panasonicvac
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I remember this non HE Tide powder was one of the things that really got me into laundry.
Discontinued detergents/products that you remember
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yuccadew
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^Lol about the Mrs Stewart’s Bluing. I think I might just try that. Today I was searching for White Brite but the store that used to carry it doesn’t have it. Maybe I’ll buy that instead. Our well water makes whites so dingy.
And I always like the original Tide powder too, my mother used that when I was growing up.
And I always like the original Tide powder too, my mother used that when I was growing up.
justjunque
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I miss the original scent of several products.
Dawn dish detergent. Tide powder. April Fresh Downy. There's more that I just can't think of at the moment.
As for a product that I miss; Final Touch fabric softener. I don't know if it's officially discontinued, but we haven't been able to find it anywhere for quite some time now.
In a web search, the only thing I can find says that it was discontinued by the manufacturer in 2018. We definitely bought it more recently than that. Maybe until last year.
Dawn dish detergent. Tide powder. April Fresh Downy. There's more that I just can't think of at the moment.
As for a product that I miss; Final Touch fabric softener. I don't know if it's officially discontinued, but we haven't been able to find it anywhere for quite some time now.
In a web search, the only thing I can find says that it was discontinued by the manufacturer in 2018. We definitely bought it more recently than that. Maybe until last year.
yuccadew
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^ The scents were so nostalgic, and also wish some stayed the same. I still have a tiny bottle of Palmolive dish liquid from before they changed it to whatever the smell is now, and sniff it occasionally for the nostalgia.
How about DidiSeven stain remover? I remember the commercials but never tried it. I can’t believe they still make it. Maybe I’ll try it sometime and see if it really works:
How about DidiSeven stain remover? I remember the commercials but never tried it. I can’t believe they still make it. Maybe I’ll try it sometime and see if it really works:
launderess
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Far as one knows Final Touch fabric softener was discontinued back in 2018. There seems to be quite a lot of it out there so maybe someone else bought the name.
https://www.ontimesupplies.com/pbc5... been discontinued by,longer have it in stock.
For those who like a good read....
https://www.ontimesupplies.com/pbc5... been discontinued by,longer have it in stock.
Downy (P&G) was top selling premium FS on US market with Final Touch (Lever Bros.) second in sales. Balance of market was made up of lesser brands such as Lavender Sachet with Sta-Puf dead last (barely one percent market share).
What happened to Final Touch? Lever Bros. launched Snuggle, that's what. *LOL*
Though Lever Bros. hadn't intended for Snuggle FS to cannibalize sales from Final Touch, in many markets that is exactly what happened.
Snuggle was positioned as lower priced offering compared to Downy and Final Touch. Latter's claim to fame against Downy wasn't so much softening but whitening.
https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?32189_3
https://baltimorebrew.com/2014/02/1...ial-baltimore-succumbs-to-changing-economics/
https://www.ontimesupplies.com/pbc5... been discontinued by,longer have it in stock.
For those who like a good read....
https://www.ontimesupplies.com/pbc5... been discontinued by,longer have it in stock.
Downy (P&G) was top selling premium FS on US market with Final Touch (Lever Bros.) second in sales. Balance of market was made up of lesser brands such as Lavender Sachet with Sta-Puf dead last (barely one percent market share).
What happened to Final Touch? Lever Bros. launched Snuggle, that's what. *LOL*
Though Lever Bros. hadn't intended for Snuggle FS to cannibalize sales from Final Touch, in many markets that is exactly what happened.
Snuggle was positioned as lower priced offering compared to Downy and Final Touch. Latter's claim to fame against Downy wasn't so much softening but whitening.
https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?32189_3
https://baltimorebrew.com/2014/02/1...ial-baltimore-succumbs-to-changing-economics/
The multi-sensory Polaroid peel-apart picture experience
The whiff of smoke from the Sylvania Blue Dot flashbulb or flashcube depending on the camera model.
The pungent aroma of the alkaline developer gel.
Oh, and the finished picture.
The whiff of smoke from the Sylvania Blue Dot flashbulb or flashcube depending on the camera model.
The pungent aroma of the alkaline developer gel.
Oh, and the finished picture.
yuccadew
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angus
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I think Pure and Natural is still sold - not widely available for sure and only in the "personal size" (as opposed to "bath size"). I will look next time I am at one of the smaller ethnic supermarkets in my area. Reminds me a bit of Lux soap (at least the scent does anyway - floral but slightly fatty)
yuccadew
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^ That would great, I’ll go search for it locally too if it’s still around in other markets. Haven’t seen it in years, only Dial Basics, but I think that one has been discontinued too (recently).
Ivory is a good soap and I go back to that one often, but wish the company would bring back some of these other things in the classic Ivory soap scent:
Ivory is a good soap and I go back to that one often, but wish the company would bring back some of these other things in the classic Ivory soap scent:
justjunque
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Ivory products!
