I have been looking for an environmentally friendly detergent and am always returned to conventional brand detergents because they do not have the needs of our extended family needs. Alvito I use for 3 months and after having now gone through all the challenges, I will stay here and never want to smell the artificial scent and never again the harsh scrubbing feel (due to detergent residue) on the skin, as it left the conventional means. Already after the first wash with Alvito struck me the softness of the fabrics, which was mentioned several times in the reviews, on. I use it together with the Alvito Energy Ring, but can not say whether the ring has something to do with it, since I have not tried it without a ring. Our water is certainly very hard! Even whites is very white. Many eco-detergents leave here unfortunately soon a gray haze. My feeling is that the wash after repeated washing with Alvito always soft and white or light wash whiter or brighter and more radiant. Even formerly colorful clothes that had seemingly lost through frequent washing of color, was after a few washes Alvito back bright beautiful. The delicate scent of orange is very pleasant and unobtrusive. The laundry smelling fresh and clean! The required amount of detergent is very low. I use correspondingly less for a full load of a 7 kg drum 20 ml, for less loading. The dosing cup migrates into the drum. Thus, not a drop is wasted and the cup is then clean. For special requirements, such as stains, Alvito offers additions of which are only used when the situation demands. Thus, the environment is not unnecessarily burdened. For normal everyday dirt you rarely need this, however. Alvito washes better, if not the most eco-program the machine is used. Eco means in most machines so only that less water is used and the clothing rubs against each other more. As a result, the wear of the clothing is increased, I never used anyway. I think that the conventional detergents (which are indeed sometimes used in large doses) harm the environment more than the slightly higher energy consumption. Recommended the Alvito washing Primer, available together with the energy ring is (in the package are then 2 scoops for additions and 2 measuring cups for the base detergent). In summary assert that the washing results with Alvito turn not worse, than with conventional brand detergents. So I have also in the use of Ariel, for example from time to time while spots that do not get passed. So it is now with Alvito also. I just noticed that older bloodstains with Alvito not get passed that I have not had admittedly with other detergents. But now I treat it before and is good. With a strong smell of sweat (gym clothes an extreme athlete) Alvito has its problems, and it is questionable whether other detergents have the smell not only covered with its strong scent, because here it often happened that the smell was apparently gone, but the sports shirt smelled again after a short gestation period, although fresh sweat is odorless well known. The workaround is to soak the stuff 2 hours in vinegar-water and then washing Alvito. But normal perspiration odor from everyday shirts is not a problem. Because of the bloodstains and the sweat smell I subtract one point. I would, however, make conventional detergents.
