I haven’t used this yet, but when I run out of my 4 years supply of the US Persil powder that I love, I will try it. I think they both perform about the same. I know Larisa Batchelor Uses the Persil and I believe the Tide.

I like it also, but I have been buying original scent. It does not smell like it used to, so I am going to try the clean breeze.

P&G often discontinues products and/or changes formulations. They've been doing that for years.

I use this when I run out of German universal powder and do like it. The scents recently changed and prefer the German powder but both perform about the same. 99% of the time I use powder detergent and steer clear of liquids. This one is a good one. Glad you like it too.

Sea Sea, about a year ago I fell in love with a MAC "limited time only" Disney Aladdin lipgloss. I layered it over an ELF lipstick that goes on white and changes to your perfect shade of pink. After buying the first combo, I bought 4 more. Hopefully by the time I run out, I will have another "can't live without" lipgloss. Same thing when Chanel stopped making my perfect shade of lipgloss. Bought every one I could find on eBay lol I don't think I'll be as hung up on laundry detergent (g)

Larisa, is there an inherent (better) difference between powder and liquid? I would never use this particular detergent for our good clothes or darks/jeans but for my husband's t-shirts and socks it's a keeper! No part of me gets dirty enough ever for this detergent LOL

Liquid tends to build up in my machines quickly. Also Powder cleans much much better for me than any liquid. Tide with bleach powder (or German universal powder) should only be used on whites and brights as it will fade dark clothing. For darks I use German persil colors powder and love it! In fact I bought my grandson some new uniform school pants that are black and compared to his now year old ones there is NO fading whatsoever. I wash everything in hot (never warm or cold) so this detergent is doing what it should and not fading anything. I have other detergents I use here and there but those two are staples in our household. Hardly ever pretreat anything and with a almost 5 year old he can get messy.

Powders tend to handle hard water better than liquids, although liquids have been improved on that point.

Cheer powder is very low-sudsing and has no optical brighteners (assuming that hasn't changed since I last investigated). It doesn't have a bleaching component so doesn't compare to the Tide product but can be good for other items.

I hear you Monickm. I did that too when Estee Lauder discontinued a perfect lip shade many years ago. I thought, oh no you don't. I too bought a lot to get me through years. Finally found another one I liked, Loreal, and they went and discontinued that one. I wasn't as on the ball for that one and didn't stock up. I've been on the hunt since then. argh.

Hope you have nice clean white laundry with your new powder. This one I can even find in most grocery stores these days, amazingly enough. Maybe that means it's gaining popularity, and keeps it in the supply chain. I hate having to stock pile every good thing in my life.

We have soft water. I have never seen the "sudsing" you guys talk about. Use Persil liquid. I didn't think today's detergents had the (whatever...phosphates?) that caused sudsing. Should I be seeing suds? :o I use about a 1/2+ cap full for an average load.

Surfactants generate suds, not phosphates ... although phosphates contribute to it by sequestering mineral content in hard water. Non- or low-sudsing detergents have an extra ingredient to reduce sudsing, similar to defoamers/anti-foamers used in carpet cleaning.

VERY glad you found out about this hidden gem! I personally use the regular powder in either Mountain Spring or Downy April Fresh scent with killer results. I frequently have people commenting on how white my clothes are. A majority of loads that are washed in hot will be washed with the Tide powder. Our towels, sheets, rags, whites, and very light colored clothes always come out clean. Even white delicates washed in warm are always gleaming. One place where powders don't perform the best is with oily stains. Generally I can pretreat with a liquid detergent and the stains will be removed.

On the topic of soaking, I actually just pulled a few of our worst washcloths and put them in our instant pot over night on the yogurt setting (~105ºF), then turned the machine on to boil. The washcloths came out looking much better! A little bit of additional work goes a long way!

I wish MaMaPinky was here to see this post. She’d be so proud of her chicks using Tide w/bleach and get a real kick from reading doreys post about using the insta pot to clean wash cloths.

