angus
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Time to hit the local supermarket (Shaw's) - this week's flier previewed the much heralded introduction of the new Cold Water Tide as well as Gain with a Touch of Softness - can't wait to see this...........
New Detergent Offerings
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Anthony, I was thinking of you when I made atrip to Wall-World today. NOow, even here, the powders are being eroded even more. Now there is NO powder HE detergent, not even Tide. All of them are liquids. Tide, Cheer, Wooolite, and Gain. The only detergent boxers were Tide, Cheer, Gain, All, and Arm & Hammer. I don't think ther was even Purex. Thee was also a bag of something like foca or ariel... So disheartening to se powders continue to erode here,after they'd long been a stronghold here.
How true
I used to love the smells of the detergent aisles in the stores.Now just about everything has gone liquid.Too many changes and not all for the better.
I used to love the smells of the detergent aisles in the stores.Now just about everything has gone liquid.Too many changes and not all for the better.
Here is florida too. Powders are disappearing very quickly. And not much in the way of HE detergents replacing them. Being a real estate appraiser, going to alot of peoples homes everyday and seeing more and more HE machines being installed, I can't understand the lack of HE detergents on the shelves not to mention the sad disapprence of Powder detergents
In the winter--
I like a liquid--no question of dissolving in mains temperature water.
In summer, I usually use a powder detergent.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I like a liquid--no question of dissolving in mains temperature water.
In summer, I usually use a powder detergent.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
Powders are a dying breed here as well, most shops have 3/4 shelf space for liquids and 1/4 powders.
From what I've been reading in various publications and chemical news letters, liquids are gaining in popularity because they are seen by consumers as easier to use/less messy. Liquids also disslove better in lower temp washes which seems to be where laundry habits in on both sides of the pond are heading. Liquid detergents also "hit the water" running so to speak, while powders need time to disperse and mix with wash water.
Finally there is a push in the laundry detergent/chemical area towards products that leave less residue (which translates into less rinsing, which means less water used), and powders esp. those with borax, sodium carbonate and other builders require more rinsing than liquids. FWIW Persil announced last year it was removing Zeolites and other substances to make Persil poweders cleaning rinsing.
Starting this year, IIRC the EU has also banned the use of perborate bleach in laundry products. Apparently they release arsnic into the waterways, so out they went. Perborate bleaches are one of the most common additive to laundry powders.
Personally never liked liquds, as they always seem to leave foam in the final rinse. Read somewhere that the "foam" was not left over detergent but a property of using a liquid detergent. Sorry, but I like my rinse water to be clear and non foaming. How am I supposed to tell if my laundry is rinsed clean if there is still foam in the water?
Launderess
From what I've been reading in various publications and chemical news letters, liquids are gaining in popularity because they are seen by consumers as easier to use/less messy. Liquids also disslove better in lower temp washes which seems to be where laundry habits in on both sides of the pond are heading. Liquid detergents also "hit the water" running so to speak, while powders need time to disperse and mix with wash water.
Finally there is a push in the laundry detergent/chemical area towards products that leave less residue (which translates into less rinsing, which means less water used), and powders esp. those with borax, sodium carbonate and other builders require more rinsing than liquids. FWIW Persil announced last year it was removing Zeolites and other substances to make Persil poweders cleaning rinsing.
Starting this year, IIRC the EU has also banned the use of perborate bleach in laundry products. Apparently they release arsnic into the waterways, so out they went. Perborate bleaches are one of the most common additive to laundry powders.
Personally never liked liquds, as they always seem to leave foam in the final rinse. Read somewhere that the "foam" was not left over detergent but a property of using a liquid detergent. Sorry, but I like my rinse water to be clear and non foaming. How am I supposed to tell if my laundry is rinsed clean if there is still foam in the water?
Launderess
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liquid detergents
Strange, since liquid detergents aren't a "new" product by any means, they've been around for years and have always had their so-called "advantages" so why are they now suddenly becoming so popular? I personally have no particular preference, though I've been using liquid a lot lately because it's so cheap (I buy Xtra liquid at Walgreens most of the time) not because it's a liquid.
Strange, since liquid detergents aren't a "new" product by any means, they've been around for years and have always had their so-called "advantages" so why are they now suddenly becoming so popular? I personally have no particular preference, though I've been using liquid a lot lately because it's so cheap (I buy Xtra liquid at Walgreens most of the time) not because it's a liquid.
Liquid or powder?
I personally prefer powder detergents to liquid.Powders last much longer too.
As far as powder not being able to dissolve well in water,i found by using the Tide quick dissolving formula,i have no problem with clumps in the wash water.
My machine has ATC which is even more of a help.All in all though,i find both to be good at cleaning.
I personally prefer powder detergents to liquid.Powders last much longer too.
As far as powder not being able to dissolve well in water,i found by using the Tide quick dissolving formula,i have no problem with clumps in the wash water.
My machine has ATC which is even more of a help.All in all though,i find both to be good at cleaning.
rayjay
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powder detergents
According to Consumer Reports, powders clean better in that more ingredients can be added to the powder as opposed to liquid detergents. They claim that if too many things were added to a liquid detergent, it would get too thick and break down.
