Clean or clean?

[mrcleanjeans]

Are today's detergents sans phosphates but uberloaded with enzymes better or worse than the best of yesteryear's fully phosphated formulas? Proof?

 

[jeffg]

Enzymes are targeted and better at stain removal, but IME they don't handle ground-in dirt or odors nearly as well as phosphates. So it's a trade-off. Better or worse depends on what's in your laundry basket.

 

[sudsmaster]

Best of both worlds

Just boost your modern enzyme detergent with STPP.