When I was growing up, my mom always used Ivory Liquid for dishes. I loved the scent!
And, Ivory Snow as well. I wish more companies would stick with the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" school of thought.
When I was growing up, my mom always used Ivory Liquid for dishes. I loved the scent!
And, Ivory Snow as well. I wish more companies would stick with the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" school of thought.
I miss the old green bars of Palmolive Soap, it had a very pleasant scent and didn’t melt away quickly when left wet in the soap dish.
Eddie
Eddie
yuccadew
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Same here about the Ivory dish soap. I actually remember this commercial, it aired when I was maybe 5 or 6. I’d love to get into a Time Machine and travel back to those times, I’d stockpile the cleaning and bath & body products 
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I don’t work in marketing or advertising, but I have a good friend who does. He has the same line of thought, in that that many companies would kill for an iconic scent like Ivory has, and he has the same shocked reaction when companies take the iconic scented products and completely change them. Maybe the sales are better now? I have no idea, but I think the dish soap is pretty bad & perfume-y now, and I miss the laundry detergent in that scent.
I liked the green Palmolive bar soap too, and the “gold” one.
. I don’t work in marketing or advertising, but I have a good friend who does. He has the same line of thought, in that that many companies would kill for an iconic scent like Ivory has, and he has the same shocked reaction when companies take the iconic scented products and completely change them. Maybe the sales are better now? I have no idea, but I think the dish soap is pretty bad & perfume-y now, and I miss the laundry detergent in that scent.
I liked the green Palmolive bar soap too, and the “gold” one.
Although Ivory Soap is still marketed by Proctor and Gamble, the product is now manufactured by St. Bernard Soap Co. The factory is the same as when owned by P&G, and the complex is called Ivorydale . The Crisco division of B-G Foods, and the Proctor and Gamble fabric care research and development department are also located there. I just went past there a little while ago.
It looks like Pure & Natural soap is now sold as a motel size bar now.
It looks like Pure & Natural soap is now sold as a motel size bar now.
Dove for Dishes
Just found out this summer, when I went to buy some, that you can't get "Dove for Dishes" anymore. My last bottle lasted such a long time because I used it only for cleaning phonograph records, the vinyl ones not the older shellac discs. I couldn't find anything that looked comparable to Dove. I wound up getting a small bottle of Sesame Street Baby Wash. It says "gentle formula" but it is very noticeably scented and I haven't tried it on any records yet.
Just found out this summer, when I went to buy some, that you can't get "Dove for Dishes" anymore. My last bottle lasted such a long time because I used it only for cleaning phonograph records, the vinyl ones not the older shellac discs. I couldn't find anything that looked comparable to Dove. I wound up getting a small bottle of Sesame Street Baby Wash. It says "gentle formula" but it is very noticeably scented and I haven't tried it on any records yet.
cascade plastic booster
Whatever happened to Cascade plastic booster? I would've liked to try some.
Whatever happened to Cascade plastic booster? I would've liked to try some.
When I was a kid I love Addit that came in bottles shaped like a washer. They came in White, Coppertone, Harvest Gold and Avocado. I saved all 4 bottle colors lined up like a laundromat in my bedroom!
Robert,
I’ve never seen Addit before. I can see why little Robert would have found these cunning containers worthy of collecting. They are truly one of a kind. Thanks for sharing the photo.
Eddie
I’ve never seen Addit before. I can see why little Robert would have found these cunning containers worthy of collecting. They are truly one of a kind. Thanks for sharing the photo.
Eddie
Addit? and Marilyn Chambers
I wonder what Addit was if it did not contain enzymes? Not phosphates or chlorine bleach so I wonder what it could have been.
I am always reminded of "Behind the Green Door" when I see Marilyn Chambers on the old boxes of Ivory Snow. I loved the smell of that detergent.
Bob
I wonder what Addit was if it did not contain enzymes? Not phosphates or chlorine bleach so I wonder what it could have been.
I am always reminded of "Behind the Green Door" when I see Marilyn Chambers on the old boxes of Ivory Snow. I loved the smell of that detergent.
Bob
yuccadew
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unimatic1140- those Addit containers are adorable. So cool that you saved them!
Whenever I see things like that, it reminds me that some day l’d like to go to the Museum of Failed Products in Michigan. I bet they have a lot of fun things like that:
https://www.annarbor.com/business-r...on-of-consumer-products-from-around-the-worl/
Whenever I see things like that, it reminds me that some day l’d like to go to the Museum of Failed Products in Michigan. I bet they have a lot of fun things like that:
https://www.annarbor.com/business-r...on-of-consumer-products-from-around-the-worl/
launderess
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Addit was a laundry booster liquid largely based on phosphate, solvent and surfactants (nonionic?) and other substances. Miracle White is something similar that comes to mind.
