery feel to the medium-high deep wash. My well water runs about 11 grains. I usually use Ace on jeans. Last time I used Fresh Start on jeans, there seemed to be more bleeding into the wash water than usual.