Persil Silk & Wool

I must admit, that up until quite recently I used to wash any silk or wool items by hand using a bog standard handwash powder, and always found that they came out fine, and (on the surface anyway) it didn't seem to be doing them any harm. At the beginning of summer, I had bought a silk top from Warehouse, which was absolutely beautiful, but also quite expensive. The first time I went to wear it, I had applied a roller ball deodorant, and obviously hadn't given it enough time to dry, as when I put the top on, the deodorant left marks all down the sides of it. As it was a cream coloured top, these marks kind of made see through patches which were very obvious. ...  Read the complete review

Washing woollies is definitely not one of my strong points, over the years I have ended up with no end of jumpers that feel like you are wearing chain- mail. Now I sometimes get the grandchildren's woollies thrown into my wash basket too if they have been for the night and I like to think that they are well- washed and feel soft enough for their young delicate skin. The modern biological powders are all well and good, for the most part they see off the dirt and grime but can be a little unkind to young or sensitive skin. Persil silk and Wool is a Unilever product, it does work out fairly expensive at £3.18 for a 750ml bottle, but having said that a ...  Read the complete review

I had a hand-knitted blanket for our imminent arrival and I wanted to wash it but to ensure it stayed perfect. I invested in some Persil Silk and Wool because I did not want to risk ruining it. I have never used specific detergent for silk and wool before. This detergent is in a liquid form, which I prefer. I find that washing at lower temperatures sometimes means that powder does not dissolve during a hand wash. The scent is quite strong and really lasts on the fabric once it is dry. I washed the blanket using this detergent by hand and it has come up perfectly. As it was new, there were no stains so I cannot comment on whether this works ...  Read the complete review

With some of my birthday money I brought 2 wicked wool jumpers from the sale in Next but I could tell straight away that I would have to be careful how I washed them or they would pull out of shape easy. My mum recommended Persil Silk & Wool because she's used it in the past for handwashing her best jumpers and you can use it in the washing machine as well. I got a bottle and thought it was proper expensive because it's over £3.00 for the same size bottle as the Small And Mighty washing liquids but I got it anyway because I wanted to make sure my jumpers stayed in good condition for as long as possible. It's got quite a strong smell and you ...  Read the complete review