Which Laundry Detergent Do You Use - Liquid, Powder, or Packs?

If you hang your towels to dry instead of dumping them into the hamper/basket then they won't stink. Also keep the washer door/lid open when not being used

Really great tips! I love that you're teaching people the dying art of wrapping wet clothes in a towel LOL. This was standard procedure for me since I grew up during a time when lots of things had to be handwashed.

I haven't had to iron for years, I hang the clothes right out of the dryer, spray it with water and give it a little tug and I dont need to iron it. I also fold the clothes as it comes out of the dryer that saves me steps relocating to fold and ironing. Zipping up zippers helps to protect your clothing as well😁

“ get my feelings out” 😂😂😂I love this 😂

I'm in my 40s but when I was a kid in the 80s/90s there were more refill packs of laundry detergent that you just add water to. Saved so much plastic. It was like this with fabric softener and dish liquid too. I've noticed they are starting to come back...why they stopped I will never know!

Thank you for creating chapters and your trick about smelly towels!

I’m a liquid laundry detergent girl. I just ordered your Makers Clean Kit, and I can’t wait to get it! My friend turned me on to your page and I loved your waffle microfiber towel. 🎉 have a wonderful Valentine’s Day!

A couple of years ago during a really dry summer we would direct our rinse / spin cycles to a container to use on the grass & garden. We had been using a recommended dose of laundry detergent & were shocked at how "sudsy" the water was. We cut the amount of detergent for each load in half, still resulted in clean laundry & saved on purchase of supplies.

Why hate cleaning? It's so satisfying 😄

I'm liquid detergent all the way. I'm rather meticulous about the way I separate laundry (my family says crazy...I like meticulous better). My sorting looks something like this: 1) warm wash (underwear, socks, etc) 2) reds, pinks, purple, orange 3) blue, green 4) black, grey 5) white, cream 6) jeans 7) towels 8) microfibers. Now because I separate things so much, sometimes I have pretty small loads. Because of this, I like the convenience of being able to really adjust the amount of detergent I use. I love doing laundry! 💖

Laundry packs Tide only! I have the dryer balls but I don’t think they do much for static for me. I cut the dryer sheet in half to help with the environment as much as I can.

Liquid baby! I absolutely love my new washing machine that I only load with liquid soap every 40 loads (give or take a couple) it’s the best!

Hi Melissa, so I'm a liquid gal but am trying to switch to the sheets, you're Canadian so I'm sure you've heard about "True Earth". For sure the laundry sheets are fab for traveling. Concerning stinky washers, I'm assiduous in wiping down my machine after my wash day but also cleaning my washer every 3 months, since we’re only 2 (if your a family of 4 or more, it should be done monthly). I have a friend that's an appliance repair guy and he gave me this recipe (funny, I'm maybe giving you a homemade recipe, weird). You throw these ingredients directly in your washer, not mixed together…1 cup white vinegar & 1/2 cup baking soda and start your machine on "Clean Washer" cycle or a short cycle. IAlso, in my case once a year, I do the heavy-duty clean and this is 1 cup bleach & 1/2 cup baking soda on the same cycle. He also says concerning the detergent drawers should be well cleaned every time you do these clean-ups…if needed get the old toothbrush out and clean. And yes, do always leave the door and the detergent drawer also open. So my last suggestion is the problem of clothes lying around since you judge you can wear them again - fixed that problem! My hubby and I each have a place for us with two hooks; mine is behind the bedroom door and my husband’s is in a small free wall space in our closet. You want to wear your kit another day, 1 hook for your pants, 1 hook for your top - problem solved! Hope this helps you out, and all you out there that are struggling like us all 😊

I love True Earth detergent strips. Easy to use, takes very little space, and better for the environment.

"Mt. Washmore." That made me laugh out loud.

Ms. Maker, what a great line!!! "Being on the high seas in the middle of a storm" That is priceless!! Well spoken, oh, and I have purchased two orders of your micro fiber clothes. Great!

