mamapinky
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The Pearls will no longer be sold in the US but the liquids and caps will. Someone on Houzz just posted a pic from the question section on Persils Facebook page. Cheryl
Persil Pearls (US) Discontinued
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vacerator
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I have not
tried the pearls. They have been absent form local store shelves for some time here.
I like the liquid though. I buy the original scent, two in one. It reminds me of how Oxydol smelled. Not perfumy, just fresh.
tried the pearls. They have been absent form local store shelves for some time here.
I like the liquid though. I buy the original scent, two in one. It reminds me of how Oxydol smelled. Not perfumy, just fresh.
iheartmaytag
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We had a discussion not long ago re: Persil.
I, like others, thought that there was a re-set in the product line coming when our local stores was clearanceing some of the items.
I have tried the Pearls twice now with less than great results. I experienced the white towels, only the towels graying. Wash them in Tide and they are white again. It may be an interaction with our local water, or the type of cotton in the towels, but this was my experience. Maybe others were having a bad experience as well, or maybe they just weren't selling as well.
I have had good results with the other variants of their liquids and the pods.
I, like others, thought that there was a re-set in the product line coming when our local stores was clearanceing some of the items.
I have tried the Pearls twice now with less than great results. I experienced the white towels, only the towels graying. Wash them in Tide and they are white again. It may be an interaction with our local water, or the type of cotton in the towels, but this was my experience. Maybe others were having a bad experience as well, or maybe they just weren't selling as well.
I have had good results with the other variants of their liquids and the pods.
I have some Pearls from Germany but with my water softener they tend to oversuds if I'm not extremely careful with dosing.
They're still for sale here in Ontario. I bought a bottle of them a week or so back to try . Hard to say how good they are since we don't have much "whites" or anything that gets really dirty or stained. It was more a fun factor purchase . tbh I usually get buy with a bottle of Xtra or Arm&Hammer for $2. from a discount store.
Too bad, if so. They reminded me of the late lamented Fresh Start. And they're not overscented like some of the other Persil products.
Dang it! This was the only Persil I really liked, the liquids are suds bombs for me.
I just saw a ton at my local grocery store, I'll go back and help them clear the shelf.
I just saw a ton at my local grocery store, I'll go back and help them clear the shelf.
mamapinky
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I called today to question this and was told the Pearls were discontinued in North America..they said it was a marketing decision. Lol. I had great results with these Pearls in my wonderful Duet. No suds issues. No rinsing problems. Suppose I'll use Tide with Bleach powder as I've always liked it for my whites. Like Tide with Oxi Pro better, but impossible to find.
washmeup
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Persils Pearls
You can still buy them on Amazon.com and I find it to be the best detergent I have ever used.
You can still buy them on Amazon.com and I find it to be the best detergent I have ever used.
Persil Pearls:
They cleaned ok when I tried them but even using hot softened water I would still find undissolved ones on the door boot. I switched back to Tide HE Turbo liquid. The Persil liquids oversuds my machine.
WK78
They cleaned ok when I tried them but even using hot softened water I would still find undissolved ones on the door boot. I switched back to Tide HE Turbo liquid. The Persil liquids oversuds my machine.
WK78
Only place ever saw the stuff far as NYC is concerned was at K-Sears on Astor Place. Every other store, shop, supermarket or whatever only carries the liquids.
dsimonl
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Well drat! I just recently discovered them. My whites have never been cleaner.
Luckily they are still available online. Just ordered 6 more.
Luckily they are still available online. Just ordered 6 more.
Bummer
I found their claim of dazzling whites was accurate and not puffing or exaggeration at all. Whitest whites I've ever experienced. In the SQ FL with softened water, 1 tsp of Pearls is all you need. Rinses out easier than Tide.
Whites did come out dingy at first with Pearls when I overdosed.
I no longer have any oversudsing problems with the Persil liquids either. With the Original formula, which is more concentrated, I pour until it's the size of a quarter in the drawer, and with 2-in-1, I pour until the bottom of the compartment is coated. That's all you need! Not sure what proper dose would be with non-softened water.
The German Color Gel needs a larger dose.
Of course all of this is just my opinion FWIW.
I found their claim of dazzling whites was accurate and not puffing or exaggeration at all. Whitest whites I've ever experienced. In the SQ FL with softened water, 1 tsp of Pearls is all you need. Rinses out easier than Tide.
Whites did come out dingy at first with Pearls when I overdosed.
I no longer have any oversudsing problems with the Persil liquids either. With the Original formula, which is more concentrated, I pour until it's the size of a quarter in the drawer, and with 2-in-1, I pour until the bottom of the compartment is coated. That's all you need! Not sure what proper dose would be with non-softened water.
The German Color Gel needs a larger dose.
Of course all of this is just my opinion FWIW.
