Which Laundry Detergent Is Best? Testing The Best Laundry Detergent Powder

In this video, I compare powdered laundry detergent to see which laundry detergent is best! I tested how well each worked to remove grass stains, and oil and also how well they remove smells. Which laundry detergent should you buy? Watch today's video to see my honest product review and find out my recommendation for the best powdered laundry detergent!
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[@LivingOnADime]

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[@Cecilia24645]

You really went above and beyond for these laundry detergent videos! Thank you!! ❤

[@H.C.Q.]

To me, “best” means it gets the job done, doesn’t smell like chemicals or perfumes, and doesn’t make a mess. Free & Clear or natural is best.

[@foreverhomesteading6629]

I wish she would've had the All F&C powder. We can't have smelly soap at my house.

[@relaxandunwind1496]

You should have used a cuo of Ariel like you did on everything else. I use it and smells and works great.

[@campoida]

I think HE washers don't use enough water to clean properly.

[@motherhenn8850]

Especially heavily soiled items, like sport uniforms.

[@LivingOnADime]

I think you're right!

[@grandmashomemade9204]

I know they don't my husband works in a stinky job and I'd have to wash his clothes 2 to 3 times in the He washer. I did.research and went and bought a speed queen and now I'm a very very happy housewife again......

[@jlanehardy]

@@grandmashomemade9204me too, I got a used speed queen and I love it!

[@MultiAnne36]

​@@grandmashomemade9204omg. I have been wanting a Speed Queen for awhile now. I'm so jealous. I hate all these water saving appliances, it makes no sense when we are washing something to use less water.

[@dianels5984]

Dawn dishwashing liquid, baking soda & washing soda. Use a cup of vinegar in rinse cycle. Clothes will come out clean, soft, & breathable.

[@joycetompkins3680]

What measurements do you use for them? I am looking to start making my own laundry soap.

[@TheRuckFarm]

We have 4 kids under 10 and use about 2 Tbsp of the powdered Foca in a large load. I’m not brand loyal with detergent, but we also like powdered Tide when we can get it for a good price. We wash in warm to hot water on a speed cycle on heavy soil which takes about 30 minutes. It seems to work fairly well for clothes that are not heavily stained. For pre-treating stains we prefer dish soap, some water and a toothbrush. Peroxide spray for blood. Alcohol for sharpie. We prefer to line dry, but if you use the dryer always double check that the stain was removed in the wash before tossing into the dryer to dry it.

[@megacap55]

foca is a detergent that is not enzymatic, for put in clear, enzymes in a detergent helps to remove stains since activate the key enzymes of the stain to later by the soapy content end of remove it ,Foca is a detergent that is one soap for your washing machine, won't remove dry stains or hard to remove ones

[@nance8885]

I appreciate all of the work you are putting into testing the different detergents. The videos are very helpful.

[@micheleschettler779]

No matter what the fabric is , if you don't use a prespotter like shout you will never get the stains out. You should test different prespotters then test your laudary soaps.

[@TheRuckFarm]

Thank you for putting so much effort into this series Tawra! It has been so helpful!

[@Historyrerun2x]

I love the comparison videos. I learn a lot. Thanks.

[@albertabyers7157]

I learned a lit about laundry from the cloth diaper community. First you only need a tablespoon or two of detergent. Bit the biggest thing is agitation and having enough laundry to get some good friction going. To little laundry and and they won't get clean and to much laundry and there us no room to move aroudn and rub againts each other. Also i feel top loaders with agitation clean so much better then theh front loader that run for hours. There is a facebook group called clean cloth nappies. Their processes can get anything clean incuding getting rid if mold. I swear they can get stains out of anything without ruining it.

[@LunaOverEden]

Foca Ariel and Roma are amazing. You have to use enough soap and personally I use the old school machines which I have found work better than these new ones. Maybe the machines should be tested instead.😂

[@M.L.E.85]

I have followed Pistol’s advice on 1T of powder and my life has improved vastly! He was right!

[@Daisyj2560]

I want to try this, did you just use 1 tblsp for a small load of laundry or for a large?