I made my own powdered detergent, but my hubby will only use liquid. I recently bought detergent sheets and love them! Hubby still wont use them, though! LOL! I've always used Lestoil for greasy stains (Dad used it on his work clothes as he was an HVAC tech). Oxyclean is a nice boost and is amazing if you want to soak really dirty clothes in a bucket/bin. A couple years ago I learned about using hot water on a fresh blood stain. You rinse the stain under hot running water. WOW did it work well! Old stains, maybe not, but I was surprised. My family uses cold water almost exclusively, as well as gentle cycles. We hang our clothes inside mostly (pollen allergies) but towels and sheets get hot water and the dryer. I finally convinced Hubby that he doesn't need to wash every piece of clothing every time he wears it. Unless he's sweating or it gets dirty, just hang it to "air out" (he's OCD so it took a while). He realizes that his clothing lasts longer when he does this! 💕

I’m a laundry sheets fan. It makes my life easier and I know that I’m not contributing to the land fills. I use the unscented “Earth Breeze” I love it.

"That's why Im in my laundry room" lol girl you're making me relate and laugh already 😂😊

Great tips. I have the same washing machine marital problem. 😂 I am a dye free, fragrance free liquid laundry detergent kind of girl.

love your videos they give me such motivation to clean and open my eyes to smaller stuff i never would of looked at I'm a recent home buyer and your channel has helped so much!

I do petsitting all over, so I’ve seen all kind of laundry setups. The last place had laundry strips instead of powder, liquid, or pods. Id never seen them before but they did a fine job.

Hi Melissa. Thank you for all the laundry tips! I’m a liquid girl! I’ve used many of your tips already and happy with results 🥰

I always use cold water to wash my clothes. I'll throw it on hot for my bedding. I use liquid detergent and always leave the lid open. I've tried to forgo dryer sheets for the wool laundry balls, but I'm finding my clothes have been more staticky, so I might switch to the plastic ones.

I like liquid gain detergent and laundry softener. I have also used the pods. I switch up every now and then. Lol 😂 I love using vinegar with all my clothes along with detergent and laundry softener. (All in cold water) 😊

I use liquid tide free and gentle. I haven't tried the packs. I have tide powder as well but seem to reach for the liquid. I also have the laundry strips. The jury is still out on them. I now use the Downey rinse and refresh. What a fantastic product!

I have a couple of the hard balls are so loud! ❤happy Valentine’s Day Melissa!

To solve chairdrobe I put an over-the-door hook rack on the bk of my closet door (bed or bath door works). Or try an aesthetic wall mount hook rack. I hang "2 rewear" clothes on it. Ez and not piled.

Laundry powder . Good tips especially the tip on light and heavy clothes

I recently switch to laundry sheets. Mine are from Earth Breeze, first time I’ve tried this type of laundry cleaner so I don’t know about other brands but I’m loving these. I wanted less mess, less lugging heavy containers around and less plastic waste! I’m trying to use more natural cleaners everywhere in my home to save money and cut down on pollution. I use vinegar, baking soda, essential oils and stay away from store bought chemicals. ❤ Love your advise. Thank you.

I use laundry detergent sheets. Game changer.

I love Nellie's powder. It's inexpensive and a bucket lasts more than 3 years for me. It washes the same as any regular washing soap and my washing machine no longer has any gunk on the rubber.

I use laundry pods. It saves money and prevents me from using too much detergent.

Thank you Melissa, will start hanging my jeans like that, very good idea. Happy Valentine's day to you.

Norwex powder…LOVE it!!

I have old school habits . I like to use liquid detergent, turn on machine/water to dissolve detergent, then place clothes in machine . However newer models dont allow cycle to begin with the lid open☹️

Great Vlog as always Melissa. I use laundry pods or packs as you mention. Have always left the door of my machine and Dryer open and quickly wiped down the inside of the door and the seal every time. Advantage of using pods is that the detergent drawer doesn’t get dirty or have residue building up inside. I use a machine cleaner once every two months.

