aquarius1984
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Or have they reformulated Ariel again so that you need to buy this too?
Saw this today, not bought any yet though.
Saw this today, not bought any yet though.
Ariel Stain Remover - yet another un needed product?
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Ahhhh,
That is our Tide Stain Release that we have here on this side of the pond. We have the liquid, tabs, and powder. I have used both the powder and tabs and I must say, they really do work. But I would think with your longer, hotter wash programmes you wouldn't really need these. But it is P&G...Profit & Gain. LOL
Chris
That is our Tide Stain Release that we have here on this side of the pond. We have the liquid, tabs, and powder. I have used both the powder and tabs and I must say, they really do work. But I would think with your longer, hotter wash programmes you wouldn't really need these. But it is P&G...Profit & Gain. LOL
Chris
electron1100
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Stains!
Hello Rob
I always thought Ariels claim to fame was that it got out stains???????
That said i remember the ariel liguid ball having a roller built into it so you could put neat ariel on "difficult" stains.........
I think like you that it is all just marketing........there are no end of stain treaters available and they seem to contain the same ingredients (in differing amounts).........bring back the original 1980s Ariel and Persil New System, they both worked beautifully, apart from on coloureds as they both contained bleaching agents and these would fade colours
Ah well
Hello Rob
I always thought Ariels claim to fame was that it got out stains???????
That said i remember the ariel liguid ball having a roller built into it so you could put neat ariel on "difficult" stains.........
I think like you that it is all just marketing........there are no end of stain treaters available and they seem to contain the same ingredients (in differing amounts).........bring back the original 1980s Ariel and Persil New System, they both worked beautifully, apart from on coloureds as they both contained bleaching agents and these would fade colours
Ah well
aquacycle
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That said i remember the ariel liguid ball having a roller b
Ah-ha...that was would an Arielette
Ah-ha...that was would an Arielette
spoodles
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I'd guess they just want a slice of the Vanish market.
Odd really, as if you use Ariel you don't actually need any of these ridiculous stain remover products. If Ariel won't get a stain out, I doubt adding some of this stuff will make much difference.
Odd really, as if you use Ariel you don't actually need any of these ridiculous stain remover products. If Ariel won't get a stain out, I doubt adding some of this stuff will make much difference.
aquacycle
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oh Ariel, what would we do without you? Thanks to my choice of laundry equipment, detergent and temperature, I famously have the whitest towels in Bradford 
hoover1100
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Ahhhh
another totally unessecary product which everyone will fall for and rush out and buy.
I guess it dosen't matter as long as, like us, you know better, I think we should spread the word to stop people wasting their money on these things.
Matt
another totally unessecary product which everyone will fall for and rush out and buy.
I guess it dosen't matter as long as, like us, you know better, I think we should spread the word to stop people wasting their money on these things.
Matt
hoovermatic
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So this is not a new detergent then just another additive for a detergent that lifts untreated stains without soaking/pretreating at minus 50 degrees yada yada? I am a lifelong Ariel fan but am finding it tough keeping up with all this stuff!
I have the Tide duo-packs I got with a free coupon. When used with Tide Free, they work great. When used with ALL 3x, not impressed -- left tomato sauce stains on a cotton white shirt. Rewashed in Tide Free and no duo-pack, it came clean. I'm thinking all they are is just specially packaged (and $$priced$$) Tide detergent and nothing special. So it is just like using a little bit more regular Tide...
dj-gabriele
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Same here
P&G came up with those some 6 months ago and the adverts never stopped since! They come at a price premium and you have to add them to regular detergent... WHY? The thing works just fine without them... unless the new "actilift" formula is weaker to make the homemaker buy the stain removers... thinking...
P&G came up with those some 6 months ago and the adverts never stopped since! They come at a price premium and you have to add them to regular detergent... WHY? The thing works just fine without them... unless the new "actilift" formula is weaker to make the homemaker buy the stain removers... thinking...