[@M.L.E.85]

@@Daisyj2560 I have used 1 tablespoon regardless of the size of the load. But your question is valid. If you have a super super sized wash, you could try it with 2 tablespoons and see but no more than that. I’m a single person and I have a tiny washing machine with an agitator, so I don’t have large loads. Something else I do is on the bottle of liquid detergent, powdered detergent box, Dish soap, dishwashing powder, fabric softener, etc. I always write the date that I opened it and began using it. I’m keeping track of how long it takes me to use up the supply using this conservative method. I bought a big bottle of Tide liquid that has the spigot on it and opened that in November and I’m not even halfway through it and I do laundry like a mad woman! I hope you have as much success as I have had.🤗. For years before I learned this method I would buy a jug of liquid laundry detergent every month at anywhere between nine and $12 a pop. I also started being real careful about the amount of shampoo are used after listening to Jill say to use only a very small amount. I was buying a bottle of shampoo am I up and now I can’t even tell you the last time I bought shampoo. And then the toilet paper. Video that Tara and Mike did a few months back, well I’m just gonna leave it that it has paid off too. Every time I wash my hair I think of Jill and I think of Tara and Mike when… well, you get the unfortunate picture! I’m sure that was an unwanted side effect when they did that video 🤣

[@jenniferrosenthal7731]

My father in law owned a laundromat for many years and he too says to only use 1T of detergent, occasionally 2T but no more. He was also big on pretreating any spots because it’s unlikely any detergent alone and diluted in a whole load will get out stains. Clean your clothes and rinse properly, yes. But stains, no.

[@M.L.E.85]

@@jenniferrosenthal7731 I love your comment thank you so much ! I agree on pre-treating

[@BellaCinco]

Yes Foca is almost the same as Tide just different smell. I think they work the same but for the price I get Foca with hot water works great! Has saved me so much money over the years and we have a very active animal house.

[@dr3406]

💕💗💕🙏🙏🙏 Thanks Tawra, you sure did a thorough testing and no one should say otherwise. Appreciate all the trouble you went through to help us pick the best laundry detergent. May The Lord Jesus Christ bless you and your family!!!

[@JoAnneM1963]

Great video on the powder detergent, Tawra! Ariel was a European product for many years. I bought a package in Germany 25 years ago because it smelled just fresh. It was a phenomenal detergent. I bought some here in OK a couple of years ago and it was NOT the same. Did not clean well, the scent, while clean-smelling gave me a headache. I only use homemade detergent now scented with EO.

[@Anne-ly1fv]

I use to use Foca when my kids were little and it worked great, now I use Roma because I wanted to try a different fragrance. I think I like the smell of Roma better but they both work amazingly well. They are cheap too! 😊

[@donnahong5998]

I switched from Tide to Roma and am happy.

[@illumin8434]

I heard you mix a 1/2 pine sol with laundry detergent to get out oil stains

[@rld1278]

Or lestoil...

[@mariahale2107]

I use foca for years I worked fast food light colored fabric I wash on warm water it would take out all grease stains. If I had bad tough stains when I would come home I would pre treat with totally awesome and in the morning I would toss in the wash all stains gone

[@dindog22]

I use Foca powdered in an HE front loader and I literally use about a tablespoon. however, I don't have particularly soiled clothes and definitely don't have motor oil on my clothes

[@mightymommom5888]

We need agitators in our washing machines and more water. I always use hot water wash.

[@sher1978]

When you have a nasty stain hang it in the sun. This has worked for me in getting mustard out of a shirt and red hot sauce out of a sweat shirt that I had already pre-treaded, washed and dried it. I forget to make sure the stain came out before I put it in the dryer.

[@laurabuckles7961]

I do wonder if water hardness/softness has anything to do with the effectiveness of cleaning. Also by a mistake I got an HE washer, and have to leave it on "power rinse" to have enough water for the rinse cycle. Can't stand that washer but unless it conks out before I do it's what I've got for the duration. Ugh, Gain stinks to high heaven, I get stopped up just going by those packages in the laundry aisle. A lot of people think if their clothes smell like a perfume factory it must mean they're clean.

[@MispelledOnPurpose]

I like to use era plus for stains. It takes out just about any stain that I tried. I had a pair of white shorts that got a grass and mud stain. I washed several times with our usual detergent and couldn't get it out. One day I decided to buy era and I used it straight as a pretreatment. I was surprised there was no sign of the stain afterwards. It is getting harder to find. It's a red bottle with a blue cap. I try to only use it as a pretreatment because of price.

[@lucyalderman422]

Now you need to try what I do for bad stains place them in a clear garbage bag fill part way with water put in lots of soap tye off the top give the bag a good swishing around let sit till next day and wash as per usual

[@kayfreschly6272]

Human male adult poo could come clean by sight but not by smell by many things I tried, but only Gain rid the smell. Hope this helps any person doing such laundry.

[@kayfreschly6272]

P.S. I used the Gain pods, not powder.

[@megacap55]

Ariel is an enzymatic detergent made for south America by Procter and gamble and would be an equivalent to gain and tide together i have tried arm hammer, gain and tide and what works better in a He machine is gain powder cleans well even in short times program

[@maryjanewill3056]

I don't think new washers really agitate the clothes.

