Detergent/soap: liquid vs. powder?
Question:What are the pros and cons of each, and what kind of water and soil do they work best with?
Answers:
I always wash in cold water, and found that powder doesn't always disolve, so I switched to lliquid. Works great!
If I have a stain, I pretreat.
Cold water and the least expensive detergent works well for me.
powder soap sometimes clumps in cold water but it won't if you mix it up with warm water & then add it to the bottom of your washer & then you add your clothes.
There are cold water powders but they can be expensive, that may be changing though.
Liquids, i find there are no downside although if you spill it you can't sweep it up & put it back into the container.
Hello Delphine. I think the good thing about the liquid is that it doesn't "Gum" up the machine, like the powder does. I find the powder clings to the inside of the machine, and I'm always having to clean it off.We have hard water here, and both powder and liquid work well.But detergents have much the same ingredients. They work much the same. I would say Persil would be the best.
Use both:
POWDER - - economical, not ruined if froze, many are environmental friendly. Good for basic freshening of clothes and cleaning withOUT stains. After water agitating then put in your powder, after soap mixed in water, then put in your clothes - - thus avoided soap clumps on clothes.
Can get 4-5 gallon bucket supermarket/grocery stores that sell large quantities for about $10-$13. Many do not create visible suds & good for environment. I use warm wash & warm or cold rinse for majority of wash loads. (hot w/bleach for whites only) (cold - - my stuff is either a couple hand wash or it don't belong in my closet ; same with dryclean) .
LIQUID - - Stain remover. Use full strength onto stains (rubbed into fabric) prior putting into washer. Any cheap liquid & use as your stain remover. Avoids buying all of them 'special' pre-soak, stain remover sprays, etc...
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