Tide PODS® offer a 3-in-1 laundry solution to all your dirty problems. More than just a detergent, Tide PODS® also contain a stain remover and a brightener in one convenient pac. These detergent pacs are filled with a super-concentrated detergent, and their small, compact doses mean minimal hassle for you.
But the news gets even better. Tide 3-in-1 PODS® Free & Gentle work in any machine, even if you don't normally use an HE detergent, and are designed to dissolve even in cold water. Just place 1-2 Tide PODS® in the washing machine drum before clothing and you're good to go.
With pods, if you have an extra-large load of laundry, you might need to use two — and that can get expensive if you do a lot of large loads. On the flip side, if you have a small load of delicates, you're limited to the amount of detergent already in the pod, which is likely too much.
Laundry detergent pods work best in standard top load washers and high-efficiency top-loading and front-loading washers. Washers with automatic detergent or fabric softener dispensers don't mix well with pods. Therefore, never place pods in dispenser drawers, only in the drum.
Instead of worrying about measuring the right dose or pre-treating stains, just place a single pac of Tide PODS® into your washer drum before starting your wash. It's that simple!
Laundry pods are more concentrated than standard liquid detergent, which is often diluted. This gives you more active ingredients per load in a smaller package without sacrificing cleaning power. For example, Laundry Sauce Pods are 4x more concentrated than traditional liquid laundry detergents.
Laundry pods only dissolve when they come into contact with water, so they may not fully disintegrate in the dispenser drawer. This could lead to parts of your washing machine becoming clogged and you needing to call out a professional — a major inconvenience.
The number of pacs necessary depends on the load size. To guarantee superior performance, add two Tide PODS® pacs into the washing machine drum before you add clothes. Use one laundry pac for smaller loads or three for larger loads. Place clothes into the washer on top of the laundry pac.
Using regular detergent in an HE washer produces too many suds. This could potentially lengthen the wash cycle, affect cleaning action or overflow the machine.
Exposure of the pod contents to the eyes is an additional danger, which can cause abrasions to the corneas. Needless to say, these products work wonders for easing our laundry burdens, but are extremely dangerous to children. Laundry detergent pods have received a considerable amount of press in recent years.
Remember, fabric softener is completely optional, and your garments will likely pop out of the dryer feeling fresh, clean, and soft without it. However, “For some, it might make doing their laundry a little more fun to use an extra product that smells very good and is colorful,” Fulford says.
A: Our Tide PODS™ Ultra OXI do contain a color protector, and it may be helpful to know that all of our laundry detergents are suitable for colored fabrics.
*** Tide is designed to work powerfully in cold water temperatures, giving you a great clean in every single load. ***In non-HE washer, 8 loads/wk from hot to cold, avg electricity rate (13.3c/kWh). ****Tide Power PODS® in cold vs. leading bargain detergent in warm.
The surfactants (or surface active agents) in detergent break up grease, stains, and food residues to disperse them in water. Without a surfactant (your detergent, in this case), your clothing would simply sit in the water and come out close to the same way it went in: dirty.
'Prevalent, and bothersome types of dirt (think germs, small amounts of dead skin mixed with sweat and skin sebum) are not the "washes away easily with water" kind, it's best to use a detergent as a default for everyday washing.
Generally speaking, while the number of clothing items in a load will vary, a medium or regular-sized load of dirty clothes weighs around 6 pounds. Large loads of laundry weigh about 11 pounds and extra-large loads about 21 pounds.
Not only are laundry detergent sheets as effective as traditional detergents, but they also offer additional advantages over powder and liquid laundry detergent. In this section, we'll discuss the many reasons you should consider switching to laundry detergent sheets today.
Laundry pods are pre-measured doses of highly concentrated laundry detergent encased in a plastic film that dissolves in the water during a wash cycle. These pods can be used in top and front loading washers and help take the guesswork out of measuring the right amount of detergent for each load.
If the pod is placed on top of a load of clothes, it may not dissolve properly. This can result in streaks and spotting from deposits of detergent left on the wet clothes. Streaking can also happen if the washer is overloaded with clothes and the pod isn't exposed to enough water to dissolve.
Liquid Detergent Leaves Behind Less Residue
Even if hard water isn't an issue in your home, liquid detergents are less likely to leave residue on clothes and linens than other formulas. It's possible that pods and sheets won't fully dissolve in the washer, creating stubborn detergent stains on fabrics.