Laundry & dishwasher pods.....

[04 commemorative]

Who uses them ?
I just wonder what happens to that plastic that dissolves ? 'm asking because we use Finish dishwasher tablets (hard) and our friends use the Kirkland pods. They gave us a few to try and the plastic tumblers had a smell and made the water taste different.. anyone else notice this ?
As far as laundry pods I wonder if the dissolved plastic gets on the clothes.

[Black94lt1]

We use liquid detergents but my guess is the pods are a plant based product that is fully water soluble.

[Kerrmudgeon]

I can see that the plastic would leave tastes on dishes and residue on clothing...

Laundry detergent pods (or packs) are products containing an ultra-concentrated amount of laundry detergent, softener and other soap types enclosed in dissolvable plastic discs. Notable brands of these packs include Arm & Hammer, Purex, Persil and Tide.[1] They first became popular in February 2012 when they were introduced by Procter & Gamble as Tide Pods.[1]

The chemistry of laundry detergent packs is the same as in liquid detergents (including alkylbenzenesulfonates). The water-soluble pouch is typically made of polyvinylalcohol (PVA) or a derivative of PVA. Although the formulas are similar, a detergent pack's liquids may contain only 10% water compared to 50% in liquid detergents.[2]

MonoSol is one of the companies that develops the water-soluble film used for laundry and dishwasher detergent packs, used by brands including Tide, with roughly $250 million in annual sales and controlling around 90-percent of the market.[3] The film is designed to be soluble within cold water.[4]

Laundry pods are estimated to make up about 15% of the $7 billion-a-year U.S. laundry detergent market sales according to market researcher Nielsen NV. Laundry pods attempt to reduce wasted use of powdered and liquid detergent by having precise measurements for a load. For large loads, most brands recommend two to three pods. The price of detergent pods can also be higher than the liquid detergent for equivalent laundry loads.[5][6]

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Black94lt1

We use liquid detergents but my guess is the pods are a plant based product that is fully water soluble.

[Mike Mercury]