[@stst77]

Definitely not like they used to. When i was a child my family got dirty and we just threw the clothes in the washer, never soaked or pretreated anything and all the clothes got clean. We just set it on heavy load and that old agitating machine did its job with good ole Tide.

[@stst77]

I’ve never heard of a 3 hour wash! And the most rinses my washer does is 3.

[@donnalovintexas8760]

A laundromat in the town closest to me has a sign up not to use Foca in their machines. I don't know why.

[@stst77]

There has to be a good reason. It must clog up the machines.

[@rld1278]

Because it says to use a whole cup and it's just too much I bet. I use ¼ to ⅓ cup Max, always in warm water!

[@ellenherman9543]

Lol thats funny they think people will actually follow that rule....i see people do what they want...they dont care...its not thier machine....

[@rorilee9791]

Such an interesting experiment! Imho there’s no substitute for stain pretreatment and a washer with an agitator. I use Tide power pods hygienic clean with oxiclean in every load, and have been happy with it. I used Arm & Hammer for years bc of budget and habit, and realized recently (I know, duh-but it took me a while) that our clothes were just not clean-so I experimented a bit and have settled on Tide. I do pretreat stains with Dawn or Persil liquid.

[@motherhenn8850]

I agree with pre-treatment and and agitator. My sons played baseball for years. The HE washer never got the stains out, or even washed the dirt out of the tub. I finally bought a Speed queen, and life was much easier.

[@rorilee9791]

@@motherhenn8850 That’s my next washing machine. 👍

[@LuckyCharms_4]

@@rorilee9791 Look at the Speed Queen TC5, Maytag mvwp585gw, or GE Commercial.

[@KThree_Designz]

I make my own...

[@Boodieman72]

I ordered the 40 lb tub of Boardwalk Hurrican powder from Walmart for $36

[@ellenherman9543]

Top loaders are definitely better than front....i used top for my grandaughters clothes for years...came out nice. My son got a front and now after 2 yrs ...no soap change....her clothes are getting dingy😢

[@kathyk9519]

Pre soak, then wait and finally wash.

[@uly1q]

It’s the Ariel and Foca for me I think they get the clothes clean and they are both pure not much scent.

[@terrigaines1812]

Where are from? The way you say wash and measure just gets me lol😊

[@ksewald91]

None of the laundry detergent will remove any of those grease stains. I ended up buying degreaser, hottest water and longest cycle to get them out. Uniform laundry service must have something special as they always were totally grease free when hubbies work provided them. Amonia and heavy amount of laundry soap works for me when hubby gets really grubby now. Grease X from auto parts store. Haven't tried it myself.

[@zanity777]

I use ROMA and love it ❤ I have found that a lot of products coming out of Mexico are really superior to stuff made here. I tried Ariel a long time ago and it is so strong that using too much will eat your clothes up LOL! I just got so sick and tired of using liquid laundry soap and dealing with throwing out those stinkin' big plastic jugs. Anyhow try the Mexican brands and I don't think you'll be disappointed 😊

[@stst77]

In my experience if you have really dirty clothes, you need to use hot water.

[@jenniferjensen8538]

Wow... this is quite an experiment! Thank you for testing all of these! I find that using Tide powdered laundry detergent and doing a pre-wash and extra rinse gets clothes really clean in our front loader. The laundry cycles are longer but I think it's needed to get all the smells out. 😂

[@jenniferrosenthal7731]

Vinegar works wonders on smells and it naturally softens your clothes

[@jenniferjensen8538]

@jenniferrosenthal7731 yep... I have used vinegar too. I have also been using odo ban in the wash and then a bunch of wool dryer balls. Those work great for softening too!

[@abelvalleyfarm55]

Without watching the entire video yet. I use the powdered tide on my cloth diapers and it does an amazing job. I did try the arm and hammer for a while as it’s cheaper… but it sucked for us. And I’ve tried the foca as my husband loves the smell of it and it didn’t cut the cake on the diapers unfortunately.

[@abelvalleyfarm55]

Interesting finding… I do know with our dirty diapers I do a rinse and spin, then a deep wash with soap and then an another deep wash with no soap. And that’s what it takes to get clean diapers.

[@abelvalleyfarm55]

Ahhh and you have a front load washer that will affect results too. Thanks for this video it was fun lol

[@60kkm]

I’m not trying to nitpick. I’m just curious. Towards the end of the video I randomly saw a jug of Ecos laundry detergent sitting there. I thought I missed something so I backed up and watched again but didn’t hear you mention it. Then I watched the video with the liquid detergents but I still didn’t see you test it. I just wondered if you had compared it. I keep a jug of that on hand at all times and use it for some loads but only a fraction of the recommended amount. Mostly I use homemade which, I think is the same as your recipe but I make it liquid. Been using that for many years.

