Sainsburys own brand Biological Washing powder.. as good as Ariel?

KiKi

Hi there

I have used Sainsburys own brands inc basics and I don't find a difference for darks or colours, nor for getting out most stains.

However, I don't think it competes on whites, nor getting stains out from whites (which are obviously more prominent). I have never found a supermarket own brand that has. I am at the gym 6 days a week, so I do sweat on my white tops a lot...but even on my white work tops the brand basics don't seem to keep them very white, and certainly don't get out tougher stains that I can see.

I use Sains own brand for darks and colours, and will use one Ariel tablet (I don't find I need to use two) for whites.

HTH

Cheers
KiKi

MrsBartolozzi

I use the Basics one too, and while it's not perfect, it's about as good as any other. I like that it doesn't have much smell too as some can be overpowering.

rosekitten

I use Ariel for the whites and the really
grim mucky stuff,as it shifts everything
that gets onto clothes even those so called
washable felt pens and paints they use in
school.
Because I dont use it for everything I seldom
buy it and only when its on offer.I bought that
large £4 box and it will last me for months.
In fact I was trying to remember the last time I
bought Ariel before this one and it was about
a year ago.As i had taken advantage of
an offer in Asda for a large sized box.
You dont need loads for each wash as for the rest
I use anything thats on offer.M&S have theirs
on buy one get one free at the moment and its
cheaper than some of the supermarket brands.

ginnyknit

I have used Sainsburys and Tesco's own brand for a long time and never had a complaint until my daughter became a chef, it was ridiculous I couldnt get the whites clean. Then my washer died and I got my sons old one - voila it was the machine not the powder! I have actually switched to the Tesco's liquid lately but more for it being easier to carry than anything but am just as happy with it.

Rachel021967

I used Lidls own for along time. A friend recommended liquid tabs, so I tried them out of curiosity and my daughter's eczema cleared up and I no longer had to scrub out the powder draw. I know they are expensive but I would only go back to basics if I was very hard up.

sonsbear

I switched to liquid and found that my machine started to get mouldy and a bit smelly. Various searches on google revealed that this is apparently a very common problem if you use liquid and reduce temperatures. So beware too much liquid or liquitabs.


It is good for your machine to use bio powder!

I make sure now that I do use some bio powder and I use white vinegar as well from time to time in the machine and I do hot washes.

I do still use liquid but just beware. You might save money there but at the cost of your machine.

vij

Ive been using the ones from approved foods its 95p a box and Ive been ordering 1-2 with my monthly order and its ok on nearly everything

rach

I currently use the M&S stuff as it's often on bogof and works out really cheap then. I use the colour tabs (just one) on darks and the whites liquid on whites.

geoff2

Generally, I would advise avoiding cheap powder and use liquid wash. Powder does not fully dissolve and the waxy sticky residue will block your washing m/c pipework and possibly your drains, by accumulating at the bottom of U bends. Before it becomes fully blocked, there'll be quite a long period where there's a backwash every time the m/c pumps out water and that will cause a stink of hydrogen sulphide.

easy

geoff2 wrote: »

Generally, I would advise avoiding cheap powder and use liquid wash. Powder does not fully dissolve and the waxy sticky residue will block your washing m/c pipework and possibly your drains, by accumulating at the bottom of U bends. Before it becomes fully blocked, there'll be quite a long period where there's a backwash every time the m/c pumps out water and that will cause a stink of hydrogen sulphide.

sonsbear wrote: »

I switched to liquid and found that my machine started to get mouldy and a bit smelly. Various searches on google revealed that this is apparently a very common problem if you use liquid and reduce temperatures. So beware too much liquid or liquitabs.


It is good for your machine to use bio powder!

I make sure now that I do use some bio powder and I use white vinegar as well from time to time in the machine and I do hot washes.

I do still use liquid but just beware. You might save money there but at the cost of your machine.

Ha so these posts show that basically, we need to switch about between using powder and liquid, to keep the machine clean and up to scratch.