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two new detergents for me to try!!! excited!
Comments (5)Actually, the Actilift formula is not about actively lifting stains off the fabrics but to prevent them from attaching to the fibers in the first place. It contains an enzyme that eats off loose cotton fibres. The fibres become smooth and dirt has less surface to attach to, thus it can be washed off more easily. That's the theory. It takes four to eight washes for the detergent to fully treat the clothes. Dash is a mid-level detergent. It used to be famous because it was the only detergent available here to have a built-in fabric softener effect - Dash 2-in-1 was its name. The softener effect has been remove as the brand got revamped. Now, Dash's selling point is the strong scent it leaves on clothes - even without softener. Dash is all about fragrance. 100 - 135 ml of Persil? Did you get a Jumbo Pack? The bigger the box, unfortunately, the more fillers it contains. True for Henkel and P&G detergents in Germany. The small plastic bags of Persil contain the most concentrated versions. Alex Here is a link that might be useful: How it works...See MoreAmerican vs. European FL Technology -- Please Help.
Comments (18)sshrivastava writes: "When FL machines first hit the market in the US, there were very few HE detergents ..." Correct. There were -NO- HE detergents in the 1930s when front loading automatics first hit the market in the United States. In fact, there were no petroleum-based laundry detergents at all. My mother used soap, not a synthetic detergent, in her front-loading Bendix automatic. I cannot help but laugh at the idea that top loaders are "traditional" or "conventional." Those who think that top loaders are more traditional than front-loaders take a very short view of history. Front-loading automatic washing machines were the only automatic washing machines for a decade or so before the first top loading automatic machines were introduced. When I was a young child, "top loader" meant a wringer washer, one that had a mangle (counter-rotating rollers) on an arm above the tub to squeeze the water out of the clothes after they were lifted out of the washer tub. Front loading washers never went away after automatic top-loaders were introduced; the front-loaders were just lost in a cacaphony of advertising for the new machines produced by American factories that were seeking to retool for production of domestic goods after the WWII armament contracts dried up. The whole raison d'etre of top loading was advertising driven, like tail fins on cars, aimed primarily at selling a difference as an improvement. Although I have no statistics to cite as back up, I am sure that many more front loading automatic washers have been manufactured and used worldwide over the last three-quarters century than automatic top loaders. ludy-2009 asks: "I'm curious, are your strong conclusions based on personal experience or something more?" Personal experience. My mother was given one of the very first automatic washers when they first were introduced in the late 1930s, before I was born. I grew up with the Bendix; back then, people used "Bendix" as a synonym for "automatic washer" just as they used "Coke" as a synonym for a cola beverage or as later generations used "Xerox" as a synonym for "photocopy" or "TiVo" as a synonym for "DVR." When we got married, we bought a front-loading Westinghouse that lasted us until the mid-1990s. When we replaced the Westinghouse with a Frigidaire Gallery (front loading) in 1995, we tended to run a short cycle without detergent in the Frigidaire after the main wash cycle to get more complete rinsing of the detergent out of our clothes, and that was when we started to use borax, as, with borax as a rinsing agent, we did not need to run the second cycle....See MoreEuropean River cruise packing list??
