people say using laundry detergent, which is cheaper, does the same thing?
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I have used laundry detergent but it does not rinse well. This product cleans better and rinses well. Also deodorizes very well.
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I do prefer using the Hoover Professional carpet cleaner. It gets out everything! I have tried Tide in the past, but if you use too much of any laundry detergent, you get too many suds and its hard to get that all out. Try it and see for yourself. Just use a good quality detergent. Awesome Carpet Cleaner for spots truly is Awesome, and only $1 at Big Lots. I am never without that. I hope I was of help.
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You could do a test and try both but I must say this cleaner has worked very well with our house and 2 dogs. The nicest advantage is the clean smell it leaves. It even lets my shampooer smell clean!
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Its "the same" as in the same type of detergent (natural, no additives, best for cloth diapers, etc.), but its not the same detergent.
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You can do both! I have done both dishwasher and laundry and they both worked fine. I prefer to manually scrub them because the dry quickly.
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I have used it separately because it said it is laundry detergent. I will say it is not meant for cleaning so much. I use it for my bedding and for my towels and washcloths. I've come full circle. I use the standard detergent first and the allergen last.
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I'd say use about the same amount as you use of regular dishwashing detergent.
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Chris, we use the same detergent we always did, but it was already "he" high efficiency. Most are these days, just look for the "he" on the bottle of both detergent and Softner
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I don't notice it saving all that much time, since my HE washer is wicked good at it's spin cycle. I find the clothes are softer and I like not using softener anymore.
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We use it for our bedding sheets. Not quite sure if it really makes a difference or not. You add it on with your regular laundry detergent.
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Yes. Use only a mild detergent in the washer and low heat setting in dryer but do not use a dryer sheet.
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I have not used the product for laundry, so I'm sorry I don't know this directly, but I would definitely try it with an item you don't care about that is the same kind of fabric as what you would wash, and see what happens as an experiment.
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to expand on your question: i'm now using less than a quarter of a cup in a top loading machine with warm or hot water and will probably cut back some more. i like using real soap flakes rather than detergent but it's expensive.
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This won't harm your clothes at all. It's the ingredient that they used to put in all laundry detergents but took out several years ago due to environmental issues. I'm a big environmentalist but not when it comes to cleaning products. This is the ingredient that helped make detergents clean your clothes (it's out of most major brand dishwasher detergents as well). I put in less than a teaspoon in my washer (front loader) & about 1 teaspoonful in the dishwasher so 1 box will last you years.
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Yes - says for all washing machines including "he" here: http://www.20muleteamlaundry.com/detergent-booster/boost-your-detergent/ One thing to note: we just got a front loading machine. It says to put the powder in with the clothes instead of the detergent tray. I'm not sure of the reasoning behind that. My wife put oxi-clean powder in and there was a hardened ball of it that didn't get broken up so just make sure all your solids are not clumped up when putting into the machine. I just put the borax into the liquid tray with the liquid. Not recommending that. Not discouraging it either. ******One thing: check local prices. My wife informed me that this is less than half at the local grocery store from what I paid here.*******
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Regular detergent works but if you want sanitation use hot water and if you want thermal you may have to use that certain type of detergent the military uses...ecolab or something...
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I am new to HE washers and have looked up this question online. Most sites say NO because regular detergents produce lots of suds; HE detergents clean with little water. If you use regular detergent your clothes will be sitting in a lather of suds. You can damage your washer when the high amount of soapy suds try to drain. Look it up yourself and see. I would tend to believe it. Frankly, you use a very little amount of the new detergents so it's not like they're just trying to make us buy more detergent.
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This is the only detergent I will use on my clothes...when I upgraded to a front loader I use it just as I would with my old machine.
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I've used a rag with a little bit of laundry detergent. Worked pretty good. Kept it out of reach from the little guy until it dried.