Best Laundry detergent??

[Nancdaught]

Tide it seems to clean better for us.

[LuvaSupaDeal]

Wow! I must admit, I never noticed how many people trust Tide. I usually buy Ajax Powder because if I don't get back to finishing my wash until the next day, it won't smell bad. Tide always left an odor on my clothes if they were left undried for a day.

But now, I must reconsider. It seems the laundry detergent most people trust is Tide!

Out of curiosity... Are ya'll using liquid or powder?

[eaparham]

I love the tablets............my sister turned me on to Tide, but I found Purex to be just as good and much less expensive. And the DH seems to tolerate them okay...he has sensitive skin, poor baby.

[miriama59]

I have to admit to using whatever liquid detergent is on sale. BUT I have a big preference for Gain. I love the way it makes my clothes smell. :)

[texas_sweetie]

usually whatever is on sale but i like purex and try and get it. No way can I use Tide gives me a rash all over my body and makes me itch like crazy.

[cata5]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by The Truth [/i]
[B]Consumer Reports stated clearly Tide, Kills 99% of bacteria brand, is the best detergent to use. [/B][/QUOTE]

What else does it say? I have been wondering about this, too. I have tons of laundry and tend to go for cheaper products. I have just started noticing my whites aren't as white...LOL...Plus, seems like with kids in sports we've got those problems with perspiration stains etc. I would like some scientific proof that some brands are better than others.

Millervt...what are you using???? LOL

[mama2calli]

I love Purex's Baby Soft (I think that's what it's called), it makes clothing so soft & nice smelling!!! :)Kath

[juliet57]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by mayfly [/i]
[B]Really, is it true that laundry soaps clean differently than each other? I had no idea. I usually just use whatever is on sale, cheapest I can get. [/B][/QUOTE]

Many years ago (and I do mean many) I was taking a marketing class. One of the things we discussed was how a company such as Proctor and Gamble can increase its market share of a product type by having numerous brands. We were specifically discussing laundry detergent. Many of the major brands of detergent are made by Proctor and Gamble - Tide, Cheer, Era, Gain, Bold, Dreft, and Ivory Snow for example. Now I will leave it up to you to draw your own conclusions. My opinion is that if a company is making similar products, say Tide, Cheer, Gain and Bold, chances are those products are very similar so I would be inclined to buy what is on sale. All of that said I actually buy All detergent because I can get the unscented type. My nose prefers that since some of the more fragrant brands make me sneeze.

[teamfargo]

I like Tide best for general wash and Era for pretreating stains. That said, my husband has skin problems and if I use anything but All Free and Clear, he itches! Needless to say, I do a poor job of seperating laundry and he usually has a rash!

[Mouse7088]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by LuvaSupaDeal [/i]
[B]Wow! I must admit, I never noticed how many people trust Tide. I usually buy Ajax Powder because if I don't get back to finishing my wash until the next day, it won't smell bad. Tide always left an odor on my clothes if they were left undried for a day.

But now, I must reconsider. It seems the laundry detergent most people trust is Tide!

Out of curiosity... Are ya'll using liquid or powder? [/B][/QUOTE]

Our water is EXTREMELY hard well water, so I buy liquid detergent. I still have to use a little more than say compared to my Mom because of it. We'll soon have city water in the boonie here. Funny, we still can't get cable tho! LOL! When we get the city water I'll probably stick with the liquid Tide because I do like pretreating w/ it as well. I also use 409 on the knees of my childrens pants, the 8 yro. has discovered the art of playing football at school and I have ALWAYS used 409 over all the pre-treaters out there. Even as babies I used it and just made sure their clothes were rinsed VERY well. This wouldn't be a good idea tho for those of you who have sensitive skin kin-folk! LOL!

I used Gain, Surf etc..I did like the smell of Gain also, but Tide seemed to work best with our water.

Oh yeah, I meant to add also...A friend of mine was a BIG TIME avid user of Tide also and she said Sears had a detergent, like their generic or what have you and it worked just like Tide she thought. I never tried it because they only sold it in powder form and it was in BIG containers..since I knew I wouldn't use powder, I never tried it.

[jen6889]

I used to be very loyal to Tide until it got too expensive. Then anything that was on sale, but wasn't a generic or some weird brand I'd never heard of.
THEN...... I married my DH. Now it's All Free and Clear. Has to be. If I use anything else, both my DH and our son break out in this nasty, itchy rash. I think it works great. I do add White Vinegar and Baking Soda to some of the loads - always the sheets - especially if the kids had a little accident. Takes the urine smell and sweat stains (DH sweats in his sleep - ugh!) out better than just detergent alone plus Vinegar is a natural disinfectant too.
And I always use Liquid. Powder seems to never rinse all the way, leaving those white streaks on the clothes. My mom also had a problem with the powder clogging up her washing machine. The only powder I do use is when I add "Biz" to the wash. I have never seen Biz in liquid form.

[jotham]

Does anyone know a laundry detergent that is sufficiently close to Surf or sister brands All and OMO? (Surf is my favorite brand, but I can't find it easily in Japan.) Most detergents have surfectants, which make the water "wetter" and range from 8 to 18 percent. Unilever's Surf, which stands for surfectant, enjoys the high range. It cleans clothes through the power of altered water rather than harsh chemicals, which Tide uses — which is why I don't like Tide. In Japan, I've seen most Proctor and Gamble detergents: Tide, Purex, Gain, Irovy Snow, Downy, Dreft. It would be great if anyone could point me in the right direction; I hate to experiment with all these on my clothes. If nothing works, I may have Surf shipped over — ugh.
I also use vinegar, which really makes colors bright and lines sharp when done in cold water. High-surfectant detergents, like Surf, increase the power of vinegar in cold water and makes all this possible.
By the way, here is an interesting article on detergent brands in Slate magazine:
[url]http://www.slate.com/id/19914/[/url]

[fruitengine_han]

My mom use Tide too... i don't do the laundry.
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[june72]

I use gain.....hubby breaks out in boils if I change things.

[afunguy26]

I like to use imitation tide its much cheaper