[@LivingOnADime]

That's coming up in tomorrow's video.

[@lindafrabizio2910]

Add baking soda to ur wash with detergent. / works great

[@almostahomestead]

You will have enough laundry detergent to last you through the Millennium.

[@rorilee9791]

Works well as a cleanser on walls etc. esp Tide :)

[@roxannevangelder]

Tide oxy is the best

[@pen5532]

What about soap nuts? I've heard of those and did you test those?I haven't seen him so far.

[@LivingOnADime]

I didn't test them but every person I've seen who has said they are worthless.

[@loveu8910]

Having used them before. They not really good for soiled clothes

[@plmpcharisma9686]

Did the non HE detergents do any damage to your washer or not wash correctly?

[@LivingOnADime]

No just use the 1 tsp. on small load and 1 Tbsp. on large and you're fine.

[@JNoMooreNumbers]

I have a feeling similar results like the others. Moral is just don't get real dirty or have grubbies for messy work.

[@sherrybendall5817]

Tarragon, I need to apologize for my statement in an earlier video. I let my own stress negate my manners. Please forgive me.

[@relaxandunwind1496]

The washers from the old days that actually agitated works best. The new washers suck

[@jessywanders8829]

Ariel laundry detergent is made by tide!

[@jenniferhoward8814]

Did you go down to Mexico to buy all that? Or do you have a large population of Spanish speakers in your area?

[@jenniferrosenthal7731]

Many Walmarts have all of those brands

[@jenniferhoward8814]

@@jenniferrosenthal7731 Indeed. But I was referring to the instructions being exclusively in Spanish.

[@ellenherman9543]

Its in almost all stores

[@vtwinaddicted5852]

Could you repeat using the same amount of each brand?

[@LivingOnADime]

LOL no.

[@vtwinaddicted5852]

@@LivingOnADime then ill report your vid

[@deniseshephard3347]

The reason why the stains aren’t coming out maybe due to the fabric being used

[@user-um9fh2fb2k]

Arm & Hammer liquid detergents are great for stains. I have used it for 20+ years.

[@runjogwalk]

Lux flacks!!!

[@jeannel1065]

Interesting… Your testing of cleaners and detergents inspired me. I experimented with trying to get rid of four old blood spots on a white pillowcase I was going to turn into rags. I treated with hydrogen peroxide (which lightened the spots quite a bit), then Barkeepers Friend (it was near the sink and I wanted see how the oxalic acid worked on an old stain on cloth-meh), lemon juice, then washed with All detergent and bleach. I can still see the remnants of the stains. Hydrogen peroxide did the most, but those stains were really set in by several trips thru the dryer.

[@cathyveldhuizen1750]

What’s a “HE” washer?

[@bluetinsel7099]

It’s a High Efficiency washer.

[@user-tk9ck8ge8t]

👏👏👏

[@timothymarquez3275]

If you ever get a chance, the ultimate stain is gear oil. It stinks and is hard to remove.

[@stst77]

I tried laundry sheets once and will never use them again, they were absolutely useless.

[@user-up1dz8cl4m]

Washer not wershwr

[@LivingOnADime]

This might help. Enjoy! amzn.to/3Jyg4Fi

[@M.L.E.85]

I wouldn't even waste my time and money on any of the Soaps from Mexico like polka and the others because did you see how much of it you have to use? Sure it may cost next to nothing but you have to use too much and I know that is not good for your washing machine. It's being Pennywise and pound foolish. You might save some money on the soap but what it's going to cost you down the road is where you need to be concerned

[@Annasparks12]

Three hours in the washer?!! NO. Just No.

[@LivingOnADime]

Yeah that's what I though! LOL

[@jenniferrosenthal7731]

I use the “quick” wash setting except on towels and bedding. Those cycles run about an hour

[@GGsGarden]

I use top loader/no agitator HE machine. I use soak cycle with soap (and oxi when appropriate). Water does not pump out til I open lid after cycle. Hours later, I do a short wash to finish off (normally don’t add additional soap). This has worked better for me. I know this sounds like a long time for a load. Try to start before work and finish after work. IMO, the soaking makes a big difference. Also, don’t often have grass or oil stains.

[@jeweledpatriot1776]

Id never use any of those. Did you know Tide is banned in 80 countries because of the Toxic chemicals?

[@beckycrum1825]

What do you use to wash your clothes ?

[@bholloway7923]

Just to let you know, that is false information that went viral. Tide is the leading selling laundry detergent in the whole world. It is not banned anywhere.

[@rorilee9791]

Came to say the same thing about Tide. 👍

[@loveu8910]

@@bholloway7923they dont have it in australia