I never understood the pods. I get this liquid detergent with a pump where one pump is like one pod. No opening a pod container just grab and squirt one to three times depending on load size.
I’ve never understood the liquid soap. It’s more expensive by weight than powdered detergent, but a sizable chunk of the liquid detergent is just water…
Its all marketing, the powder v liquid is a fair consumer product debate (the different formats allow for different chemistry, but by weight/price, powerd is most efficent), but the pods for dish and clothes washers are meant to be as inefficent of a storage method as possible to get you to buy more product.
The youtube channel Technology Connections has several hours of midwestern rants about how bad pods are.
I use tap cold water for most loads. When I use powder I dissolve it in a cup in a bit of hot water before mixing it with the cold. It does a better job of cleaning like that.
If I was super rich I’d probably still use cold water so the clothes lasted longer, but I might switch to liquid detergent so I don’t have to dissolve.
Not needing to measure is convenient. It not like the dishwasher were you have an area to put it in that gets the right amount and of course the amount varies based on load so it would be pretty hard to.
method. oh but I made a mistake. Its two squirts per load size so 2-6 depending but I don’t think I have ever used 6 even on large loads and it works fine. I find it the most convenient for laundry and it seems as good as your going to get for the environment at a fair price.
I hadn’t seen that before, that is interesting. These detergent sheets are quite a bit cheaper though, and have no plastic in the product or packaging. We love them!
I love these. I bought a box of the lavender ones two years ago and it’s still 1/4 full. They’re so much easier than liquid or powder to stash in a bag and carry around if you have a communal laundry area like in a dorm or apartment building.
I never understood the pods. I get this liquid detergent with a pump where one pump is like one pod. No opening a pod container just grab and squirt one to three times depending on load size.
I’ve never understood the liquid soap. It’s more expensive by weight than powdered detergent, but a sizable chunk of the liquid detergent is just water…
Its all marketing, the powder v liquid is a fair consumer product debate (the different formats allow for different chemistry, but by weight/price, powerd is most efficent), but the pods for dish and clothes washers are meant to be as inefficent of a storage method as possible to get you to buy more product.
The youtube channel Technology Connections has several hours of midwestern rants about how bad pods are.
For laundry? I thought liquid detergent is actually super concentrated, such that you need way less than what the little measuring cup says you need.
I use tap cold water for most loads. When I use powder I dissolve it in a cup in a bit of hot water before mixing it with the cold. It does a better job of cleaning like that.
If I was super rich I’d probably still use cold water so the clothes lasted longer, but I might switch to liquid detergent so I don’t have to dissolve.
And it’s getting harder to find powder. Try finding powder dishwasher detergent… locally, nothing.
No Walmarts around?
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Automatic-Dishwasher-Powder-Original-Scent-75-oz-1-Count/866649026?classType=VARIANT&athbdg=L1600&from=%2Fsearch&sid=6dcf6aba-2d2f-4dec-8df1-c4f40c0315fc
Not needing to measure is convenient. It not like the dishwasher were you have an area to put it in that gets the right amount and of course the amount varies based on load so it would be pretty hard to.
Never seen that before, you have my interest! Any idea what brand this is?
method. oh but I made a mistake. Its two squirts per load size so 2-6 depending but I don’t think I have ever used 6 even on large loads and it works fine. I find it the most convenient for laundry and it seems as good as your going to get for the environment at a fair price.
I hadn’t seen that before, that is interesting. These detergent sheets are quite a bit cheaper though, and have no plastic in the product or packaging. We love them!
https://www.amazon.com/Poesie-Eco-Friendly-Plastic-Free-Biodegradable-Hypoallergenic/dp/B09VPDX476
I love these. I bought a box of the lavender ones two years ago and it’s still 1/4 full. They’re so much easier than liquid or powder to stash in a bag and carry around if you have a communal laundry area like in a dorm or apartment building.