Liquid All vs. Wisk.....

[state-line]

Hi gang! I saw from the photo posted by gansky1 (which is a GREAT PHOTO, incidentally!) that there's a container of the vintage Liquid "all" and one of "Wisk." Can anybody clarify if there was much difference in the two products back then? Was Liquid "all" basically a bargain brand detergent?

 

[tlee618]

We used liquid all for many years, not a bargin brand. It was called Liquid Cold Water All. Always used it for colored clothers, but usually in warm water. Did a great job and had a wonderful scent. Terry

 

[maytagbear]

I still use Liquid all

from time to time (I generally use liquids in winter, powders in summer). Does a good job, less expensive than liquid Tide, but not a bargain brand, like Xtra.

Smells good, but doesn't smell as good as the formula sold in the 70s.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[tomturbomatic]

Liquid ALL was listed as a safe low suds detergent in the Kenmore combo owners' manual. Older Wisk was never called a low sudser.

 

[whirlcool]

Liquid All & HE

We use Liquid All and it has the "HE" logo on the front of the bottle. I believe we paid $4.29 for it at Target.
It's definitely low sudsing, and if you add a little bit of Borax it's even more low sudsing. You get a relatively clean rinse as well. The second rinse is much clearer than the first.

 

[kenmore1978]

Seasons

"I generally use liquids in winter, powders in summer)"

Is this because of the difference in the incoming cold water temp between summer and winter?