I'm curious about the scent. It's not at any Milwaukee area Targets yet.

Has anyone tried this detergent, also geared towards men?

http://freyformen.com/

Also at Amazon. I like that they contribute to the Vets. I ordered one from Amazon earlier. If I don't like the scent I will give it away. Also had free ship.

I smelled it. It is not sweet or fruity. It smells like a very faint inexpensive men's cologne. Not bad, but not my thing!

Thanks Mama. On their website, Hero mentions juniper as part of their scent. So they want guys walking around smelling like gin??? LOL

Here are the German equivalents. Freddy Leck His Washing Powder for

Boys & Men

Girls & Women

I have the Frey detergent. Smells like cologne

Speer, do you like the Frey detergent?

I've decided not to buy the Hero, I will huff it next time I'm in Target though LOL...I try to stear clear of most boutique detergents, and although I haven't seen a MSDS on this stuff it smacks Boutique. If any of you do try it let us know what you think.

I haven't used it yet..too many choices hiding around in my basement. Today is sheet day, so I will give it a go on those and see how the scent acts. It's fairly strong out of the bottle. I also have a green cedar detergent/fs, but found out it wasn't he compatible. The smell of that wasn't the woody smell i was expecting, its like the leaf/needle of a green cedar..

First impressions of frey: Using it on a cotton blend coverlet on 'LG Hot aka too cold for a bath' water. I used the minimum dosage and minimal suds..not much more than i would have got in plain water. The water isn't as slick as I like so might have to up to line 2. Very little scent in the wash. Next item is a cotton blanket, which is a notorious sudser for me.

Spear, thanks for the review!

Part of the suds may be because i used Zum laundry previously and it is soap based, which means suds killer and residue. Love the smell and the softness (probably from the soap residue) but wished it was detergent based. Their cedar is the closest to the manly natural scent I was searching for. I still use it on sheets just to smell it at night...but try to alternate loads with (gasp) Charlie's soap to remove the residue. I figured out I can alternate the blanket with sheets to at least keep some smell every week :)

I'll update when I wash the remaining items

Steve, I wonder if there are essential oils for the scent you are looking for? I'll check out the varieties next time I'm in Whole Foods.

Doesn't essential oil in detergent and FS lose its scent when put into the heat of a dryer? I know if you put essential oils on a cloth and throw it in the dryer with clothing it won't leave a scent unless you use no heat air fluff, than you will have everything in there smelling your favorite lovely. Lol

Yeah. Putting on a cloth and doing a no-heat tumble for a few minutes is what I was thinking. I sometimes do this with bath towels and lavender, if I want to relax a bit.

Oh i definitely have oils that I like: cedarwood, balsam, juniper, various citrus, bergamot, patchouli, frankincense, peppermint.. I haven't tried adding them to laundry..yet..wondering how to keep a faint scent of them after the dryer..which natural oils don't seem to want to do.

This scent quest came about from 1. my sensitivity to many scents, and 2. my obsession with wanting to smell like I just went camping in the Rockies (swoon). Oh well, i guess it's better than drugs..although not much cheaper haha

I was intrigued by this hero since it has juniper, but if it smells like cologne, I'm gonna leave it alone..

Deodorants are a similar struggle. Axe made one (eek i know right) that was mint based, but of course it was discontinued..and I hoarded as much as I could find..and I'm down to 5 sticks and I'm getting worried lol. I tried the lush with patchouli and I liked it, but the baking soda irritates my skin after a couple days. I'm resigned to making my own when all my ingredients come in.

On a side note, I made a beer, brown ale with juniper berries and it's delicious..a nice piney brown

Speer, choose you essential oil scent, after the clothes are dry add some drops 10 or so onto a clean cloth throw it in the dryer on cool fluff for 15 minutes, towels and sheets will hold the scent all week in the linen closet..I've never done it on clothing but it will work. Trick is the clothes must be dry and there can be no heat.

Frey update.. The sheets and blankets are out of the dryer and I'm giving it a passing grade. Things look clean, Very little scent left, but what is there I would describe as a neutral base note for cologne..I don't imagine it would clash with many fragrances. So more out to visit the city masculine, and not let's go cut down some trees with our bare hands masculine.

I didn't give the stain-fighting claims a workout as I didn't spill any chili while watching Netflix or gut any fish in bed this week.

Suds were low, especially comparing them to Tide Ultra Stain Release that I used for the mattress protector..which almost caused a Brady Bunch moment.