White King D is great stuff. I believe it had some soap added to keep the suds down, and it leaves clothes soft. I came across a cache of it a couple of years ago on Fleabay.
I've recently used both Salvo and Vim, also purchased from Ebay. In fact, I'm on my third box of Salvo since I found some cheap. Honestly, though, it's a pretty poor performer, although on the plus side it has very low (practically no) suds. It may be unfair to judge a 50 year old product, but that's what I've found.
In one box, the tablets had almost disintegrated into powder, but in the others, hot water and vigorous agitation were needed to make the pucks fully dissolve. Again, it may be unfair to judge given their age.
Vim has somewhat better cleaning power, and mine still have a slight, pleasant scent, which is unusual in a detergent this old.
I also have a couple of boxes of Colgate's entries into the field, Quick-Solv and AD Tablets, but haven't ever tried them.
I've recently used both Salvo and Vim, also purchased from Ebay. In fact, I'm on my third box of Salvo since I found some cheap. Honestly, though, it's a pretty poor performer, although on the plus side it has very low (practically no) suds. It may be unfair to judge a 50 year old product, but that's what I've found.
In one box, the tablets had almost disintegrated into powder, but in the others, hot water and vigorous agitation were needed to make the pucks fully dissolve. Again, it may be unfair to judge given their age.
Vim has somewhat better cleaning power, and mine still have a slight, pleasant scent, which is unusual in a detergent this old.
I also have a couple of boxes of Colgate's entries into the field, Quick-Solv and AD Tablets, but haven't ever tried them.
