Anyone in the U.S.A. know of any laundry detergents that aren't filled with horrible chemicals but still manage to actually do a good job in cleaning clothes??

i've heard people approve of the ecover brand. apparently 7th generation doesn't work and will mess up your washer.

http://www.methodhome.com/products.php?cat=type&type=laundry&prod=HE_compatible_laundry_detergent

yeah that 7th gen shit is terrible. doesn't clean well.

Trader Joe's detergent does not clean well at all IMO.

Dr. Bronner - peppermint soap is a great laundry detergent.All Dr. Bronner products are great, IMHO.
plus, you use a tiny capful,and it's biodegradeable. it really makes clothes soft!

BORAX?

do you not have ecover in the US?

Well its pricey.

That's not what I asked.

This may be sort of an obvious option, and also I've never actually bothered to peruse the list of what all is actually in the stuff, but Arm and Hammer detergent seems to work fine for me, as well as having the added benefit of being available at pretty much even the lamest of grocery stores.

Then again, I'm pretty sure that I've used the Ecover, 7th Gen, and Trader Joe's products at one time or another in the past and never had any complaints, so what do I know? My experience with all of the above is that my clothes have come out smelling fresh, which is basically all that I ask for...I'm sure I've even had success removing grease-type stains with the all of the aformentioned.

I also read somewhere; don't recall exactly, but it was in some sober-seeming consumer-minded source (i.e, not some flaky-ish "hippie" propaganda) that you could wash clothes in hot water w/o any detergent, and clothes would come out pretty much just as clean. I'm sure I must have done this at least once or twice out of poverty or laziness. So, maybe you could just walk down to a nearby stream and pound rocks against your laundry for a bit and so forth...

yeah, you don't really need detergent if you use hot water. but if it makes you feel better...

you actually don't even need to wear clothes.

if it gets cold, build a fire.

I also recommend Ecover. God, I'm such a reluctant hippie.

i'm actually using ecover dishwashing liquid right now. i only bought it because i was in a wild oats when i remembered that i needed to buy dish liquid and that was what they had.

i use meat-based detergents only

I only use detergent dispensed from the severed head of a black rhino.

Bi O Kleen powder - invented by a mad scientist in Oregon and smells nicely citrusy & usually cheaper than Ecover.

I use the Arm and Hammer frangrance-free, but I end up using a shitload of Zout stain remover as well, which is probably horrible, but I want to get the grease-spots off the bellies of my husband's shirts. Can't have people thinking that I'm married to a dribbler.

I use Ecover liquid and it is fantastic even with the washer on cold. (I haven't tried the method clothes stuff, but their furniture polish is good).

I use detergents that are bad for the environment just to spite you all. Also, I am a nut for that whole antibacterial scam.

yeah that 7th gen shit is terrible. doesn't clean well.

-- the table is the table, Monday, July 23, 2007 12:32 AM

fwiw My gf & I have used this stuff for a while and never had trub.

I weave yoghurt for the earth mother.

My gf has 7th Gen stuff for dishwashing detergent, and it doesn't work for shit. I want my plates to squeak. I demand squeaking.

Hi, I didn't want to sidetrack the other page but eco friendly products came up and this is a Red Button topic for me. I found this question and it seems like a far better place to expand on this topic. Seventh Generation and Ecover detergents do NOT work in my experience, AT ALL. I feel like there is a lot of pressure to use these PC products but the manufacturers have yet to offer a product that performs anything like a good name brand detergent. I think we are at this point waiting for one of the Big Names to 'step up to the plate'. In the meantime Tide sells an excellent dye and scent free detergent Tide Free & Gentle. Really it is no different performance-wise than their regular liquid or powder detergents. http://www.tide.com/en-US/product/tide-free.jspx. Also there is a HE version.

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I admit it took me a while but I 'get it' now. Ha HA. Not everyone knows what products are out there. Someone will find my comment useful so I don't mind :)

Sears sells these big buckets of detergent that last for a couple of years, and are dirt cheap (wait for a sale). Although not labelled as such, it's pure white powder with no discernable odor, and cleans well.

XP don't take it personally dude, but, yeah, when a years dormant thread revives with a link to a product, that's usually the work of the devil.

I have heard good things about Aubrey Earth Aware, but I'm waiting to finish my jug of Mrs Meyers before I find out firsthand.

usually the work of the devil

otm. sorry, but this has all the earmarks of shilling.

"They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land." :)

Can anyone else verify the effectiveness of Dr Bronner's as detergent?

Read that as 'Dr. Bronner's ass detergent'

there's a quote on teh bottle about that, i'm sure

"Absolute cleanliness is Godliness! Balanced food for body-mind-soul-spirit is our medicine! Full-truth our God, half-truth our enemy, hard work our salvation, unity our goal, free speech our weapon, All-One our soul, self-discipline the key to love, uniting All-One above and Cleaning our Holy Ass"

This stuff is a lingerie wash powder, biodegradable (enzyme based, I think) and odorless but it's great on all kinds of fabric. I use it primarily on sweaters and on stains.

^^^^^^^^^made my morning

^^^ easy to suss the target demographic from the web site.

Wow that is a lot of pink.

lately I AM very afraid of chemicals - on food, in hand lotion, sunscreen, recepts etc