My wife just started using the Arm and Hammer detergent pods as opposed to Gain, which didn't work all that well for us. Arm and Hammer seems to do the trick. Yeah, she doesn't trust me with the laundry.
I used to use the more well know brands---Tide, Cheer, etc. Until my wife once told me to pick up the cheapest brand one time I went shopping.
Surprisingly, I didn't notice any difference when we used it.
Turns out that probably 90% of detergent ingredients are surfactants. The rest are essentially compounds that handle grease (which … Read more
I have been experiencing the same thing, espically my whites. I have ruined two loads of white cloths, and now I noticed it on some of my colored towels. I tried Gain HE, which the powder is white, and it did not happen. I am going to wash a few whites in the Tide HE … Read more
Glad to hear other people have had this problem and of course the idea that it could be a rusting paper clip is quite a possibility and I need to check it out. It seems only to affect old white cotton things as all my newer and/or coloured and/or non cotton items have been ok. … Read more
