Method concentrated laundry detergent Wild Lavender

[mralex]

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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">From their website:</span> worth taking your clothes off for. that’s smartclean technology® for you. five naturally derived powerful enzymes wrangle dirt + stains clean away. leaving laundry smelling of heaven and looking its sunday best. fights dirt + stains. keeps whites white. shields against stains. works in cold water. 98% biodegradable ingredients

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I was at Sainsbury's and saw these were £4 off I decided to try it. I love lavender so I picked that one immediately.

 

I did a load of laundry (T-shirts, Shirts) and on a cold wash to see how good it was a stain removal, since it said on the back that it did a great job on coldwash. The only stain I had was a white T-shirt with some spilled coffee on it. Took it out of the washer and zero stains left! 

 

The scent is really pleasant, you're left with fresh smelling clothes.. It's far from overpowering so people sensitive to strong smells should be fine?

 

http://methodproducts.co.uk/products/wild-lavender-concentrated-laundry-detergent/

 

[hoovermatic]

Thanks..................

................for this review, I have been wanting to try Method for a while and as I rarely go to Sainsburys I am now off there to pick up a bottle. It rarely appears on special offer where I normally shop or if it does I forget to check it out!

 

[yogitunes]

they sell Method products here at Target.....

I might have to try a bottle of this.....Lavender scents have great relaxation properties....especially for seniors with dementia and/or anxiety....

Lavender and Vanilla have always been a smooth pleasing scent, even if heavy, compared to many other scents that can be sickening, even if lightly used....

thanks for the review and input

 

[mralex]

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Hoovermatic - Great, Sainsbury's has quite a lot of discounts at the moment. I keep buying stuff I don't need lol

 

Yogitunes - I have a ultrasonic diffuser with lavender oil on constantly, It' great for relaxation. 

 

[yogitunes]

what a great idea, I could use one of those during massages....

would be a great addition to the scented/flavored oils.....

 

[dixan]

It's strange how people in the UK are the only ones in the world who use non-bio detergents without enzymes, because enzymes cause allergies (which is not true, of course), but they don't mind using lavender scented detergents and household perfumes, which are full of artificial chemicals that mimic the scent of lavender and cause horrible allergic reactions...

 

[mralex]

I’ve never understood why anyone would want a non-bio detergent, I might be wrong but it seems like U.K. is the only country that advertises products as non-bio. In Sweden a sensitive detergent has enzymes but no dyes or perfume.

 

[johnb300m]

I love Method!
Been using it for years.
It cleans REALLY well. Possibly as good as Tide!
And it's environmentally friendly. And mostly made in Chicago now

 

[mralex]

Johnb300m - which one do you use? I’m trying to find a shop that has the “ultra concentrated” with pump, seems impossible. I can order it online but the shops only seem to stock the big bottles that are less concentrated

 

[johnb300m]

Alex,
I've mostly been using the blue colored pump.

https://methodhome.com/products/laundry-detergent-50-fresh-air/

I don't know if they're distributing it in UK yet. Maybe not?

The past several months I've been using Persil and Tide here in the US.
I think I'll return to Method again soon.
I'm very detergent A-D-D, ha.

 

[mralex]

That’s the one! We have an online grocery store that delivers it, none of the grocery stores around me has it on the shelves. Wow the smell on that one? Fresh air doesn’t really explain what it smells like lol

 

[iej]

@dixan : but that tabloids said enzymes are evil!

 

[launderess]

Right or wrong, non-bio seems to be entrenched in the UK

As such won't be going anywhere anytime soon.

After the last great noise that rose up from the mothers and housewives of Great Britain when Persil first tried to get shot of non-enzyme detergents (you'd have thought Lever Bros. was going around murdering children and selling their mothers off into white slavery); a lesson was learned and that was that.

For reasons wholly unknown many British simply consider their skin quite sensitive and or suffer harsh outbreaks of things like eczema. The blame is often squarely laid at the feet of enzyme containing detergents. Am not saying those who do suffer such conditions (or their mothers in case of children/infants) are full of flannel, but study after study has proven enzymes in laundry products have little to do with things.

As someone has already mentioned; people avoid enzyme containing detergents out of fears of allergies or whatever, but then go around and purchase detergents, fabric conditioners and other laundry products heavily laden with scents and other chemicals.

 

[dixieland]

method

I like the Ginger Mango scent. It sounds like a gross combination but the post wash/dry scent is comforting and happy. I also like U.K. Persil bio. It's a great detergent!

 

[paulc]

Method UK

Liquid has a different formula to the US and Australian version. Their formula is more concentrated as they get 66 washes , here we get 39 in the same size bottle.

I tried the greenish coloured Method, the cleaning was ok but the scent was far too overpowering for me so I gave it to a friend. I got my mum using the Method in the pump bottle a few years ago. She has always used non bio because my dad worked for Lever Bro’s in the Omo factory when I was a baby and had to leave because he was highly allergic to the enzymes used at the time. I haven’t had the heart to tell her that Method is bio and no one has suffered any adverse reactions .

Both Sainsbury’s and Tesco sell the Method range, Tesco also sells Seventh Generation stuff too although I’ve not tried any of their products.

 

[mralex]

Launderess - Any fragrance/perfume made of either synthetic or natural origin has the potential for irritation and allergic reaction. It's probably more the dye and fragrance that cause the reaction and not the enzyme. Enzymes when left on the skin and if the skin comes in contact with water will most likely cause a reaction. The enzyme doesn't distinguish skin from fabric. The very same thing happens when we eat. Enzymes and acid breaks down the food in our gut. Instead of doing what the consumer wanted they should've educated them and have the Non-bio thing scrapped

 

Dixieland - We seem to have different scents, we have freshwater peach instead of ginger mango!

 

Paulc - The US version doesn't seem to have as many enzymes either, they have three and we have five. Sainsbury's and Tesco here in Zone 2 SW8 doesn't have the pump bottle only the large 39 load unfortunately.. I might end up ordering it from Ocado though! 

 

[mralex]

So I did some "investigation" the 39 load vs the 66 load american bottle just have different recommendations on measuring. So, 1/2 2/3 cap for US and ours they just recommend a whole cap. I suppose they think we're dirtier here? lol 

Seems like when they advertise detergents in Europe every single brand wants us to overdose on their products 

 

[launderess]

Might have something to do with water hardness

IIRC P&G tests Tide and their other detergents for water hardness from various parts of the USA. Wouldn't be surprised if any reputable detergent maker didn't do the same.

It is the opposite of what many of us who use European detergents on this side of the pond find; we can often use less product due to water being softer.

 

[mralex]

Launderess - That makes sense, wish I had a water softener.