What's everyone using for laundry detergent these days?

[ryner1988]

I (finally!) made it through my giant container of Tide Ultra Pods with Oxi and I am happier about this than I should be. I think the smell is obnoxiously chemical in nature. They work well but I just can't abide the scent of them and I won't be purchasing them again. I'm not at all sorry to see them go.

That being said, what's everyone's favorite laundry detergent in 2024? I'm thinking about going back to liquid Tide but I'm hesitant because I've heard that liquid detergent doesn't quite make it into the washwater since there isn't a constantly running recirculating pump like there is on older machine. For this reason, I bought pods when I purchased my new TL washer, which is kind of a traditional/HE hybrid. Anyway, hit me with your go-to detergents. Powder, liquid, or pods, and what brand do you all prefer? I'm between Tide Ultra Oxi liquid (it smells waaay better in the liquid formation), Tide Clean Breeze liquid, and Gain Original liquid.

Thanks,

Ryne

 

[ryner1988]

Just realize this ended up in the wrong place, meant to click the Super forum and my screen reader had a tantrum. Sorry about that.

 

[william8]

Gain powder. Smells very fresh.

Never liked the idea of pods, dissolving more plastic into our water supply? No thanks.

 

[ea56]

I’ve been using Ariel Powdered Detergent for the past several weeks and I really like it.  Everything comes out clean and fresh smelling.  It comes in a huge plastic bag and I pour it into a large Rubbermaid storage container to make it easier to use and  I keep a 1/4 cup measuring cup in the container.  And the price can’t be beat  at $13.99 for 211 oz.

 

I’d been using Tide Heavy Duty Liquid for about the last two years and thought it was time to try something different.  

 

Eddie

 

[askolover]

I just got a box of the Ariel multi but haven't used it yet. Will probably use it to wash cat beds soon. We are finishing up a large pack of tide pods but are planning to switch to the tide free and clear pods next. Still tide powder for the whites.

 

[pierreandreply4]

it depends on the price

sometime i use liquid detergent sometime pods thats where my question come in can powder detergent break modern washers of today because for me it all depends on the price

 

[luxflairguy]

Tide with bleach powder. Machines are Maytag commercial front loaders. Clean clothes every load. Greg

 

[parunner58]

We use Tide Liquid Regular Scent HE.

 

[DADoES]

 
Regular usage, Persil ProClean 2-in-1 liquid and Persil PowerPearls (remaining from a purchase of several each in 2017).  Will continue when those are used-up with whatever is the current Persil liquid and probably Tide powder.  Ariel Bio powder occasionally (or whatever version is available at HEB).

Less-often, one full bottle remaining of Wisk liquid.

Rarely used, One & 2/3 bottles of Fresh Start powder (dates to 2011).

 

[angus]

Mostly Tide with Bleach powder alternating with my remaining stash of Persil Power Pearls, but that supply is running out. I did try a box of the Tide Professional (just opened it and only did a few loads), but it is way too costly for daily use when compared with the Tide with Bleach.

 

[maytag85]

Tide Powdered detergent. Liquid detergent it messy, expensive, has oils, plastic jug that’s more difficult to recycle than a cardboard box, a wannabe product that’s junk.

 

[washmeup]

Persil-Mega Pearl Powder. Love the clean scent and it has amazing cleaning properties.

 

[volvoman]

Mrs. V and I are currently using Tide Professional liquid. Cleans great, and the scent is extremely light.

Conversely, we tried the Ariel Multi Powder in our LG front loader. It cleaned terribly, and almost caused suds-lock. On the plus side, it's good for cleaning floors and the bathroom, so that's where it's been relegated to.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

Persil!

I vote Persil. It smells better than Tide EVER did. I pair mine with Snuggle blue sparkle which smells better than Downy April Fresh. The Persil I use is called advanced clean odor + oxy in the ultra packs.

 

[ryner1988]

I actually tried Persil once before and didn't care for it much. The smell was kind of sicky-sweet to me. That was the original though, so maybe the Persil odor oxi is better. Perhaps I'll give that one a try next time I need laundry detergent, which shouldn't be for quite a while.

I ended up going with my trusty Tide Clean Breeze liquid in the big jug with the pump. In my opinion, that scent is as close as Tide gets to the smell of old-school fresh laundry, and it cleans really well too.

Lots of powder fans on here which I kind of expected to see. Unpopularly, I find powder messier than liquid because of the dust that seems to get everywhere when I scoop it out. Maybe I'm just really messy about it, but for some reason I've never had luck in that department. With the liquid in the pump jug I can just keep it on the shelf above the washer. I put a towel under it to catch any drips, and the messy cap just goes in the washer with each load and it's clean at the end of the cycle.

 

[qsd-dan]

Tide powder with bleach.

Thinking about getting a bottle of Tide/Persil liquid detergent as a stain pretreatment only. Been dealing with lots of oil and grease the past few weeks but really don't care about my work clothes being spotless either. Maybe I'll just try some Dawn instead.

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

Kirkland Signature Ultra Clean liquid. Works well for our needs.

 

[lakewebsterkid]

Tide powder

Odd enough. I am getting sick of the Tide Oxi pods and Tide White and Bright Oxi liquid we have now. Just way too strong. I can’t stand that the only good scent Tide (P&G for that matter) is Mountain Spring Tide powder.
Now that they stopped making Persil Odor Fighter, I really have no idea other than unscented products or the MS Tide. Not sure I want to use powders on everything, but I know I’m gonna search for a new liquid.

 

[luxkid1980]

I’ve been using Arm & Hammer Clean Burst liquid detergent for a few years. Has worked great in my Speed Queen front loader stacked laundry center. I sometimes add the Lysol laundry sanitizer to loads of towels and bedding.