I love your tips! One I have is to keep a water spray bottle in the drawer under my dryer. Small wrinkles can be spritzed out once the garment is on a hanger… easy breezy!

I use packs and boost for my laundry!

It's always been powdered detergent for me. I like Tide Unscented Powder. Another good stain remover is Sunlight bar soap. I don't use fabric softener either; I like to put some vinegar in my final rinse.

I live in West Africa so we don't have a lot of choice because many people don't have washing machines. I use powder because that's what's available. After watching this video I feel quite proud that I'm on top of my laundry routine. I put it in at night because we only have running water during the night (sometimes only for an hour so it may take two nights) and my husband hangs it outside in the morning. Either one of us brings it in, whoever has time, and we put it away immediately.

I use Method liquid concentrate. I LOVE your videos! Just ordered your book!

We wash towels at a higher temperature than the clothes we wear. Kitchen hand towels & tea towels are washed together at 60°. Would like a separate washing machine just to wash these. Bedding also washed at 60°

Excellent tips.. Thank You so much 🙏🙏

I was literally like 1 hr ago watching another laundry hacks I was in search came across a few you did one a long time ago but thank you for posting another. Happy Valentine’s Day!!!! I hate doing laundry, I leave the socks for my husband, Lol.. Am I the only one??

Laundry packs for me. So convenient.

I always do the towel roll for all of my hand crocheted or knitted sweaters

I use Cold Power senstive liquid or powder or Persil sensitive powder or liquid in New Zealand. Most of the time it is powder that I use. It is cheaper. Love your videos. Thank you 😊

I used liquid laundry detergent until I found laundry detergent strips or sheets and I love them ! They come in a cardboard box that is super light (no plastic, no water) and you can easily tear them in half for a smaller or bigger load. Added bonus: they're so easy to pack for a weekend or holidays away (just in case we run out of clean clothes with 2 little kids) 👌

I used to be powder all the way then i triedthe laundry strips. I'm in love with them. They don't take up much space and my kids can use them.

Hi Melissa.This is my first time that I am sharing with you.I really enjoy your videos.They are very inspiring.Other than that,the way you present them ,is even more interesting.I really admire the way you dress up.Each time ,a new outfit.Your nail paints,hair .. everything is so perfect.Microfiber clothes are really amazing.They do wonders.Thanks for helping me,keep my house clean at all times. Would love to hear from you as well...Thanks....

Liquid detergent and softener. Please do a video on the coldwash. I feel lost there : what type of laundry can i really COLDWASH ? Thank you

I enjoyed watching this tricks and help tips.....thank you.. looking forward for more..I am using powdered detergent For washing.

We use powder since it comes in a cardboard box. We are trying and cut down on plastic packaging detergent comes in. Love all the forms of detergent though!

Thanks for sharing friends 🙏👍👍

Another great video with awesome tips. I am all for liquid laundry detergent, recently started to try the tru earth laundry sheets… I will stick to liquid 😂❤

I love me some powder… but I also love liquid. I actually feel like it works better than pods and powder.

Do you have tips on how to clean microfiber cloths? I feel like mine get crusty over time, though I wash them on cold in a microfiber washing bag.

This was good. It reminded me that I left something in the dryer from earlier today.

Im a laundry Liquid person, but if u say the packs are good, then I will definitely try them out!!! Btw I loved your video smmm! thank u, I really adore your channel so much!♥♥♥

I wash my towels, sheets and whites twice and it makes a HUGE difference. I wash everything in laundry detergent, oxyclean and lysol disinfectant. Then I wash them in hot water, bleach, laundry detergent and fabric softener. I used to strip my towels and sheets and certain clothes twice a year, this has stopped me from having to do that. And I'm a laundry pak person all day long!

I have top load washing machine and I use powder detergent.

I’m a laundry sheet user, however, I’m inclined to use something more simple and natural like vinegar, baking soda, or maybe Castile soap instead of any detergent. Would you be able to talk about using those kind of things in a washing machine? Will that provide any cleaning power for everyday loads and/or will that cause any machine damage over time?

