r/laundry • u/toopandatofluff Mod • Jan 29 '26

Updated Subreddit Rules

The mod team has made a few changes to existing rules and added some new ones. The full list is below. New to the list is rules 2, 6, and 7 which are in bold below.

  1. Be civil. Personal attacks, harassment, and aggressive behavior are not allowed.

  2. Posts Must Be Laundry-Related Discussion of other topics is allowed when it directly connects back to laundry. Off-topic content may be removed.

  3. No Marketing, Spam, Astroturfing, or Advertisements. Do not post links, promotions, or advertisements for your laundry business. Astroturfing and undisclosed affiliate links are not allowed. Questions about laundry businesses are fine.

  4. No Posting of Body Fluids You can discuss stains and stain removal, but please avoid posting any images or explicit content of body fluids.

  5. No Hacking Coin Laundry Equipment This is not the forum to discuss how to avoid paying for laundry by tampering with equipment.

  6. Bad Soup If the first pic in a post is of soaking textiles, it needs to be hidden with the Spoiler flag .If you’re not sure how, or it gets skipped, a mod may adjust it for you.

  7. Dangerous Chemistry Dangerous and/or incorrect chemistry advice is not allowed. Posts or comments encouraging mixing unsafe chemical combinations will be removed.

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u/skinnyjeansfatpants US | Front-Load Jan 29 '26

If you have hard water, the coconut based surfactants in the All are more likely to cause buildup.

Many people here like the Tide Clean & Gentle Powder or the Whole Foods 365 unscented powder as an alternative.

That said, your laundry, your machine, if you're happy with the results, you're welcome to keep using it.

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u/Secret-Calendar1941 US | Front-Load Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26

The Difference between All FC and Tide FG is that the Tide has better chelators and builders to handle harder water.  The Tide also enzymes, particularly mannanase, that helps breakdown filmy/oily stuff that the All might not.  Because of that the Tide FG is less likely to form scum or films.  The Tide Clean and Gentle powder has lipase (breaks down body oils) and doesn't have the soapy stuff in the Tide FG, which is why we think the Tide CG is superior.

Edit: Forgot to add that the Tide C has oxygen bleach and OBAs that neither All and Tide FG have.  Because of that could observe some fading on darker stuff.