Product review
Updated June 2022
Laundry detergents
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June 2022
Persil
Expert Odour Eliminator
Price
$14.45
Score
68
Recommended
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
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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