According to Consumer Reports, powders clean better in that more ingredients can be added to the powder as opposed to liquid detergents. They claim that if too many things were added to a liquid detergent, it would get too thick and break down.
Yesterday, Sunday, It finally got the best of me. I was at Sears and couldn't stand it anymore and bought a 100oz bottle of Sears Detergent Plus Fabric Softner. Since it has the "HE" symbol on it and I have the HE3, I had been wondering how well it would work. Well,,,,I LOVE IT. It leaves a nice fragrance with out it being strong like Tide or Gain with Downy in the rinse. Was a little, and I do mean a little, disappointed with the whites. As my partner wears white sox around the house and sometimes outside like slippers, With Tide HE or Gain HE, It takes this dirt out no problem. With the Sears stuff it left just a very little trace of it on the bottoms of the sox. I also did not add any type of bleach with it as I wanted to see how well it would do by itself.
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Solo is back
It may be a regional thing, but I haven't seen Solo in about 10 years. It re-appeared at my local Meijer store last week. The bottle almost looks the same, but the lettering is slightly different. I haven't purchased any, so don't know if it smells the same.
It may be a regional thing, but I haven't seen Solo in about 10 years. It re-appeared at my local Meijer store last week. The bottle almost looks the same, but the lettering is slightly different. I haven't purchased any, so don't know if it smells the same.
I'm also noticing more detergents aimed specifically at dark colors----their claim is they keep blacks blacker, longer. Or something like that.
In Minnesota, I've seen Woolite For Darks (which I use), Cheer For Darks (which I haven't tried) and now Cold Water Tide. Don't know if the new Tide product makes claims for keeping darks darker, longer.
Frankly, I wouldn't use Cold Water Tide during the winter in Minnesota unless my machine had automatic temp control. Our cold water often gets down to the mid-40's from the faucet during the winter months.
In Minnesota, I've seen Woolite For Darks (which I use), Cheer For Darks (which I haven't tried) and now Cold Water Tide. Don't know if the new Tide product makes claims for keeping darks darker, longer.
Frankly, I wouldn't use Cold Water Tide during the winter in Minnesota unless my machine had automatic temp control. Our cold water often gets down to the mid-40's from the faucet during the winter months.
Powders have been around since the beginning, when they were soaps. Liquid Wisk came out first in the mid 1950's, but liquids didn't take off until the 1970's with Dynamo (the little blue jug) and Era. Even then, they weren't that popular until liquid Tide came out in the mid 1980's. By that timeline, liquids as a popular choice is a relatively new phenomenon.
Purex w/Bleach POWDER Classic Formula
Maybe this is regional thing but has anyone noticed that you can once again get Purex w/Bleach POWDER? Back when you could get it I preferred that to regular Tide powder. Then it seemed to disappear for the past four or five years.
Found it at K-Mart the other day on sale for $2.99 a box. The powder looks a little different and ofcourse smells different. Haven't tried it yet to see how it cleans.
Dave
Maybe this is regional thing but has anyone noticed that you can once again get Purex w/Bleach POWDER? Back when you could get it I preferred that to regular Tide powder. Then it seemed to disappear for the past four or five years.
Found it at K-Mart the other day on sale for $2.99 a box. The powder looks a little different and ofcourse smells different. Haven't tried it yet to see how it cleans.
Dave
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There's no shortage of powders in the discount stores. I've seen Sun, Xtra, and Purex powder at the Dollar Tree and Trend and "classic formula" All at the Dollar General. I frequent a store called National Wholesale Liquidators where they offer Arm & Hammer, "original" (???) Tide, and Surf from Canada.
I was at a large Hy-Vee grocery store today and was amazed at the limited selection of powders---Tide, Oxydol, a couple of others. I'd say only 15% of the shelf space was dedicated to powders. I switched to liquid detergent about 5 years ago and really hadn't noticed how much the scales had tipped in favor of liquids.... I took special note of it today because of what I'd read in this thread.
All detergent
Has anyone used All detergent? I have tried quite a few brands,in my quest for a low sudser for the 56 WP,and the All brand seems to work better than any other,including the Tide HE.
I bought the "brilliant colors" version,and it seems to be doing fine for me. It doesn't have a very nice smell from the jug,as Purex,Cheer,and Tide do. But it really doesn't leave much scent on the clothes (other than a really clean smell) so that is fine with me also.
I have looked for Fab brand all over Fort Wayne,and can't find it anywhere. Just wanted to try it out.
Thanks,
Rick
Has anyone used All detergent? I have tried quite a few brands,in my quest for a low sudser for the 56 WP,and the All brand seems to work better than any other,including the Tide HE.
I bought the "brilliant colors" version,and it seems to be doing fine for me. It doesn't have a very nice smell from the jug,as Purex,Cheer,and Tide do. But it really doesn't leave much scent on the clothes (other than a really clean smell) so that is fine with me also.
I have looked for Fab brand all over Fort Wayne,and can't find it anywhere. Just wanted to try it out.
Thanks,
Rick
