Thumbs-Up: Perwoll For Black and Darks

[frigilux]

My two bottles of new Perwoll For Black and Darks arrived today. I washed a small load of blacks (several pairs of black Dockers, two black shirts and a bunch of black socks) and the results were excellent.

The detergent is pearly-white and quite thick. I used about 1/4 of the recommended dose, and it created a fair amount of suds---but unlike Woolite For Darks HE, the suds were gone by the second rinse. Yay!

Launderess was quite correct in her assessment of its scent---like cheap hooker's perfume straight from the bottle; but there was no lingering scent when the clothes emerged from the dryer.

Highly recommended....and no brighteners! I found/purchased it at Amazon.com.

 

[launderess]

Told You So! *LOL*

Wonder why Henkel dropped "Fewa/Black Magic" in favour of "Perwoll"?

Does the product still contain enzymes? If so then use on either silk or wool fabric is O-W-T, out.

Henkel really needs to work on that fragrance (or rather smell) though. Scent free would be better than what it tis now.

You should have enough supply for the duration with two bottles. Took me ages to finish just the one, and still have more in my stash.

 

[frigilux]

The ingredients include enzymes. Fortunately, nothing in my wardrobe is made of silk or wool, so no worries there.

I actually paid $1 less per bottle for Perwoll online than for Woolite For Darks HE (also purchased online). The 20-use bottle of Perwoll should last for more like 55-60 loads. Most of my loads of blacks are quite large, so I'd probably use more than I did with the aforementioned small load.

I noticed, during my last trip to WalMart, that there's a new version of Woolite For Darks on the shelf which claims "works in standard or HE machines." I suppose this means the manufacturer has stopped production a specific HE product. Will have to check the Woolite website.

 

[tomturbomatic]

How do you find this better than Cheer HE with colorguard or have you ever used it? By that, I mean I know it meets your standards, but by how much more than the Cheer? It keeps dark colors from fading and it only take a tiny amount for a few items in the Miele. It even rinses out fairly well, but not as well as what you describe for Perwoll.

 

[frigilux]

Tom--I tried Cheer Bright Clean For Darks, but it has brighteners, which can make black look faded/dusty. Plus, it wasn't available in an HE version. I'm guessing that Cheer With Color Guard has brighteners, too.

Woolite For Darks doesn't have brighteners, but the suds are tenacious, nor is it a great cleaner. Perwoll has enzymes which help with cleaning, and although it produces plenty of suds, they rinse out easily. Perwoll is also no more expensive than Woolite (at least when purchased online).

 

[tomturbomatic]

Thank you. My Cheer is not Bright Clean for Darks, just Cheer with Colorguard. I think I read some time back that these color guard formulas have or had something to neutralize the chlorine in the water to prevent the subtle bleaching effect it has on darks even in cool water, but I don't remember where I read it.

 

[aldspinboy]

Hello Eugene have not talk to you in awhile, I have not tried Perwool yet ...
Do you think it holds color better then Woolite for dark clothes ?

I use it in the Wollite HE formula tends to do pretty well but you have to
pre-spot.

It does hold more color then Cheer color guard.
I have been useing Cheer with color guard, for years and it is hard to come by.
I read that Cheer Bright Clean in the liqied formula has Brightners in it.
And the powder does not if you can get it.

But i use the old formula here that i got lucky at Big Lots, got several of them.
I just use it on regular dark colors Pj's, Jeans, Dark T Shirts.
And use Woolite for better and or nicer Dark fabrics.
The cheer in the Formulas Below Tom and Eugene have the neutralizing Clorine Agent.
Nice Stack of Towels in your picture Eugene !

Darren k

 

[aldspinboy]

Pic 2. Back.

 

[aldspinboy]

Pic 3. Here is a old sanple box I got in 1995.

 

[aldspinboy]

Pic 4. Back.

