Scott which Persil did you buy? Any chance of a pic? You know how much I love detergent lol

I think you're going to like it a lot. Just a hint, I use less than recommended. As for the traps, I think people forget.......they might need that sign.

It works well, but I can't handle the strong scent.

Just how big is this jug?? I’m picturing a 10 gallon barrel of laundry soap and trying to find a place for it anywhere near the laundry room! ;)

Lol @10gal jug. I can only imagine the cost that would be.

Scott did you buy Euro or US Persil?

I bought some at Walmart, I hated the smell on my clothes.

Good luck with it, Scott! I'm another one that couldn't handle the stench of it. Gave it to a local animal shelter. Hope it didn't cause lung and/or stomach trauma for the poor animals involved. ;^)

Rusty

The German company Henkel started the detergent brand Persil over 100 years ago and it makes/markets it in Europe. To my knowledge, it's mostly available in powder or gel form. I don't know if they make a liquid.

We bought a (German-made) Miele washing machine over 15 years ago and Miele's recommendation was to use Henkel-made Persil. At that time, Miele imported Henkel Persil to the US and it was available from them directly or from Miele dealers. We've always able to find it on the internet too and often even from Amazon. We like it a lot and have continued to use German Persil products. The lingering odor is quite light, barely noticeable, and pleasant. Those who find the odor of the US products too strong should let them know. Or, maybe you're using too much soap (most people do) and/or it's not rinsing out well.

Henkel bought Dial some years ago, reformulated its products, and introduced the Persil brand name in the US. The US and German product formulations are completely different. Sometime in the past, Henkel licensed the name Persil to Unilever for the UK market. Unilever-made Persil sold in the UK is different from the Henkel's European Persil products which, as mentioned, are different from Henkel's US market Persil products.

Euro and US Persil use the same perfume scents in the Perls/Pearls and the liquid original scents.

The Pearls have been discontinued in the US because there wasn't enough demand. Henkel was importing the Pearls to the US from Europe on a trial period. Sales were less than good and Henkel could not continue importing the detergent and it didn't make sense to put $$$ into the US factory in order to manufacture them here (US) I'm not pleased to lose the Pearls but from a business standpoint it was smart.

Problem with sales being low on the Pearls is too many people in the US want a one size does it all detergent they don't see the benefits of a whites detergent.

I agree with Elmer if the Persil is leaving too much scent than perhaps too much was used or the machine may not be rinsing well. I only have a very light clean, fresh scent when using Persil.

Elmer I have a Miele Vac dealer near me...they do import all the varietys of Euro Persil to their store so customers than have no shipping fees. They also have the Miele line of detergents.

I will post a picture later. I bought Persil because overall based on what I read online and most significantly from our esteemed laundry expert it is the best.

I'm not sure what you refer to as "Pearls" but that's okay, I haven't been following these US retail products closely or at all. While the Henkel "color" version often has the "Megaperls" word on the box, the "whites" version (with oxygen bleach) over the years sometimes did and sometimes not.

I doubt that Miele has gone into the laundry detergent business and suspect its products are just private label ones, perhaps even made by Henkel.

I don't recall ever paying a separate shipping charge for my Persil purchases. Free with my Amazon Prime of course. The big box of the white version is heavy, something over 8 kg.

Henkel called the US version Pearls and of course the Euro version is Perls

Love love love Persil! It’s all I use since I discovered it

I don't pay much attention to which particular ones I buy but out of curiosity, I looked. Neither of the two I have currently is labeled as Megaperls, though both have the typical differently colored granules. Both are kalt activ 20C (good in cold water down to 68 degrees F, yes that's cold to a European) and leuchtkraft formel (brightness formula).

Persil comes in a powder form labled Persil Universal and a Perl form labled Megaperls. Yours looks like Persil Universal Powder. Otherwise it would say Megaperls.

Eta Henkel has so many different forms of Persil.

Mama, I found Persil Megaperls on Amazon. Is this what you like for whites? How would you describe the scent minimal, pleasant, strong?

Scott, get your clothes dirty so you can run a wash and report back your impression of the Persil you purchased. Perhap you have been busy grading essays. I know from personal experience grading is not always fun.

Our stores in Canada carry the German Persil liquid. I have used it for a few years. I have also used the Persil Powercaps, which are pods

I've used a blue Persil liquid on Maui. Last year I bought Persil PROClean Power Pearls Original Scent with Pro-White Technology. I was delighted to find a non-liquid detergent!

The label says 'also for colors', but that's a lie, at least concerning black fabrics. I have the dark purple socks to prove it. When I called the number on the container (800-457-8739) the intake person insisted there was 'no bleach' in the product and that it did not take the color out of black fabrics. He refused to refer me to a supervisor.

I now have enough of this formulation of Persil to last a lifetime. I ONLY use it on whites. I feel as though it not only whitens, but is *rough* on fabric. I've used it in hot water to 'soften up' some new Martha Stewart 400 count percale sheets; worked well.

Oh that’s not huge at all, the Costco brand jugs I buy for our laundry are about that size. I bought a jug back in August when we first moved here and will probably get another month of laundry loads before we need to buy another one.

Now if I could just kill the washer or dryer from the GE pair we inherited from the previous homeowner - I hate them and the only way I can justify buying a new washer and dryer is if one of the old set dies a dramatic death. They have so few settings that there’s not even a warm/warm water cycle choice and no auto shut off on the dryer! The dryer doesn’t ding/buzz after completing the dry cycle, not the timed dry either - these machines are just...sucky.