Persil Universal Powder Detergent for Darks & Colours???

14 years ago

I almost always use Persil Color Gel (and sometimes Tide he Powder) for my darks and coloured clothing, sheets, towels, beddings, etc...

I am on a "powder kick" right now. I DO NOT like Persil Megaperls at all. I do not find my clothing fresh and odor free after using them. I do however LOVE Persil Universal Powder Detergent.

The box says it contains an Oxygen based bleaching agent. Will this harm and fade my darks and coloured items? I would say 95% of my laundry is black, navy blue or dark colours. I love the smell and performance of the Universal Powder, but do not know if it is going to be safe for weekly washing? Does the Universal title/name, really mean Universal?

Thanks a lot!

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grainlady_ks

14 years ago

A little rule of thumb I read this morning while doing some other research...

-No bleaching agents in liquid detergent, so they are good for colors, not as good on whites.

-Bleaching agents in powdered detergents, so they are good for whites, not as good on colors.

-No bleaching agents...bleaching agents help keep the washing machine free of bacteria and black mold.

-Grainlady

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hidroman
14 years ago
yes, it's a mid - long term effect.

Back in the seventies/eighties here in europe we had just regular powders with oxygen bleach and wool powdered detergents. The choice was between a too harsh detergent that faded dark colours and a too mild detergent that was uneffective with several stains.

Since 20 years we have regular detergents *whitout* oxygen bleach that wash colours whitout fading. Some detergents have even anti transfer agents to wash "mixed colours" and dark fabrics with no damage.

To have a clue my black jeans and coloured polo shirts back then faded a lot despite of warm washes, now they last for many years. Also : since round 10 years we routinely wash black, cherry red, green Ikea (so not the finest quality) towels @ 140Â°F with detergents for darks (as the likes of Perwoll Black Magic or Woolite for Darks) Black is still black, cherry red is still cherry red ... back those times it would have turned into grey and pink within six months

Also be aware that powders may leave some unsoluble residues on dark fabrics. Washer manufacturers (miele included) reccommend to wash dark fabrics with liquid detergents. They say powder contain zeolites ( roughly speaking, clay) that are unsoluble and leave little unpleasant white grains on laundry.

I feel those powders that use zeolites as water softener take ages to be rinsed properly and no matter laundry feels rather stiffer than if it were washed with liquids or other kinds of powders
cryptandrus
14 years ago
It's not just the oxygen bleach, but regular Persil also contains *optical brighteners*.

In my experience, these are the ingredients that "fade" dark colored fabrics the most.
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Alex

Here is a link that might be useful: Test of 2005 - see page 2 for pictures
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Persil Universal Powder Detergent for Darks & Colours???

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