"A washing-aid composition suitable for removal of stains and soil from delicate fabrics which are deleteriously affected by alkaline pH conditions which contains a phosphate ester surfactant, an alkali metal salt of an aminopolyacetic acid in an amount sufficient to essentially neutralize the surfactant to a pH of about 7, a water miscible organic solvent in an amount sufficient to solubilize organic borne stains and dirt, and water in an amount sufficient to solubilize the aminopolyacetic acid salt."
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3956198
At some point Addit seems to have joined phosphate free bandwagon.
https://www.dirtdoctor.com/garden/Laundry-Detergents-and-the-Effect-of-Pollution_vq13117.htm
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"A washing-aid composition suitable for removal of stains and soil from delicate fabrics which are deleteriously affected by alkaline pH conditions which contains a phosphate ester surfactant, an alkali metal salt of an aminopolyacetic acid in an amount sufficient to essentially neutralize the surfactant to a pH of about 7, a water miscible organic solvent in an amount sufficient to solubilize organic borne stains and dirt, and water in an amount sufficient to solubilize the aminopolyacetic acid salt."
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3956198
At some point Addit seems to have joined phosphate free bandwagon.
https://www.dirtdoctor.com/garden/Laundry-Detergents-and-the-Effect-of-Pollution_vq13117.htm
[this post was last edited: 8/30/2023-23:34]
brendawinifred
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Breck Shampoo. Appliance dealers giving a dozen or so small boxes of Tide with a new machine. AND best of all for me- the commercials and their jingles. They were actually FUN to watch and sing along with.
launderess
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"I am always reminded of "Behind the Green Door" when I see Marilyn Chambers on the old boxes of Ivory Snow. I loved the smell of that detergent."
Original Ivory Snow was pure granulated soap. P&G spent huge sums over years marketing Ivory Snow as not being a detergent and thus more gentle for laundering a host of things from diapers to woolens to lady's flimsy things.
But yes, the stuff had a wonderful scent. Nothing makes one go all broody than a whiff of Ivory Snow of old..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eKeDCBnefM
In the end not even mighty advertising and marketing campaings by P&G could forestall the inevitable. Ivory Snow switched from being a soap based product to "gentle care" detergent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DwXgm3X2Yg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7uT6ANnANQ
Original Ivory Snow was pure granulated soap. P&G spent huge sums over years marketing Ivory Snow as not being a detergent and thus more gentle for laundering a host of things from diapers to woolens to lady's flimsy things.
But yes, the stuff had a wonderful scent. Nothing makes one go all broody than a whiff of Ivory Snow of old..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eKeDCBnefM
In the end not even mighty advertising and marketing campaings by P&G could forestall the inevitable. Ivory Snow switched from being a soap based product to "gentle care" detergent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DwXgm3X2Yg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7uT6ANnANQ
I will always miss Dash
As mentioned in the post above, the detergent scent took me back home in the sixties. For a while, Tide with Bleach had the same scent but they kept changing it. Dash was a great detergent that would have had a future but P&G had to make all of its vintage brands into some variation of a Tide that doesn't even exist anymore. Dash was a low-sudsing product; low-sudsing was the vintage term for "HE" of course.
As mentioned in the post above, the detergent scent took me back home in the sixties. For a while, Tide with Bleach had the same scent but they kept changing it. Dash was a great detergent that would have had a future but P&G had to make all of its vintage brands into some variation of a Tide that doesn't even exist anymore. Dash was a low-sudsing product; low-sudsing was the vintage term for "HE" of course.
Ivory Snow
Ivory Snow always reminds me of my grandma. She used to to was the dishes and always had a box of in out near the sink, an old fashioned large recessed single sink with the faucet mounted on the wall above the sink. She used a oval enameled dishpan to wash the dishes in.
Eddie
Ivory Snow always reminds me of my grandma. She used to to was the dishes and always had a box of in out near the sink, an old fashioned large recessed single sink with the faucet mounted on the wall above the sink. She used a oval enameled dishpan to wash the dishes in.
Eddie
bpetersxx
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did anyone mention Clorox Ultra bleach that can be used on all clothes
supposed to be safe chlorine bleach
but did it do anything
supposed to be safe chlorine bleach
but did it do anything
Reckitt Benckiser and laundry detergent and fabric softener
I wish Reckitt Benckiser would make laundry detergent and fabric softener to compete with the likes of Tide and Downy.
Finish rivals Cascade, so why can't they do it with laundry?
I wish Reckitt Benckiser would make laundry detergent and fabric softener to compete with the likes of Tide and Downy.
Finish rivals Cascade, so why can't they do it with laundry?
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