Which is better for home needs of washing clothes?
By sri
@gamyam (530)
Hyderabad, India
February 19, 2013 8:42pm CST
At my home i usually uses detergent soaps for washing my cloths.
Somebody says that the soaps are very harmful to wash cloths.
Is it right or not to use soaps for wash?
My neighbors are using washing powders rather than a soap for wash
Few peoples ate using soaps and as well as washing powders.
I really confused to use washing powder instead of soap.
In the view of pricing, which is better one for me?
How to find the quality of soaps or washing powders?
What type of water should be used for washing my cloths?...
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11 responses
@mohkanari (1957)
• India
20 Feb 13
Hello 2Lines,
Our MyLotee friend is saying about soaps and detergents. Both are available in the form of cakes and powders. It seems detergents are more harmful than soaps, but it is more active and powerful against many dirts,
@vernaC (1491)
• Romania
21 Feb 13
I like to use powder, it's much better and easier in washing clothes for me. In using detergent bars, some soap residues are sticking to the clothes and not easy to wash out and some cheap brands make white clothes looks dull. While in powder you have to melt the soap powder and wash clothes on bubbly water.
@gitfiddleplayer (10362)
• United States
20 Feb 13
I use liquid soap, dry powder doesn't dissolve as well if you have hard water. You can wash things in cold but cold water won't get out the stains, its like taking a cold shower. Washing powder is more abrasive and will work on getting the stains out. Newer washers use liquid soap because it all drains better and the machine does all the work while washing powder does the work.
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
21 Feb 13
What kind of water you use should be stated on the label of your clothing. Sometimes there will even be symbols http://www.textileaffairs.com/lguide.htm (not referral link)
If you're worried about pricing, you could always try making your own.
We use a homemade liquid detergent with baking soda. Not sure what else. My mom made it Its supposed to be safer too.
There are many recipes online.
Honestly though I don't see any difference in the the effectiveness of either soap or powder.
@namiya (1718)
• Philippines
20 Feb 13
We generally use detergent for washing clothes as this is the most applicable for washing machines however when there are delicate ones that needs to be hand-washed, we use either detergent or bar soap whichever is best suitable for the cloth that needs to be cleaned.
@teotimoponcerosacena (1552)
• Philippines
20 Feb 13
Use top water, In using powder or a bar soap there's no big deal as long as you clean the wash clothes carefully free from any detergent before exposing it to sunlight. For me it is more of a saving if you use powder soap mixed it with water in case you have more clothes to wash but it is cheaper to use bar soap if your washing a minimal number of clothes.
@dandan07 (1906)
• China
20 Feb 13
It is common to use detergent soaps to wash underwear in my home. But to wash overcoat or trousers, we like to use wash machine to help us, at that time washing powder or liquid soap may be a good choose. But sometimes we will find that after using liquid soaps, the touch feeling of coats and trousers are a little different.
@joliefille (3690)
• Philippines
20 Feb 13
I use detergent bar to wash my clothes. Well actually I alternate between detergent powder and detergent bar. I didn't notice any difference in my clothes when I use either of them.
@kourdapya (924)
• Philippines
20 Feb 13
I use powder detergent soap because I was using washing machine, I think it depends on the kind of laundry you have. Our clothes only include the ones that we just wear everyday and my office clothes. They are not that dirty, the dirties were the ones with sweat, so I don't use a lot of soap. I just make sure that it's well done and I make sure that it's properly rinsed.
@mohkanari (1957)
• India
20 Feb 13
Since soaps are more friendly to user and surroundings I am making maximum usage with soaps. But it isn't powerful to clean some kind of dirts and detergents are needed there.
@litvillegas (1274)
• Philippines
20 Feb 13
HI gamyam
I usually use powder because I just let my clothes soak for an hour while doing my online jobs
For me as long as the powder or soap is good for you and will not do harm to your hands then you can stick on that powder or detergent... 
For me as long as the powder or soap is good for you and will not do harm to your hands then you can stick on that powder or detergent... 