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I first came across ecover products in my mother in law's laundry room.We were visiting on holiday and wehad some washing to do. She showed me how to use her wsher and introduced me to Ecover.
I was very impressed. My husbands work clothes and the baby's clothes and nappies came out equally clean and unstained using both their washing powder and bleach (which is safe for colorfast garments). She buys hers in bulk from a Fair Trade type company, so when it was time for us to go home, she pressed a box of the bleach in my hand.
Now I was not sure just how good the bleach would be on its own. I pondered swapping over to their washing powder from my homemade washing gel, but come the first stain, I decided to give them a go together. presto! Stain gone. Occasionally i get free samples of Persil in the post, and try them out in between making my own patch of laundry sopa, and the bleach has performed equally well. I now purchase a box as necessary from our local Asda, though I have also seen it at Safeway.If you can't find it at a shop near you, Goodnessdirect.co.uk carry it.
Only a few stains have proved to be very resistant. Motor grease and biro are two main culprits for this in my house, but with motor grease, you really need a specialist stain remover anyway, and biro , well for biro you can always use Vanish, a second main stay for us desperate laundry doers.
The ingredients are few and mineral oriented, being salt, limestone and oxygentated water to be precise. Nothing there to harm skin or the environment there, making it spot on not only for responsible eco-consumerism, but for persons with delicate skins. My baby daughter has eczema, so I am sure you can see the benefits there, especially when needing to remove stains from her clothes and nappies!
Now for cost. The cost of a 400 gram box of powdered bleach is about £1.55. This is more economical than it sounds as you only need 1 15 gram teaspoonful a washload to keep whites from yellowing and greying, and 2 of these teaspoonfuls to remove stains including ones such as tea, juices, or even coffee. So with it not being a huge outlay to give it a go, I heartily suggest you try this product!
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Lots of details in here - I've tried the squirty cleaner, the washing up liquid and the multi-purpose cleaner but not the laundry range.
Gives a good idea of the cost and how long the product will last for.
lainson 20.03.2004 12:37
I think that every Waitrose store stocks most of the Ecover range & brilliant stuff it is too, so much better than other products + great for the environment! Good review too.
Critchyboy 20.02.2003 13:06
Great review. I use their washing machine liquid and washing-up stuff too. We should all do our bit for the environment! C :)
Advantages: It is ecologicaly friendly, effective and kind to skin. Disadvantages: Not always availbale in supermarkets you may need to go to health food shop.
Advantages: It is ecologicaly friendly, effective and kind to skin. Disadvantages: Not always availbale in supermarkets you may need to go to health food shop.
Feb 20th, 2003
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