Comments on: You don’t just use one detergent do you?

By: Zach Smith

Zach Smith — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:34:05 +0000

Choosing the right detergent is very crucial. It is true that you should have different choices of detergents for delicates, whites and colored clothing. But whatever you choose, make sure it is compatible with your washer. If you are using a front load washer, stick to HE detergents as they are less likely to produce too much suds. Regular detergents may easily mess up the functions of your front load washer.

By: Joan Scott

Joan Scott — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:47:25 +0000

I logged onto this site because my white clothes come out looking white, but with small grey spots on them. At one time the cure for this was to rub the spots with soap (not detergent) and wash them again. But this no longer seems to work. Anybody got a solution?

By: Whites coming out of washing machine looking grey, coloureds losing their colour

Whites coming out of washing machine looking grey, coloureds losing their colour — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:33:06 +0000

[...] Different washing machine detergents work in different ways. Some Washing machine detergent contains bleaching agents which helps keep whites white, but at the expense of fading colours. Other detergent claims to be friendly to coloureds and not to fade them but it achieves this by not using any bleaching agents, this means whites may not be kept as white. You don’t just use one detergent do you? [...]

By: Washerhelp

Washerhelp — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:50:46 +0000

I’ve found a very informative page on oxygen bleaches.

I would recommend if using liquid detergents to also use such additional products although I would expect this would make it more expensive than using a similar powder based detergent with bleaching agent already included.

I see no advantage in using liquid detergents other than if having big problems with normal detergent dissolving properly

By: Mrs Smith

Mrs Smith — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:24:51 +0000

OK – I see your point on liquid detergents not containing a bleaching agent – most of them don’t – but I see no mention anywhere about using liquid detergents with an added product that contains oxygen based bleaching agents…
Personally I use a ‘green’ liquid detergent and add a product with an oxygen based bleaching agent to every wash and have no problems getting my laundry clean.
Any additional advise on those?