Washing Powder
 

Hi guys, stupid qusestion but can anyone recommend a decent washing powder. Not sure what we're using here as I can't get in the laundry at the moment but whatever it is is useless.
I need a washing powder that will actually get things like mud, chocolate, ink etc out of my 4 yr olds clothes cos at the moment I'm soaking everything in nappisan overnight before I wash them. It's a nightmare.
I miss the good old trusty Fairy non bio we had back in England.

Or could it be that it's a top loader? We brought our front loader with us but until we get a place of our own that's taken up residence in the bro in laws spare room.

Thanks

Marie

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Coldpower. But like all Aussie washing powders it needs to be combined with Napisan to work propertly.

BTW my Mrs has discovered Arial for sale in Ocean Reef it's twice the price of the local stuff but gets the whites white!

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[QUOTE=renth]Coldpower. But like all Aussie washing powders it needs to be combined with Napisan to work propertly.

Exactly what I was going to recommend! I think too that top loaders just dont do the same job as the front loaders. I love it when we go back to UK on holiday and mum washes all our clothes - they look so clean and smell yummy :)

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I use the OMO Aloe Vera and it works fine for me in my top loader.

If I have to wash Hubbies work clothes or have anything with any difficult stains I throw in a bit of Nappisan Oxywash and dont actually soak it and no probs so far.

The only things I soak overnight are my whites from time to time just to give them that boost.

I wash everything in cold water.

Hels

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me ozzie misses reckons top loaders are rubbish and after returning to oz following a year in uk she insisted on buying a front loader.

As for washing powder she says dynamo is good but if you have stains just spray with pre-wash stain remover. Most of my oil, gravy, curry stains come out with that :D

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What about "santorum" stains?

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havent a clue what santorum means sorry, only thing I could think of that you mean would be protein based stains like blood ?

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Google it, you'll see....

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like I assumed, protein based ;) hardly think youd find them on a 4yr olds clothes as was the question in the thread

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My experience of top loaders is; I couldnt wait to get my front loader out of the container when it arrived,theres just NO comparison! They dont seem to clean or rinse anywhere near as good.I felt quite nostalgic when I got here as my mum had a toploader in the 70's but I soon worked out why she changed to a frontloader when it went bang. Swap the machines over (then dont let hubby put on a hot wash with the cold wash stuff-bubbles everywhere!)

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Looks like I'm going out to buy some coldpower then. Will have to hide it somewhere so I don't offend the MIL. She thinks her washing powder is OK, and it probably is.... for her stuff. She doesn't normally have a 4 yr olds washing to contend with.

As for my front loading washing machine, I can't wait to get a house and have her plumbed in.

Marie

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I use Omo liquid for front loaders and its been fine. If there are any stains that I think may need help I use White King which you spray on and then put into wash as normal.

Lorraine

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I am interestd to know why you never see any of the UK big brand wasging detergents here. Do they contain chemicals that are prohibited here or something? Seems very odd considering theres a whole host of other global companies products here like shampoos, soaps etc. so how come the washing powders arent sold?

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Its just to piss the poms off :D

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Rachel says Dynamo liquid, gets everything clean

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Probably :D but i am presuming that Persil, Ariel and many of the others are not just made for the UK market are they?

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Might give that a bash aswell, never used a liquid before though. Are you using a top loader or front loader Fraser?

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Front loader, but Rachel has used it in a top loader she reckons it's fine and they
do one that's for sensitive skin so good for the little one.

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Hi

I tried Dynamo, but after a while my UK frontloader got a bit sludgey. Had to clean it with a regular hot wash and white vinegar! :eek:

I now use AVA, I buy it in big boxes from an Italian butcher/deli and it's Ariel in Italian labelled packaging - no need to use stain removers either! ;)

gd :)

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Good tip! is it very expensive?

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Hi

I'm not sure whether you would think it's expensive - I think I paid $5-6 for a bottle of Dynamo. The big box I buy isn't the biggest (4.4 kg) and says 45 washes, but I think it does more, I pay $29.90. How does that compare?

I just got to stage where I was fed up spraying ineffective stain removers on oily engineer clothes and didn't care what the price was!!! :(

gd :)

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I'll get the mrs on the case, I need something to get santorum stains out.

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Wish I known that earlier, hubbie often goes to an Italian Deli in Bayswater so he could have looked out for some, never mind. Just leaving the country!

I have a front loader washer/dryer and its brilliant! Plus its 12 years old. Couldn't/Wouldn't use anything else now. Don't know whether to take it back with me, it seems like a long time friend now.

I use Omo matic, have tried to use some other cheaper ones but always go back to Omo as none of the others get anything clean. For harder stains I shove some Napisan in wash or soak overnight which isn't very often.

Perhaps we should have a poll on top loaders or front loaders?

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Hi

I think that's been done before - sure it'll be somewhere if anyone wants to do a search!

gd :)

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Someone I know who works for Colgate-Palmolive told me years ago that there is a chemical that is used in UK washing powders that is not allowed to be used in Oz. That's why the Ozzie ones are rubbish!!!! (I know having lived in both countries and ps there is no way you would get me to part with my front loader!)

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Makes sense. MSG is banned from being added to food in Oz....chinese takeaways will never be the same again. ;)



There was a poll back on front/top loaders about a year back and front loaders came off best which is why we decided to bring ours with us. Can't wait to be able to use it again. Sick of the MILs top loader already.

Ahhh well, my washing for today is done, stains 'n' all. Off to shops to buy some new powder/liquid tomorrow so next time I do washing it won't take me all bloody day.

Marie

ps..thanks for all the input

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just a sideways move on this thread hope you dont mind :o
i use omo matic & find it really good - (for all of those that use it mitre 10 has it on special $48.95 for 12kgs)

but what about fabric softener - the ones i have tried dont seem to smell as much - by the time the washing has dried you cant smell it at all :mad:


any suggestions for good softener??



ttfn

pootle26

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I think the one the MIL get's is called Cuddles. Same packaging or atleast very similar to Comfort. She gets the blue one (it might only come in that colour, I don't know) It seems alright and still smells a bit but not as strong as the Comfort we used in England. Does get everything soft though.

Marie

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BioZet. Can't beat it.

Can't beat it with a stick.:)

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Absolutely no idea.

Ask the companies that sell them.