What??? You put them in the IP? :o This sounds just crazy enough to try LOL Can you give a few more details please? I'm familiar with the yogurt setting. Make plain yogurt, with Fairlife, every couple of weeks for my Dingo. Just made some last night.

Even tho it's eons better than it was when we first moved here 40 years ago, our water is problematic when it comes to whites. It's community well water. I called everyone in the area to ask about how white their whites get. Not good. When it came time to attend a monthly water meeting, no one would commit :( Pretreated stains and colors, darks, all fine. White towels, socks and DH's white work shirts, not so much. But I've got that handled now!!! :)

Because I want to wash washclothes in hot water, several years ago I started buying el-cheapo washclothes in a (I think) 18 pack at WM. When they become too dingy I toss them in a bag for outdoor type uses.

Is this safe to use in these #$&@*%@ low water volume machines? When do you add it? I see the label indicates HE.

I only have he front load machines and tide with bleach powder works fine in It.

Don’t you find that bleach weakens fabrics and elastic? I’ve avoided it believing that. I guess if an item really needs it or to be thrown away....like those grungy tee shirts mentioned above.

I started using Tide w/ Bleach back in the late 1980's soon after it was introduced. It's been around a long time--hopefully P&G never ashcans it.

Ncmom--it's powder detergent. Put it in the dispenser or the bottom of the tub.

Socks, Tide w/ Bleach contains a non-chlorine bleach. Chlorine bleach is rough on fabrics/ elastics. Oxi bleaches not so much.

NCMomToThree,

Tide with Bleach is just detergent and used the same way as any other. Nothing mysterious about it. It has a non-chlorine bleaching ingredient, and some sort of oxygen-bleach activating agent to make it perform better in the cooler water that's part/parcel of HE washers nowadays. It can be used in both HE- and non-HE washers.

When my washer was waiting to be repaired just a few weeks ago, I hand washed my colored laundy and I actually boiled my whites on the stove! I used a big pot added some sodium percarbonate and lots of water, brought it to a boil and put my whites in to soak. I actually let it boil on low for 5-10 min. and let it soak for several hours. My whites were never whiter! It took out some old stains and my whites are sparkling again. So, it is doable, but it has to be done the old fashioned way. This is how my grandma used to do her laundry in her village in Europe many years ago. She never owned a washer.

...MamaPinky would be so proud...

I might have some "splainin' to do if DH catches me "cooking" my laundry but I'm too fatigued to cook dinner :o

I am so happy to have found (discovered here) this detergent. Whites will now be getting their own special treatment. Oxy Clean just wasn't cutting it. It might with some water but as mentioned earlier, our water doesn't clean whites very good...till now. Sandflat Community well water has met it's match with Tide + Bleach. Game over! :)

Oh my, did I create a stir! Lol.

So I fill the instant pot up about half way with cold water, then add a little STPP to soften it. After about a minute or so I will add about 1tsp of Tide Liquid . Reasoning for this is because the enzymes will work in the warm water and eat any protein stains, etc out . Once this is mixed, I will add the washcloths and sometimes socks. I will turn it on to the Yogurt setting on 'less" which keeps the temperature quite low (~90ºF). I will let this soak for about 24 hrs, and keep stirring whenever I am around. After that period, I will turn it on to a higher setting and let it boil. At that point I do add some pure sodium percarbonate (raw oxiclean) and Tide Powder for a jumpstart. Typically I will let these sit in the IP for about an hour and let the oxygenated bleach power through the dingies! I then will wash these items with other whites like normal. Yes, people laugh about it when they see it, but I don't need to use bleach, and my whites still look good.

OK, so you're not actually bringing them to pressure. I never knew people went to such lengths to keep whites white :)

While I don’t do the instant pot version every couple of months or so I do soak them in hot water, sodium percarbonate (I buy the pure stuff as oxiclean is full of fillers and very little sodium percarbonate) and some white only detergent. I don’t do it as often as I used to as I’ve nailed down our whites only washes. Good idea though for the instant pot, wouldn’t have thought of it.