Liquid or Powder detergent

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United States
November 3, 2006 2:17am CST
Do you use powdered or liquid detergent? I use liguid detergent.
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@rizwan09 (743)
• India
3 Nov 06
powdered one
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• United States
19 Nov 06
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@delina123 (2453)
• Canada
19 Nov 06
i use liquid
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• United States
19 Nov 06
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@quink82001 (2938)
• United States
16 Nov 06
liquid detergent.
• United States
19 Nov 06
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@caramello (4377)
• Australia
19 Nov 06
Powdered mostly, but occasionally liquid.
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• United States
19 Nov 06
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@chance00 (3331)
• United States
19 Nov 06
I like liquid detergent
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• United States
19 Nov 06
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@kayla05 (38)
• United States
19 Nov 06
liquid detergent - this is gain liquid detergent
Liquid detergent I have heard that powdered is not good for the pipes.
• United States
19 Nov 06
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@mcmomss (2601)
• United States
19 Nov 06
I like the liquid better.
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• United States
19 Nov 06
I like the liquid better too. Thank you for your response :)
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@MellieC (783)
• United States
19 Nov 06
powdered just seems really messy to me. i always prefer to use the liquid.
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• United States
19 Nov 06
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• India
19 Nov 06
I used lquid because powder is chemical substance
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• United States
19 Nov 06
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@kylesmiles (1910)
• United States
19 Nov 06
We use liquid detergent. We used to use powder when we lived in an apartment... But we only buy liquid nowadays. :)
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• United States
19 Nov 06
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@blueman (16509)
• India
19 Nov 06
powder is what i use.
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• United States
19 Nov 06
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@sthacker (354)
• United States
19 Nov 06
Liquid
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• United States
19 Nov 06
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@talija81 (75)
• United States
20 Nov 06
If you're wondering whether you should be using powdered or liquid detergent: What are the advantages of powdered detergent? It's cheaper. In my experience, for any given brand of detergent, the powdered version has a substantially cheaper cost per load than the liquid version. To determine cost per load, divide the cost of the package (box or bottle) of detergent by the number of loads indicated on the package. I believe you'll quickly see that a load of laundry costs less with powdered detergent. It's also easy to take with you, which is important if you use laundramats or friends' machines often, as I do. You can take a bunch of ziploc baggies and put one scoop of powdered detergent in each and take them to the laundramat and easily dispense them into the machines, and this allows you to take only as much as you plan to use. In contrast, with liquid detergents you'd have to take the entire bottle under most circumstances. What are the advantages of liquid detergent? Liquid detergents are pre-dissolved, so if you have problems with getting your powdered detergent to dissolve, a liquid detergent can resolve the problem. (Such problems can occur in locations with particularly hard water or in particularly cold climates where you can't get water warm enough to dissolve the powder.) Liquid detergent is also convenient for pre-treating stains: just dribble a little of the detergent on the stained area before placing the laundry in the washer. (See the manufacturer's instructions for product-specific information) What other considerations should I keep in mind? A manufacturer recommended to a friend of mine, who called to inquire about a problem he was having with a product generating excessive suds, that he try the liquid version, and sent him a coupon for a free bottle of the product to try it. They suggested that the slightly different composition of the powdered detergent might simply be interacting badly with the specific mineral content of his house's water, and that switching to the liquid might resolve the problem. It didn't, but the argument is valid and it's something you may want to keep in mind if you have problems with sudsing but would prefer not to switch brands. Remember that this could also work in reverse - if a liquid is causing excessive sudsing, the powdered version might resolve it. If nothing is going wrong, is there any reason I should choose either powdered or liquid detergent other than price? No. They should clean equivalently. How come so many people insist on using liquid detergents and swear it's better, when I use powdered detergent and my laundry always comes out clean? I think it's a religious thing. Try not to worry about it.
• United States
20 Nov 06
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• United States
19 Nov 06
most of the time i use liquid
• United States
19 Nov 06
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@Katy238 (1028)
• United States
19 Nov 06
I use a non toxic liquid brand
• United States
19 Nov 06
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• Indonesia
19 Nov 06
liquid detergent is my choice... always
• United States
19 Nov 06
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@brurib (1527)
• United States
19 Nov 06
Powder detergent
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• United States
19 Nov 06
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@lkruger (92)
• United States
19 Nov 06
Liquid.
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• United States
19 Nov 06
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@brettbum (304)
• United States
19 Nov 06
Why I use liquid Detergent - Liquid, I keep it on a shelf above my washer, and just push the little button to drop some liquid into the washer.

Call me lazy!
Liquid, I keep it on a shelf above my washer, and just push the little button to drop some liquid into the washer. Call me lazy!
• United States
19 Nov 06
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19 Nov 06
either, both get your clothes clean, tabs i find clogg up the washer and cause real problems so avoid!!!!!!
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• United States
19 Nov 06
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