Best Laundry Detergents of 2021

If you’re sticking to liquid laundry detergent, look no further than Gain. This laundry detergent removes odors and cleans clothes thoroughly. Plus, it leaves behind an original fresh scent.

This product guarantees six weeks of freshness. The detergent leaves perfume capsules into the fibers of your clothes that release during the day so that you smell good from morning to night.

What’s the scent? A blend of orange, lemon, blossoms, fruit, white floral jasmine and woody amber. Sounds amazing!

This detergent works in any washers — HE or not — and at any temperature. Just keep in mind it contains enzymes so it may not be kind on sensitive skin.

For travellers, people who visit a laundromat or families who love convenience, Tide Pods are a top choice. In fact, if you have bad odors from gym clothes or your kid’s outside antics — then this is Tide’s #1 odor remover.

It’s formulated to remove odors that are up to a week old. So those clothes that have been sitting in the bottom of your laundry basket? No problem.

The freshness lasts up for three weeks, so your clothes will smell good for longer. The scent is botanical rain, and it uses technology to release the scent as you move.

In terms of cleaning, these pods have 10x more cleaning power than leading bargain liquid detergents. You can remove odors and stains in one wash with these pods.

Finally, these pods brighten clothes, too. So if your whites are looking dingy and your colors are looking dull — why not try these pods?

Tide Free and Gentle Pods are a solution for people with sensitive skin. They’re free of dyes and perfumes. They’re dermatologically tested and hypoallergenic so if you have allergies or skin concerns, these pods should be gentle for you.

Plus, they’re convenient and easy to use. Pods are pre-measured so all you need to do is toss them into the drum before you add your clothes!

These pods have three purposes: cleaning clothes, removing stains and brightening fabrics. So when you pull your clothes from the machine, they’ll look cleaner and brighter than before!

Tide suggests using one pod for light loads and three for large loads — but you should try testing out one pod per load. They might have enough cleaning power for a big, soiled load which will save you money in the long run.

As a parent, it’s natural if you’re worried about what products you use. With the Dreft Newborn Hypoallergenic Laundry Detergent you can rest easy. It’s the #1 pediatrician recommended detergent, specially formulated for newborn babies.

It’s hypoallergenic, so it’s kind on your newborn’s sensitive skin. For over 80 years, parents have loved using this detergent on their kid’s clothes. It has zero percent added dyes, chlorine and phosphates.

Although it’s gentle on skin, it’s still tough on stains. So you can clean spit up, accidents, cloth diapers and much more with this laundry detergent.

Nellie’s laundry detergent is the perfect solution if you want something completely free of toxins. There are only four ingredients in this detergent: Sodium Carbonate, Linear Alcohol Ethoxylate, Sodium Chloride, and Sodium Metasilicate.

It’s completely free from SLS, SLES, gluten, phosphates, fragrance and chlorine. This makes it a wonderful hypoallergenic detergent, great for families!

Despite only four ingredients, this detergent cleans clothes, leaves them soft and doesn’t leave any residue. Of course, it’s unscented so it won’t leave a nice fragrance. But you can add a few drops of essential oil to the detergent drawer or the drum for a nice scent.

This small tin of powder does 100 loads of laundry. When it’s finished, you can recycle the tin or reuse it for storage or plants.

OxiClean White Revive is an amazing alternative to bleach, especially when it comes to removing stains. Although this is formulated for white clothes, it is completely safe to use on colors.

Keep in mind that it works best alongside a regular laundry detergent. But together, their stain removal power is unbeatable! You can add this to every load of laundry, or just use it on heavily soiled cycles. Otherwise, you can use it as a pre-soak to treat stubborn stains.

OxiClean works for all fabrics except wool fabrics, silk items, leather and dry-clean only fabrics. Otherwise, you can use it on linens, synthetics, underwear, sportswear and much more.

In terms of your white clothes, it has 40 percent more whitening power than chlorine bleach! So you can avoid toxic chlorine bleach, while still getting astounding results.

Laundry soap is a natural but effective way to clean your clothes — and the ECOS liquid soap is a popular choice.

It’s ultra-concentrated so you get more bang for your buck. You can use less detergent per load. In fact, one 100 ounce bottle does 100 loads of laundry! The ultra concentration also means that even a little detergent is still tough on dirt.

But because it’s an eco detergent, it’s still kind on your skin. It’s dermatologist-tested and hypoallergenic. If you have sensitive skin or allergies, you’ll love this detergent. It’s free from dyes, optical brighteners, parabens, phosphates or phthalates.

Lastly, it has built-in fabric softener. Not only does this save you money, but it reduces static cling and softens your clothes.

There are many laundry powders on the market, but Charlie’s Soap is one of our favorites.

First, it contains green ingredients. So you’re protecting mother nature and your family when you choose this detergent. But that doesn’t reduce its effectiveness. It’s great for a wide variety of dirt and soil on clothes. In fact, if used properly and promptly, this powder detergent can get out sweat and blood stains. It’s also awesome for cleaning cloth diapers.

It’s a hypoallergenic green laundry detergent so it’s perfect if you have sensitive skin or allergies. There are no perfumes, fillers or brighteners in this powder.

Although many powders have a reputation of not dissolving fully, Charlie’s Soap is different. You won’t find a residue build up on your clothes, even if you use this in every single load.

Cocoboo 100% Organic Soap Nuts work in all types of washing machines — and at all temperatures. They don’t suds up so they’re perfect for HE washers! Plus, they’re 100 percent organic.

Soap nuts contain saponin: a natural surfactant found in Nepal. These soap nuts are non-toxic and hypoallergenic which is ideal for families with sensitive skin, eczema and allergies. Plus, there is absolutely no plastic packaging so it’s eco-friendly all round.

What’s also great is that soap nuts are antimicrobial. It destroys microorganisms in the laundry and keeps clothes super fresh and clean.

The soap nuts are reusable. So for a fair price, you can do over 120 loads of laundry with one pack of soap nuts. Use between two and four soap nuts per load, depending on the size and soil level.

Do you live in a hard water area? Then you know it can be hard to find laundry detergent that fully dissolves and leaves clothes feeling soft. The best detergent for hard water, from our research, is Rockin’ Green Natural Laundry Detergent Powder.

It claims to be the best detergent in the world for hard water. They recommend you use it for daily laundry, bedding and cloth diapers.

The detergent uses a unique formula of gentle ingredients and water softeners to get your clothes super clean. This plant-based cleaner is great for kids, parents, folks with allergies. It can clean anything from linen bedding to delicate underwear.

Because of its strong formula, you can use less detergent than normal. Many customers found this detergent tackled 60 percent more stains!