What do people think of the new Persil available in USA?

[helicaldrive]

I bought a bottle of the liquid Persil Pro Clean, not the 2 in 1. The scent smelled so good when I unscrewed the cap in the store.

I washed a load of white shirts in the SQ TL. It made so much suds I can't imagine it working in an HE machine. Even though the shirts were perfectly white before laundering, they came out noticeably dingy, and they still had ring around the collar. While they were drip drying, the detergent scent overpowered the house and smelled nasty.

Back in the washer they went with trusty Tide original, and as always, they came out sparkling white with no ring around the collar. But they still had that awful strong scent from the Persil, and I had to wash them again to get rid of it.

The Persil was given a new home on top of the trash bin for any taker! And P&G still gets my business.

Is it me? I just can't believe Dial is putting the Persil label on the same famed product Henckle produces in Germany and Europe. Anybody else have different or same experiences?

 

[centenialguy]

helicaldrive,

I Love it! Unilever now ones the Persil label. I only use one two two tablespoons.
It does a great job.

 

[jerrod6]

There are several existing threads on this forum regarding this detergent,so I would do a search here and they should be found.

I have been using this detergent and have had good success with it in my front loader. I also have been using the German formula since 2003 and they both work equally well for me. Also the white Persil pro perls is the version designed explicitly for white garments although the liquid 2n1 works well for me.

Dosing is very important with this detergent so a little goes along way.

 

[nmassman44]

I have to ask, how much Persil did you use and what temp? Another thing, if you have "ring around the collar " ...wash your neck! That said, I use Persil PowerPearls for Whites in hot water and I use it in my LG front loader and never have issue with oversudising. I also use the Persil Original Scent liquid and it runs circles around Tide Powder and liquids. And yes both detergents are used in my LG and I dose it as they say to dose. I also have Persil from Germany MegaPearls and Liquid and find no difference in performance at all. That's my experience with the Ameican version of Persil. I no longer use Tide since P&G messed around with the scent of the so called Original scent Powder...it no longer smells like it used to and don't get me started on Downy April Fresh because they changed that scent as well and it reeks to the high heavens.
Here is another thought too...if you have an issue with scents one does not like, borax is your friend. A half cup in the wash cycle and it will neutralize the offending odor.

 

[maytagbear]

I LOVE the 2 in 1 Pro Clean liquid!

I love the way it cleans without additives, I love the way it does not oversuds my Maytag Dependable Care, First month I used it, I always used the "extra rinse" button, but it was not needed. I LOVE the scent. If I could come close to the scent in a cologne, you bet I'd buy it and wear it.

I love it more than Tide.

Is the German made Persil better? Arguably. I'm almost out of my German made stash to try a direct comparison.

I am just going to leave it at this: For my mix of very light to very heavy soil, for my TL American washer, and for my not hard not soft water, it is very good. I am going to keep using it.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[petek]

I have yet to buy any but iirc Con Reports rated Persil 2 in 1 as #1,, Tide 2nd, and Persil  Pro Clean #3.   Maybe try the 2 in 1

 

 

 

[mamapinky]

Mike, **wash your neck* brutal lol
But I have found if there's a bit of ring around the collar after a hard day and sweating it will come out in a normal wash, its when its not laundered properly to begin with that causes the problems, at that point more extreme measures are needed. But that's not what this thread is about.
I like all the US persils they all do a great job no matter what I throw at them. I've read on another forum the US Pearls and liquids leave a bad scent on clothing like vomit or dead bodies, Its my opinion there must be another factor causing this for some people. Too many people have good results with this stuff for it to be the detergent.
Ya, I enjoy all the US Persils. Cheryl

 

[centenialguy]

Oops, my bad!

Not Unilever, the bottle say Dial, a Henkel company.
I uses an Oxyclean gel stick for wring around the collar, sans any spikes of course. Just kidding about the spikes.

 

[luxflairguy]

Dosage?

I've used 2 Tbls of German Persil for years in my Miele W1930 with great results.  Should I use the same amount of the new Persil?  Greg

 

[gusherb]

When I bought my first bottle of Persil liquid and used it on a load of towels in my SQ it oversudsed like mad. I put it back on the shelf and didn't use it for months, pulled it out again and have been using it up and not one single load has oversudsed, or really produced any froth actually. I always follow the dosing instructions.

