Seventh Generation Natural Laundry Detergent with Non-Chlorine Bleach, Free & Clear, Powder, 112-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 4)
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Product Reviews of Seventh Generation Natural Laundry Detergent with Non-Chlorine Bleach, Free & Clear, Powder, 112-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 4)
Product Review: You can get whites as white as if you used chlorine bleach!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am so happy with this detergent. I use it on white loads, and light-colored loads. For dark loads, I use Seventh Generation liquid detergent without bleach. To get my white loads as white or whiter than when I used to use chemical laundry detergent with harsh chlorine bleach, I do the following, and it makes even the nastiest white socks come out white as snow:
Start the load with hot water, add this detergent, a cup of baking soda, and Seventh Generation non-chlorine bleach. (Filling the washer with detergent and 3 inches of water first makes all laundry detergent work better...) Once washer has 3 inches of water, add socks and dirtiest whites first. (Note: I also spray the nastiest socks and laundry with home-made stain spray--1 part water, 1 part ammonia, 1 part Seventh Generation liquid laundry detergent.) Once the nastiest clothes are submerged, add the rest of the white load while washer is still filling. Once filled, let the washer agitate for 5 minutes or so to mix. Then, I turn the washer off and let the load soak until the next day. The next day, set the load at the beginning and let run as usual. I know this sounds like a lot, and you may have to plan to accomodate the sitting overnight, but it's worth it to me---like I said, those nastiest whites came out SOOOO white, as if I'd used harsh chemical bleach on them! It blew me away--I didn't expect whites to come out so white while using eco-friendly products!
Product Review: does not get my clothes clean
Summary: 3 Stars
I am really disappointed with this product. Surely, it is a godsend for those who do have chemical sensitivities, but our family chose Seventh Generation because we have a septic system and we don't want to potentially pollute the groundwater. It's a bonus that less pollution is created in the manufacturing process to make this detergent versus "regular" detergents.
Well, the part that bums me out is that it does not get the laundry clean. The clothes and towels looked dingy coming out of the washer and smelled unpleasant, but for awhile I chalked that up to the absence of fragrance and brightening agents. Then I started paying closer attention and convinced myself after carefully inspecting some shirts my husband had worn working out in the job that the detergent was not getting the soil out. In short, it doesn't work. It doesn't get the clothes clean.
I have tried using larger than the recommended quantity detergent per load and using high wash temperatures, and this does help, but then I figure, what good is that for the environment if I am now washing my laundry with hot water when I used to use cold? And what is the benefit of creating less pollution ounce per ounce when I am using twice as MUCH of the detergent now.
I find this to be true for all of the Seventh Generation laundry detergents I have tried: powder and liquid. I find that the type with the orange fragrance worked best for me, because at least it helped mask the B.O., but honestly, I dislike other no-fragrance detergents, including Tide, which at least gets the dirt out.
I still am using 7th Generation while looking for another alternative, but I am dissatisfied.
Product Review: hardened up on me
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought a big box of this that would last me several months. Before I got through it all, it hardened up like a rock. If I tried to break it up and use it anyway, I would find pieces left over after the wash that didn't even dissolve and were like little rocks. I don't know if the humidity would do this to any powdered detergent, but I'd never seen it happen. Had to throw about 1/3 of the box out. So I recommend the liquid version.Product Review: seventh generation laundry detergent
Summary: 1 Stars
I have tried both the powder and liquid Seventh Generation Laundry detergents. Both have bleached color out of clothing items. The first time the company reimbursed me for the cost of the clothes, and told me they were removing the words "color fast" from the product labels (they did). Now that it has happened again I will not be using this product in the future.
Product Review: very happy
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been very happy with this laundry detergent so far. I've been using for for several months, then signed up for the auto-ship program, even better!