Sounds excellent larsi! The Tide Sport scent comes in liquid form. Those pods I have only been able to find at Big Lots ONCE. Purex Mountain Breeze FS is my new favorite! I have been using it with ALL Radiant and OxycleanHD detergents. Will try your recommendation.

It is your choice to use what you want but seeing how hard it was/is to find the "good" Tide scent I would only use it with unscented softener so you can get the "full effect" of the great Tide scent. But that is just my thoughts...I have been wrong before LOL

Sparky...Larsi's recipe above calls for 3 ingrediants..and Original Tide isn't in this formula

Great Jean!! The Victory scent Tide detergent is nowhere near as good as these pods!!

sparky....I find when I use unscented softener with my beloved Original Tide powder....the unscented FS kind of kills the scent :( If I want to just inhale and obsess over the classic Tide scent, I use it alone, nothing else! :)

larsi-Febreze with Downy is at Walmart. It comes in a spray freshener (can) and a fabric refresher. I had never seen it before.

I think mixing the scents is the best part of laundry! As a total laundry geek a new combo is always good :) Any issues with the scent of your latest bottle of 2 in 1?

I pulled some clothes I washed in 2in 1 out New Years Eve that I washed and just had in a plastic bin since last late spring in the closet..still fresh smelling...but somehow stink bugs found their way in so I rewashed before donating.

Larsi...I have issues with Downy Free FS..unless I mix at least a small amount of flavored FS with it ...I can smell a chemical scent after they dry. I know quite a number of people with this same issue. I don't generally have a detergent scent left in my clothes after rinsing except with Liquid Persil and I think it was formulated to leave a scent..Downy Free removes that scent but leaves the chemical scent instead.

Jean ..they also have Febreze scented with Tide air freshener spray...it stinks...I haven't seen the Downy one yet.

I tried Febreze Tide in the store awhile back and I agree Mama-stinkeroo! Really the stuff with Downy wasn't bad at all. This is the first time I have been there for 3 or 4 months. My son LOVES the refrigerated pizzas that they carry and he is such a good kid I couldn't refuse! Larsi I doubt it passes your sniff test-but I am always hopeful for you!

Sorry Lars, I went back and reread. I knew I saw something about original Tide and it was using it with the Target softener.

What you mixed was even worse for Me.(LOL) I cannot stand the Persil. Sinus headache like crazy being around that loud scent but that is just difference in people's systems.

I never smell chemical in downy free after rinsing. I have well water no chlorine, so maybe that is why. I do know that detergent used at my house will smell after rinsing, where if used in chlorinated water the scent is gone after rinsing. That I know first hand.

Sparky..can you smell the chemical scent in Downy Free in the jug?

Not sure if Chlorine has an impact as I still smell it using Antichlor

Every unscented laundry product has an "odd" smell in the bottle, be it Tide or Downy, the Downy not as much as Tide. After they are washed I smell no chemical smell at all.

I'm sure the chlorine affects the smell--at least in my area. I was using Wisk when it was first HE and my washer was new--15-16 years ago. Had trouble with the door lock so while waiting had to use laundromat. I used the Wisk there and it had no smell when done but was very fragrant when used at my house. All that was different was the water so I do think the chlorine was the reason for no scent left behind except for a chlorine odor. You are probably used to that where I am not so it is more noticeable for me. JMO (chlorine odor)

I have smelled Downy that was old and rancid and it stinks either from sitting in the store too long or some I have had too long. It goes in the trash then. If I could stand the smell of Gain or Persil a little chemical smell wouldn't affect me at all. Lol

When I use Downy Free with Cheer powder for colors, all I smell is Cheer afterwards, never Downy chemical.

I absolutely love the smell of Cheer. I also really like Persil, but there is something about Cheer that triggers a memory for me. My mom didn't use it, so it isn't childhood, but something else. Maybe a first boyfriend. I don't know. Usually scents can place a memory with me very quickly but I've been struggling with this one.

Can't say I remember the original Tide smell. You all rave about it so it must have been magical.

I don't have a detergent smell left on clothes after washing except the 2 in 1 leaves a light scent but its been formated to leave a scent....Sparky how many rinses do you use? I read many people with full fill rinses don't have a detergent scent left over but people with HE machines do...why is that?

Even with a top loader I could smell the detergent fragrance. Was it less? Maybe. It's been so long. I do know that I could always pick up the scents I didn't like MUCH more than the ones I loved!

Alex Chicago...You don't remember the Original Tide powder scent that lasted up until 2013/2014? It came out in the 70's (obviously I do not remember that ;) Well...maybe a little :-O But, it was part of my life for the 80's, 90's and all the 2000's. It is magical!!

