Do you use "white" & "coloured" laundry powder/tablets/liquid?

MrsE_2

My friend used to use Sainsburys own brand powder & her washing was always lovely.
I might give it a sniff.

Sunnyday

I use Asda smartprice powder for colours and whichever big brand powder is on offer for whites. If i remember i add a bit of washing soda to the colours and i always use vinegar for conditioner - not white but any supermarkets smart price equivalent for around 13p a bottle.

I use around half the recommended amount and the laundy is always lovely and clean, i keep meaning to try the grated bar of soap thing but haven`t got around to it yet.

SD

Boodle

DD skin is quite sensitive. It doesn't get terribly bad but her cheeks and around her mouth seems to get a little red and dry if she has been in too much contact with clothes washed in bio stuff. So I use whatever non-bio is on special (Persil tablets at the mo.) I usually always do a short 30C cycle, unless it is a particularly larger load in which case I do a longer cycle. I tried Stardrops on the dark stuff for a couple of weeks which seemed to keep the colour in the clothes really well, but it irritated DD's skin so I had to start with the powder again.

The difference is for mine and DH's whites (mainly underwear and DH's shirts for work) I use a bio powder on a hotter wash to keep them nice and white. I always tended to use Surf as it is usually cheaper - I got a giant box on offer about a year ago which is still going

I with you guys who don't like an overpowering smell from the washing powder. A faint delicate one is ok tho Becuase I tend to use about half of the recommended amount on the pack, I think it gives just enough of a fragrance. I was very kindly given some clothes by a lovely friend and despite being washed at least twice, I can still detect the smell of my friend's washing powder on a couple of the garments. I tend to think that if I am going to be wearing deoderant and perfume, I don't want the clothes clashing as well.

MrsE_2

Boodle wrote: »

I with you guys who don't like an overpowering smell from the washing powder.

I'm amazed at the number of people who said this.

I LOVE the smell of washing powder & fabric conditioner, that fresh soapy smell of clean washing:D

I buy Ariel coloured because it has the strongest smell of all the coloured ones (plus it cleans well).

I'm also suprised that more people don't buy Daz for whites, I would have thought Daz the biggest seller for whites.

MrsE_2

Gigervamp wrote: »

I use either Ariel colour liquid tabs, or Tesco/Asda own brand ones. Being old goths, we have a lot of black clothes and I've found they don't fade as quickly using the colour tabs. I also use them for my whites washes too.

I use the liquid ones because I've found that the powder tabs don't dissolve properly in a quick 30degree wash.

Now thats proof, you would know:D

With the disolving thing, I think that can be down to the machine, as they get older they sometimes don't disolve so well.

Boodle

MrsE wrote: »

I'm amazed at the number of people who said this.

I LOVE the smell of washing powder & fabric conditioner, that fresh soapy smell of clean washing:D

I do too - but not so strong it hurts my nose :rotfl: I like my perfume more than my washing powder scent

You are right tho... you just can't beat the fresh smell of clothes in off the line

frivolous_fay

I use a cheapo own brand bio tablet for whites at the moment, but it's just not cutting it My cream bedding is coming out distinctly yellow and I don't wanna talk about the whites _pale_

I'm not really into the OS laundry stuff at the moment so I'm a bit clueless... if you were to suggest something I should sling into the machine for better whites, what would it be?

MrsE_2

frivolous_fay wrote: »

I use a cheapo own brand bio tablet for whites at the moment, but it's just not cutting it My cream bedding is coming out distinctly yellow and I don't wanna talk about the whites _pale_

I'm not really into the OS laundry stuff at the moment so I'm a bit clueless... if you were to suggest something I should sling into the machine for better whites, what would it be?

Daz;).......

frivolous_fay

MrsE wrote: »

Daz;).......

Anything OS?

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frivolous_fay wrote: »

Anything OS?

Hi fay,

I use half washing powder and half soda crystals (in the same aisle as the washing powder and only costs about 75p/kg). It produces much better results than the washing powder alone.

There's more information on this thread that might help:

Mixing soda crystals with laundry powder???

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