What laundry detergent do you like using the most or works best?

@kgwat70 (13388)
United States
November 5, 2006 2:29pm CST
What laundry detergent do you like the most and does a good job of cleaning your clothes?
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18 responses
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
17 Feb 07
I use the detergent called extra it works pretty well gets my clothes clean and it won't break your budget at $2.50 a large bottle. My mom won't use anything but Tide and Cheer and I can say my clothes are just as clean as hers.
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@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
17 Feb 07
I have never heard of Extra but glad that it works very well for you and is not expensive. Some people will not change detergents at all but whatever works for your mom is fine too. :-)
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• United States
24 Feb 07
I use extra too. DO you prefer the liquid or powder and which scent do you like best?
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• United States
16 Feb 07
I prefer All. It not only clean the clothes the best but has awesome scents to chose from
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@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
16 Feb 07
All definitely does have nice scents to choose from and does a great job of cleaning clothes which is why I use it plus it does not give me problems with my allergies.
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@disvachic (10117)
• United States
15 Feb 07
The laundry detergent that i use is Tide it works great for me.I have a son that plays football with his friends all the time so its great with the stains for me.
• United States
11 Nov 06
Store brand works just fine.
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• United States
15 Feb 07
I agree with you margieanneart that store brands work just fine:)
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@mayenskie (1307)
• Philippines
15 Feb 07
I like Tide detergent bar for hand washing, while I use Pride Detergent Powder for washing mashine low suds, make clothes easier to rinse
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• United States
15 Feb 07
I know it cost more but I prefer Tide liquid detergent. It does an excellent job. My mom uses it too. When I was in high school we had white band jackets. We had to have them washed at home. The band directer made me stand of in front of the whole band and tell them what my mom used because I had the whitest jacket in the band.
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@birthlady (5609)
• United States
11 Nov 06
I like a very mild baby laundry soap, I don't remember the name, but I add baking soda to the laundry soap and it boosts whitening power without bleach. I don't like detergant, too rough on the skin...
@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
11 Nov 06
Very interesting. I may have try that but all answers were good. Thank you :-)
• United States
23 Feb 07
I have a high efficiency front loading washing machine. This requires special HE detergent. The best I have found is Tide HE. It cleans well and also leaves the clothes smelling fresh.
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• United States
5 Nov 06
I like wisk. just used it, in fact.
@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
5 Nov 06
I use All and I just used mine to do laundry earlier. :-) I have tried Era and Wisk before.
@brendalee (6082)
• United States
15 Feb 07
I have very hard well water so finding a good laundry soap is difficult. I have had some good results using Purex and we buy the mountain breeze one. My boyfriend can't use some of detergents because he gets skin irritations easily. But he doesn't with the Purex.
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
7 Feb 07
I prefer to use Gain or Surf. All can be good as well but price wise I usually go with Surf. It does a great job and the price is better then the other two.
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@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
10 Feb 07
Those are both definitely very good brands and have used both at one time a while ago but now I have to be careful due to being allergic to some of the chemicals in the detergents.
• United States
10 Feb 07
I used any detergent that has no fragrances or dyes in it, as I have severe eczema and mild psoriasis. I have to also use the dryer sheets that have no fragrances, dyes, etc. in them as well.
@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
10 Feb 07
I too have to be careful of the fragrances in the detergents as I am allergic to some of the detergents that are sold in stores.
• Canada
15 Feb 07
The one I like the best is the Purex liquid soap . I like this one because a few of us in the house are allergic to different soaps and this one does not bother us at all . It is even good for the baby clothes . I like the one with the yellow cover because I really like the smell it leaves with the clothes . I don't find that I have ever got one that I found did a better job then the next soap so I find this one better just because I like the small and it doesn't break anyone out when I use it .
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@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
15 Feb 07
I have not tried Purex liquid soap and have to be careful since I am allergic to certain types of laundry detergents. That is great that it works very well for you and your family. :-)
@chargoans (939)
• United States
24 Feb 07
I prefer the Gain brands, any scent will do as they all smell so good. However, when I am tight on funds, I will use Arm & Hammer or a brand call Extra. Both are equally less expensive. But I prefer Gain, for the way the clothes are clean and remain to smell clean days after washing them!
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• United States
15 Feb 07
I like the laundry detergent that does the most for less;)+
@yogi23 (149)
• India
5 Nov 06
Tide is good...... washes clothes better
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• United States
5 Nov 06
I like ERA
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@chertsy (3798)
• United States
24 Feb 07
I have to use detergents that I'm not allergic to, which are only a few. I can use Wisk, All, Clorox2, and Arm & Hammer. All four work really good at getting my clothes clean. If you want something that get's your colors and whites clean without having to use bleach. I would say use Clorox2, it's safe for colors and it brightens your whites at the same time. All is good also, but Clorox2 is for both colors and whites.