Dutch detergent All...

[kenmoreguy89]

Just spent the day with my new friend from Holland and speaking she told me that she remember having seen the All detergent there in Holland, the brand once used to be sold in Italy too but disappeared...

So I made a web search and infact I could see some packages of the stuff, but looks institutional only...

I like those "old school" big boxes of thick carboard like they used to come here until the mid 90s...

Moreover, since I love trying new detergents I was wondering how the stuff is from someone who tried it, and eventually if someone knows of places where they sell it available for international shipping (I mean the dutch thing)...

I include some of the photos of  italian advertisement, for the archives:

 

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[kenmoreguy89]

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[foraloysius]

Haven't seen All in ages. My supermarket doesn't sell it, it's all Omo when it comes to Lever detergent.

Here's a website: http://www.wasmachine.nl/product/355625/all-waspoeder-8-64-kg.html

Don't know if this is the institutional stuff. Don't know if they ship to Italy.

 

[kenmoreguy89]

Thanks Louis, I will try to ask......yes that's the institutional/professional powder..
I could also see a few other shops....looks interesting..
I used to buy often Skip when in Spain, I like so much the smell of Lever products.... here in Italy the don't sell Lever detergents anymore unless for the Surf always for institutional/professional use...
I'm think this All also will like me..
So you didn't try it?
How was when you used to use it?
Thanks

 

[foraloysius]

I've only used All once, when it was reformulated. It was pulled off the market because it damaged laundry too much. That was many years ago. Since those problems I never bought it again. Ariel was my regular detergent.

 

[foraloysius]

I just read that was in 1990, so since then I didn't buy All anymore.

 

[kenmoreguy89]

It damaged the laundry??? Wow! Absurd!
This discourage me a bit... hope they fixed what was wrong with it.
I will have to try to find it out how's now..
Thanks for the great info anyway...

 

[foraloysius]

In the UK the same problems occured with Persil. Here's the whole story:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persil_Power

 

[kenmoreguy89]

That is very interesting, thanks...
So it was because of the Persil Power variety... didn't know of this other kind of detergent/additive...but that lasted very shortly of course.
"a bit too strong" LOL  What the heck did put inside? Sodium Hydroxide??? LOL
Crazy story...
Really informative, didn't know anything of this...

 

[kenmoreguy89]

The ads, I find it funny watching at them and knowing the story....






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