Persil S&M UK /Ireland - Loving it!

[MrX]

Using Persil Small and Mighty Colour and Bio for the last while and I have to say that I am extremely impressed so far.

It smells great, not flowery and not chemically it's a very nice smell.
Clothes are coming out spotless. The major plus point for me is that the clothes are coming out *much* softer than they do with either Ariel or Persil powder or previous Persil Liquigels.
(I do use Comfort Pure too, but even with that the other powders produce rather "stiff" results if you're not tumble drying)

Fantastic product! I will definitely keep using it.

 

[hoovermatic]

Me too, from being a staunch Ariel user I have changed to Persil small and mighty. Love the smell and it lingers for days. As you say, the wash is spotless and as a low temp user it gets a huge thumbs up from me.

 

[MrX]

I've never been a fan of liquids before, but this product has converted me over.

Also, the bottle's small and is fully recyclable in my green bin.

 

[MrX]

Low sudsing too!

Also for a liquid it's extremely low sudsing!

 

[spoodles]

Me too - been using Persil Colour S&M and it's really fantastic, I've finally ditched Ariel liquitabs! Tried Surf S&M too, with fantastic results also.

 

[lavamat_jon]

I've used the Colour S&M with nice results on your normal everyday laundry. As with any liquid though I don't think it seems to perform as well as powdered varieties. The difference is even truer with the biological stuff - have used the bio small & mighty on whites and I didn't get as good results as I would normally with a good biological powder...

But for an everyday detergent for normally soiled clothes, it seems to be a good product . Only thing I really don't like is that it is quite messy... you always get a dribble of liquid down the side of the bottle.

Jon

 

[washboy2005]

Am using Persil non-bio Aloe Vera S&M, after Mr Jon (above) bullied me into buying some ;-) LOL

Have to say I'm not really that impressed with it at all. It gets extremly sudsy in my Hoover, and is a nightmare to rinseout quite similar to the previous liquigels! However there are plus sides!!

It has a beautiful scent that lasts forever, and is great if your tight on space....

I have to add also I love the Surf S&M, I much prefer it to the Persil S&M, it has an even nicer scent and cleans far bvetter, and is lower sudsing in my Hoover. I have 3 bottles of Surf Sunsine S&M in my utility waiting to tackle my endless mountains of laundry!

Dan

 

[lavamat_jon]

Dan, your utility sounds like ours... except we have 3 bottles (I think) of Persil Colour small & mighty which mum bought from the supermarket on offer... not my choice but that's what you get for letting parents get detergent whilst leaving you at home LOL

Jon

 

[peterh770]

Can someone compare and contrast the ingredients in Persil SM and Surf SM?

Wisk SM: Cleaning agents (anionic and nonionic surfactants, enzymes), water softener (sodium citrate), stablizer, buffering agent, perfume, polymer, brightening agent, and colorants.

ALL SM: Cleaning agents (anionic and nonionic surfactants), stablizer, buffering agent, perfume, brightening agent, and colorants.

 

[MrX]

Ingredients :

Persil S&M Bio

Here's the full break down for this product from Unilever
as per E.U. disclosure requirements

http://www.unilever.com/PIOTI/EN/p4.asp?selectCountry=IE&language=EN&productid=1513399

 

[MrX]

Ingredients :

Persil S&M Colour

Here's the full break down for this product from Unilever
as per E.U. disclosure requirements

http://www.unilever.com/PIOTI/EN/p4.asp?selectCountry=IE&language=EN&productid=1513199

 

[MrX]

Ingredients :

Persil S&M With Freshness Of Comfort

Here's the full break down for this product from Unilever
as per E.U. disclosure requirements

http://www.unilever.com/PIOTI/EN/p4.asp?selectCountry=IE&language=EN&productid=2044699

 

[MrX]

Ingredients :

Persil S&M "The Original Non-Bio"

Here's the full break down for this product from Unilever
as per E.U. disclosure requirements

http://www.unilever.com/PIOTI/EN/p4.asp?selectCountry=IE&language=EN&productid=1513299

 

[MrX]

Ingredients :

Persil S&M "Aloe Vera Non-Bio"

Here's the full break down for this product from Unilever
as per E.U. disclosure requirements

http://www.unilever.com/PIOTI/EN/p4.asp?selectCountry=IE&language=EN&productid=1955199

 

[MrX]

Ingredients :

Surf Small and Mighty "Sunfresh"

Here's the full break down for this product from Unilever
as per E.U. disclosure requirements

http://www.unilever.com/PIOTI/EN/p4.asp?selectCountry=IE&language=EN&productid=1802499

 

[MrX]

Ingredients :

Surf Small and Mighty "Tropical"

Here's the full break down for this product from Unilever
as per E.U. disclosure requirements

http://www.unilever.com/PIOTI/EN/p4.asp?selectCountry=IE&language=EN&productid=1798399

 

[spoodles]

Funny how "all" doesn't have enzymes in it whilst "Wisk" does. And yet "all" isn't marketed as a non-bio/sensitive detergent.

I've never understood the difference between UK and US detergents - especially the sensitive detergents, in the UK sensitive means no enzymes (non-biological), but it still has dyes and perfume, wherease in the US sensitive means no dyes or perfume but it still has enzymes (biological)!

It has always made me think that the whole non-bio thing is just a bit of a marketing ploy and just another way to sell more detergent, i.e. to target Mum's and make them feel like they MUST use a non-bio on kid's clothes as biological detergents are somehow bad for their skin. I know a few people who now buy non-bio detergents, (who don't have sensitive skin), as they think that anything else is bad for your skin and non-bio is more "caring" to skin.

Surely it's only the UK that has this funny obsession with non-bio detergent?

 

[MrX]

Yeah, it does seem that way. I suspect the early versions of Ariel or Persil Bio may have been a little harsher on skin or something, particularly when used with old machines like Twintubs.

Persil S&M as per on the bottle:

Colour:

15-20% Anionic surfactants, Non-ionic surfactants.
5-15% Soap
<5% Enzymes, Perfume, Phosphonates, Butylphnely Methylpropional, Citronellol, Geraniol.

Normal Bio version:

15-20% Anionic surfactants, Non-ionic surfactants.
5-15% Soap
<5% Enzymes, Perfume, Phosphonates, Optical Brighteners, Butylphenly Methylpropional, Citronellol, Geraniol.

The full ingredients lists above reveal a lot more about the chemical workings of the product.

 

[hoovermatic]

Went to Wilkinsons on the way home from work today and they have Surf S&M on special at £1.89 and the Persil and £2.79. The Surf is especially good value so I thought that given the good feedback I have read on here, I would give it a whirl and if I like it, I will go back and get several!