Did we ever reach a conclusion as to what is in this stuff?
One is working one's way through huge box of the stuff (made by Lever Bros) but the packaging gives nil idea of content.
We know the stuff is laden with phosphates (that is where the "condensed" comes in, and bluing agents, but wonder about what else.
For one thing whites routinely laundered in the stuff take on a rather odd blue tinge especially elastic and other man made fibers. That and things began to obtain a tattle-tale gray cast.
Decided to do a "boil wash" last night in the Miele since one hasn't in a while, just to clean out the machine and deal with a load of laundry containing items someone had been sick with.
Used Tide "free and gentle" liquid and oxygen bleach because one wanted to see if there was any residue in the fabrics from the All. And how!
As the very hot wash water drained all sorts of solids/residue came out. Took three extra rinses to obtain a clear rinse but was rewarded with blindly white laundry. Traces of grey and "blue" mostly gone.
Know Lever Bros at first used Monsanto's formula for All but then made some changes, however despite a long night researching cannot find out just what is in this detergent.
Am going to stick with modern or at least detergents from the 1980's or so for awhile. What is telling about this All detergent is that according to the box one can use the stuff to clean woodwork and walls! *LOL*
One is working one's way through huge box of the stuff (made by Lever Bros) but the packaging gives nil idea of content.
We know the stuff is laden with phosphates (that is where the "condensed" comes in, and bluing agents, but wonder about what else.
For one thing whites routinely laundered in the stuff take on a rather odd blue tinge especially elastic and other man made fibers. That and things began to obtain a tattle-tale gray cast.
Decided to do a "boil wash" last night in the Miele since one hasn't in a while, just to clean out the machine and deal with a load of laundry containing items someone had been sick with.
Used Tide "free and gentle" liquid and oxygen bleach because one wanted to see if there was any residue in the fabrics from the All. And how!
As the very hot wash water drained all sorts of solids/residue came out. Took three extra rinses to obtain a clear rinse but was rewarded with blindly white laundry. Traces of grey and "blue" mostly gone.
Know Lever Bros at first used Monsanto's formula for All but then made some changes, however despite a long night researching cannot find out just what is in this detergent.
Am going to stick with modern or at least detergents from the 1980's or so for awhile. What is telling about this All detergent is that according to the box one can use the stuff to clean woodwork and walls! *LOL*