Consumer Reports: Rating Laundry Detergents

[Nan]

On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 02:02:45 GMT, "Baroness Benachi"
<baroness@ysa.attmil.ne.jp> wrote:

>
>>
>> > Purex liquid is still my fav.
>> >
>
>I bought a case of Purex liquid once. Horrible stuff. I had to use twice
>as much to get my laundry half as clean.

Hmm.... one capful adequately cleans all our laundry. Even the
horribly dirty work clothes hubby used to come home in.
And, I use only cold water.

Nan

[Vox Humana]

"Baroness Benachi" <baroness@ysa.attmil.ne.jp> wrote in message
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>
> >
> > > Purex liquid is still my fav.
> > >
>
> I bought a case of Purex liquid once. Horrible stuff. I had to use twice
> as much to get my laundry half as clean.

I think it all depends on how dirty your clothes are, how hard your water
is, and how good your washer is. My clothes seldom get very dirty and I
have a newer washer and a water softener. I see absolutely no difference in
cleaning ability from brand to brand. I use cold water for all but the
dirtiest clothes, so I like to use liquid detergent because powders don't do
as well for me in cold water.

[Baroness Benachi]

.. one capful adequately cleans all our laundry. Even the
> horribly dirty work clothes hubby used to come home in.
> And, I use only cold water.

Our clothes don't get very dirty, but with purex I noticed that stains
didn't come out completely. Even those treated with stain removers left
behind a 'shadow'. I ended up having to rewash a lot up things.

[Wayne Boatwright]

Nan <nan@altmothers.org> wrote in
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> On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 17:55:14 -0500, "Ken" <krsmith@naxs.net> wrote:
>
>>In the August 2003 edition, Consumer Reports published an updated
>>article rating the top laundry detergents.
>>
>>Top 10 Results
>>
>>1. Tide w/ Bleach (powder)
>>2. Gain w/ Bleach (powder)
>>3. Arm and Hammer w/ color-safe bleach (powder)
>>4. Tide (powder)
>>5. Wisk w/ color-safe bleach (powder)
>>6. Wisk w/ color-safe bleach (liquid)
>>7 Tide (liquid)
>>8. Tide w/ Bleach Alternative (liquid)
>>9. All Stainlifter (powder)
>>10. All Stainlifter Plus (liquid)
>
> Purex liquid is still my fav.
>
> Nan
>

Mine too!

Wayne

[Wayne Boatwright]

Phisherman <nobody@noone.com> wrote in
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> On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 17:55:14 -0500, "Ken" <krsmith@naxs.net> wrote:
>
>>In the August 2003 edition, Consumer Reports published an updated article
>>rating the top laundry detergents.
>>
>>Top 10 Results
>>
>>1. Tide w/ Bleach (powder)
>>2. Gain w/ Bleach (powder)
>>3. Arm and Hammer w/ color-safe bleach (powder)
>>4. Tide (powder)
>
> <snip>
>
> I still use the home-made Fels-Naptha laundry detergent. It makes a
> gel which I found is great for treating stains. Costs about 10 cents
> for a large load. I'll post it again (or URL) if anyone is
> interested.
>

Yes, please do. At that price I'd like to try it!

Wayne

[cvcgrad]

I think I've tried most every laundry detergent on the market before, and I
always keep coming back to Tide. My personal preference is the Tide w/
Bleach Alternative liquid.


"Ken" <krsmith@naxs.net> wrote in message
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> In the August 2003 edition, Consumer Reports published an updated article
> rating the top laundry detergents.
>
> Top 10 Results
>
> 1. Tide w/ Bleach (powder)
> 2. Gain w/ Bleach (powder)
> 3. Arm and Hammer w/ color-safe bleach (powder)
> 4. Tide (powder)
> 5. Wisk w/ color-safe bleach (powder)
> 6. Wisk w/ color-safe bleach (liquid)
> 7 Tide (liquid)
> 8. Tide w/ Bleach Alternative (liquid)
> 9. All Stainlifter (powder)
> 10. All Stainlifter Plus (liquid)
>
> As in the past, Tide w/ Bleach is consistently the top rated laundry
> detergent. Though, Gain is a Consumer Reports "Quick Pick). Interestingly,
> the article recommends powder detergents over liquid detergents. Though
Tide
> w/ Bleach Alternative (liquid) was once the top recommended product, Wisk
w/
> Color-Safe Bleach is the top rated liquid.

[Dorot29701]

I have a water softener and only use a fraction of whatever detergent - because
it would be impossible to get out all the soap. I've been using Purex and have
had no problems - my clothes aren't very dirty though. I use white vinegar in
the rinse aid cup.

Dorothy

[Lloyd Randall]

In article <s07hvv00uopegmc2lpj2gnbfj0ungpi5eb@4ax.com>,
Nan <nan@altmothers.org> wrote:

> Purex liquid is still my fav.
>

I thought you said, "Purex liquid fills my Vista." I have a Dodge Colt,
too, so I poured some Purex in the tank as a detergent additive. Now it
won't run.

My sister says you know I suffer from Presumptive Dyslexia and posted
that message to fool me. If you will please post an apology to the
group for our misunderstanding, that will prove to her that you didn't
mean it.

--
Best Regards,
Lloyd