What's everyone using for laundry detergent these days?

[murando531]

Tide powder, the Mountain Spring scent if you can find it, though the Original smells fantastic as well. It's the only detergent on the shelves that I absolutely love the smell of, and it cleans beautifully. I also use liquid Tide just for the cold water washes, and it works great but I just don't like the scent as much. I don't know why basically every manufacturer has gone with such fru-fru overpowered smells, and while the Tide powder definitely isn't the original that it was as I remember it in the 90's, it's still a very nice crisp, clean scent that doesn't knock you over.

I have such a love/hate for P&G because I give them plenty of criticism for their constant messing about with their products and making changes no one asked for, but then every time I try other brands I'm like "DANG I miss my Tide/Cascade/etc" lol

 

[mrsalvo]

Hey!
Currently have 3 partial jugs of detergent that I’m using up.

-Gain original liquid, like to use on my shower curtain and bathroom mats.
- Persil ProClean, for tough stains and bath towels.

-Arm & Hammer Deep Clean (new formula), for most everything else. Definitely improved over the old formula, cleans well and low sudsing. No 2nd rinse needed. I like it pretty good.
Smells okay, not as strong as the original formula.

I used All Free & Clear liquid for years but the price increase was high, just under Tide & Persil. It’s a good detergent.

Andrew, I concur with your observation regarding scents and P&G in particular. My theory is that not many people, men in particular, don’t wear colognes or perfumes much anymore, so they compensate with the smell of laundry detergents and bath soaps and body washes. I really believe this, plus demographics plays into the equation.

Barry[this post was last edited: 8/23/2024-23:34]

 

[mark_wpduet]

I recently just switched back to liquid from years of using powder. Current Purex 4 in 1 liquid (blue bottle). Smells great and seems to clean/rinse well. But this is coming from someone who used Windfresh... Probably a very cheap powder... Honestly, over they years I was thinking about it and I've used all kinds of detergents and, aside from the smell being different...I don't ever remember being horrible disappointed with any of them...I just thought some smelled much better than others.

I've always HATED Tide... I'd rather use Gain than Tide.

Whatever happened to ERA?

 

[askolover]

I just used the Ariel multi in mother's Maytag hooked up to unsoftened water outside in my shop and it sure smells good. Not too sudsy...I'd say just right. Now for a Miele trial...

 

[bewitched]

Persil Professional Universal powder. I do not use anything else for my laundry.

 

[labboy]

Persil Color Powder
Miele UltraColor liquid
Miele UltraWhite powder

Bob

 

[thatwasherguy]

I’ve been running...

Tide powder as my main detergent for the last couple of months. Before that, I had used Gain powder since the start of 2023, and really liked it. Otherwise, I generally use tide original liquid. Once I get through my current box of tide, I’ll probably return to the powdered gain as my main detergent, with the original tide liquid thrown in every now and then.
Thatwasherguy.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

tide power pods oxi+odor

To me, the Tide power pods with odor+oxi smell disgusting to me. I don't know what it is, but the "fragrance" just strikes me as off putting to me. I gave it to somebody else who doesn't care, along with the old Downy April Fresh that I've used.

 

[thomasortega]

Tide with bleach powder for whites or anything that is VERY dirty.

Kirkland powder that comes in the white bucket with the blue lid for colors, darks, not so dirty clothes.

This week I saw the new persil whatever name they give to their pods and bought a large tub to try. I used it. It's OK, but it's not as good as the Persil Disks that I loved.

I also have a large bottle ow Woolite for those super rare loads of delicates.

 

[seedub]

Arm &Hammer Power Sheets

I decided to experiment with detergent sheets. Thus far, I have been impressed with the results although needing to get a tiny size Tide liquid from Dollar Tree for when I wash one item on my hand seems somehow to counter their convenience.

 

[kenmoreguy64]

A couple different varieties of Tide here

I like to switch things up, and try new detergents, but in the last year or two I have been using Tide exclusively.
Right now it is Tide 10X Hygenic clean, ‘original’ scent, which works very well for me. Maybe surprisingly to everyone, I love Tide Simply with bleach Alternative. It keeps whites nice and white, and smells great, almost vintage.

The bleach version of Tide Simply is hard to find (just got a stach at Ollie’s that will last a hood while).

Gordon

 

[delco1946]

Has anyone heard of or used Mozi Wash? It just popped up on my socials and sorta caught my eye and seems to have decent reviews. I like the idea of an eco detergent with clean / streamlined packaging, and that might smell like higher-end fragrances and colognes.

It’s not cheap but that would track if it actually uses quality oils and perfumes.

