Bold is a laundry range from Procter and Gamble. They offer various powder, liquids and liquid tabs designed to clean and scent your laundry.

~Sparkling Pomegranate and Orange Blossom~

This particular fragrance is available in a powder, gel or liquitab format. I will be reviewing the Liquid tabs which are described as being "laundry liquid-tablets with biological action".

These liquitabs are 2 in 1 meaning they contain a laundry detergent and a fabric softener in one easy to use tab. The tab should be placed in your washing machine drum before you add your clothing.

The liquitabs claim to work on washes between 30c and 95c and are completely soluble. They aren't suitable for hand washing or for washing wool and silk garments. The current claim on the box is that you will experience a "fresh feeling" even if your clothes have been stored for 3 weeks.

~Packaging~

A clear plastic tub with a click shut, orange lid neatly holds the liquitabs.The information on the provided labels confirms any safety warnings etc. The tub can be recycled. The liquitabs themselves are plastic pocket type tabs which are each filled with 35ml of bright, orange liquid.

~Price~

These liquitabs are available in packs of 20. Current prices are as follows :

*Tesco - £6.39
*Amazon - £15.49 for a wholesale lot of 3 boxes
*Sainsbury £5.99

~My Thoughts~

I tend to chop and change my washing detergent based on special offers. Whilst I prefer powder, I will buy liquitabs if the price is right. My most recent purchase was the Bold Liquitabs in the Pomegranate and Orange scent. I bought them on a half price offer in Tesco as it worked out cheaper than buying powder.

I do at least 1 washing a day. Liquitabs are very easy to use and there is no mess as everything is already measured and ready to dissolve. These tabs are best picked up by their corners as they do have a sticky residue on the plastic. I didn't realise that these contained fabric softener at first so carried on using my Comfort with mixed results.

~Freshing and Cleaning~

Most of our washing is done at 40c by I occasionally do a quick wash. Once the tab is in the machine and starts spinning, it takes very little time to dissolve and get to the heart of the dirty washing. Each tab dissolves well providing ample bubbles to mingle with the clothes and give them a good wash. I always do a spin and drain with each load before removing the clothes and hanging up (on clothes airer, doors or radiator) to dry.

First impressions were good when I used this with my Comfort. The scent clashed a little but my clothes felt good and clean. The tabs work well to remove most stains though do not perform miracles when it comes to stains such as gravy or tomato based sauces. I find I need to do a few washings to get rid of the stain completely which is rather disappointing given the initial price of these tabs. They do keep my whites fresh looking and do not fade my coloured laundry.

The real test is when I used these tabs without an additional fabric softener and I must say, I wasn't fully impressed! On removing my clothes from the machine, they looked and felt clean. They didn't have that fluffy softness I appreciate especially on my towels so this was a let down. I feel the fabric softener element wasn't noticable enough for my liking. The clothes simply smelled "soapy" at first.

The clothes did smell nice once dried and had a sweet, light fruity scent. One website claims that you get 12hours freshness whilst the box claims 3 weeks of freshness even in storage. Whilst my clothes didn't smell bad after 12hours of being placed in a drawer, they were hardly dazzling with freshness so another let down.

Despite being biological liquitabs, my families sensitive skin hasn't been irritated by using these.

~Conclusion~

I would have to award these Bold Liquitabs 3 stars as they do not perform brilliantly given their rrp. No way would I pay full price for 20 washes as a box of powder can be obtained for less than that and considering I need additional softener for optimum results, these aren't worth the cost.

Cannot recommend - ok when on offer but nothing worth spending a lot on.

Thanks for reading x