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Purex Oxi?

7 years ago

Any group opinions on these Purex liquids? I've never tried Purex but while picking up some holiday items at the dollar store I spied these. The oxi one is intriguing. Reviews seem favorable but ...

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mamapinky0
7 years ago
Hi dear, I believe the oxi in is is actually the addition of enzymes. I think the second one also has enzymes lol.

I think the smaller jugs of Purex in the dark blue all have enzymes and the huge jugs don't.

I have the one in the first pic with oxi, there's no oxi in it...but its not a bad performer..and the scents of these sure beat some other detergents on the market.

I know with STPP added it gives a really good clean. But all in all it will do a good job on light to moderate soil.
doreycrouse
7 years ago
I'm not a fan of this detergent. I have used it a few times and found that it does not rinse well and tends to fade non colorfast items quicker. If it is cheap, it might be a good detergent for towels if you can run and extra rinse. I prefer to spend the extra money.
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mamapinky0
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Most detergent will fade non colorfast items, even just washing in water. But I know what you mean...I do however think a more TOL detergent such as Tide or Persil will cause fading faster than a lower shelf detergent. .unless the Purex is loaded in more OB's and used on darks. That can be remedied by rewashing in a OB free detergent.

Liquids do tend to be harder rinsing at least to the human eye...I really found this out once I got a FL.
livebetter
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The scent did intrigue me. I really dislike sweet smelling detergents (I'm talking to you P&G). Even the new Tide Purclean which I like is very sweet. I might try the oxi just to see how the scent is. No oxi though? LOL

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