Laundry detergents

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June 2022

Persil

Expert Odour Eliminator

Price

$14.45

Score

Recommended

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Good points

Good at removing olive oil stains.
Good at removing make-up stains.
Good at removing ice cream stains.
Excellent at removing baby food stains.
Good at removing engine oil stains.
Good at removing tomato stains.

Bad points

No obvious bad points.

Product

Type
Liquid
Washes per pack
36

Other ratings

Packaging assessment
Good
Environmental assessment
Poor
Safety
Good

Product details

Avg price
$14.45
Cost per wash
$0.40
Pack size
1.8L
Packaging type
Plastic bottle
Country of origin
Australia
Fragrance
Not stated

Packaging claims

Has enzymes
Yes
Has optical brighteners
Yes
Low or no phosphate claim
Yes
Safe for septic tanks claim
Not stated
Grey water safe claim
Not stated
Accreditations
None stated

More info

Member reviews

1 Member review

Just to let you know

Pros

It washes well but reeks of perfume.

Cons

This product does contain fragrance:
Product ingredients:

water, sodium c10-16 pareth-2 sulfate, alcohols, c12-18, ethoxylated, sodium c10-13 alkyl benzene, sulfonatesodium laureth sulfate, fatty acids, c8-18 and c18unsatd., sodiumsalts, propylene glycol, polyethyleneimine ethoxylate, sodium borate, tetrasodium edta, alcohol, alcohols, c12-16, ethoxylated, sodium formate, fragrance, disodium distyrylbiphenyl disulfonate, alcohols, c14-15, ethoxylated, protease, benzene, mono-c10-14-alkyl derivatives, amylase, dimethicone, poloxamer 124, cellulase, liquitint, blue, mannanase, cellulase, benziso