Tide with Bleach Alternative

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

I have used this for years. When I ran out a few months ago I couldn't find it. I just figured there was a problem with stock or something. Today I found out it's been discontinued.

I only used it once in a while on heavily stained colored clothes. It never let me down.

Does anyone have a suggestion for an alternative? I have an older top-loading machine, so I don't use HE detergents. (But I love my washer and dryer!).

Goodie2shoes · ‎04-30-2012

I have become a fan of Tide Pods. Based on load amt it tells you on the bag how many pods to use. There are several scent choices, I use the Spring Meadow scent but they also have a no scented selection I believe. So easy, just drop a pod or pods in the washer based on your load size then load the clothes and start the washer.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@beach-mom wrote:
I have used this for years. When I ran out a few months ago I couldn't find it. I just figured there was a problem with stock or something. Today I found out it's been discontinued.

I only used it once in a while on heavily stained colored clothes. It never let me down.

Does anyone have a suggestion for an alternative? I have an older top-loading machine, so I don't use HE detergents. (But I love my washer and dryer!).

@beach-mom

I use Tide Free or regular Tide with Downy. Combining the steps of soap and fabric softener always appealed to me.

Since the HE is concentrated (and easiest to find when shopping) I use the specified amount and then dilute it with water and that works very well.

As for stains, years ago I started using dabs of Dawn on any stains or spots. Works very well and it's gentle enough to use on ducks!

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@beach-mom wrote:
I have used this for years. When I ran out a few months ago I couldn't find it. I just figured there was a problem with stock or something. Today I found out it's been discontinued.

I only used it once in a while on heavily stained colored clothes. It never let me down.

Does anyone have a suggestion for an alternative? I have an older top-loading machine, so I don't use HE detergents. (But I love my washer and dryer!).

@beach-mom

I use Tide Free or regular Tide with Downy. Combining the steps of soap and fabric softener always appealed to me.

Since the HE is concentrated (and easiest to find when shopping) I use the specified amount and then dilute it with water and that works very well.

As for stains, years ago I started using dabs of Dawn on any stains or spots. Works very well and it's gentle enough to use on ducks!

@Tinkrbl44

I use dabs of DAWN on spots, too. Right when I toss the stuff in the washer.

It takes me a while to get a full load, because I "inherited" one of those "super size" machines from the previous owner. di

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evelyner · ‎03-09-2010

I don't like the pods. Sometimes they stick to each other and leak all over the container.

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

Tide hygenic clean,i use this on my towels,and Lysol sanitizer.

When you lose some one you L~O~V~E, that Memory of them, becomes a TREASURE.

Sunshine Kate · ‎03-10-2010

@beach-mom wrote:
I have used this for years. When I ran out a few months ago I couldn't find it. I just figured there was a problem with stock or something. Today I found out it's been discontinued.

I only used it once in a while on heavily stained colored clothes. It never let me down.

Does anyone have a suggestion for an alternative? I have an older top-loading machine, so I don't use HE detergents. (But I love my washer and dryer!).

I wonder if Tide with Oxi White would work the same, maybe an alternative. I've used Oxiclean instead of bleach.

ahoymate · ‎05-30-2010

@Goodie2shoes wrote:
I have become a fan of Tide Pods. Based on load amt it tells you on the bag how many pods to use. There are several scent choices, I use the Spring Meadow scent but they also have a no scented selection I believe. So easy, just drop a pod or pods in the washer based on your load size then load the clothes and start the washer.

FYI........Research shows that ~75% of intact plastic particles from laundry detergent pods are released into our oceans, rivers and soil(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021)

Laundry pods dissolve because they are made from a plastic called polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) which is designed to dissolve in water, but it doesn't fully biodegrade, meaning the plastic breaks down into tiny, often invisible microplastics that can easily pass through wastewater treatment plants and end up in our oceans, essentially becoming "plastic in the ocean" even though the pod itself seems to dissolve completely in the wash cycle; this is a major concern regarding environmental pollution from laundry pods.