Your Welcome. .lol...its not every day I do this, but once in awhile it happens. Roc that's almost 1/2 cup of Ariel. Imagine if I followed the directions and used 1 cup hehe.

Hey mama..... I had a thought yesterday I wanted to run by you, the detergent queen....or anyone else with knowledge....I too noticed the new Ariel bags in Walmart and there are even tags that stick out that say "NEW" product... I know it would suds way too much in my front loader. I know when this happens in a laundry mat the attendant puts some fabric softener in to cut the suds. I might of had to do that before too when experimenting with a detergent :) But here's the question..... what would that actually hurt? To use a detergent like Ariel, knowing it would produce too many suds but add a little bit of fabric softener to prevent that?... Is there any reason it would be a huge no no?

Debbie, I have heard that fabric softener in the wash cycle cancels out the effectivness of detergent, I've also heard that the oils in the FS coats the clothes preventing the release of soils in the fibers. I don't know the answer, but would also like answers to your question. I know there is detergents with Fabric Softener, but I believe that's clay. I remember reading someone saying laundry services add liquid FS to the wash cycle, think it might have been that dry cleaner that popped in one time with some tips and tricks but it could have been someone else. I'm hoping someone sees this excellent question of yours and has the answers.

Me too. Debbie, I use a wee bit of FS in the wash cycle to reduce suds. Instead of waiting for someone to address the question here of whether fabric softener in the wash cycle prevents detergent effectiveness, I'm going to start a new post in case more people might read it.

That's a great idea Pat Thank You