Can I mail you some to try? Do you have a front load or top load? USA, Asian or German machine? If you want to try it, FB message me your address....and I will send you some. If you did not know...A LOT of us mail detergents to each other. It is a whole new level of cray cray!!! :)

Thanks, Larsi! I remember buying some Ultra Tide HE w/ Bleach back in 2011 when I first got my front load machine. Would that have still been the original scent you all love so dearly?? :)

I have a Samsung front loader. It's...meh. A thousand times better than the Frigidaire "Laundry Center" it replaced (builder basic, included when the place was built), but I'm not in love with it. I really only use two or three cycles: sanitize, bedding (because it has 3 rinses and higher water levels, but not hot enough temp IMO) and Deep Steam Clean (probably about 120F wash cycle). I would love a Miele, because I love our other Miele appliances (DW and vacuum), but we do not have the ability to get a 220 line into the laundry closet for an electric dryer. We're stuck with a 120v washer and a gas dryer. I'll probably go Whirlpool or 'Lux when these finally give up the ghost, unless something magical comes on the market in the mean time :)

And you bet! I'll gladly send you my address on FB. We were just in France a few months ago and I missed the opportunity to pick up some Euro detergent. Shouldn't I be shunned for this? We can chat about what you want in return... xoxo

Tide he powder (Original, original scent) and maybe a few surprise goodies coming your way!!! :)

I tried your formula last night larsi BUT I put my laundry on a drying rack instead of a dryer. What a wonderful scent. Perfect just a delightful blend of all 3 fragrances! Great recommendation as usual, thanks!! Comparatively the load I did this morning was put in the dryer-just a much lighter fragrance. I think my laundry will be dryer free for awhile.

My washer gives 3 rinses per cycle with a 4th as an extra if selected. To be honest, when I use bleach I let it do 4 rinses. Then I start it again and let it do 3-4 more rinses to be sure the bleach is out. 3rd & 4th rinse are warm if warm rinse is selected. My rinses fill up more than the wash fill also and recirculates water during parts of the wash and during the 1st, 3rd and 4th rinses.

Jean.....YAY!!!! I line dried a few items with this winning 3 combo, and I agree the scent was stronger (but not strong) and amazing!!! I kept sniffing the line dried items!! Tumble drying does make the scent lighter and softer, but still amazing!

I am so happy you tried my Trifecta. I am seriously loving these 3 items together!!!

See... I always thought the opposite. I've found that whenever I use an Americana-Style water using Top Loader... clothes come out amazingly scented. Even without Fabric Softener... fabrics smell fresh & devine.

Then... I wash clothes in my European Style front loader machine. No matter how much "scent booster" and fabric softener I add... nothing comes out scented. Well... it does, but... it's a very light, refreshing scent... and the moment clothes or textiles make it into the revolving heat chamber. Ahem Tumble Dryer, all of that wonderful scent receives a harsh, painful death :/

The sad part is.. I'd truly love some scented laundry, every once in awhile. Not that many current americana detergents fulfill my dreams... but it'd be nice to actually smell fragrance on my clothes.

Maybe I just need to go and find a 1990's style Classic Whirlpool Top Loader ;) or... just invest in candles. Yeah.. Maybe I'll do the latter. :)

This is a honest question, do you none of you work in a scent free environment? For the last 15 years or so, I've worked in a few places, as has my husband, and every place has been scent free. They don't want you wearing clothing smelling of laundry additives or perfumes or strong after shaves, etc.

Maybe it's just uncommon in my area to use lots of scents. I know my teenager has borrowed clothing from a couple friends and she says she can't wear it due to the smell (no allergies, she just isn't used to the strong smells of scented laundry stuff). But most of the friends she lends or borrows stuff to/from smells like nothing after it's washed.

Ceruleanblue... I'm not exactly a huge fan of overly scented chemically, toxic fields of overly sweet flowers. I'm just a fan of "clean"... scents. Like... Tide Clean Breeze, or what used to be of it before. And Tide Original :)

With that said.. I've never actually heard of workplaces requiring scent-free clothes. Are you currently in a position involving health care? Even so... I've seen nurses & MD's covered in god-awful scent.

Ceruleanblue, I'm with you. Who wants to walk around smelling like a Laundromat? I use unscented detergent and put a little white vinegar in the fabric softener dispenser.

Larsi, I will try your Trifecta recipe today and report back later lol.

Jean if you dry your clothes on a low setting more of the scent will remain on the clothes.

I don't like my clothes to reek of detergent, fs, and scent boosters, but I do like the wash to be lightly scented enough that I get a trace when the clothing is held to the nose, that's it. I do find it offensive when there's a cloud of fragrance 10 feet around someone so I get the whole "scent free workplace" thing because some people overdo it on the scents, like some perfumes just gag me and the lady wearing it just leaves a 20 foot trail behind her of cloying perfume.

Larsi, I used your Trifecta recipe today on a load of whites that I typically would use my personal fav on which is ...Drum Roll....Tide with Bleach powder LOL...but using the Trifecta, everything came out white and smelling very fresh and clean. I had a hint of scent when they were done washing and after drying none but a tiny scent when holding the clothes to my nose...but that's how I like it..I like a clean fresh scent with just the barest hint of the products. So---so far so good, you came up with a winner of not just good scents but it also cleans the clothes. Very proud of you comming up with a terrific formula Larsi.

YAY!!! Larsi's Trifecta is a new fav of mine too, LOL. So fresh, light, clean, herbal!!! Thanks MamaP!! :)

For those who are allergic to artificial scents, try putting about 10 drops of your favorite essential oil on a dry wash cloth and toss into an already dry load of laundry in the dryer. Tumble without heat for a few minutes. All of your laundry will smell wonderful and without any added chemicals!

I presume it's best to use only clear essential oils to avoid the risk of color transfer, but one of these days I might be brave and try some tangerine. :)

I do this once in awhile and yes on no heat fluff dry everything will smell of whatever you want it to...I often use unscented Downy on towels and the essential oils in the dryer..the scent will last even if towels arnt used that week. Great idea Vasta.