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Product review
Updated June 2022

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June 2022

Persil

Expert Odour Eliminator

Price
$14.45
Score
68
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

    Recommend it?

    Maybe, it depends on what you're after.

    Donna B.

    Used 1 month or less

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