What is the best laundry soap, You know, it cleans well but is not abrasive to your clothes and leaves behind little to no detergent perfume oder.
2007-03-04 13:02:38 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
MADISON, Wis. -- The average household washes more than 300 loads of laundry a year. Consumer Reports tested a wide range of brands to find the best detergents, including liquid, powder, some for top loaders, and others specifically formulated for high efficiency front loaders. In all, 29 different detergents were put to the test.
To check a detergent's cleaning power, Consumer Reports used swatches soaked in tough-to-clean substances including chocolate syrup, spaghetti sauce, mud, grass stain, coffee, grape juice, blood and ring around the collar, which is a mixture of oil and dirt.
The tests showed some of the detergents didn't do as good a job as others at cleaning stains.
The best performers are three products made by Tide -- Tide with Bleach, Tide Cold Water, and Tide H.E. for front-loaders. But Consumer Reports' tests showed you can get very good results with detergents that cost less than half the price.
Consumer Reports best buy recommendations for top loaders is Ultra Mountain Fresh from Wal-Mart. For front-loaders, it's Ultra Plus H.E. with fabric softener from Sears.
Another easy way to save on detergent is to use less. The appliance experts at A-1 and Clyde's actually recommend using less than the dose listed on the package. Their guideline is to fill the cap with liquid detergent to one inch.
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2007-03-04 13:18:12 · answer #1 · answered by cubcowboysgirl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Laundry cleansing soap is formulated for low suddsing. The suds will droop the airborne dirt and dirt yet not stay interior the textile whilst rinsed out. Dish cleansing soap is severe suddsing and could make a large number of your outfits and in all probability the laundry section too!
2016-10-17 07:04:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best laundry soap ive used and also is not very expensive is Foca powder. Its really cheap and my clothes are super clean and doesnt have a strong perfume scent. You cant really find this detergent everywhere.
2007-03-04 17:26:39 · answer #3 · answered by Sweetheart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aerial...I was a Daz person for years but with 4 kids, I was fed up with clothes that appeared stained.
As soon as I moved to aerial, the clothes dont need such a hot wash & they are super clean!
For a less detergent smell, use washing powder not the capsuals & use less within the wash.
2007-03-04 13:11:14 · answer #4 · answered by huniluva 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try organic, the one I use is bought here in Penzance, Jean Barry Natural Soap Company. I think that they have a website and they you can get it sent to wherever you are. I've also noticed that on www.pure3design.biz there is a link, so you could go that way. It's the best soap!
2007-03-09 01:15:53 · answer #5 · answered by sunshine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that they all have perfume odours nowadays. You could try the ecover one, but it is more expensive. Other than that use a non-biological one like the supermarkets own brand. They wash just as well as Persil etc
2007-03-06 02:38:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use ariel... It doesn't irritate my sensitive skin and my clothes are clean!! And I totally agree with the person who said don't use the liquid one!! they tend to have much stronger scents. I use the blocks of powder.
2007-03-04 13:24:57 · answer #7 · answered by blondie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shops own brand, you just pay for the name, i wash clothes that has been stained with cows muck, oil, grease, disel. i used to use ariel or persil not any more as cheap ones get all the stains out
2007-03-10 09:41:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tide with bleach
2007-03-07 17:35:53 · answer #9 · answered by sis_5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tide or Tide free unscented.
2007-03-04 13:18:56 · answer #10 · answered by soccermom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