Which? strips laundry liquids and gels of best buy status.

[newwave1]

I am very surprised by this.

I am an avid fan of liquid/gel and find great results on my kids clothes. combined with a top notch washer you should see good results.

I do use powder also an obviously it has the edge where oxygen bleach is concerned.

They have created tougher standards for best buy status...so P&G...Unilever...back to the drawing board..

Darren

http://www.which.co.uk/news/2011/05/revealed-the-laundry-liquids-stripped-of-best-buy-status-253596/

 

[dj-gabriele]

Oh, I'm not surprised a single bit, I never liked liquids as all purpose detergents, as they said on Which?, they are outperformed by powders for all the common kitchen stains and ruin whites. I could just compare my flatmates wash with mine, one is gray the other is not!

 

[spoodles]

Wasn't Which? singing the praises of how white Ariel Gel got things last time around? Now they've decided it's not quite as good as they first said it was?!

I think this says more about Which? than anything else. Large pinch of salt required!

 

[donprohel]

The only thing "Which?" is good at...

...is stating the obvious and selling it as if it were a new discover.

The web-page states that "Liquids and gels don’t contain bleach, so they aren’t as effective on coloured stains, such as grass, blood, red wine and fruit juice" and that they "just aren’t as good at clearing coloured stains, such as grass, and they won’t keep your whites white". This is really a great discover, indeed: a detergent without a bleaching agent does not bleach; who would have believed it?

I've heard that "Which?" is secretly studying a new and highly advanced test procedure to demonstrate that salt is not good to sweeten coffee.

 

[gmmcnair]

"The only thing "Which?" is good at...

...is stating the obvious and selling it as if it were a new discover."

That sounds a lot like Consumer Reports in recent years here in the USA. It seems like the days of rigorous testing and detailed reporting are over and not just in the US.

 

[paulc]

Ive always preferred Liquids but add oxy bleach or use powder for my whites.

 

[peterh770]

I wish they included the "colour" formulas. I'm interested to see how rank when without bleach.

 

[launderess]

*LOL* @ Donprohel

You ain't said nothing but a word! *LOL*

Am gobsmacked that "Which" spent so much time and effort to come up with the fact that detergents without bleaching agents do not shift stains, nor whiten as well as those that do. Suppose they never bothered with or heard about the vast selection of bleach containing additives just down the laundry products section.

 

[sudsmaster]

Salt sweetening coffee?

Actually, an old restaurant trick is to add some salt to the coffee. It helps to moderate bitter flavor. In that sense I suppose it could aid in sweetening, as less sugar/sweetener might be needed.

 

I did a taste test with some good home ground Columbian coffee, and while the salt made the coffee taste smoother and less bitter, it also seemed to dull the more complex flavors in the coffee. So I prefer not to use it.

 

PS-I use a free and clear liquid laundry detergent for items that need more gentle cleaning, or where softness is a major concern. For that purpose it's fine.

 

The American equivalent of Which? is probably Consumer Reports. A lot of people here disagree with their laundry and other appliance related reviews, though. I am often puzzled when they rate liquid detergents so highly, and fail to evaluate many powdered versions of same. Go figure.