Right amount of powder OR liquid detergent for SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE LOADS?

I want to avoid oversudsing, but at the same time I want clothes to be cleaned and to smell very nice. I work with a top loader and I'm currently using Tide w/ Downy powder detergent and Downy softener. I'm not sure about the amount to use for every kind of load.


Besides, how many items make a load small or medium or large?.


Being curious... how good is Purex as detergent and Snuggle as softener?

Right amount of powder OR liquid detergent for SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE LOADS?
You can go by the amount recommendations on the soap, but it will also depend on how hard or soft your water is.





If you have soft water, you can get by with much less soap than you would use with hard water.





Suds are just suds. There was a congressional hearing in the late 50's about laundry soap and the people from Tide admitted that about 2 tablespoons of powder would clean a large load of laundry. They just recommended the big scoops so people would use the soap up faster and buy more soap.





For that reason alone, my grandmother used only Tide (2 tablespoons at a time). My mother used Cheer powder and still used it 2 tablespoons at a time and our clothes were clean and smelled fresh.





I use Purex or All in the liquid (hypo allergenic variety on both--I don't care for a lot of scents that are used in cosmetics and laundry supplies and on occasion when I wear perfume, I don't like other scents to interfere). Purex is cheaper but it sells out fast. For a large load or a heavily soiled load, I use about 11/2-2 tablespoons; for a medium load, I use about 1 tablespoon; and for a small load, I use about 1/2 a tablespoon. I rarely have small or medium loads. I always try to have a large load. BTW, I have hard water. My aunt has soft water and she uses about 1/2 of what I use to do her laundry.





I don't use softeners, I try not to use a lot of chemicals. I use dryer balls. You can pick them up where ever you buy your laundry supplies. They are little larger than golf balls and usually have some sort of texture on their outsides. you toss them in the dryer with your laundry and the rotating action of the dryer tosses them around and causes your clothes to fluff up.
Reply:It should be marked on the inside of the cap of liquid. Read the box of powdered. I usually use a little less than recommended, then the smell test. It will depend on whether you use hot or cold water, too. Takes practice. Just use as little as you think you can, and check clothes before drying. You can always re wash till you get the hang of it.
Reply:Small Loads: probably all your whites seperated from your other clothes.





Medium loads: Not as small as small loads, but fills up the toploader to a moderate level.





Large Loads: Overflowing laundry basket at the end of the week.





Of course, use the instructions / markers located on your Tide powder measure. There should be lines (1,2,3) for small-med-large loads respectively. Note: Its better to use less than to 'oversud' for various reasons, one of them being that the previous person has mentioned: bubbles don't really clean. Oversudsing is also the main reason for fading blacks, which is a reason why i use a small amount for medium/large loads.
Reply:Never use fabric softeners that go in the dryer!





The amount of soap is a function of the volume of water and the nature of the cloth. Towels need less soap, as they are thick and thus absorb more. Polyester can handle more soap since the water tends to pass through that cloth.





Trial and error, buddy.





Tide is the strongest, most effective popular soap available at supermarkets. Purex? No better than second.





Fabric softeners are for fruits and females.





Understand that soap bubbles are just that: Bubbles. Air surrounded by a very thin mixture of water and soap. When there are too many bubbles, there is no cleaning action taking place, since air does not clean clothing...water does, especially with soap.





Technically, you may not require soap all the time. Dirt is removed with water. Oils are removed with soap or other forms of grease. In other words, if your body oils are not impregnated on the cloth to be washed, you really do not always need the soap.
Reply:i wouldn't recomend purex. but i would recomend snuggles.thats just my opinion.i use tide or all and i never seem to have a problem with either one i also add a cup of viager to every washload so my clothes come out looking brand knew.