Having a friend fetch some Power-Pearls from a Target, assuming it's in-stock there. It disappeared from the local WM months ago, although they have liquids and packs or pods or whatever.
Are these the same as or similar to the Megaperls? The Miele dealer gave me a box back in 2004 when I bought the W1918. The detergent is the formula for colors. I have not used much of it. It needs hot water to dissolve, like Nick wrote, so it has to be pre-dissolved before adding it to the washer for warm water washing making it not worth the trouble.
I like the Universal Powder better for low sudsing, clean rinsing and good cleaning.
I like the Universal Powder better for low sudsing, clean rinsing and good cleaning.
Tom:
There are at least two kinds of Persil Megaperls from Henkel, Germany: there is one for colors and one for whites (or Universal). There may be more, I have not kept current.
The one offered in US was a slightly different formula -- the Universal formula from Germany (whether in megaperls or powder) has enzymes that are more sensitive to very hot water, because most washers in Europe will start with either cold or at most warm water, then heat up to temp, and hot-wash enzymes are more expensive. The American version had enzymes that seem to work just fine in toploaders and washers that fill with 140F water. Also, I've never had trouble with the european version bleaching spots on colored clothing, but the American version seems to have some more aggressive bleaching activator, so when I tried using it on colored clothing it bleached spots wherever the perls touched wet clothing before the washer had finished filling. I don't know if that was fixed in later formulas, that was my experience with my first (and only) bottle of Persil PowerPearls w/ Pro-White Technology here.
That having been said, it was a good detergent, I'd buy more if they improve the formula.
Despite all this talk of it being discontinued, I'm waiting to see what they'll do: all the other American Persil formulas got a "Pro 10 Dimensions of Clean" label with items one can take with varying degrees of seriousness. Either way, it makes sense they'll clean the pipelines and introduce a new formula with similar characteristics for the PowerPearls -- the liquids and pods clean well, but some people need the "powdered"/pearls, why give that market to P&G?
On the other hand, even P&G is trying to get rid of powdered anything, so who knows?
There are at least two kinds of Persil Megaperls from Henkel, Germany: there is one for colors and one for whites (or Universal). There may be more, I have not kept current.
The one offered in US was a slightly different formula -- the Universal formula from Germany (whether in megaperls or powder) has enzymes that are more sensitive to very hot water, because most washers in Europe will start with either cold or at most warm water, then heat up to temp, and hot-wash enzymes are more expensive. The American version had enzymes that seem to work just fine in toploaders and washers that fill with 140F water. Also, I've never had trouble with the european version bleaching spots on colored clothing, but the American version seems to have some more aggressive bleaching activator, so when I tried using it on colored clothing it bleached spots wherever the perls touched wet clothing before the washer had finished filling. I don't know if that was fixed in later formulas, that was my experience with my first (and only) bottle of Persil PowerPearls w/ Pro-White Technology here.
That having been said, it was a good detergent, I'd buy more if they improve the formula.
Despite all this talk of it being discontinued, I'm waiting to see what they'll do: all the other American Persil formulas got a "Pro 10 Dimensions of Clean" label with items one can take with varying degrees of seriousness. Either way, it makes sense they'll clean the pipelines and introduce a new formula with similar characteristics for the PowerPearls -- the liquids and pods clean well, but some people need the "powdered"/pearls, why give that market to P&G?
On the other hand, even P&G is trying to get rid of powdered anything, so who knows?
Per-ls or Per-s<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">i</span>l?
I wish they'd make up their mind.
I wish they'd make up their mind.
Think Henkel/Dial decided to shorten "mega-perls" as the concentrated version of Persil is known in Germany and elsewhere down to just "perls" for the USA market. It still is Persil no matter the format.
"There are at least two kinds of Persil Megaperls from Henkel, Germany: there is one for colors and one for whites (or Universal). There may be more, I have not kept current. "
Was nosing around German consumer testing website reading their comparison between "color" detergents and those with bleaching agents. It was their opinion that the bleaching systems in Persil "Universal" and one assumes other similar products would bleach colors with repeated use.
https://www.test.de/Colorwaschmittel-Aldi-und-Co-so-gut-wie-Persil-1160456-2160456/
Of interest Ariel and Tandil detergent concentrated/ultra/perls sold in Germany beat Persil megaperls in test rankings.
However when it came to just powders, Persil "Universal" beat Ariel.
www.testberichte.de
Was nosing around German consumer testing website reading their comparison between "color" detergents and those with bleaching agents. It was their opinion that the bleaching systems in Persil "Universal" and one assumes other similar products would bleach colors with repeated use.
https://www.test.de/Colorwaschmittel-Aldi-und-Co-so-gut-wie-Persil-1160456-2160456/
Of interest Ariel and Tandil detergent concentrated/ultra/perls sold in Germany beat Persil megaperls in test rankings.
However when it came to just powders, Persil "Universal" beat Ariel.
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