Comments (21)I have never been on a river cruise so this is just aimed at general cruising in Europe experience: I was worried about looking too much "like a tourist" and didn't want to wear my comfy sneakers and hat - but then I realized all those ultra fashionable Euro women were not on their feet in the sun 10-12 hours a day like I was! Plus the camera and other boat occupants really gave it away anyway. Walking sandals also worked well for me. I invested in a very light and comfortable white raincoat/windbreaker that didn't quite look like a raincoat - very useful. I didn't quite realize that I would definitely want 3 outfits per port day - comfy cabin clothing, nice clothing for supper, and comfortable clothing to tour in that I couldn't wait to get out of back at the ship as I typically felt extremely grimy after a long day on the streets. I brought enough to do laundry twice which is about right for me on a 14-day trip, but this was on a trip with sea-days so there was downtime for laundry which maybe wouldn't be the case on a river cruise. I always pack a couple of those little polyester roll-up bags tucked in my tote for shopping. And a stash of healthy granola bars for if I get snacky while touring. Wet wipes because sometimes Purell just doesn't seem enough. Speaking of ATM visits - I never experienced anything yet like using a gas station ATM in Sav-La-Mar, Jamaica guarded by two guys with machine guns! I definitely wasn't worried about getting mugged... Left behind - I always bring too many shoes. I always regret leaving flipflops behind - there's just always one grimy shower stall or one rainy day on deck or one damp laundry room where I want my flipflops. Packing e-reader instead of books is well worth it for the weight/space saved. I always pack too many tops and not enough pants/bottoms - forgetting that when travelling, pants are exposed to too much grime and sweat to re-wear reliably. For me, I do pack laundry detergent and a bunch of scarves and nondescript black clothing for suppers. We like coffee and bring travel coffee mugs. Taking photos is important for me so I enjoy having a nice camera along and have never felt like I was unduly targeted for having one. Check dress code and events schedule - people will dress nicely for formal dinners/galas/parties (but evening gowns not required! just something you'd wear to a nice dinner out). My husband has skipped formal meals before due to not wanting to pack a sports/suit jacket...he was happy but I was not! (I like the fancy food). Some people still do evening gown it up to the nines! It is likely that shorts and tank tops would not be allowed in the dining room at supper....See MoreMiele W1, what detergents are good also has anyone heard of Lenor?
Comments (20)Hi! I hadn't check in here for awhile and there are so many new comments and wanted to thank you all! 1. A few of you noted that German persil is not widely available in the US. I live in a very eastern European neighborhood in north Brooklyn and a fair amount of mom and pops carry European imports. Oddly they are all inexplicably cheap and even carry most of my favorite chocolates from the UK for 60% less than other places [Lion Bar FTW]. It's a unique experience and also great for odd jams and biscuits! After a quick look [long, actually, because it's not in english] at the box, and a google, the Henkel Polska seems to be formulated differently than the german, but based on my use so far it is working very well. I will try to get my hands on some of the actual german, do a comparison, and come back here with my findings. 2. I promise to not use blueing again. I think I was only doing it since my grandma said that's how things were done? I now know she was totally wrong on that [and other things, like putting hot dogs and rice in casseroles. Together. ]. 3. Individual replies: @Donna-37:Awesome I will look to find the Target Ever spring, sounds like a good twindos dupe. I'm not near bigbox often, but when I next am I will pick some up. @theclose : You mentioned using tide liquid for when a load would require liquid detergent. When would that be? I read through a lot of the threads in this forum and it seemed like powder was mostly preferable. Is it a certain kind of stain that requires liquid? @livebetter :Do you like the Miele color powder? I have started with the persil, am loving the Miele Ultra white, but hesitant to buy another variety until I use up the persil box I have [which on 1-2 Tbsps per load might be 2030. @rococogurl : All Hail the Queen! Honestly your cheat sheet is amazing! I do have the leblanc on my list-to-buy, however my husband was super wary after we installed the machine and then I bought a vast number of detergents and extra phosphate stuff for our miele dishwasher based on reading old houzz forums, so I refrained for now. I've been very careful about sudsing, when something new [but vintage linen] is purchased I run it with no detergent, prewash with sodium percarbonate, and extra rinse. It's insane when I see how much sud is in the washer when I am washing these items with no detergent. For my first few loads of normal clothing I followed your sheet, but did the measurements by half. I've tweaked with cycles and have come up with what works for our water and only the smallest trail of bubbles ends up on the bottom slope of the door glass. The Polska [not german as I OP'd, but Polish] Persil powder has almost no sud, I have not yet experimented with the Polska persil gels, however the perwoll sport worked well for my workout stuff and didn't rash me [sensitive skin] and didn't sud at all [maybe because sweat?]. I have Bosch compacts at my upstate place and for my rental property. When I wrote my initial ask here I didn't really understand them and was only using cold water and like half a cup of budget liquid detergent [it now sounds insane to me that I was doing that]. I am now using them correctly [using your cheat sheet for them too], getting exceptionally better results, and trying to figure out how to instruct my longterm tenants without sounding insane about fabric softener sheets being outlawed and them using too much soap. I now think the miele and the bosch are equal in result, the miele is just more plug and play and the cost made me actually research how to use it, vs. the bosch I just installed and walked away. Bosch are great machines; It's my own fault for not learning how to use them correctly....See Morehcbm
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