I was told Ecover Sunny Day was discontinued, but I just checked Amazon and found it there, so I don't know. I guess it could still be discontinued.

I have tried Charlie's Soap and Nellie's and hated it more than I can describe in words!! Lmao!!

Biokleen powder and even liquids always leave my laundry dry, scratchy, not smelling great and things just look "dehydrated" (if that makes sense).

Every Method liquid detergent I have tried, honestly worked very well. Beyond easy to dose, stains removed, clothes look, feel and smell very clean. I do not know why I do not use it more....perhaps because I love Powders more. Also, Method is forever introducing a "Limited Time Only" fragrance.....and then bam, it's gone. Method fabric softener is hands down the worst softener I have ever used!!

While not as "green" as many "green" detergents...Clorox Green Works Original Scent liquid detergent is one of my absolute favs!!! GREAT results, but I stopped using it due to sudsing and rinsing issues. Even though it is "he safe"...MamaP, it might be awesome in your SpeedQueen!!!

I love and use Shaklee's powder, add their Nature Bright and you have a good combo for whites. Great in soft water. Their softener is the only one I'll use, soft light scent. Their liquid not so much. They both have enzymes and OBA's.

I'm using Commom Good bergamot scent for the darks right now. Light scent has enzymes and no OBA's. Solid performer, though haven't used on whites.

i like and use Seventh Generation liquid for the darks. Again no OBA's.

I've used Green Works, loved it when it first came out, one of my fav scents. But when they changed it to the current formula it didn't work as well for me and sudsed way too much.

Charlies is well the little brown bag of.......

I used Nellies once and took it back. It think there was a reason I found it at TJ Maxx, see Charlies above.

i like Ecover for cleaning, liquid and powder are just too sudsy.

BioKleen liquid and powder were meh. Method as well- meh.

Planet powder is not bad, this and Shaklee do a great job on oily stains like massage linens, probably because of the washing soda. But this has no enzymes or OBA's and is a bit harsh on colours.

I recently bought the Ecover Zero powder and liquid, and like them. The powder actually did a good job on my dog's blanket, but it seems that a lot of the "eco" powders like 7th Gen and Biokleen have very similar ingredients lists to Ecover, so I don't know if it's really any better than the rest of the bunch. The liquid was a little sudsy, but seemed to clean okay - I think the powder is much better at stain removal.

Caldrea, Mrs. Meyers and Method I personally consider to be greenwashing, but they were fun to try out. Overall I don't think I'll be repurchasing. The performance was average.

Vaska and Biokleen liquid was suds city, not buying again. Gave the Biokleen away and trying to use up the Vaska.

Haven't tried Ecos liquid and 7th Gen powder, but those are on my list of things to try and then donate to the sister in law if they don't work out.

I should have stated my Biokleen premium plus is a powder.

I'm a huge fan of the all-natural Method Hand Soaps. They smell, really, really good. :-)

Guys... do a sniff test of the "Green Tea & Aloe" hand soap. Seriously, just do it, lol.

Now.. I purposely avoid ANYTHING Seventh Generation, because... I know they hired lobbyists to help ban Phosphates in Dishwasher Detergents. And... anyone who does, that... well, there not a friend of mine :P

With that all said, I've been shocked at the performance of a couple of "Green" products.

The Method SmartyDish Tablets. Kinda Pricey (compared to Cascade Complete) But... if you break them in half, there a good value.

And... I've been shocked at the performance of Ecover Liquids. I was really surprised at how well, they did, on medium to light soiled stuff. Although, I wouldn't use them.. full time for anything.

This is interresting.... this one more thing we differ on. Here in Sweden there are only naturals detergents that has past rigurous testing and gotten a mark on them being inviremently friendly. If I go to my big supermarket and the laundry Isle, to my knollage there are none that dont have any marks on them. But there are the big brands from P&G and then like ecover those differ but none the less both are envirementaly friendly.

Mitch-I share your pain on phosphate bans, esp on dishwasher detergents. Do you add stpp to your dishwasher? I'm on the fence about it , but I've had such crap results with ALL the dish dets I've tried, I'm about to try it.

Oh and I love mrs Meyers and method and 7th gen.

Don't buy the laundry detergents very often though unless I come across a sale. I buy the dish liquid, hand soaps etc. mrs Meyers bar soap in basil is a fav

Only tried Method and found it near useless. Mrs. Meyers and Caldrea are ok. I am starting to like Vaska tabs but need to how they do long term. Expect I don't understand the other "environmentally friendly" detergents or how they are any different so I never bothered with them. I'm not a fan of powdered soap of any kind. I'm fine with the Perls but got the powder by mistake once and it was miserable.

I have tried the following:

Method detergent - works well and I really like the herbal fragrances they have. OBs may be a problem on darks but I have not noticed any increased fading with Method.

Vaska (regular, scent free and Baby) detergent - love them all for washing delicates, wool, cashmere, silk. It is really good at removing deodorant residue. I don't use Vaska on regular laundry, so can't comment on stain removal ability. I get no suds with it.

Clorox Green Works detergent - decent performance but not outstanding; good for darks because it contains no OBs. Usually need to use more than the indicated dose in order for the load to feel clean. I get tired of the scent pretty quickly.

Seventh Generation - not worth it. I tried the "super concentrated" version and needed double the dose to get acceptable cleaning results. Would not buy again.

Mrs Meyers - do not like it at all. Surprisingly, I just bought MM dishwashing liquid in radish scent and love it.

I have only tried Charlies Soap did not like it at all. Think I threw it out. I did try a green FS, forget the name, it didn't last very long before it turned gooey and yucky. Method was not good either

Yeah...beagle nc, Method FS is god awful. The worst FS I have ever used. I liked their liquid detergents much better, but never, or very rarely buy them or use them!

I have used Charlie's, Nellie's, Vaska and Method. Of these, Charlie's works the best in my very hard water. Nellie's was second best, then Vaska, and the Method did not work well at all. If your water is softer, maybe your results could be somewhat different.

I just finished a bottle of ECOS Free and Clear liquid. I really liked it, but my store doesn't carry it any more so I've got Seventh Generation free and clear liquid on tap next.

I've used the BioKleen laundry liquid and really liked it as well. It had a nice scent, but was faded on the dry clothes, which I prefer. I like clothes to smell clean, with no fragrence, which I find irritating.

I always use white vinegar in my fabric softener dispenser in my front loader. I **used to** wash always on cold (clothes, sheets etc always on hot or warm). I would sometimes add oxyclean or a natural version of oxyclean to whites, towels, sheets, kitchen towels/rags, or other things that needed some extra brigtening or stain release. I found the natural detergeants to be pretty good at stain removal, except for grease stains. I now know that that may not have been the fault of the detergeant, but of the cold water.

I would think our likes and dislikes have more to do with our pH and type of soil rather than the actual detergent we use. I prefer Mrs Meyers lavender scent for most of my laundry and Tide for the rest. Stains get pre-treated with either the Tide or Didi-Seven, which I've had for sooooo many years. Used to love Oxydol, Cheer, Wisk and several others but, over time, my kids grew up and the style of dirt around here changed. Sweaty clothes from the gym and furry bedding replaced baby clothes and Lord-only-knows-what stains.