One would think that adding sodium carbonate to liquid detergent will raise the alkalinity, I think the only liquid detergents that contain sodium carbonate also have no enzymes, something I read about not being able to keep enzymes alive in a higher alkaline solution when the enzymes are not able to be coated to protect when in a liquid. ..so wonder how this works. Another thing, notice the word Bio on a US brand of detergent.

Mama, it looks like they put sodium carbonate in their liquid detergents. I found this ingredient disclosure for their Oxiclean version; it also has enzymes:

http://www.armandhammer.com/PDF/Ingredients/AHPlusOxiCleanLLD.pdf

Thanks Greeny, I know Tide doesn't use sodium carbonate in their liquids, something about they can't protect the enzymes in liquid from the higher PH caused from the washing soda, what I've read is a higher PH will render enzymes useless, that the enzymes would be fine in the wash but not in an extended solution. Powders get by this because they coat the enzymes with a protected cover to protect them, but this won't hold up in liquid. Now mind you this is what I've read, I didn't do any scientific testing lol..but there must be some reason sodium carbonate isn't used in TOL liquid detergents, also worth noting is many people notice clothes appear softer when using liquids, that is because there's not sodium carbonate in that bottle of Tide, so wonder if this new A&H being a liquid will give ckothes that same soft feel...I'm just thinking out loud here folks, you should be used to Mamas analysis of products. LOL

Wonder how many US housewives will see this new detergent and go home wondering what Bio means. LOL... anyway I'm looking forward to smelling and trying this.

Did you see the 2nd ing. of the BIo? Have a feeling it will be suds city.

Beagle, Seventh Generation's detergents also contain SLS and don't have issues with suds.

Geezzzzz...they make new detergents (that I'm compelled to try) faster than I can use up my other packages of "new" detergents (now considered old).

Its not in my walmart yet, of course the Powercores never made it back on the shelf here either. I'll have to go to the next town and look...which I will do on my next trip there.

I have to admit I have seen this in my local area...At Woodman's, a Wisconsin grocery store chain that has huge 200,000+ square foot grocery stores (the size of a Walmart Supercenter!)...And I think this laundry group would salivate at their enormous laundry section.

Of course I took a whiff and it smelled divine. I didn't buy it as I already have too many detergents at the moment.

As I watch all of these manufacturers come out with new products that contain enzymes because they don't want to heat the water, I wonder whether those enzymes are completely used up in the wash cycle and, if not what happens when they get into our waste water which has to recycle back into our own drinking water system in someway in the future. Has anybody seen any studies on this?

Wanted to bring this post back since the new A&H hit the shelves and Greeny has provided us with a link to the ingredients in this post...3 enzymes...not super great but very good. I'm trying them out now on a large load of colors, mostly colored tee shirts. Many of them have food stains. 120F water temp, no additives and no stpp. I used 2 pods.

In the canister they smell pretty good, better than Tide pods for sure, but in the wash water they smell terrific. Larsi I think you will really like the scent of these in your machine. They have been agitating about 10 minutes now and I've only had a few large bubbles here and there, no froth. I am really loving the scent, now if they can actually clean the clothes I will be very pleased. Stay tuned.

Practigal, you've posted some very good questions above, things I have also wondered about. I'm just not sure there's answeres, at least not that I'm aware of.

@ MamaP....I M U S T try these. We only have one Walmart near us, and it generally has the poorest selection of detergents. But they have like 3 rows of Sun detergent (I think they cater to Mexican shoppers). I am dying to try these now!!

I just got this detergent last night at my Publix. They were BOGO free.

So, er, like, what happened? Were they great? Hello? Anybody there?

greeny, forget about the title of this/your post, please tell me if you ever used Arm & Hammer free/clear for sensitive skin, or whatever it's called. Did/do you like it? Need to add Borax or anything to it to clean better? Do you prefer the one with an enzyme(s)? I would appreciate your sharing your opinion of this product, please.

Hi Pat, sorry I never tried any A&H detergents, so I can't offer my own personal opinion. From what I understand, the A&H F&C is a good MOL detergent for those with sensitive skin. A coworker of mine loves it. She doesn't use any boosters and it gets her teenage boys and gardener husband's laundry clean.

I would think since it's not a workhorse it will be best on light to moderate soils that don't have oily stains. does the free and clear have a enzyme? Protease maybe? I tell you Pat I often use A&H detergent without enzymes on things like down, silk, wool, fleece, and colors occasionally that are not heavily soiled. I like it.

The new free and clear version with Oxiclean has protease and amylase. The regular free version is enzyme free.

Thank You Greeny.

I was wrong.

Welcome JP Hope! So happy you created an account and posted. You'll find a lot of love here.

I'm not sure if A&H discontinued this formula. I'd also be concerned that it is being discontinued if it's becoming harder to find. You can always contact Church and Dwight to get a definitive answer.

From everything I've read, anyone who uses it loves it. A true workhorse detergent. Unfortunately, I never had the chance to try it myself.