Switched from liquid to packs. 😊

I used liquid detergent for years and had a lot of gunk piling up in the drum everytime. I switched to Powder and the issue got solved in a couple of cycles. There is also this hack : you occasionaly do an empty load with a dishwasher tablet!

I just LOVE that you call yourself an “accidental cleaning expert”!! 😅

Spray 'n Wash Stain Stick is also a miracle stain remover, you can pretreat and don't have to wash it right away, Bounce Pet Hair and Lint Guard Mega Dryer Sheets with 3X Pet Hair Fighters, I cut them in half though also miracle worker and liquid All free & clear detergent.

"Mount Washmore" LOL!!

Happy valentines idol @melissa maker from Filipino fan in Philippines 🇵🇭 💖

Oh my word, your washing machine and drier are HUGE. Industrial size. How much does it cost to run those machines please. $8 per drier load in New Zealand. Yes, that is EIGHT DOLLARS. And our machines are less than half the size of your own. Great video thanks so much.

True Earth!

Use detergent sheets. Can break into small sheets and bring when I travel or for small loads. Light.

I use laundry bags for different fabric weights

I used to have a sign on my washer door to leave it open because my husband also kept closing it! Now I have one of those magnetic things that holds the door from swinging all the way open and the husband leaves it alone.

Im definitely a powder girl. I love making my own laundry detergent.

When mixing these concoctions , do they have a shelf life and how long on average do they stay potent?

I use laundry strips. It's only me & I like the idea of no plastics.

Love your great tips ❤

Turn your garments inside out to wash to help prevent pilling

I use powder to control the amount an save water

Liquid detergent for me. I measure out 2T of liquid in a measuring spoon per load. I find the lines in the cap too hard to see and I figure that’s done on purpose so I’ll use more of the product.

Have always used laundry powder detergent. I actually have to buy the Tide Free & Gentle which was recommended by my dermatologist because all other detergents irritate my skin. As always I picked up some useful information. Thank you!

I use liquid, fragrance -free laundry soap. It dissolves well in my top- loading machine and in the cokd water I use. I only use half the reccommended amount.

I use the "towel method" all the time, but I put the roll on the floor and jump on it. 😆

I use Tru Earth laundry sheets. Better for the environment and less mess!

Laundry powder person I am 😁 What I'd like to know is how do I clean caked-on washing powder residue off the detergent tray? I've tried a million different things and none of them work.

Detergent sheets!

Liquid. And the detergent is automatically measured by the machine. Only special loads like wool get manually done.

I need to get some dryer balls, I hate when I fold my laundry and get to my sweater, it's so static-y and I always end up having to shock myself in either the dryer door when i close it or the doorknob. 😭😭 I don't want to keep shocking myself

Liquid girl here. 😍😍😍

I personally feel like I get more out of liquid than packets. I would prefer powder over anything else but since the price of power has skyrocketed I use powder. Thanks for your videos

I started using packs about a year ago so much easier.

I use liquid laundry detergent. It's costs less per load vs. Pods.

We use liquids and powders. Towels should never smell, neither should the machine, just do a hot cycle with extra rinses now and then. It`s when we get too enthusiastic about saving water and energy, or overfill the machine things go wrong. Quick cycles are not for full loads of dirty laundry. Hacks are nice and a must some times, but the basic should be simple and work too.

Do you have a video on how to get your white sheets white again? I have an old basic washer at my apartment so no detergent drawer.

Haha.. Yt shows me this video when I decide to fold away half bed of dried clothes. :D

I was told that vinegar in a front loader can damage the seals so I have not used any in mine. I do liquid because I normally do larger loads and it takes more packs to do those. I don't mind loading the liquid into mine.

Hi can you show me how you clean the inside of that gasket from the washing machine? For some reason I always always have mold, mildew and gunk, and I always spray it and let it sit with vinegar in and it’s just always dirty.

Liquid Laundry, my parents have been using it since forever, I didn't know about the other versions.