I like liquid, my mom prefers powdered.

Pods and liquid

I use the pods... Occasionally a liquid but the pods are so simple! One or two, Lenor scents booster pearls, Lenor outdoorable concentrate and if it’s going in the tumble dryer the Lenor outdoorable sheets!

I was liquid but funny enough I used a sample and I felt.like my clothes smelt better and felt cleaner. So I was thinking of switching.

Liquid

If it ain't broke, don't fix it 👍

If people are willing to pay more money for convenience, then more power to them

Totally agree with you. I like powder for my whites and liquid for my dark clothes. For the other colored laundry I use either powder or liquid. I don't trust the packs and I don't like the fact that I can't control the amount of detergent in a packet.

I agree 👍

@@sabrinaschott3901 the United States in a nutshell. 😑

Powder doesn't work that well

I like the fact it is measured for you and no guessing. Two for large or further loads. I tend to over use liquids or powders.I don't have a family so don't do laundry more than twice a week .

I think under these conditions they are the best to use. When travelling or going to the laundrette.

I’ve also switched to laundry sheets because I’ve noticed the pods really don’t disintegrate as much as she indicated. And I heard that plumbers say those are a nightmare because they clog up our pipes.😬😒

@@michellen3727 well, I have a Plummer as a family member and was told until they come out “Purely Plant Based” for the outsides of those pods do not use them. Haven’t heard of the sheets though. Meanwhile, I use Tide liquid and I have a few bottles of them. I use the Original for Towels, Microfiber Towels and Replaceable Mop Heads. I have the one with Downy as well as the Downy for clothes and then I have the Cold Water one for items to be washed in Cold Water Only. I don’t go through the Cold Water as fast as I do as the one for clothes. I also use the Percil Laundry Detergent on really stained sports outfits and other stuff that is hard to get out. I even have a washing guide right on the wall in front of the “Washing Machine” and the same for the Dryer. I have the instructions printed and there are 3 picture frames for the washing instructions and 2 for the drying. Trying to teach all of our kids exactly what to do and how to do it right. Have used a lot of Melissa’s Instructions and Advice as well as Martha Stewart’s also. Both Ladies are good for a lot of things in the “How To World”. Lol

I used laundry sheets too. I’ve gotten them from QVC but wasn’t sure they were working well, so switched back to liquid

Laundry detergent sheets are the best in every way started using them and you don't even need fabric softener. It's a win 🏆

@@MomHarper927 I do miss the smell of Tide pods. And you’re right the sheets I’m on the fence about. But when I noticed my pods were not dissolving all the time I wrote to tide and of course they said sent suggestions like clean your washer more often or don’t overload the system, which I am very meticulous ensuring that doesn’t happen. But then I saw a video on KZfaq about how many people complained that their pods were not dissolving so I had to make the switch.

Oh I will never trade my old high capacity top load washer until mine is dead and can’t be fixed. Gets everything so clean!

Thanks, I wondered if they work well. I’ve tried other similar products and they didn’t break down well and seemed to be affected by moisture in the air.

I love the Tru Earth detergent strips. I go for the fragrance free platinum type. You can get them on sale. Also on Costco online.

I use Tru Earth unscented. I add about a half cup of washing soda, to help with sweat. I still used washing soda when I used ERA. I tear the strip up and throw it in the washer. We don’t need plastic! 💙

I love my Tru Earth sheets!

I can see this advantage

It could matter if they are different ingredients, like enzymes and bleach. They cancel each other used in liquid form together. So keeping them separated makes sense. You do need them to do different things in washing. Enzymes break down stains of different kind(protease break protein stains, lipase breaks down greasy stains etc). Bleach whitens the clothes and has a disinfectant properties. They can cohabitate during the wash process but they do eventually cancel each other out. The smartest thing would be to use enzymes at the beginning of the wash with detergent and to add later the bleach to complete the cycle. Miele has something like this in their Twindos.

Same here.

Thanks for watching Blair

I use Nellie's also. I noticed I never have static cling. Maybe because the product builds up in the clothes.

Can you please share how you buy it

@@Siriuslyyy, it might seem like expensive, but the largest size bucket lasts me 15 months when I did laundry for 5. Now my nest is empty so it lasts about 18 months.

that's exactly what I was thinking that the film from these things don't get washed out they get stuck on the clothes sometimes but she didn't even acknowledge that.

I have an old high capacity top loader and have never had residue. I think part of the problem might be the new front loaders use so little water. Love my wool dryer balls.

Yes, I love the Persil packs absolutely the best ones ever.

Wash them again. They will dissolve. Also get another detergent (just not pods).

I had the same issue and I will never use them again!

