Persil Dual Action Capsules - VERY strong scent (don't like it!)

[iej]

I tried Persil Dual Action Capsules (Unilever) recently and I have to say the scent is very overpowering.

It's quite unlike Persil Small and Mighty Liquid which smells quite nice, this is like a really seriously strong scent that lingers in clothes for a long time.

Anyone else notice this or is it just my nose?

They seemed to do a good job on the laundry, but I don't think I'll be buying them again due to the perfume.

 

[toploader55]

Speaking of scents

I bought a small bag of Ariel a few weeks ago.

The scent was overwhelming before I unpacked it from the shipping box. I figured the scent would rinse out.

NOT. The Miele stunk for 4-5 loads after one little scoop. Had to run the machine through the clean cycle twice.

The scent reminded me of the old candy "Sweet Tarts" Grape Flavor.

I've been using Persil Universal Powder with just a dight of Phosphate for 4-5 years now.

Rinses well, and has a barely detectable scent.

 

[rolls_rapide]

P&G's Fragrances

I recently spied Lenor Ocean Fresh conditioner, and was a complete mug for buying it.

I used it about twice.It smelled okay in the bottle, but clothes reeked of a strange scent reminiscent of discarded chewing gum melting in the summer sun. Quite vile.

It also tainted the plastic parts of the washing machine and the tumble drier. When I poured the bottle down the kitchen sink, the plastic pipes stank too.

 

[paulc]

Persil Duo caps

I didn't find the scent too overpowering ( smells the same as the single chamber Persil capsules ). I was disappointed in the performance though. Persil Small & Mighty Bio performs much better and is cheaper, mind you it does have more enzymes than the three that are in the duo caps.

 

[liberatordeluxe]

I still find the own brand liquids smell the nicest apart from Ariel colour. Own brands don't seem to have as much foaming agents in them either which I think is good.

 

[liberatordeluxe]

Just out of interest, which detergent do you think is best for all round cleaning out of Persil or Ariel? Some people say Ariel and some say Persil. Persil has been around a lot longer than Ariel and wondered if Persil is still more popular because of its longevity?

 

[kenmoreguy89]

I have tried both.....
Personally I prefer Ariel than Lever Persil, also than Henkel one....
UK Persil powder has a great scent, nothing like the Henkel one that vanish as soon as clothes are dried, Lever Persil is what once our Bio presto smelled like (Bio Presto was the italian Lever Persil, now the brand was acquired by Henkel and bio presto is the MOL offering from Henkel in this country)... Bio Presto brand over here has always been considered a MOL product for some reasons, and IMO much undervlued for the stuff it was when it was made by Lever...
The brand reached more fame during the late 70s and 80s due to massive advertisement, but it never catched like Dixan and Dash did... as to speak if you know about italian stuff, it was considered on par with Ava...
Lever Persil is a good performer, but not excellent and almost par of Henkel one IMO, Henkel Persil is slightly more effective than Lever one, but no more than Ariel, I find Henkel one it's easier to rinse than the Lever Persil, but it does not leave nice scent as the Lever one, and that's an important factor to me also...
UK Lever Persil is what it is sold in France and Spain, Belgium etc under the name of Skip... and over there is one of the most sold, but still not Top of line, kinda a TOL among the MOL, the TOL over there are still Ariel and Wipp/Le Chat/Dixan (Henkel Persil), also Colon yes Colon (that comes from "Colada" meaning laundry in spanish, nothing to do with the digestive tract and shit LOLOL) in Spain is a good one, Colon is a Reckitt Benckiser product and over there in Spain has still a good reputation, much more of what whatever Reckit benckiser product does have over here right now...
Colon is almost the same stuff of what in Italy is called Sole.
As said I find the Lever persil more difficult to rinse out than both Ariel or Henkel Persil...because looks like it has more soda...
And is actually pricey for the thing that is.... Skip costs less in those other countries....so price is dictaded by fame.
So....
Considering it's share and fame in the countries having it under the "Skip" brand, and what Indeed the brand is in the UK, I would assume that yes, it's fame in Britain depends much also on the brand name and so history in that country rather than product itself...
Lever Persil was one of UK's first and historically leading "washing powders", after all, Lever was/is a british company and I think that it's normal this product "means" more in it's native country than it means elsewhere...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persil
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[spoodles]

As was mentioned, they do smell exactly the same as the regular Persil capsules and I actually prefer the scent of those to the Small & Mighty liquid.

The dual capsules aren't that good. Whilst they are fine on everyday laundry, I washed a load of tea towels with them that weren't particularly stained, just grubby, and the marks were very visible after the wash. Re-washed them with an Ariel Pod and the marks were completely gone.

I expected the powder chamber to contain oxygen bleach seeing as they haven't made a colour version, but it's not so I don't really know what difference it makes compared to the liquid capsules. I noticed on their Facebook page that when people have asked what exactly is in the powder they just say "stain removing micro-granules" which is what it says on the packaging anyway, so that's helpful!

 

[kenmoreguy89]

It should state on the ingredients list what are the microgranules, as far as I know, liquid caps being liquids hardly contains any bleaching agents such as oxygen ones, so might be double more likely to have these bleaches in this powder, you may read it but don't get confused though as someone now likes to call bleaching agents even the OBAs, which are optical bleaches..better say..brighteners....
If you can read oxygen bleach in the ingredients then it is very likely the " magic powder" ain't anything but percarbonate....
Since you say it don't look percarbonate....it can just be a mixture of builders, soda, zeolites policarboxilates or phosphonates, so alkaline builders or "salts" ....but who knows... they might have enzymes in it also.
You should be able detecting something by the label.....try sacrifying a pod to examinate closely the powder also....
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[iej]

You can get the full ingredient list for all EU products.

http://www.unilever.com/PIOTI/EN/p4.asp?selectCountry=IE&language=EN&productid=3056770356

 

[liberatordeluxe]

I saw the new Persil tabs in Waitrose and nearly bought them but changed my mind last minute. What's the rinsing performance like for them? I noticed they didn't do a colourcare version. I also still saw the 1.5 litre of non bio liquid which is not so easy to find these days.

 

[liamy1]

Waitrose...

Will generally stock a very wide variety of products, that other stores won't.

Suppose it's what you would expect from a higher end supermarket.

(Sorry it's not related to the thread, however, I have stopped using main brand detergent. So very unlikely I will be trying the new Persil Pods)

 

[liberatordeluxe]

Very true.

What do you currently use if you don't mind me asking?

I also got a box of filletti. Smells soapy which is what I like. Have yet to try it.

 

[matthewza]

Ariel Power Capsules...

...as they are called here in SA claim to be the best things since sliced bread... they're not! Make way too much foam, dont clean as well as the powder, super heavily scented and the scent lingers for ages, and its not even a pleasant smell. Ane they are very expensive. The liquid and powder smell much better and rinse better too.

However, I find New Zealand X-Pert to be an all round great performing powder - makes almost no foam, pleasant smell that barely lingers after the wash, rinses well, and cleans very well, even on whites and low temperatures - one of few powders that work well at low temps. Oh, and its cheaper than the Unilever and P&G products (omo, skip, sunlight, ariel, etc)

Matthew

 

[liamy1]

I use,,,

Hi Ben,

I have switched ALL laundry and cleaning products to anything that carries the Leaping Bunny logo (meaning the product is confirmed as not animal tested).

So (quite a list now)

Marks and Spencer own brand
Co-Op own brand
Ecover
Method
Astonish
Bio-D
ECOS
Earth Friendly Products

I was astounded at the amount and range of products that are readily available - easily and cheap, example: Bleach 85p for 750ml and it's great, 30 wash bio detergent £4.99 for 30 wash and it smells identical to Persil from around 15 years ago (that's co-op own brand), incidentally the co-op simply fabric softener smells identical to Lenor Spring Awakening, original blue colour one;would put money on it that it's a previous Lenor formula from the cut off point for Co-Ops end to animal testing - 1997 and it's 52p, and it really is ok, yes it's not premium brand quality, but clothes are soft and smell really nice once dry. They also do a higher end version for £1.69 a bottle and that one is REALLY good. M&S do them too, and they smell AMAZING.

 

[liamy1]

Oh

Forgot one

Planet products

Lol

There's is tons to be honest, in stores and Online, you honestly just have to know where to look.

I really like this website - laundry section the most obviously

http://www.biggreensmile.com/

 

[liamy1]

One more note

I know it sounds like I am going on now, but one more

Co-Ops own brand basic laundry detergent (not the main one at £4.99) this one is around £2.99 for 42 washes, so it's a "value/basic" line.

It removes stains unbelievably; it got a 2 day old raw Blueberry stain out of white T-Shirt, and it has shifted loads of other stains.

I'll be honest, it doesn't smell nice/of anything in fact, so washing smells "wet/washing machiney" so softener is a MUST.

And you can tell there is a severe lack of ingredients that make whites glow (but I separate and all that of course, so my whites are fine, just overtime if this was the only detergent I used there may be issues).

However, a £3 detergent that can get stains out like that is good in my book, even if I have to re-wash in the upper Co-Op or M&S Brands to get the nice scent and for keeping the whites bright over time.

 

[liberatordeluxe]

I think the Marks and Spencer and CO-OP brands are of good quality and do occasionally use them. Almat is good to and the lady told me the products are not animal tested.

 

[liamy1]

Aldi

I believe that they're not as well. Tesco and Asda also insist that theirs are not tested, however I am only sticking with Leaping Bunny at the moment