In today's busy day to day hustle and bustle we can pick up what we need just about anywhere. From the local grocery store, pharmacy or even having something shipped to you via AMAZON. Shopping has gotten much easier and especially when it comes to laundry detergents. However, there are so many brands and now the ever popular pods.
All of these, whether liquid, powder or pods promise to make your laundry clean and smelling fresh. We once were limited to only boxes of powdered detergent now we find powder, liquid and single dose pods on the shelves.
So which type should you choose and why?
Liquid PROS and CONS
PROS
1) Great for stain pre-treaters or spot cleaning (grass, condiments, drinks, etc.)
2) Effective on getting out oil and grease
3) Least expensive
CONS
1) Measurement lines are hard to read therefore leaving you as the consumer using too much or too little. If you use to much a residue can build up on your clothing.
2) Some consumers of the bottles are not recyclable so therefore lots of trash in our landfills.
3) Water is main ingredient in liquid detergent which is why pricing can add up you are paying for the plastic bottle and the water in it.
Pods PROS and CONS
PROS
1) Lightweight, require not a lot of storage space
2) Simple to use
3) Premeasured dose of detergent
4) Less packaging
CONS
1) Most expensive for cost per load
2) Designed for the average size load and soil level (how dirty your clothes are)
3) Can't be used for pretreating stains
4) Easy to swallow
5) Outer packaging can't be recycled
POWDER PROS and CONS
Powdered detergent has been around a long time!!! It is the least expensive laundry product on the market today, however today we find it on the shelves less and less.
Retailers play a part in not stocking as much powder detergent because it takes up SPACE! The cardboard can be recycled but it cost a ton to ship and manufacture.
PROS
1) Best bang for your buck per load
2) Can be recycled
CONS
1) Large, heavy box hard to store and carry
2) Not good for use on cold cycle as it doesn't dissolve well and can leave stains
3) Pretreating stains hard because first have to make paste by mixing detergent and water
