Which laundry detergent do you use?

[AbbysMom]

I recently read an article that said Tide and Persil are the most effective laundry detergents. I had never heard of Persil before.

I normally use All or Tide Free and Clear due to asthma and allergies. I was in the store and saw Persil fragrance free sensitive skin formula. I bought it. So far I'm pleased with it. I think it rinses better and leaves less of a residue.


What laundry detergent do you use?

 

[LTS3]

Woolite Dark for dark colored clothes. Woolite Delicates for anything that needs to be hand washed. I'm currently using one of Wegman's store brand of detergent for everything else. Once that is used up, I have Woolite Gentle Cycle to use. I get the huge bottles of Woolite from BJs and usually only have 2 loads to wash weekly so I don't need to buy detergent often.

 

[foxxycat]

we use HE Tide-I used to use Arm and Hammer liquid before I met Jon but he prefers tide=I like both of them.

 

[Willowy]

I like Tide Pods, Spring Meadow scent or Free and Clear. I'll use Gain Flings (Moonlight Breeze) if they're on sale for less than Tide.

I also have a bottle of Persil for really dirty or smelly stuff---it's powerful! Back when it first came out they were offering a lot of coupons and sales and that's when I bought it, still haven't used it all. I don't really like the scent so if I buy more in the future I'll get the fragrance-free kind.

 

[Kat0121]

Tide or Gain pods. Gain fabric softener.

 

[Lari]

We get the non HE Tide. I honestly don't love it because I don't kbow if I'm just washing on the wrong setting but it never seems to get out sweat stains.

Now soaking in oxy clean - that works! But maybe I'll look into Persil.

 

[Texaskitty]

We like Arm & Hammer unsented for the washer, and I like Woolite for handwashing delicates.

 

[bbdoll22]

I use original persil liquid detergent

 

[denice]

I switched to Persil pods well over a month ago, I used Tide liquid before that. I know now that I was using too much liquid detergent. This canister of pods is a little over half empty now and my clothes are still clean. Actually they are probably cleaner then when I was using the liquid because using too much detergent causes a buildup of soap residue.

 

[Willowy]

Yeah that's why I like the pods. Perfect portioning, no dripping, and all that. They cost a little more but not a lot and it's not as though I do 5 loads a day so it doesn't make any difference in my budget.

 

[Kieka]

Tide HE Free and Clear Ultra. It gets out most stains and doesnt aggravate my skin.

 

[maggiedemi]

We get the non HE Tide. I honestly don't love it because I don't kbow if I'm just washing on the wrong setting but it never seems to get out sweat stains.

Same here and it doesn't get out stains at all. I'll have to try the Persil.

 

[artiemom]

I use Perfume/dye free Tide in the white bottle.
I use unscented Downy, also white bottle. I also use some Oxyclean with my white socks.

AbbysMom i am glad you post this. I was wondering about the Persil.

I used to use regular Tide. It became a bit too expensive for me. For a while I was using Arm & Hammer, for some reason I switched to the allergy free, in the white bottle. This did not work out. I began itching from it.

Went back to Tide, in the white bottle— no problems.

I send out my towels and bed linens. They are washed in Tide fee and clear, along with the allergy free, white bottle of Downy.

 

[muffy]

I use All pods. Never used anything else but All and have no intention of ever changing.

 

[NY cat man]

I use Tide Original He when I do laundry.

 

[lizzie]

I use Era He with the oxybooster and it does a great job for me.

 

[bbdoll22]

I haven’t seen persil pods in my grocery yet.

 

[susanm9006]

Arm and Hammer scent free liquid.

 

[Mia6]

Dreft for smalls and Tide for everything else, Suvetil Liquid fabric softener and dryer sheets. My helper talked me into
buying Bounce Fragrance Free dryer sheets, (I have sensitive skin and I'd been itching badly). Very interestingly, I itched
badly from them. I use Gain Fireworks beads, Wildflower and Lily, I think that's the scent, on throws I have in the living room,
and some of the ones I use that don't touch my body. I may try try Persil since I've read all the posts.

 

[LTS3]

Dryer sheets contain a bunch of chemicals that may irritate sensitive skin, even the fragrance free / sensitive skin ones. I use unsecnted wool dryer balls (bonus: they double as cat toys when one tumbles out from between clothes). I had plastic nubby ones first but didn't like how noisily they bounced around inside the dryer.

Anyways, if you use pod detergents remember to store them out of reach of kids and pets

Does anyone still use powdered detergents? Do they even work with HE machines? I have a front loading one and the dispenser cup has a liquid fill line for detergent. Just curious