I had that issue too. I dissolve in a cup and then add them to the wash after they dissolve, after I use the ones I have left I will not buy them again. It will be liquid or powder for me. However, the pods work great to mop floors with. You just add them to a bucket of really hot water.

So do I.. I don’t use fabric softener at all I only use vinegar.. but esp for my towels

@@LoveIsInTheHouse I only found out about a year ago that fabric softener ruins your towels for absorption. I stopped using hot water for the washer and high heat in dryer . Who knew ????

@@Lashlove16 wait why don’t you use hot water or high heat for towels? I’d like to read up on that myself if you remember where you heard that or found that out..

@@LoveIsInTheHouse if you read the instructions on your towels most will say warm water and medium or normal heat ( I only checked this recently when I saw a post on Instagram from a professional cleaning company say it ) I guess it’s too harsh and deteriorates the fabric faster ? I know microfiber high heat on the dryer will destroy the fabric from absorbing so much .

@@Lashlove16 wow I didn’t even know that but thanks for telling me..

We use a similar mix, but it's in a concentrated liquid form, and oh my god is it cheap. And wonderful

When using the strips, do you wash in warm or cold water? Wondering if they desolve well with cold water.

@@jesystar No issues whatsoever, never had any residue! I wash all my clothes in 30 degree celsius temp, towels and other things I might wash warmer and I have also done a 20 degree wash, never had an issue with the strips! I have a front load machine so you put the strips in the detergent tray but if you have a top load machine it goes in the front! I use the Tru Earth ones by the way but there's other brands too!

@@natwandering Thank you so much! Will definitely try them 😊

I've heard that but no one has ever told me why

Ironically they are made for washing machines

why? it dissolves in water so why are they not good for machines lmao

Have you tried scent beads or fragrance boosters instead? Downy unstppables equivalent

I agree!!! I am def a anti podder partly because they don’t fully dissolve I have found that in many of my washers so I don’t use at all besides they are way to expensive for the load of laundry I do daily or weekly for a family of 8

Correct, the conditions are mostly not happen. Researches of German environment ministry has shown this, too. BTW the detergent itself is not eco friendly, too. There are a lot of eco friendly detergent on the market. Why not choose one of them? They are not more expensive than these pods.

@@rocklobstah1876 yeah, I am. I care about the environment and when both of your parents get diagnosed with cancer in the span of one year, you start to question ingredients in products you use regularly.

Do more research because they can be broken down, but most facilities don’t meet the conditions needed to actually break them down.

If you think about the environmental impact, also think about how the liquid in them contains water and that causes more CO2 when transported than powder. Also they are less "compact" in the packaging - you need more packaging for the same amount of detergent. And the foil of the pods does not only have to be biodegraded but also needs to be produced like any other plastic foil, which takes a lot of energy. If you only need a little detergent, you would still waste a whole pod - again harmful for the environment. With normal liquid, you can customize the dosis more precisely, that's right! Because of the water used in it, when it comes to the environment, (compact) powder detergent is best, followed by normal liquid. The pods are still worst for the environment - and your wallet ;)

I tried these out. They are horrible at stain removing. I personally love defunkify better.

Do you mean, "how many pods to use"? That info is found on the laundry detergent package--choice of 1, 2 or max 3 pods per size of laundry load. Hope this helped!

@@teewills3319 Hi I don't - I was referring to her question to see what videos we want to see. Since Melissa only uses a front loader, she has great in-depth content on how to care for front loaders but I was thinking it would be nice to see her content focused on a top load washer (which is my preference). Thanks!

@@xiction Oh...I reread your original post. I get it now! It was late when I watched this video and read the comments. I read your question completely different at early o'clock in the morning 🤭... Thank you for your reply.

@@teewills3319 all good!!

Glad you think so!

Thanks for watching Allie!

I was wondering about this, what was your experience which would you say you like best... blueland or truearth? Also have you tried bluelands cleaners would love to know.

@@jesystar I use tru earth unscented laundry strips, and I love them! From blueland I’ve tried the hand soap and the bathroom cleaner. The hand soap isn’t great, but I love the bathroom cleaner! Smells great, and it works well on my acrylic tub. I haven’t tried truearth cleaning strips yet. Maybe once they come out with different scents

Ariel in the U.K. give the advice not to use the pods on shorter cycles as there’s a chance they won’t dissolve fully same as if used on a cold wash it’s on the website. I’d imagine that’s indeed what he’s referring too. People using quick washes too many times or cold washes and yeah it’s a possibility if they don’t run longer cycles on hotter temps once in a while or drum clean cycles.

They really are! Thanks for watching.

Great question!

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing!