GreenShield organic laundry detergent

[darkoshi]

I have a container of "GreenShield organic laundry detergent". I'm not sure if I got a bad batch or if it's supposed to be this way.... It is very thin; the consistency and color of rice-milk. It doesn't even feel soapy when I rub it between my fingers. It says to use half a cap-full for a load in a regular washer, and a third for an HE washer. But I suspect that even were I to pour half the container into the machine, that it wouldn't cause much suds.

I've used it for several loads now, and I can't say if it works or not. I've seen some stains/spots left on the washed items, but that can happen even with other detergents. I'm going to be buying some other detergent, as this one simply doesn't seem right to me. I'd be curious to hear from anyone else who may have used this product, and if theirs was as thin as mine.

Comments

It works

[(Anonymous)]

I do believe it is supposed to be this way. This is not your typical laundry detergent made from high-sudsing petroleum products/phosphates. Somehow we have been convinced by extensive marketing that the only way to clean something is with heavy chemicals and lots of suds. This is simply not true. As the others mentioned, it does not leave the heavy residue and you really only need to use the recommended amount. You still need to pre-treat stains. Most people do tend to use too much laundry detergent especially now with all these concentrated products on the market. Of course the makers of these products don't mind, you end up buying more because you are using way too much per load.

I'll admit that at first I thought a 4 second squirt of this stuff seemed not enough. After using it for a few months now, I am pleased with how well it works and how long the container has lasted.