Purex Crystals Fabric Softener - Laundry Product Review

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Purex Crystals Fabric Softener - Laundry Product Review

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The Bottom Line

Purex Crystals Softener is a newly formulated, convenient to use fabric softener that can be added at the beginning of the wash cycle.

Pros

Innovative fabric softener formula that can be added at the beginning of the wash cycle.
Safe for children's sleepwear.
Does not reduce absorbancy of towels.
92 percent natural ingredients.

Cons

Bottle does not contain post-consumer recycled plastic.
Not available in unscented formula.

Description

Innovative fabric softener formula that can be added at the beginning of the wash cycle.
Formula is safe to use on children's sleepwear.
Easy to use, eliminates static cling and leaves towels absorbent.

Guide Review - Purex Crystals Fabric Softener - Laundry Product Review

The Purex brand is known for rolling out new, innovative laundry products. In 2009, Purex Complete 3-in-1 came on the market as a combination detergent, fabric softener and anti-static dryer sheet in one. Now the Purex folks have a new type of fabric softener, Purex Crystals.

Purex Crystals Softener is a 92 percent natural product in a crystal form that go in at the start of the wash with the detergent. Most fabric softeners must be added during the rinse cycle. If you don't have a washer with an automatic dispenser, it is easy to miss the timing of the rinse cycle. Purex Crystals eliminate that problem. The crystals are added directly into the wash drum at the beginning of the wash.

I tested the Lavender Blossom and Fresh Spring Waters scents. There is also a Tropical Splash available. Ingredients are listed as:

Sucrose (sugar)

Bentonite (clay)

PEG Disstearate (blending agent)

Fragrance

Sanolin blue (colorant)

The formula looks like lightly colored, sparkling crystals. They pour out into a transparent plastic lid that makes seeing the measuring lines wonderfully easy to see. Lines are marked for medium, large and extra large loads. The product is safe for high-efficiency washers and regular washers.

I am usually not a fan of fabric softeners because they interfere with the fire retardancy of children's pajamas and bedding and make towels less absorbent. The Purex Crystals formula does neither. It can be safely used with children's clothes and towels come out soft but without an absorbent blocking film.

I was pleased with the softness of my laundry. The product was also good at preventing static in the dryer. The fragrance is long-lasting; I used it with a non-scented detergent. I would love to have an unscented Crystals so that my laundry doesn't compete with my perfume.

Purex is manufactured by Henkel. Purex Crystals are made in Mexico.

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User Reviews

2 out of 5

Wife mentions the failure., Member laundry_man

First of all, I have a new, low post agitator by whirlpool, and I love this machine. If you have a water softener system, this a recommended product from me. I am tired of that unwashed locker smell on the clothes, and it has nothing to do with cleaning out the washer. With the new washer machine, I now wash more clothes with less water, and with the crystals, they smell fairly nice. My wife mentioned that the clothes and towels are harsh and not soft. As a man, I don't take notice to things like that, as long as it smells great. With more clothes in the washer, I use the top cap setting for the amount of crystals to do the load. She is right. It does not get our clothes soft. None of the liquid softeners that we use gives us the smell of freshness, but at least they were soft. My plans are to keep on looking for that product, or find a way to blend our softener with the crystals. By the way, with the low post agitator, I did contact Whirlpool about the possibility of the crystals scratching the plastic, in the gap area between the tub and the agitator. They assured me that testing had been done with this product, and it is safe to use with no damage what so ever.

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