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AUG. <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2012</strong><br />

Tide cleans up in detergent tests<br />

When it comes to laundry,<br />

Tide rules. It’s one of<br />

Consumer Reports’ three top<br />

picks for conventional detergents<br />

and accounts for half of<br />

those for high-efficiency<br />

washers.<br />

But Consumer Reports’<br />

tests found lots of other, subpar<br />

performers. Here are the<br />

details:<br />

— Tide hits a new high.<br />

Tide’s top-scoring Ultra Plus<br />

Bleach, 23 cents per load,<br />

vanquished grass, blood, ring<br />

around the collar and other<br />

tough stains. And its Plus<br />

Bleach Alternative, 18 cents<br />

per load, joins Consumer<br />

Reports’ top picks for conventional<br />

washers. For high-efficiency<br />

detergents, Tide Ultra<br />

HE, 16 cents per load, was a<br />

CR Best Buy.<br />

— Dual-use detergents<br />

grow. More HE detergents<br />

can be used in conventional<br />

washers, but only a handful<br />

made Consumer Reports’<br />

winners list. And most wind<br />

up costing more than Target’s<br />

conventional-only Up & Up<br />

Ultra Concentrated, a CR<br />

Best Buy at just 10 cents per<br />

load.<br />

— Few packs make the<br />

grade. Single-use packs make<br />

proper dosage easier for normal<br />

loads. But only Tide Pods<br />

cleaned impressively in<br />

Consumer Reports’ tests.<br />

And because packs dissolve<br />

quickly in water, you must<br />

handle them with dry hands<br />

and keep the bag sealed.<br />

Also, packs may be especially<br />

harmful if ingested or rubbed<br />

into eyes; poison control centers<br />

received more than 700<br />

pod-related calls from<br />

February to June involving<br />

children ages 5 or younger.<br />

Tide will be offering a safer<br />

double latch for its plastic<br />

containers with lids.<br />

Consumer Reports suggests<br />

keeping detergents out of the<br />

reach of children.<br />

— Being green still isn’t<br />

easy. GreenShield’s Organic<br />

Elite Care and Whole Foods’<br />

365 Organic Everyday Value<br />

are among the first to earn<br />

the Department of<br />

Agriculture’s “Organic” seal,<br />

which requires at least 95<br />

percent organic ingredients.<br />

But both products proved to<br />

be only slightly better than<br />

plain water at tackling stains,<br />

as did Martha Stewart’s<br />

Clean 2X, which was as dismal<br />

this time as in prior tests.<br />

A better bet: Seventh<br />

Generation Natural superconcentrated<br />

detergent,<br />

which did well at cleaning<br />

and is said to be biodegradable.<br />

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In Consumer Reports’ recent tests of laundry detergents, Tide was one<br />

of three top picks for conventional detergents and accounted for half of<br />

those for high-efficiency washers. Courtesy photo<br />

FOUR WAYS TO SAVE<br />

ON DETERGENT<br />

— Choose the right one.<br />

You can use a conventional or<br />

dual-use detergent in a regular<br />

top-loading washer. But<br />

using a conventional detergent<br />

in a high-efficiency<br />

machine could compromise<br />

cleaning if it produces too<br />

many suds.<br />

— Check the dose before<br />

using. Many dual-use detergents<br />

use the same dose for<br />

high-efficiency and conventional<br />

washers. However,<br />

Fuller Brush Plus<br />

Concentrated calls for twice<br />

the amount in traditional<br />

machines, boosting its cost<br />

per load to 40 cents.<br />

— Spend at least 10<br />

cents per load. None of the<br />

detergents that cost less than<br />

that scored better than<br />

mediocre.<br />

— Don’t overdo it.<br />

Using too much detergent<br />

costs you more per load.<br />

Overdosing wastes energy<br />

and water if it leads to added<br />

rinse cycles in your washer.<br />

Read the instructions carefully<br />

and measure the proper<br />

amount of detergent for your<br />

load size.<br />

EYEWARE CARE<br />

Prescription eyeglasses<br />

can cost as much as $1,000,<br />

and most have plastic lenses,<br />

which scratch more easily<br />

than glass. Clearly, you need<br />

to protect your investment.<br />

But should you clean lenses<br />

with tissues or cloth? When<br />

they’re wet or dry? CR asked<br />

experts and lens makers.<br />

— Don’t wipe lenses<br />

when they’re dry. Any debris<br />

on their surface or dust in the<br />

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TEETH BLEACHING<br />

$ 99<br />

Reg.<br />

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cleaning cloth could cause<br />

scratches.<br />

— Don’t wipe lenses with<br />

a tissue, paper towel or paper<br />

napkin. <strong>The</strong>y can have a<br />

rough surface.<br />

— Don’t use ammonia,<br />

bleach, vinegar or window<br />

cleaner, which can harm lenses<br />

and their coatings. (Most<br />

lenses are now coated, usually<br />

with an antireflective<br />

layer.)<br />

— Don’t spit. Spit is a<br />

handy (though off-putting)<br />

cleaning solution, but saliva<br />

may contain oil or something<br />

else that’s damaging.<br />

— Do clean lenses regularly<br />

with warm water and a<br />

drop of dish detergent, then<br />

dry with a clean, soft cotton<br />

cloth, like a handerchief, or a<br />

microfiber cloth.<br />

— Do lay glasses down<br />

with their lenses facing<br />

upward.<br />

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Volunteer drivers are<br />

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(858) 552-7470 to volunteer.<br />

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