Review on 🌍 Planet HE Ultra Laundry Liquid Detergent, 32 Loads, 50oz Bottle (Pack of 4) by Victoria Snyder

most others) OR they don't work very well. The two exceptions are Bio-Kleen and Planet, both of which get an A and actually work. I find Bio-Kleen powder slightly better than Planet for cleaning, but I use both because we have a HE washing machine and Bio-Kleen foam/foam if you use too much. Planet is specially designed for HE so it doesn't foam. The real test of eco-friendly laundry detergent is washing a diaper in hard water. I've been using the following regimen in my mountain well water high levels of calcium and magnesium salts for about a year with good success - absolutely no rash, no ammonia, no barn smell - my cotton prefolds and hemp inserts come out cleaner than this. I also use organic coconut oil on baby pants with most changes and lanol wool covers, so this washing strategy works to remove those oils from the cotton and hemp as well. (Hard water note: If you want to use a non-toxic, eco-friendly detergent and you have hard water (80-90% of the US population has hard water), you need to add some type of hard water treatment to your water: Sodium Tripolyphosphate (STTP) 1 /2-2 tablespoons per serving* in a front loader or EDTA (Calcium Disodium EDTA) or Charlie's Booster & Hard Water Treatment (Potassium Diphosphate) I have experimented with adding 1 /2-1 cup vinegar or 10% citric acid solution* * into the sink compartment, this dissolves mineral deposits and softens limescale deposits naturally, but seems to be enough for some people, I suspect their water isn't very hard like Calgon as a water softener, but it came as no surprise to me - I'm not 100% sure how well the new compound works - it contains zeolites and some sort of synthetic polymer with an unclear safety profile.Note that borax and washing soda act as water Softeners are marketed but will actually deposit mineral salts on your fabrics unless used with non-precipitating water softeners as mentioned above. Another problem with borax is that it's toxic to humans, not just ants.) * STTP and EDTA are non-toxic and even legal as dietary supplements. granulated lemon wine per liter of water, I do a gallon at a time. Here's what I do with high water hardness in my mid-range Samsung HE front-load washing machine for a load that fills 2/3 of the washer: -2 hours: 1/2 scoop Biocline + 1/8 cup laundry soda (alkaline) + 1 tbsp. STTP on a bucket. This cuts through oils and removes mineral deposits on the fibers. It also removes stains. And STTP softens water to prevent and remove mineral deposits. After soaking, drain the water and only after loading it into the washing machine, spin to remove excess liquid. 2) Then a light wash in warm water with an additional rinse: to remove residual excrement + urine, with 1/2-1 scoop Biocline + 1 tbsp. STTP3) Then intensive hot wash + extra rinse: with 1-1.5 scoops of Biocline + 1 tablespoon STTP4) Final light wash in warm water with extra rinse: to remove detergent and alkali residues to prevent a reaction on baby's delicate skin. I add 1 cup vinegar or 1/2 cup citric acid solution here (into the detergent slot) which will help remove limescale build up in the water and ensure the diaper's pH is back to neutral or slightly acidic, which is normal for human skin is. With. It's quite a bit of work - I wish I had an old-fashioned non-HE washing machine, or a better HE. But the truth is that most HE washers don't use enough water to effectively wash/rinse in cloth diaper situations. I know Love Fluff University advises against over-flushing, but that's nonsense. I've experimented with turning off the last flush several times and this is the only time a contact rash has surfaced on the baby's butt. This disappeared immediately when I added the extra conditioner back in. I do chemistry and it works on the principle of "dynamic equilibrium". which causes more mineral deposits to form on the fibers in the long term. If you ever need to remove diapers I would recommend first soaking in a very strong degreaser like Dawn in very hot water for 4-6 hours and stirring with a plunger (NOT in your front loader! - put it in a full sized fridge) . keep it hot, or in a bathtub, or in a large bucket) you can also add some enzymes like Bac-Out which will also help. This removes oily or greasy residues and organic dirt. And then soak in very hot water with vinegar or citric acid for 4-6 hours. This removes mineral deposits from hard water and foam residue. Hope this will be helpful. It took some trial and error to figure it out.