What is the best detergent for delicates?

[electron800]

Hi all,
I've just finished my bottle of Persil silk and Wool so I need some more delicate detergent.

Which one is best?

Any help appreciated

Matt

 

[jeffg]

Not trying to be a voyeur here, Matt, but what kind of delicates are we talking about? And what kinds of fibers?

 

[aquarius1984]

Not bought any delicate detergent lately - the last I bought was a bottle of Tesco Handwash and Delicates which I used mainly for handwashing the bags on my Hoovers.

I did use a drop in the automatic but it sudsed up quite badly neccessitating a cup of cheap softener to be added.

Last time I washed some jumpers using delicate detergent - maybe 4 weeks ago I used up the last of the Persil Silk and Wool I had.

Been using 40ml of Daz powder to get rid of it. Does an OK job of delicates on a gentle wash but then I have not washed anything made from silk or wool, mainly fine/chunky acrylic knits etc .
Although today I used Fairy powder which also did a reasonable job,

I might not bother with delicate liquid to be honest, the regularm Ecover/Tesco Naturally liquids are great and gentle enough to clean wools/silks and work out far cheaper than most delicate detergents.

Never been a fan of Dreft (or Fairy for that matter) what with the old lady scent, I did all my washing in varying doses of Fairy Powder last week and had major complexes at work most days cos I kept getting a whiff from my shirts which smelt stale.

Rob

 

[maytagbear]

This may be heresy

but I just use some hand dishwashing liquid...a regular, as opposed to an antibacterial sort.

I may be wrong, but the differences between shampoo, hand dish liquid, and a "fine fabric wash" seem slight to me. However, if I were doing fine fabrics in the machine, I'd probably use a "fine fabric wash." Just for controlled sudsing.

Years ago, my sister, who is a fiber artist in her spare(HA!) time, gave me one called Synthrapol--but for wools.

Good luck-

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[jeffg]

Based on what it does to my hands, dishwashing liquid is amazingly harsh stuff. I have to wear gloves when I use it, or else within two days I'm peeling chunks of dry skin off my fingertips.

Perwoll is great for woolens and silk, in tiny amounts. It conditions cashmere and wool very nicely, but use a little too much and your sweaters will smell like artificial strawberries for the next several years.