Method Laundry Detergent

[northernmary]

after talking to Lavamatjon about Method Laundry Detergent i have decided to order two plus some of there other products, i know its out in the us, if you have used the deturgent whats your opinions on the deturgent???

NorthernMary x

http://methodlaundry.co.uk

 

[paulc]

I want some too!!!! Been dying for this to become availible in the uk!

 

[sudsmaster]

Oh, it's ok enough stuff. I bought some a few years back when it first appeared at Costco in bulk. It seemed to do an adequate job of laundering bath towels without making them unduly stiff and scratchy, but really no better than more conventionally packaged liquid detergents.

Since then I've noticed that Method has come out with nifty pump bottles of super concentrated detergent. I just don't think they'd be too convenient what with the top detergent dispenser on my Neptune front loader. And I suspect there is really nothing all that revolutionary about their ingredients; just the concentration and the packaging.

Your mileage (or is it kilometerage?) may vary.

 

[foraloysius]

Interesting that they claim that the enzymes (protease, amulase and cellulase) are not irritating to skin.

 

[lavamat_jon]

Bought some of this at Tesco the other night for £6... used it on darks and it seems alright, will have to wait til I'm back in Lincoln for a full test of it.

Being a natural detergent probably won't be as good as Ariel or whatever, but bought it anyway as I often use other products from Method and they're pretty good - the Tub & Tile and the Stainless STeel cleaners in particular.

Jon

 

[lordkenmore]

"but bought it anyway as I often use other products from Method and they're pretty good "

I've never tried the Method laundry detergent. I'm curious--but I haven't seen the right deal yet, plus I'm tending to use only powder detergents these days.

However, I have had really good luck with other Method products. A few years ago, I tried several "green" dishwasher detergents, and Method was the most impressive of the group. Of course, it didn't come to the level of Cascade...but now that Cascade is going phosphate free, it probably wouldn't be much better than Method.

I've used other "green" laundry detergents. I don't suppose they have as much power as what is possible, but they work OK for me. When I try conventional detergent, I never see much improvement, except brighter whites. (Which, I think, aren't because the detergent is cleaning better, but because it has optical brighteners.) Although, I seldom have really filthy clothes, and my attitude towards conventional detergents might improve if I had cheap access to European detergents.

 

[DADoES]

 
I have a bottle of Method softener (fresh air scent). It's thick and sticky ... but I bought it on a clearance sale @ Lowe's so maybe it's old. Anyway, it doesn't flush cleanly out of the dispenser (even when topped-off with warm water), so I've taken to mixing the dose to 3/4 cup hot water and adding manually to the rinse.

 

[mattywashboy]

we have this brand over here and we use the Sweet Water hand wash and the mint scented window cleaner, both are really good

matt

 

[paulc]

Jon

you'll need to let us know how you get on with Method detergent. I noticed that it is not all natural ingregients, it does use some petrochemicals abut a lot less that ordinary detergents. It will have it's work cut out to beat Ariel Excel gel with Actilift in my opinion though......I just bloody love that stuff!!!! Lol.

 

[newwave1]

paulc!- Amen to that i love ariel actilift!!!!

Though Formil colour powder is amazing. i washed some colours on cold and got a jam stain out of my 1year olds jeans! Amazin!

Darren

 

[paulc]

Darren

That is impressive. My cotton program does not have a cold setting, it just goes down to 30 deg. I use that the most as the wash action gets things sparkling clean and can do a 6kg load in 90mins approx. Mind you a 6kg load must seen tiny to you now!!! lol.

 

[jetcone]

The big bait and switch to "Green" consumers

I don't see the difference really between Oleo and Petro feed stocks to the surfactant making process. Oleo (plant derived) stock is raised not organically so there are petrochemicals there in the past as well. But the way both feedstocks are converted (sulphonated) are the same and are chemical processes that involve reactions with petrochemicals.

It has been shown they both perform equally well in detergent formulations.

"Green" is a loose definition for all surfactants.

Was it "Method" or "Meyer's" detergent that got into real HOT water a couple years back? One was being sold at "Restoration Hardware" for several $$ more than at Target and the company was taken to court and lost.

 

[passatdoc]

Having seen dispensers in friends' machines gum up with liquid detergent, both in Europe and USA, I'd shy away from using 2X concentrated liquids, at least in my dispenser. Some of the Swedish liquids come with a free dispenser ball, hollow plastic with a hole in the top. You add detergent to the ball, place it in with the clothes, and the detergent leaches out without harming the clothes. If there was no problem with concentrated liquids gumming up dispenser drawers, they wouldn't bother to provide the free balls with every package. Virtually all machines are FL, or horizontal axis TL. Swedish consumers can also choose Via (Unilever's Persil equivalent) or Ariel in powder form...the powders don't supply a dispenser ball because powders are less likely to accumulate in the dispenser or in the crevice behind the dispenser (difficult to reach and clean thoroughly, even with the dispenser drawer removed).