cold water detergent

Marsha

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Feb 17, 2008, 10:35:59 AM2/17/08

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Anyone have a recommendation?

Marsha/Ohio

Jeff

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Feb 17, 2008, 6:45:37 PM2/17/08

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Marsha wrote:
> Anyone have a recommendation?

I haven't seen anything other than cold water tide. I have a friend that
uses it always on cold. I tend to use it with warm. Not the best
recommendation I guess!

Jeff

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> Marsha/Ohio
>

Shawn Hirn

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Feb 17, 2008, 9:47:58 PM2/17/08

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In article <fp9k91$a09$1...@news.datemas.de>, Marsha <m...@xeb.net> wrote:

> Anyone have a recommendation?
>
> Marsha/Ohio

Tide works for me.

clams_casino

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Feb 18, 2008, 7:21:21 AM2/18/08

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Shawn Hirn wrote:

I'm surprised Tide dissolves in cold water. Back when I was in the
textile business, a standard test for wash fastness utilized Tide as the
soap. Making a Tide solution (even with hot water) always resulted in
a sediment of undissolved particles.

BillGill

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Feb 18, 2008, 9:23:25 AM2/18/08

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Marsha wrote:
> Anyone have a recommendation?
>
> Marsha/Ohio
>

I just use whatever detergent I buy. Usually something with no perfumes.

Bill Gill

Evelyn C. Leeper

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Feb 18, 2008, 10:08:36 AM2/18/08

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Same here. It seems to me that most tests of detergents haven't shown
that you need a special one for cold water.

--
Evelyn C. Leeper
Heretic: someone who disagrees with you about
something neither of you knows anything about.

Rod Speed

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Feb 18, 2008, 2:30:24 PM2/18/08

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Evelyn C. Leeper <ele...@optonline.net> wrote:
> BillGill wrote:
>> Marsha wrote:
>>> Anyone have a recommendation?
>>>
>>> Marsha/Ohio
>>>
>> I just use whatever detergent I buy. Usually something with no
>> perfumes.
>
> Same here. It seems to me that most tests of detergents haven't shown
> that you need a special one for cold water.

Depends on what you wash. I have hordes of dark blue T shirts, I dont wear
anything else, and they do show the effect of less than perfect solubility in
cold water in some washing machines. You get a sort of scum thats very
visible on just the T shirts and nothing else that you can wipe off with your
fingers when you hand the T shirts on the line but its better not to have to.

kri...@kristy.id.au

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Feb 18, 2008, 9:02:33 PM2/18/08

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On Feb 19, 5:30 am, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote:

> Evelyn C. Leeper <elee...@optonline.net> wrote:
> > BillGill wrote:
> >> Marsha wrote:
> >>> Anyone have a recommendation?

> >> I just use whatever detergent I buy. Usually something with no
> >> perfumes.
> > Same here. It seems to me that most tests of detergents haven't shown
> > that you need a special one for cold water.
> Depends on what you wash. I have hordes of dark blue T shirts, I dont wear
> anything else, and they do show the effect of less than perfect solubility in
> cold water in some washing machines. You get a sort of scum thats very
> visible on just the T shirts and nothing else that you can wipe off with your
> fingers when you hand the T shirts on the line but its better not to have to.

I use soap nuts. Have no clue what I am on about? You can read about
them at http://www.greenandnutty.com.au/?q=node/2 or, of course,
Google is your friend and will happily provide pages of reading on
them. :)

Melissa

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Feb 19, 2008, 10:05:46 AM2/19/08

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"clams_casino" <PeterG...@DrunkinClam.com> wrote in message
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Regular Liquid Tide works great in cold water. I wash almost everything
except towels in cold. I don't see the need for a "special" cold water
detergent. It's just marketing hype.

Melissa

clams_casino

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Feb 19, 2008, 4:13:37 PM2/19/08

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Melissa wrote:

Ah - OK, it's their liquid formula - not the powder (whole different
formulation). Never could get the power to dissolve completely - even
in warm / hot water.

Shawn Hirn

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Feb 27, 2008, 7:12:57 AM2/27/08

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In article <%Keuj.3739$y05...@newsfe22.lga>,
clams_casino <PeterG...@DrunkinClam.com> wrote:

Tide's Cold Water variety is liquid so dissolving is not an issue.