Laundry detergents
Which brand can tackle the toughest stains?
Dynamo
Professional Deep Clean Odour Eliminating
recommended
Avg price
$12.99
Test results
- 78Everyday grime
- 81Collar & cuff grime
- 89Grass
- 74Olive oil
- 84Tomato
- 90Make-up
- 89Chocolate ice cream
- 87Baby food
- 68Motor oil
- 63Blood
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Good points
- Very good at removing everyday grime.
- Very good at removing collar and cuff stains.
- Very good at removing grass stains.
- Good at removing olive oil stains.
- Very good at removing tomato stains.
- Excellent at removing make-up stains.
- Very good at removing chocolate ice cream stains.
- Very good at removing baby food stains.
- OK at removing motor oil stains.
- OK at removing blood stains.
Bad points
No obvious bad points.
How we test
Overall score includes:
Everyday grime (35%)
Collar & cuff stains (20%)
Grass (15%)
Olive oil (6%)
Tomato (4%)
Make-up (4%)
Chocolate ice cream (4%)
Baby food (4%)
Motor oil (4%)
Blood (4%)
Most products have two sets of test results – front-loader and top-loader. For this test, both the front- and top-loader were set on “normal” wash cycles — the type of wash cycle an average consumer is likely to choose to wash an everyday load.
Find out more about what our testing involves.
Product
- Avg price
$12.99
- Cost per wash
$0.36
- Price surveyed
July 2020
- Test machine
Front
- Powder or liquid
Liquid
- Pack size (g/ml)
1800
- Washes per pack
36
Label claims
- Has enzymes
Yes
- Has optical brighteners
Not stated
- Low to no phosphate claim
Yes
- Safe for septic tanks claim
Not stated
disappointing
Pros
I am a Dynamo fan so love the way this cleans
Cons
I get hayfever and the smell this leaves on the washing is awful. It does eliminate the dirt odours but replaces them with something as bad if not worse
Recommend it?
Maybe, it depends on what you're after.
Dawn N.
Used 1 month or less