Okay so Henkel now owns Dial Corp. I have no idea when that happened (or if this has even been a thread before or not). When should we expect to see some Henkel cleaning power in the U.S.? Will the Purex formula change any? Just curious...
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Henkel has owned Dial Corp for ages now (and Ecolab by the way), but do not expect to see any Persil in the United States, or other such products aside from Miele imports.
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I've purchased 1-2-3 Detergent, at a local "tienda", which is made in Mexico by Henkel. One of the ingredients listed is Sodium Tripolyphosphate. The folks in Tucson use Viva, which is also manufactured by Henkel. I'm surprised that I haven't seen either at the larger grocery or variety stores.
I really like the 1-2-3 detergent. It's cheap, cleans well, and smells good. What more could you ask for?
I've purchased 1-2-3 Detergent, at a local "tienda", which is made in Mexico by Henkel. One of the ingredients listed is Sodium Tripolyphosphate. The folks in Tucson use Viva, which is also manufactured by Henkel. I'm surprised that I haven't seen either at the larger grocery or variety stores.
I really like the 1-2-3 detergent. It's cheap, cleans well, and smells good. What more could you ask for?
Has been some activity from "tree-huggers" to halt if not slow the many variations of phosphate containing Mexican laundry products, with limited sucess. Henkel probably knows the products are being sold in the United States, but may not be able to control the distribution chain enough to stop it. IIRC a few states tried or were going to take action against the makers of Ariel (Mexican version) because of it showing up in their states where phosphates for domestic laundry products are banned.
Being as all this may the case of Persil sensitive I nabbed has writing in English and Spanish. So guessing this products is sold by Henkel in Mexico and North America. Wonder why no French for parts of Canada.
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Being as all this may the case of Persil sensitive I nabbed has writing in English and Spanish. So guessing this products is sold by Henkel in Mexico and North America. Wonder why no French for parts of Canada.
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Hmm....
I guess I really don't care who owns Dial as long as they don't touch Fels-Naptha!
That stuff could wash away anything this side of the sins of Congress.
I guess I really don't care who owns Dial as long as they don't touch Fels-Naptha!
That stuff could wash away anything this side of the sins of Congress.
Whoever's importing it or distributing it in the US could be in trouble. But, I really don't think anyone could prosecute Proctor and Gamble Mexico. They don't intentionally sell Ariel Mexico Version in the USA and have no way of stopping people from importing it.
That's really up to US customs / border control to deal with.
Most European detergents are phosphate free.
The situation in Ireland is that there's a voluntary, but pretty serious agreement between the Department of the Environment and The Irish Cosmetics and Detergents Association (ICDA), who represent pretty much all detergent manufactuers who sell products in Ireland.
It required that phosphates be fully phased out of detergents here.
All laundry detergents on sale here are phosphate free, including some, like Persil Tablets, which do contain phosphates in the UK. The Irish version is phosphate free.
The vast majority of the UK detergents also contain no phosphates, other than a few of the tablet formulations. I don't understand why this is the case. Doesn't make a lot of sense from an environmental point of view, particularly given that their Irish versions (marketed and packaged identically) are free of phosphates!
That's really up to US customs / border control to deal with.
Most European detergents are phosphate free.
The situation in Ireland is that there's a voluntary, but pretty serious agreement between the Department of the Environment and The Irish Cosmetics and Detergents Association (ICDA), who represent pretty much all detergent manufactuers who sell products in Ireland.
It required that phosphates be fully phased out of detergents here.
All laundry detergents on sale here are phosphate free, including some, like Persil Tablets, which do contain phosphates in the UK. The Irish version is phosphate free.
The vast majority of the UK detergents also contain no phosphates, other than a few of the tablet formulations. I don't understand why this is the case. Doesn't make a lot of sense from an environmental point of view, particularly given that their Irish versions (marketed and packaged identically) are free of phosphates!
Whoever's importing it or distributing it in the US coul
The manufacturer sells to distributors; distributors sell to wholesalers; wholesalers sell to retailers.
There are so many wholesalers, the borders are so porous, and law enforcement is a token effort at best, so the products come across...
I keep hoping Henkel makes Purex more of a high-end brand, giving it some Persil flavor, but they have found their niche in the more "economy minded" bracket. They are keeping to a good thing instead of going up directly against the 800 pound P&G gorilla.
The manufacturer sells to distributors; distributors sell to wholesalers; wholesalers sell to retailers.
There are so many wholesalers, the borders are so porous, and law enforcement is a token effort at best, so the products come across...
I keep hoping Henkel makes Purex more of a high-end brand, giving it some Persil flavor, but they have found their niche in the more "economy minded" bracket. They are keeping to a good thing instead of going up directly against the 800 pound P&G gorilla.
I guess we shouldn't hold our breath waiting for the weenie-nosed Spee fox to show up on Purex labels and advertising.
