@ livebetter....Thank you for your very detailed explanation of laundry enzymes! While no specific enzyme will "deodorize", as we all know, enzymes aid in the the cleaning process of many proteins and molecules! I work out regularly. I wear anti-perspirant and deodorant DAILY. I do not like to sweat or smell like sweat. Many under arm deos and anti-perspirants adhere to fabric. Without enzymes, laundry detergent cannot thorougly remove the deo and anti-perspirant from the fabric. In turn, the fabric still smells, hence what I like to consier deodorizing! Before I am attacked for not using a "green" deodorant or anti-perspirant...I have tried DOZENS. I hate them all. I do not like to feel wet, and I do not like to smell of underarm odor. If I am putting a hole in the ozone, or killing some baby seal somewhere because I choose to use "real" deodorant & anti-perspirant...well, life sucks sometimes!! :) I do my part for the Earth (solar panels, recycle everything I can, I own a "green" car, all appliances are efficient and new, etc... But, I draw the line with deodorant!! LOL

or ... different size packages for both liquid and powder WL stands for Waesche Ladungen = Wash/laundry Loads eg, your cardboard box is the 330 grams / 6 WL one Be aware that the recommended dosage refers to a "old style" wool cycle with a very high level (same level used on "delicates", 1/3 glass). As I guess your machine has a very low water, "wetclean-like" wool cycle the actual dosage would be just one third in this programme. As a clue my newer machine on "wool" uses 1 1/2 gallon per fill vs the 7 maybe 8 gallon per fill of the older one Guess they don't display perwoll powder dosages cause 90% of people use liquids for delicates ( I assume this from what i see on detergent aisles here)

sorry everybody, i don't know why i wrote Top Loader. I have a Front Loader. I tried 3 tablespoons today and did notice a difference, especially my towels came out of the dryer fluffy again!!! I think having used Tide, and when i put 1 tablespoon, i would see suds, then when i increased it to 2Tbl, then i would have to extra rinse, and sometimes do a rinse and spin. I use Tide HE with a Samsung 448, 4.5cu.ft. For some reason this machine likes to make lots of suds, so of course, i freak out. I have to say that so far, i do like the Persil, and want to get the Megapearls Color. Should it be liquid, Gel or powder? I also have been keeping it in garage to get away from the smell of Persil.

Good morning, I have moderately hard water at 6-7 grains hardness, according to my municiple water plant that supplies my rural water. Wikipedia in their posting about water hardness: soft: 0-3.5 grains per gallon (gpg), moderate: 3.5-7.0 gpg, hard: 7.0-10.5 gpg, and very hard: over 10.5 gpg Persil Pearls North American powder does not over suds in my moderate water. I love it. I love the smell. I have really dirty, greasy, smelly farm clothing to wash that my DH generates daily. We have machinery that he works on, livestock that he cares for, and fields that he works. These clothes all get washed in Persil Pearls powder. I have tried the Persil liquid, but I don't like the smell. And to be honest, I don't know if it worked as good as the powder, but its been over a year that I used the 2in1 liquid, and it is supposed to be such a good worker. I have exceptionally difficult loads. I don't worry about if there will be fading on his jeans or shirts. I just want them clean. I also use the Persil Pearls on my towels that are all white. Some of these towels are hand towels that DH uses to wash his hands. Not all the grime gets off with the hand soap, so ends up being wiped off onto the towels. These towels are as white as they were new, 3 years ago. I do wash these clothes and towels in 140f temps. Liquids for Darks and Blacks are used on my office clothes. These products are made by several companies. I am finishing up with Miele brand, for blacks. I just got a German Persil liquid for blacks from Amazon after Larsi posted his cache of new products last month. I will use these products on poly slacks and tops on 104f temp. Also on jeans, my washer recommends liquids for the denim cycle. These clothes get worn a lot and are nearly new looking after 3 years with my Miele washer. Powder for Colors include German Persil, Miele for colors, and Cheer. I use these powders on any colored clothing when I don't use the liquid for blacks. I have a new German Persil liquid for colors that I haven't used yet but looking forward to using. Wools & Silks are washed with my Miele liquid product for wool and silks. I believe I could use any liquid without whiteners, brighteners, or enzymes, such as the Purex without enzymes, but I haven't tried it. Le Blanc for LInens is what I use on my sheets and I love it. The smell in the bottle is strong, but the sheets smell wonderful to me when finished. Rococogurl gave me the lead for this product. Down Wash I use for my down comforters and pillows is my Miele. I am almost out so I bought Le Blanc down wash, but haven't used it yet. Its not something you need a lot of. The Purex without enzymes, brighteners, and whiteners is supposedly appropriate for down. Vaska Tabs and Grab Green pods. I am happy with these products that I use with my office clothes unless they are black. I would use the tabs and pods on bath towels if my load doesn't have the dirty hand towels in it. I'd also use these on sheets. Nether has optical brighteners. They both have oxygen bleach. The GG has enzymes, but Vaska tabs does not. Purex liquid without enzymes, brighteners, or whiteners, I use for delicate fabrics. STPP, I use this anytime I'm using powder detergent. Sometimes I will stick it in the drum, when I'm using liquids and I am not using a prewash cycle. Otherwise do what @wekick advises for very simple laundry program, "If I were going minimalist, I would have Persil 2 in 1 and the Cheer + stpp. I might sub the pearls for the 2in1 but my experience is with the 2 in 1." As I noted above I didn't like the 2in1 liquid as well as the Pearls, I think it was the smell. So I'd go with the Pearls.