 

[frigilux]

Darren--- I have three new pairs of black Dockers, and I'm going to use Perwoll to launder them.  A few months from now, I'll compare them to pants washed a similar number of times with Woolite For Dark Colors and see if one detergent holds the color better than the other.  

 

As for the stack of dish towels, I am very old school and love flour sack dish towels, which I buy in packs at Sam's Club.  They are very absorbent, and I like to use them as side towels on my chef's apron when I'm cooking.  The towels that sit on the counter are overflow from the cabinet which holds about two dozen of them.  I like classic blue-stripe bar mops, too--again, from Sam's. They're great for wiping down the countertop/sink after sanitizing, or wiping up spills on the floor.

 

[tomturbomatic]

When my mom was growing up, they used flower sacks to make underwear. Of course they made all of their breads and pastries so they used lots of flour for their large family. It's hard to imagine all of that baking of bread, cakes and pies, the frying of doughnuts and preserving foods in addition to everyday cooking using that big iron cookstove.

Darren, Thanks for the confirmation on the Cheer formula.

 

[aldspinboy]

Eugene...That would be great looking forward to the results.
I have found that Cheer WCG is very concentrated you can use only the first line and thats enough for six pairs of jeans in a front loader.

It's very high foeming... and when the dirt gets in the foem subsides, and it is not good in the rinseing deparment thats why I can use so little.
It seems to be a little cloudy in the last rinse when spinning at the end.. it's really odd like foem and clear water at the same time.
But i know they are rinsed after three fills for goodness sake lol.
It's something in that formula that does it.
It really does hold color better then a traditional detergent that has brightners.

That bottle there I got in July and it is still have way full.
Woolite on the other hand rinses clean.
Engene i will take you up on those towels, I will look for them in Sams thanks.
Tom no problem, I hope those underwear where comfortable nice story.

Darren k

 

[launderess]

Feed, Flour Sack Material

Is sought after and loved by many who remember, sadly the American mills that produced these textiles have long closed. Equipment was then either sold off overseas, scrapped, or left to rot in place.

Many of my vintage housekeeping/laundry manuals give instructions on how to remove the print from sacking in order that it might be reused.

Was watching a PBS program on the Appalachians awhile back, and one famous country singer remembered how her first "best dress" was made by her mother from sack cloth. Indeed many remember a whole range of clothing from undergarments to shirts being made from this wonderful cloth.

Contary to what many may think, vintage sack cloth was not the coarse burlap one finds today, but softer, and grew more so after repeated launderings. It was also very absorbent. The only problem was getting enough material for a project. Unless you had ready access to 50lb and 100lb bags, it may have taken awhile to get enough to make something like a simple young boy's shirt, or girl's dress.

Sack cloth was also very popular for quilting. If you examine the backing or some quilt squares carefully you will see the faint remains of print that was originally on the bag.

 

[jerrod6]

Sack cloth curtains anyone?

How about sack cloth curtains for the kitchen?  OK...when I was moving out from my parents and into my first apartment I needed curtains for the kitchen. We had many old sacks stored in the house attic.  I liked the printing on them and asked my mom to make curtains out of them.  She did, and these hung in the kitchen in my first apartment.  The material was extremely soft and I loved their faded blue/red print.   I need to check around my house because I know I still have these sacks somewhere.  I kept them for their printing and the fact that you no longer buy staples sold in cloth sacks.

 

[whirlpolf]

thank you Eugene ;-)

Today I bought several new darks and was sort of sorry for the price I paid (would rather have spent it on something else, but ACH! I need new ones). To make them last as long as possible, this thread popped up in my mind while I was waiting for my train back out of town.
So Eugene, you made me grab a bottle of Perwoll on my way back home. (I've never bought any Perwoll before, but your AW guys' "thumbs up" sounds rather promising).
Let's see if it is as good as the pompous wording on the bottle promises...
Cheers
Joe

 

[whirlcool]

And for anyone who has the urge to start sewing after reading this thread.....

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