>It will be interesting to find out how it stacks up against Tide variants as well as other brands when CR tests it in 70-degree (F) water. Most green (or at least 'greener') detergents can't match the cleaning power of their more toxic siblings.
Yes it will be interesting if/when CR tests this detergent at 70 degrees. Tide claims Tide purclean works in cold water...
Green detergents probably don't generally match the cleaning power of Tide. At one time, I heavily used green detergents. They often worked OK for my needs, but my needs day to day is mostly "freshening" and not nightmare loads. A lot, I think, depends on the washer--I had better results with better washers. It also probably helped using heated water, even though green detergents often promoted energy saving cold water washes.
This last point brings up an interesting thought. I haven't experimented with colder temperatures, but I suspect that one would likely have better luck turning the temperature dial down with something Tide Coldwater. Even regular Tide seems more likely to work well at, say, 60-something. So from a view of energy savings, Tide in conventional form might be more green overall than a green detergent.
