Persil at Kmart NYC/Mixing Detergents

[stricklybojack]

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Okay i am now a joiner..on the Persil bandwagon that is.
My question is about detergent coctails, good idea?

I mean this stuff is sorta pricey whereas the A & H was comparatively dirt cheap,
whatdaya say i combine the two?

Another reason would be to dilute the fragrence of the Persil. I am adverse to these perfumes generally and usually try to buy fragrence free detergent.[this post was last edited: 9/10/2015-15:39]

 

[maylingsmom]

I had some Era and poured it in Persil. The stench of the Persil was sickening. I don't know if mixing it is a good idea or not. Maybe someone who understands about the chemistry of detergents can tell us.

 

[iheartmaytag]

Persil''s fragrance is different

But I have found that it dilutes quickly in a cycle after two rinses. The Intense Fresh is actually less objectionable to me than the Pearls.

After washing a load of sheets and hanging them on the line, the left over smell was very light and clean. Again this is my perception and others may be more sensitive.

 

[ronhic]

You can't judge the overall perfume of a detergent until such time as it's been used through a load of laundry.

 

[jerrod6]

I don't use any additional additives and it cleans everything just fine so I don't think mixing it with other things or adding a laundry booster is necessary

 

[joeypete]

They do make a version for sensitive skin...it's the white liquid. Very minimal fragrance.

 

[whirlcool]

I would think that cutting it down with another detergent would result in less than desirable results. It would like not adding enough detergent to the load in the first place.

 

[mrboilwash]

I think it would be ok to mix Persil with Arm and Hammer if you wanted to save some money. Still a much better idea than just cutting down the recommended dosing of the Persil.
Detergents can be mixed with other laundry additives, so there shouldn`t be a problem if you mix them with another detergent.
Just make sure you mix them every time and only the amount you need for a load of washing.

Don`t mix them in a detergent bottle, because some ingredients of the Arm and Hammer might affect the Persil`s enzymes !

 

[retro-man]

I have found if you have detergents that you don't care for the scent of, just add a scoop of oxyclean along with the detergent to the wash and by the end of the cycle all scents are gone. Works for me.

Jon

 

[joeypete]

Vinegar in the rinse also helps.

 

[iej]

The main distinguishing features of detergents these days is the scent. If you don't like the scent, just vote with your wallet and buy something else.

I don't buy P&G's Ariel anymore over here as they changed the formula and it absolutely wreaks to the point it almost gives me a headache.

Ariel is a sort of weird pine and lemon type scent in the European versions, from what I gather the Latin American Ariel is possibly a totally different product.

Unilever Persil powder here smells rather like baby powder type of a scent. It's an odd one to define.

Persil liquid smells quite sharp/sweet. It's a totally artificial non-floral scent, but it's not unpleasant.

 

[launderess]

If you don't like the scent of a laundry product

Why would you bother purchasing?

Cutting a BOL detergent with a TOL seems counter productive IMHO. Henkel/Dial like Unilever and other makers of laundry detergents not sold as "natural" or whatever use some very powerful fixatives along with perfumes to ensure whatever scent is applied is very long lasting. They justify this apparently based upon consumer testing which told them this is what is wanted.

Being as all this may have found with Tide and Persil along with other highly scented detergents the main trick is to find proper dosage. Just enough to get the job done but not so excessively lavish rinsing becomes difficult.

 

[lordkenmore]

Like Launderess, I think it seems counter-intuitive mixing BOL and TOL detergents. The reason for using a TOL detergent would be the extra cleaning power, and that would presumably get diluted down by mixing it. For me, it makes more sense having a TOL and a cheap detergent available, and using either/or depending on how much cleaning power is needed.

 

[lordkenmore]

CORRECTION

I should have said mixing BOL & TOL is counter productive, not counter-intuitive. I think my brain has left for the weekend. LOL

 

[stricklybojack]

Thanks for the thoughts..

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tomorrow AM i will do a pure Persil load to get an idea what it's like, a baseline if you will. I will be using a Wascomat front loader down at the landromat, everything in one load, selecting hot/x long wash/ x rinse as usual.
Now funny thing is with these machines liquid detergents are added on the top into a reservoir which ALWAYS has a good amount of the last patrons detergent in the bottom. So we always get some kinda 'mystery meat' wash soap combo going on.
Also the machine starts with a "pre rinse". Does that mean that water gets drained out before the wash sequence starts? So if i were to add my detergent for example directly to a soon to be washed towel at home -so i didn't have to bother carrying down a container of detergent 4 flights and a block- would this be rinsed out before being used in the wash cycle?
My wife used to do this, and i have changed to bringing a one load container of detergent, based on the fear we were loosing a good amount of the detergent via the "pre rinse".
And really, the enzymes could be killed by A & H? Are they not already swiming in an equally deadly brine of their own...as it were?

 

[launderess]

Cannot say for certain without knowing model number

But both the old Wascomat and new SQ washers at local laundromat drain pre-wash water (but do not spin) before main wash. In fact the pre-wash cycle is so short on the new SQ machines I don't bother putting detergent. Machine fills, tumbles for what seems only a few minutes, then drains.

Keep in mind for most if not all laundromat front-loaders there is nothing to prevent liquid detergents from running down into the machine. Thus even if you put liquid into the main wash compartment it might still "leak" down during first fill. Best to ask the attendant and or observe before dosing.

 

[iej]

If the machine's only doing a single 'main wash' and no 'pre wash', I would just dose the detergent straight in on top of the clothes.

Over here, I normally use the dosing ball that comes with Persil (Unilever). It's a small flexible plastic (rubbery) dosing device.

You just put it into the machine as you're adding the laundry and it doses.

If you don't have anything like this, just half load the machine, pour in a cap of detergent and load the rest of the laundry.

It won't seep into the sump / drain by the time the machine starts and will mix though the laundry correctly.

 

[jamiel]

I'm more likely to use the slopped-over detergent as the pre-wash (run my fingers around the reservoir as the water is entering) then use the good stuff right down the screen when the second fill occurs...I'm pretty OCD at the laundromat washing mattress pads.

 

[maylingsmom]

Laundress

I don't know about the rest of you, but I had no idea that Persil smelled like a dead body before I bought it. I poured some Era in there to keep from pouring a whole bottle of Persil down the drain.