THIS is what I'm talking about. Nicely done. I like using STPP in the laundry - mainly because I feel it rinses cleaner in my FL - but hate dosing out two different powders. I might feel differently if I had more than a laundry closet to store all my concoctions. Anyway, premixing is exactly what I do with my daily driver (Cheer+STPP) and what I also plan to do with my newly acquired Vintage Tide powder and Tide Vivid White powder. Yay!!

Thanks Mama! Surprisingly...no more suds. Tide he powder is VERY low sudsing, and with the STPP....even Rinse 1 of 3 was almost crystal clear!

Seriously....I really feel like I have Original, Perfect Tide again....as I sit looking on Amazon for new detergents to buy. LMAO ;)

Right Alex? I wish I loved Cheer like you do. For some reason, it always is super sudsy, not great rinsing and leaves my clothes looking "dry & dull". The scent is very nice in the box though, but I greatly prefer the scent of vintage Tide!

So cool, that we can mix STPP with our fav powders! Seriously, if some as*hole politician bans STPP....I will go POSTAL!!! :)

Speaking of suds, is anyone still using Vaska liquid? I would love to be able to use it on my sheets -- especially my new ones. Unfortunately, I did have some sudsing the last time I tried it and I almost never have that problem with my water.

Lol Alex..I know some people like different scents and like the clothes to smell like their fav detergent. .wouldn't it be fun to be able to choose any scent of downy , like Cheer, Persil ect..I think we should do a poll on who likes their clothes to have a detergent perfume scent and who just likes a clean non perfume scent..it would be a fun post.

Sorry I posted this in the wrong post lol.

Alex, I haven't used liquid Vaska, I was informed its a suds' er for sure.

Have you ever tried Le Blanc, (think that's how its spelled) Roc sent me a sample bottle once, it was very nice and made the sheets soft and smooth, its a liquid.

Roc also sent m e Forever New *as did another member who I dearly miss)

Its a powder but its also heavenly on sheets. I highly recommend these two products for sheets. However I'd still advise a whitener once in awhile depending on sheet color. Neither product comes cheap and I would not advise these for anyone that goes longer than a week before washing their bedding, but you don't. I think you will find Roc also has high praise for these products.

I've never tried LeBlanc, but I have seen the high praise here by Roc and others. Maybe I'll place an order. I've never heard of Forever New but, you know, always looking to learn new things :) For white sheets I'll for sure wash in Tide w/ Bleach once in a while just to keep the ultra white color. Plus, it smells good :)

My new sheets came with a sample of The Launderess detergent but, from what I've read here, it's nothing to write home about.

Alex, consider Tide Pro, its formulated a bit different than what we buy off the shelf. Its formulated to be near neutral PH in order for hotel laundry to hold up to daily washing, so it would be a good choice for a less caustic detergent yet still have great whitening properties. It does in fact have extra sodium percarbonate in it. So all in all it will whiten and be gentle at the same time.

Le Blanc and Forever New are both boutique detergents, which I've never found to be anything more than perfumed water, but these two are actually good at what they are intended to do, clean the sheets gently, leaving them with a *finished* feel to them. If you do decide to try one, I'd suggest you try them first with no FS, I think you will be impressed with the silky smooth feel of the sheets.

Also ment to say the Tide Pro has a near neutral PH where the Tide with Bleach powder off the shelf has a PH of about 11.

Thanks, MamaP. I do still have quite a bit of the TidePro you sent me so I will try that as well. I need to scale back the amount used because I got a little too much sudsing last time. It's all about balance.

I've stopped using FS on my sheets and am happy with the results. I find that they breathe a little better and feel cooler without the coating of FS. I now only use FS sparingly on some clothing and bath towels.

Sounds good Alex.