Washing powder or liquid

[Sixpencenonethericher]

Is liquid bad for washing machines I've got some but someone said. It wrecks machines
I do towels with non bio on 60
Bedding with non bio on 60
Whites with bio on 40 coloureds same
I think I read on here that non bio is the only one that works on 60 if anyone can enlighten me please

no, they still gunk up the mashine. just not the drawer part.

Capsules are worse because the little plastic film that "dissolves" causes a build up in the outer tub

i use ariel bio powder for whites and Lidl colour own powder for colours

is it not worth using the colour powder ??

Thanks bi think I will try some powder

rabbit my experience has been that non bio is betters for colours. Was the bit about non bio liquid aimed at me?

I use non bio for colours. Bio can bleach colours out over time.

I use Ariel bio for whites and lights and Fairy for coloureds - both powders.

Thanks for this thread - I've always thought my MILs whites were whiter and she uses powder; on holiday I bought a small box with me and thought it was better than my liquid. I thought I was being irrational but I'm glad to see I'm not. Think will be forced to use non-bio though because of sensitive skin. Although I'm not sure - I use Method; is that bio? It doesn't really advertise it - I will Google. My skin is weird; well picky with some things but SLS for example it's fine with.

It is a common fallacy that bio powder aggravates the skin. It is usually the perfumes that have been added that cause the problems. In DD's case it was using bio powder that cleared up her skin because it killed off the nasties that caused the eczemain the first place lurking in my washing machine.

if you are worried about skin, use long wash cycles (short ones often leave out a rinse cycle) or give the load an extra rinse.

I went back to powder a month ago because my machine was stinking no matter how many "maintenance" washes I did - no more stinky machine/clothes and they seem cleaner and softer. I'm not using conditioner anymore either.

I've got. A full box of colour powder but when it's gone I won't buy any more just bio powder
I've got half a box of fairy left will it be better to mix it with bio

Re: bio fading colours, non-bio powder actually contains a higher bleach content than bio as it has no enzymes so needs to make up for that with more bleach. It is scientifically not possible for non bio powder to fade less clothes less than bio does.

Thanks rabbit should I mix it with bio or is that not worth it sorry for all the questions I've confused myself

Tried the Soapnuts, put 6 in the little mesh bag supplied. The clothes don't smell of anything, no Soapnut smell and no bad odour of dirty clothes smell, checked the armpit areas and socks and all seems good. Time will tell though whether a build up of odour or dirt occurs. I soaked the Soapnuts in warm water for a few minutes before adding them and the soapy water to the drum, thanks to previous posters suggestion, that made sense to me, get them working before starting wash off. The instructions say that you can reuse the same Soapnuts a few times but the condition the used Soapnuts are in now that idea doesn't bode well.

sixpence.., I wouldn't bother personally, I'd just use up what you have and then switch to the bio powder.

Thanks rabbit

What is the purpose of liquid if powder is so much better? It must have its positives?!

I used to work for unilever who make Persil & Surf - liquid is cheaper to manufacture and more expensive to sell. Hence such an advertising push.

In its defence, liquid is good for woollens and delicates. We have a few wool items and I use Persil Silk & Wool liquid for those, but fir everything else, I use powder.