Detergent thread 2011

[northernmary]

So what detergent is everyone useing as there daily drivers now a days?

Northernmary

 

[DADoES]

 

Primary Gain HE powder ... occasional Tide Coldwater HE liquid, Wisk HE liquid, Ace powder, Ariel powder, Fresh Start, Tide Coldwater powder.

 

[ronhic]

Oh, the choices!

All front load detergents (or HE)

 

- Drive

- Omomatic (hard habit)

- Surf

- Persil tablets

- BioZet

 

...and when I really want a 'blast from the past', I slip in a dose of the one on the left, old style 1 cup formula..........smells so divine

 

 

[polkanut]

Our main detergent right now is Ariel w/ Oxianillos & Downy. It smells strong when the damp laundry is put in the dryer, but the majority of the scent disappears by the time the load is dry. Reformulated "non-phosphate" Viva to change things up once in awhile.[this post was last edited: 2/9/2011-11:55]

 

[westie2]

Sears Ultra in the orange box some sttp added at times

Tide with bleach

 

 

[re563]

All small and mighty--the one with the yellow cap

 

[sudsman]

Sears ultra plus

The orange box

 

[franksdad]

Sears Ultra Plus in the orange box also. I add Borox or Publix brand clhorine free bleach to colored clothes. I use Tide Free liquid with the gentle Clorox on whites. Downy Free fabric softener but occasionally I pick up the gallon pink store brand softners for nostalgia. Publix brands of detergents, bleach, and fabric softeners work very well and I pick them up sometimes when they are on sale. Publix is a grocery store chain here in the Southeast with their home in Florida.

 

[tomturbomatic]

WAAAY back in the late 80s, I think, John and Michael went to Australia. John brought me back a box of OMO Matic and one of the most beautifully designed stainless steel teakettles I have ever seen. I only used a bit of the OMO and saved the rest because it was unique and a present. I will have to take a look at it again.

 

[mattywashboy]

Dynamo Liquid or Drive Powder (both HE)

 

[roscoe62]

Persils,Sears Ultra,Tide HE all powders and in that order.
Tide HE liquid Free & Gentle (on advise from comments made by Launderess in a past thread, and Thank You very much.) for stains or soaking.

 

[hoover1100]

Persil

Biological powder.

It's so nice now that Persil has been reformulated so that it is now on par with Ariel. You can chop and change between the two and get perfect results with either.

Matt

 

[mrwash]

Currently:

For whites:
Dixan Megaperls
Weißer Riese Gel ---> I mix them when I wash a load of whites

For colors:
Persil Megaperls Color

For both types of laundry, when low soiled:

Ariel liquid "lichtaktiv" from 2007

For delicates:

coral powder

softeners:

Softlan "windfresh"
Lenor energy clear blue
AS morning fresh

additives:

eau de javel bleach
Sil stain buster

thats it

 

[whirlcool]

FOCA with STTP for most everything except whites, and we use Persil UK Bio for those.

 

[intuitive]

Daily Detergents

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #0000ff;">I am using Surf Cool Summer for Top Loaders (old fragrance) ,now is replaced woth Cool Lime & Mint as my daily suds. </span>

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #0000ff;">For Whites its DRIVE Top Loader, its ripping strength keeps whites WHITE & smells great. </span>

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #0000ff;">For sheets I use FAB Frangipanni for Top Loader   nice smell & doiesnt make 'usband sneeze unlike Radiant... Its stinks and takes ages to rinse out</span>

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #0000ff;"> </span>

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #0000ff;">Only use fab softner on work shirts as it makes ironing heaps easier .. I use Woolworths Select Sunshine Fresh </span>

 

[dubstar85]

I use the Blue Bold powder for whites and lights. Blue Bold liquid for darks and cold water washing. Woolite for delicates and Summer Breeze lenor fabric conditioner. Same as ever really!

 

[mayguy]

Use Norwex for all of my laundry wash.

I just picked up a package of powered Tide HE for the bed sheets.. I miss the Tide scent, and will be used for my bed sheets only when I hang them on the line.. Really looking forward of using the clothes lines again! May be a couple of months. :-(

 

[zeke250]

I use Sunlight liquid or powder (Lemon or Morning Fresh scents),Cheer powder, Surf liquid (Waterfresh Breeze) and liquid Woolite dark.

 

[bugsyjones]

I use mexican Ariel powder for the bulk of the laundry. It's getting a little pricey but I will NEVER go back. I'll keep buying it until I can't anymore. It's been somewhat cheaper to get the 5 KG bags instead of the little 1 KG bags.

The only other detergent I have is some cheap cheap cheap SUN liquid. I use this for utility washing: cleaning rags, old towels, rugs, etc. and I use it on some delicate garments that Ariel would simply be too harsh on.

~Tim