I Creased Up! (Persil Performance Tablets)

Member Name: Suzan

Product:	Persil Performance Tablets
Date:	26/11/01 (123 review reads)
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Advantages: Smells fresh, cleans well, renoves stains efficiently

Disadvantages: Don't dump your iron yet!!

The latest sales ploy by detergent manufacturers seems to be to cash in on our dislike of, or lack of time for, ironing clothes. Now, I don’t actually hate ironing, but anything that makes an admittedly tedious task quicker and easier has got to be worth checking out, wouldn’t you agree?

Enter new Persil Biological Washing Tablets with Crease Release.I quote from the box:

“Persil Biological Tablets with Crease Release leave your clothes clean and easier to iron.”

What Is Crease Release?

The box doesn’t give much away. It just refers to “a smoothing softener to make ironing easier.”

How To Use Persil Tablets with Crease Release.

The tablets come wrapped in twos, which should be sufficient for a load of light/normally-soiled clothes. You may need to use three tablets for very heavy soiling (e.g. overalls) They are white with a blue layer, which I assume is the Crease Release stuff.

Place the tablets in the washing net provided and then put on top of the load towards the back of the machine drum. Do not put the tablets in the powder-dispensing drawer. The tablets should dissolve and disperse evenly throught the wash. (I had no problems here, although I have read of other members’problems with Persil tablets not dissolving properly.)

Persil Tablets with Crease Release are a biological product containing enzymes and a brightening agent. They are, therefore, not suitable for cleaning clothes made of wool, silk or delicate items. Nor are they recommended for handwashing, soaking clothes prior to washing, or for use in your machine’s Quick Wash programme.

Precautions

Keep Persil Tablets with Crease Release out of the reach of children.
People with sensitive skin should avoid prolonged contact with the tablets or the water in which they are dissolved, and should rinse their hands thoroughly after use.
Keep the tablets wrapped
and in their box prior to use.
For best results, do not overload your machine.

The Verdict

I have used Persil tablets before (Persil Performance and Persil ColourCare). I have no complaints about the product’s abilities in cleaning. As I would have expected, Persil Tablets with Crease Release performed equally as well in the cleaning stakes.

Also, the tablets have a fresh, pleasant smell which left my clothes also smelling fresh. No complaints there, then.

And now comes the crunch. Did I feel that the product had, as promised, left my clothes smooth and easier to iron?

No, not especially. I was concerned to see a note on the box saying; “For best easy ironing results use Persil Crease Release together with Comfort Easy Iron.”
Bit of a cop-out, that! Surely if Persil Crease Release tablets already contain a fabric softener, it should not be necessary to use an additional liquid softener. Otherwise, what’s the point? I can get the same results using any other washing tablets.

Will I Buy Persil Tablets with Crease Release Again?

As I have already said, I have no complaint about the cleanliness of my clothes, nor about how fresh they smelled. But since this product is more expensive than my usual product, I probably won’t buy them again (unless on special offer, as they are at the time of writing, at Wilko’s.) Certainly, I’m not going to throw away my iron yet. My honest opinion is that Persil tablets with Crease Release are a bit of a gimmick.

A box of 18 Persil tablets with Crease Release (sufficient for 9 washes based on normal soiling) retails at about £2.65.

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