letsgoblues
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Just curious what detergent is the worst, in your opinion. 
Worst Laundry Detergent
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Breeze/Wisk
I think the worst detergent was: Breeze. It had a wash cloth,(small size), tea towel,( medium size) or giant size (bath towel). The towels were toted as being Cannon towels, a very good brand in the 50's and 60's. The towels were packaged in a box within the box of detergent. What a come on that was! The towels were awful and lots less detergent was in the box. Mom used it a few times and said all sorts of unkind things about this; of which I cannot repeat in this forum.
When Wisk came out in the late 50's, it was in a metal can. It was not the best and again, nasty verbage was my mom's mode of operation with all of that. "This damn crap is expensive and doesn't wash worth a damn."
She liked Oxydol and American Fammily Detergent, which was in a red box. It was white with blue bits in it and cleaned well and smelled good, not flowery or like medicine.
I think the worst detergent was: Breeze. It had a wash cloth,(small size), tea towel,( medium size) or giant size (bath towel). The towels were toted as being Cannon towels, a very good brand in the 50's and 60's. The towels were packaged in a box within the box of detergent. What a come on that was! The towels were awful and lots less detergent was in the box. Mom used it a few times and said all sorts of unkind things about this; of which I cannot repeat in this forum.
When Wisk came out in the late 50's, it was in a metal can. It was not the best and again, nasty verbage was my mom's mode of operation with all of that. "This damn crap is expensive and doesn't wash worth a damn."
She liked Oxydol and American Fammily Detergent, which was in a red box. It was white with blue bits in it and cleaned well and smelled good, not flowery or like medicine.
Sun and Xtra liquids tody.
gusherb
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Arm and Hammer & Xtra. One has a horrific musky stench and the other smells foul. They also don't clean worth a damn either.
toploader55
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Ah Ha.
Maybe it's the Xtra.
I have one employee who is a great guy. And I know he washes in Cold Water in a Nasty Front Loader. I know he showers everyday and never wears the same clothes (which I have seen in a restaurant. YUK) and his tail wind when he walks by is Mildewy and Sour. He always is talking about bargains at the Market so maybe it's that combination.
How does one go about asking and then saying "You smell like mildew" ? And I would think it is not healthy to wear clothes next to your skin that aren't exactly clean.
Maybe it's the Xtra.
I have one employee who is a great guy. And I know he washes in Cold Water in a Nasty Front Loader. I know he showers everyday and never wears the same clothes (which I have seen in a restaurant. YUK) and his tail wind when he walks by is Mildewy and Sour. He always is talking about bargains at the Market so maybe it's that combination.
How does one go about asking and then saying "You smell like mildew" ? And I would think it is not healthy to wear clothes next to your skin that aren't exactly clean.
mark_wpduet
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Yea
I've always wondered why some of us are so in tune to things like this while others are just oblivious..
I've always wondered why some of us are so in tune to things like this while others are just oblivious..
joeypete
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Yeah I have to agree on the Sun and Xtra detergents....though I used Xtra for years and it was marginal...but def noticed a difference when I switched to a premium brand...especially in whites.
I'm very in tune to smells too...I'm very careful with how I wash my clothes. They always have to smell just right. I actually get a lot of compliments on how "fresh" I smell...LOL.
I'm very in tune to smells too...I'm very careful with how I wash my clothes. They always have to smell just right. I actually get a lot of compliments on how "fresh" I smell...LOL.
zanussi_lover
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Ariel and Bold
I dunno but I've never really liked the scent of Ariel for a while, they changed the scent a while back and it smells awful, and it doesn't clean or rinse like it used to. You used to be able to soak laundry in Ariel, and it would come out spotless without scrubbing or rubbing, and it would get out tomato/pasta sauce and curry stains out and pretty much anything in one wash with the old formula from 2004 (Ariel Quickwash action). The new formula doesn't get out everything and I want impeccable cleaning, I want 100% stain free laundry thats spotless. Ariel in the 80s and 90s was amazing!!
Bold - I find Bold Powder to be too smelly, and too soapy nowadays, it makes me itch like anything and I find it doesn't clean that well. My Mum used to use Bold when she couldn't afford Ariel and Lenor together, so she would alternate between Ariel and Bold. I remember Bold Spring and Summer Fresh from the 90s, they smelt lovely, I loved Bold up until they brought out the Ocean Clear formula which the powder smelt extremely strong.
I dunno but I've never really liked the scent of Ariel for a while, they changed the scent a while back and it smells awful, and it doesn't clean or rinse like it used to. You used to be able to soak laundry in Ariel, and it would come out spotless without scrubbing or rubbing, and it would get out tomato/pasta sauce and curry stains out and pretty much anything in one wash with the old formula from 2004 (Ariel Quickwash action). The new formula doesn't get out everything and I want impeccable cleaning, I want 100% stain free laundry thats spotless. Ariel in the 80s and 90s was amazing!!
Bold - I find Bold Powder to be too smelly, and too soapy nowadays, it makes me itch like anything and I find it doesn't clean that well. My Mum used to use Bold when she couldn't afford Ariel and Lenor together, so she would alternate between Ariel and Bold. I remember Bold Spring and Summer Fresh from the 90s, they smelt lovely, I loved Bold up until they brought out the Ocean Clear formula which the powder smelt extremely strong.
My husband used to share a house with a friend and they were very thrifty when doing laundry...Purex liquid and cold water... when we moved in together it was a long process to get everything washed properly. Every so often I come upon something which was stored or put away (linens) and they're pretty pungent. It's a bit of a paradox because he is very aware of BO and uses a lot of Speed Stick deodorant, not antiperspirant.
Agreed:
Sun and Extra are the worst. An old neighbor did a lot of cold washes and used Xtra, it was obvious. I finally got him to switch to Tide and he's never looked back.
WK78
Sun and Extra are the worst. An old neighbor did a lot of cold washes and used Xtra, it was obvious. I finally got him to switch to Tide and he's never looked back.
WK78
I Agree With The Majority
Sun & Xtra are barely detergents. When I moved in with my significant other, he was using Sun. I changed that quickly. Now it's Kirkland Signature pods for the major wash, and All Free & Clear Ultra for other loads. Couldn't be happier.
Sun & Xtra are barely detergents. When I moved in with my significant other, he was using Sun. I changed that quickly. Now it's Kirkland Signature pods for the major wash, and All Free & Clear Ultra for other loads. Couldn't be happier.
Back around 2000 I got my first front loader, a Neptune 4500 set. HE detergents were few and far between back then, and all I could find in the local stores initially was Wisk liquid HE. It didn't clean worth a damn, over sudsed, and left a horrid aroma on everything. I still have a couple of jugs of the damn stuff in storage. I suppose I should donate them to the local laundromat or take them to a hazardous waste dump.
whirlcool
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I've always wondered why some of us are so in tune to things like this while others are just oblivious..
Because some people just don't care. Or they think other things in their life are more important than smelling clean. For a lot of people "if it went through the washer, it has to be clean" mentality. I have found people who are engineers or technical geeks are sometimes like this.
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Because some people just don't care. Or they think other things in their life are more important than smelling clean. For a lot of people "if it went through the washer, it has to be clean" mentality. I have found people who are engineers or technical geeks are sometimes like this.
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Martha Stewarts laundry detergent is right up there...slightly better than washing with water alone.
And All, and Wisk...
Nellies and Charlies need to be added to the list!