I at first couldn't stand the scent on my clothes but after about a week I started getting used to it and haven't had an issue since. I would buy it again.

 

[mrboilwash]

Smell like vomit

The net is full of stories about clothes smelling fine right out of the washer but not so fresh anymore once the clothes are dry, in severe cases like vomit or worse.
This phenomenon is not linked to a particular brand of detergent.
It´s all about underestimating dirt levels and body chemistry.
The culprit is a build up of rancid body oils in clothes which have not been removed sufficiantly in previous washes.
Remedy is to use the maximum recommended dose of a good detergent, preferably no cold water and the longest wash cycles the clothes can withstand.
A mild oxygen bleach is beneficial as well but for success it`s most important to increase the detergent load considerably.

As with any build up it will take some time to reverse the damage !

I`ve been there, done it, learned my lesson. Got "that" T-shirt just smelling fine again.
The only explanation that comes to my mind why some people complain about Persil could be previously used detergents might have been better at masking residual odors from bad washing habits with heavy scents.

There also shouldn`t be any need to rewash seasonal clothes form last year if laundry is done right in the first place.[this post was last edited: 3/13/2016-18:16]

 

[launderess]

Problem with using lavish amounts of the American Persil

Liquid and even the Henkel gel is the scent! It is so powerful and lingers that it is like one's laundry has become an air freshener.

Find the American worse then German on this matter, but still equally both are offenders.

As a test did one load of shirts (whites) in Tide liquid, another (colors) in Persil (German)gel. After ironing and airing overnight the Tide shirts barely had a whiff (which is saying something knowing P&G). Meanwhile the Persil washed shirts still packed a powerful scent punch.

There is of course the Persil (American) cap is larger (IMHO) compared to the German so people are already using more product.

 

[centenialguy]

I don't measure with the cap.

I use one to two tablespoons depending on the load size, cycle, and soil level.
Yes, even on a deep water wash, only two tablespoons.
Usng any more is wastefull and may require a second rinse.

 

[user 3941]

I love it too but def have to test the dosing. In my GE Large capacity FF, I use 1/4 cup or a little less for a full load. Much less for half or small loads.

 

[dustin92]

It's excellent detergent, but I'm not terribly fond of the scent choices. It cleans better than Tide in my experience, but the scents are all strong, and not particularly pleasant IMO. A scent free version would be nice. Then it would be unbeatable. I like scents, just not the scents Persil offers.

 

[launderess]

Scent free laundry products

Do not seem to be high on most European countries laundry market. *LOL*

Each time am in France search high and low for something totally *sans* and come up empty handed. Germany does not seem to be much better IIRC. Persil sensitive at one time was scent free. Then some fool decided to change things....

 

[petek]

Crazy world.  People complaining about allergies to fragrances, bans in  hospitals and doctors offices yet people are bombarding their homes with all these overly stinky products. Personally not allergic but I don't like them I just want to try the Persil to see how it works. I'll put up with the stink for that,  But other than that I don't want any stinky candles, plug ins, geeze even Palmolive dish soap stinks something fierce now. LOL  

 

[delaneymeegan]

Persil problems

 

 

Apparently they've had some issues with not testing?  

 

The formula was literally eating holes in peoples clothing.  <span style="font-size: 24pt;">

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http://https//youtu.be/UxStG3b76sE

 

[nmassman44]

One has to remember that Persil in the UK is owned by Unilever and not by Henkel so the formulas are completely different. They don't even smell the same. I have used the German and UK versions...there is a British grocer nearby that sells UK Persil from time to time. The scents are not alike and performance of both is quite good but I think that the German version is better..this was before Henkel rolled out the North American version of Persil.

 

[gorenje]

I haven't tried the American Persil so cannot comment.

Maybe as it is basically a European formulation it performs better in hottest water the garment can stand.

I can say I'm very happy with the performance and the scent of our (European) Persil liquid and megapearls.

I personaly would never use a scent-free detergent. But this is just my personal preference.

Have tried some rare European sent-free detergent and I was extremly disappointed. The laundry was clean I guess ..."although the feeling said no it isn't"... but the scent was, how can I say, not awful but chemically acidly strange, like the laundry wasn't clean at all or washed in just plain water. I love when the laundry is visibly clean but also with an obvious and concrete scent of detergent.

