To ask about washing powder

[Calvinlookingforhobbs]

AIBU to ask for your washing powder recommendations? What actually gets your clothes clean and your white white? Thank you.

[Somethingfantastic89]

Ariel original. I keep going back to it.

[roobrr]

Fairy liquid tabs! For whites vanish platinum powder & stain remover (sainsburys own - I SWEAR by it and have tried everything, it's the best). X

[Justbookedasummmerholiday]

Pink Surf
Ds is a chef and gets his whites white!!

[Wellonlyifihavetoo]

Pink surf and vanish gold powders

[dementedpixie]

Persil or Ariel (I only buy when they're on offer or i get them in home bargains)

[bluebells1]

I am going to ask everyone a very very stupid question. Do the boxes of washing powder come with a measuring spoon/cup? I bought a box based on recommendations on here and I don't know how to measure out the powder.

[confused123456]

I only use fairy non bio gel.

[DullAndOld]

Lidl's own concentrated laundry liquid, and it comes with a measuring cap..

[confused123456]

I like the gel because I can use less if it's not a full load.

[poisonedbypen]

Isn't gel bad for your washing machine? I use Ariel for whites & Ariel colour for others. I buy it in Booker in huge boxes. If Ariel isn't on special offer I get Persil but I prefer the smell of Ariel.

[dementedpixie]

Liquids and gels don't have bleaches so dont keep your whites as white. I sent away from a free measuring scoop. Think the details were on one of the boxes

[PinkHeart5914]

Persil

Bluebells1 they don’t normally come in the box, generally you call the company or go online and they send you one for free. I don’t use one personally I just put a yoghurt pot full in with each wash it works for me

[Liiinoo]

The Miele repair man told me off for using washing powder saying 'this is not a cheap machine, you should treat it right' after my machine got clogged with powder residue. He recommended Persil Liquid detergents. That was 5 years ago and I haven't had a problem since. I also use Dr Beckmann Glowwhite sachets for a white hot wash and colour collector sheets for mixed loads.

[DJBaggySmalls]

Persil brings me out in a rash. I get on ok with Asda own brand though I'm not keen on the fragrance. I usually use about a half of what they say to use.
If it needs a boost I add more and use the Oxy powder from the pound shop.

[bluebells1]

Thank You PinkHeart

[Hidingtonothing]

Daz powder, cheap and cheerful but does the job and smells lovely.

[MrsKTx]

I use Ariel Liquid Tabs. I used to use the powder but it's so messy and clogs the draw and I actually find the tabs clean clothes better and they smell nicer!

[fluffydogs]

Ariel liquid tabs and yellow lenor. Vanish gold added for whites. Always go back to this.

[PickAChew]

Good old Daz. It does smell lovely, without being overpowering.

Much cheaper than gel, as well as the other benefits. The only downside is somewhere to store it.

[LoniceraJaponica]

“I only use fairy non bio gel.”

Non bio liquids and gels aren’t good for washing machines. They don’t kill off any bacteria that will accumulate in a warm damp atmosphere and you will end up with mould and a smelly machine. The gel also forms a nasty gungy mess and often is the main reason people have to call out washing machine repair men.

I used to use non bio liquid and DD’s eczema got worse and worse and my washing machine started to smell. I switched to Ariel powder and my washer stopped smelling and DD’s eczema disappeared. This was because the mould was aggravating it.

I use Ariel powder for whites and light colours, and Fairy powder for colours and delicates.

[bettytaghetti]

Liiinoo I've also had a Miele repairman tell me that liquids were no good for their machines and all their contents were predominantly perfumes.

[onalongsabbatical]

Another one for Daz. I used to use Tesco's cheapest, but I was having to soak stuff in other things for stains etc, then one day they didn't have it, I bought Daz and every damn thing came out clean and fresh! Also my mum used to use it, so I like the smell... Have stuck with it ever since and I swear it does a good job - got dried in blood out the other day without any pre-soaking or faffing. It's pretty cheap, too.

[ComtesseDeSpair]

I use Ariel Colours gel for everything - with a scoop of soda crystals to soften the water / protect the machine, a GloWhite sachet in white washes, a Dylon Brilliant Blacks sheet in with dark washes and a slug of Dettol laundry disinfectant in with cold washes and gym kit. Seems to work, my whites stay white, nothing bobbles and I don't have the problem I used to with some things coming out of the wash smelling fusty.

[GerdaLovesLili]

Daz liquid. Brilliant and it doesn't clog the machine with undisolved powder.

[boredofmyoldname]

Daz.

It's the only one that doesn't I my stupidly sensitive eczema whilst keeping things clean and doesn't smell like I've rolled in a bath of flowery chemicals.