La Rationale Est..
As the detergent markets on both sides of the pond move towards mainly liquid and or gel products, one thing is normally missing; bleach.
Most if not all European detergent powders for whites and colourfast laundry contain oxygen bleach. However few liquid or gel products, if any do, hence these stain release products which are mainly oxygen bleach (the powders are activated oxygen bleach, same as found in detergents).
On this side of the pond, IIRC, none of the Tide liquid detergents contain any sort of oxygen bleaching agent, however their number one detergent powder, Tide with Bleach, and a few others, contains activated oxygen bleaching systems.
Enzymes are another component of these "stain release" products and they compensate for the fact again, many liquid/gel detergents do not contain enzymes (non-bio).
Haven't tried the Ariel Excel Gel that arrived eariler this week, but per the bottle the product does not contain bleach, but does have enzymes.
As the detergent markets on both sides of the pond move towards mainly liquid and or gel products, one thing is normally missing; bleach.
Most if not all European detergent powders for whites and colourfast laundry contain oxygen bleach. However few liquid or gel products, if any do, hence these stain release products which are mainly oxygen bleach (the powders are activated oxygen bleach, same as found in detergents).
On this side of the pond, IIRC, none of the Tide liquid detergents contain any sort of oxygen bleaching agent, however their number one detergent powder, Tide with Bleach, and a few others, contains activated oxygen bleaching systems.
Enzymes are another component of these "stain release" products and they compensate for the fact again, many liquid/gel detergents do not contain enzymes (non-bio).
Haven't tried the Ariel Excel Gel that arrived eariler this week, but per the bottle the product does not contain bleach, but does have enzymes.
dirtybuck
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From what I see in the pics the European and UK market have a spray on liquid (similar to Shout and Spray and Wash here) with their other P&G stain release products, and we don't.
aquarius1984
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OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I JUST GOT SOME OF THIS STUFF AND OMFG IT SMELLS JUST LIKE 80'S ARIEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its gorgeous!!!!!!
I JUST GOT SOME OF THIS STUFF AND OMFG IT SMELLS JUST LIKE 80'S ARIEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its gorgeous!!!!!!
aquarius1984
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back
aquarius1984
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opened
the measuring scoop then becomes the lid after the plug is removed
the measuring scoop then becomes the lid after the plug is removed
aquarius1984
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spout
aquarius1984
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lid back on
excuse my excitedness. LOL
excuse my excitedness. LOL
True To Form
Product is almost a "detergent" in it's own right. Just as with vintage Biz pre-soak later labeled "non-chlorine bleach", contained oxygen bleach, bleach activators, enzymes, water softeners, surfactants and so froth.
This all means one can decrease dosage of detergent a bit, as many of the same chemicals are duplicated.
Personally, unless using a "non-bio" detergent would just as soon purchase sodium percarbonate (Ecover sells it in small boxes), and be done with it. For liquid detergent washing or when one does not wish to use any powders, there are liquid oxygen bleaches.
Great scans by the way! Thank you for sharing!
Product is almost a "detergent" in it's own right. Just as with vintage Biz pre-soak later labeled "non-chlorine bleach", contained oxygen bleach, bleach activators, enzymes, water softeners, surfactants and so froth.
This all means one can decrease dosage of detergent a bit, as many of the same chemicals are duplicated.
Personally, unless using a "non-bio" detergent would just as soon purchase sodium percarbonate (Ecover sells it in small boxes), and be done with it. For liquid detergent washing or when one does not wish to use any powders, there are liquid oxygen bleaches.
Great scans by the way! Thank you for sharing!
P.S.
Noticed no mention of "bleach activators", but that is probably because of the sodium percarbonate, an oxygen bleach that works in cool and even cold water well enough on it's own.
Noticed no mention of "bleach activators", but that is probably because of the sodium percarbonate, an oxygen bleach that works in cool and even cold water well enough on it's own.