 

[mamapinky]

Thank You Mike for your thoughts regarding detergent vomit smells, sounds reasonable. I will say though some of these people I know use Miele's and enjoy water temps exceding 140 &even 160 F.. use a few T. Persil and STPP, so who know, I know I'm NOT going to tell them perhaps their clothes have never been cleaned properly to begin with lol. Cheryl

 

[user 3941]

Low Scent formula

American Persil does have a "sensitive" formula with a lighter scent. The liquid is a cloudy white color and has a soft pleasant scent. I haven't tried it yet though.

 

[centenialguy]

Joe,

yes I smelled the white formula, and found it the same as the blue pro clean scent.
My sniffer is more sensitive depending on the weather though when my sinuses may be partially blocked.

 

[user 3941]

You did really?? I thought it was way less intense lol. I like the regular scent...especially on my sheets. They still smell after 2 weeks and that's great with me, but I'm not sensitive to smells at all.

 

[arbilab]

Yeh I'm pretty up to my neck with 'stink doctor' detergents. Even "Tide Original" is a lie. It's not "original", it just doesn't smell like flowers, trees, fruit, perfume, bubble gum, institutional floor cleaner, scorpion armpits like everything else does.

Hey Palmasiladialauniprocter, if you wanna go flavor wild, howzbout chicken fried steak? Bacon? Bacon-flavored ranch dressing? An ethnic favorite, pig intestines and cabbage boiled in vinegar? Mcdonalds frenchfries? And fer gawdsake, if you're gonna make bubblegum flavor dryer sheets, use Bazooka not DubbleBubble. DUH!

Speaking of dryers, my Kenmore gas got so hot it scorched the scents to where they smelt burnt. Until I throttled-back the burner valve. Could that be what's making current stench additives smell like puke? You'd like to think a nest of stink geniuses woulda thought of that but as SNL told us years ago, we live in the age of lowered expectations.

Back to US general-retail (Dial) Persil, if I had any confidence AT ALL that it worked and smelled like my generously-donated sample of Henkel/Miele/Euro Persil, I'd snap it up.

 

[centenialguy]

Joe,

you're lucky then about not being allergic.
My niece had to have a custom blended epi pen and shots for her allergies.
They had to adopt their cat away.
They got a Havanese dog, and she is not bothered by her at all.

 

[centenialguy]

Cheryl,

I don't even know if a Miele still offers a boil wash option on their machines.
Even US machines have temperature limit thermistors in them to save energy.
Even an inexpensive Hotpoint.
That said, they tell us our clothes are really not very dirty anymore, as fewer of us have very dirty jobs and such.
But, in recent years, there has been a rise in bed bugs. Just my two cents worth.
Do you ever visit Bergmans Hardware?

 

[mamapinky]

Carmine, Bergmans hardware is about 3 miles from my house, lol, once in awhile I'm in there..so you know the area? The Miele I'm refering to is the Little Giant. Cheryl

 

[chachp]

So funny how we all have some different experiences

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">For years I had to stop using Persil because of my allergies to fragrances.  I used the EU versions because it was not offered here.  I bought them through I think ABT, I don't exactly remember but because the scent was so strong I had to stop using them.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">When they were released here I decided to try again because I really do like the scent.  Well for whatever reason these versions don't bother me and I can see a noticeable improvement in how well they clean.  My whites were kind of dingy before I used the Persil.  Maybe the "FREE" versions don't have the same cleaning power I don't really know.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">What I do know is my whites are back to screaming white!!  There was a huge difference in the first load.  I wash my whites in warm water in my BOSCH F/L and used about 1/2 of the capful.  My towels and sheets I wash on the Sanitary cycle which I think is 161 degrees in this machine.  I don't even need to use the OxiClean powder any more.  I suppose there are many variables that affect how well the detergent works and I guess I'm lucky to have just the right combination because I am very pleased with this new version.</span>

 

[centenialguy]

Cheryl,

I'm not Carmine, but we are from the same county I do believe.
A gal I used to work with's uncle owned Bergmans.
I was born in the burgh, and we lived in Plum borough until I was six. Just a stones throw from Monroeville as a crow flies.