 

[maytaga806]

Ugh, anyone remember clean breeze tide powder!?? That stuff was to die for. As well as the Plus Downy clean breeze and April fresh powders. Talk about powder heaven!! Absolutely love the liquid too I use it on occasion when I’m in a summery oceanic mood. I switch it up here and there between tide and gain. Gain powders are some of my favorites but don’t work well in my water. Been using this tide plus bleach for a while and I love it. That same great scent as I remember as a child, but it’s just not for me as it’s too mild of a scent. I like a ton of scent and just bought some ultra oxi odor eliminator pods to try out pods again and I just can’t get enough of the scent of these ones. I always try to pair my scents accordingly, if I use Tide detergent I’ll use bounce sheets. If it’s Gain detergent then it’s gonna be gain sheets in the matching flavor. Stopped using softener in my washer recently. Sometimes I’ll also get scent beads.

My current overall favorite is the Gain Super Fresh Blast liquid or the Tide heavy duty Spring Meadow liquid. They pack a major punch and are some top performers. The scent is to die for in both of these. I just wish that P&G never changed the smell of Gain original it’s much different now than it was when I was growing up but still very good and I use it on occasion.

 

[askolover]

I washed some old quilts in clean breeze tide and downy about 13 years ago and out them in storage. I dig some of them out recently and can still smell the freshness.

 

[jamiel]

Apparently Ollie's is having a laundry products sale/buyout----presumably P&G as they seem well plugged into their supply chain.

Was there a few weeks ago and found some Dreft Pure (scent-free Dreft....from ingredients equal to Gain--triple enzyme) for $2.99 a bottle.

 

[panasonicvac]

I use Tide Original Liquid, HE of course cause I use a front loader. It's been good overall. When I use up the last jug, I'd love to go back and use Kirkland powder. Cheaper than Tide and I like that it doesn't leave a scent behind similar to free & clear detergent, just I wouldn't put it in the soap dispenser anymore as it creates a build up in there.

 

[bpetersxx]

A cornucopia of stuff right now

Switch from liquid to powders

Buckets not shown here have Foca and Gain powders in them sealed tight against dampness

 

[pinkpower4]

My favorites...

My overall favorite for powder is Tide with bleach. I am wondering about this Tide professinal powder though....An honorable mention would be Gain powder.

For liquid, I really like Persil Intense fresh. For whites, I like Persil with stain fighter along with some oxi-clean and a little Dawn. I wish the Persil came in powder. In the USA, one may be able to get that online, but it's a lot more expensive.

Seems like the Persil washed fabrics are softer, but they also seem to attract cat hair easier?

I don't use fabric softener or dryer sheets. Once in a while, I like the scent boosters especially for bedding.

I wash almost everything in "cold" during the summer months and a add a bit of warm during the colder months. I haven't noticed my clothes not getting clean or gunk in the washer. Whites are always tap hot.

 

[jaybird14]

Current arsenal

Currently have the following on rotation for my colours:
- Miele UltraColor liquid - honestly been pretty good for me, good scent, good cleaning, leaves everything nice and cared for, etc)
- Miele UltraDarks liquid (but only diluted with the UltraColor liquid or with some fragrance-free liquid, does a good job but has a very strong scent)
- Miele UltraColor Powder (I know it’s nothing special but it does the job for me)

For whites and lights, sticking to Persil Universal Megaperls and hasn’t failed me yet. I find it really works well on my machine’s “steam” cycles (which I think are a quasi-profile wash). This is a GE-branded Haier compact so if anyone’s got any thoughts on those “steam” cycles I’m all ears. All I know is it gets me sheets, towels, and white tee’s perfectly clean.

For additives, the Dirty Labs booster with DNase goes in every load (actually I’m all out) because as a rugby player my clothes need all the help they can get. Also have a bottle of Vanish liquid that I bought a bit back when I first saw on Amazon - mostly use it for pre-soaking or pre-treating. Occasionally I’ll add the fragrance-free Downy Rinse and Refresh but I also just ran out of that.

 

[cleanteamofny]

My Stash

I have a tiny choice of fabulous products:

1. Tide Hygienic Clean Laundry Detergent
2. Cheer Colorguard Laundry Detergent
3. All Free & Clear Laundry Detergent
4. Woolite Damage Defense
5. Clorox 2
6. Clorox (LCB)
7. Oxi-Stain Stick
8. Lysol Laundry Disinfectant
9. Bounce (Exclusively)
10. April Fresh Downy (Once in a while).
11. Downy Free & Gentle Fabric Softener (Once in a while).

Booster Blend (1 part each mixed in one 10 lbs container)
Biz
Borax
Washing Soda
STPP

Since I returned to the new Electrolux 600 Series front loader, Tide has been used exclusively with the booster blend (1-3 TBS).
I have used the lowest level of Tide and other products using the cap with excellent results.
If I'm doing darks, it's either Tide or Cheer.
Kitchen Towels, either Tide or All.
Clorox (LCB) is available for whites if needed. It all depends on what's in the load.