Gain Plus Laundry Detergent Liquid, Now with Odor Defense + OXI, Waterfall Delight Scent, 170 fl oz, 129 Loads
Dreft Newborn Baby Liquid Laundry Detergent, Sensitive Skin, Hypoallergenic, 64 Loads, 92 fl oz
20 Mule Team Borax Natural Laundry Booster and Multi-Purpose Only One, 65 oz
Era Oxibooster Liquid Laundry Detergent, 87 Loads, 154 fl oz
Downy Wrinkle Releaser and Refresher Fabric Spray, Aqua Rain, Fresh Scent, 16.9 fl oz
Bounce Rapid Touch-Up 3 Wrinkle Releaser Clothing Spray, 9.7 fl oz
Cheer Liquid Laundry Detergent, HE Compatible, 61 Loads, 81 fl oz
Shout Active Enzyme Laundry Stain Remover, Trigger Spray 22 fl oz + Refill 60 fl oz (bundle)
Tide Oxi Boost Power PODS Laundry Detergent Pacs, 57 Count, Set-In Stain Removal + Oxi Power, laundry soap detergent pacs
Clorox 2 2 for Colors 3-in-1 HE Laundry Additive, Original, 64 Loads, 88 oz
Tide Deep Cleansing Fabric Rinse with 3X Odor Power, Original Scent, 48 oz
Laundry Sanitizer Additive, 0% Bleach Crisp Linen Scent oz, 150 fl oz
Gain Powder Laundry Detergent, Moonlight Breeze Scent, 93 oz, 69 Loads
White Brite Laundry Whitener - Liquid, Unscented - 2 Pack, Bottles - Residential Use, Standard Application, 28 oz (2 pack)
Clorox 2 for Colors - Stain Remover and Color Brightener - Clean Linen, 33 oz
Ariel with a Touch of Downy Freshness, Powder Laundry Detergent, 33 Loads, 52 oz (2 pack)
Tide Ultra Oxi Liquid Laundry Detergent, HE Compatible, 94 Loads, 132 fl oz
Gain Plus Flings Laundry Detergent Soap Pacs, All-In-One, Happy Hibiscus Scent, 18 Count
Tide Ultra Sport Liquid Laundry Detergent, Advanced Sweat + Stain Fighter, 132 fl oz, 94 Loads
Lysol Laundry Sanitizer Additive, Odor Eliminating Liquids for Clothes and Linens, Unscented, 41 oz
Tide Plus a Touch of Downy Liquid Laundry Detergent, April Fresh Scent, 84 fl oz, 59 Loads
Shout Active Enzyme Laundry Stain Remover Prewash Refill, 60 oz
ARM & HAMMER Super Washing Soda, 55 oz (3 pack)
Liquid, Powder and Pacs
Liquid dominates at 265 listings against 68 powder, with pacs counted separately and reaching 240 to a tub. The three formats are priced on incompatible units, which is what makes this collection hard to shop.
Convert to cost per load.
Liquid states fluid ounces and a load count on pack, powder states weight, and pacs state a count where one pac is one load. Once all three are expressed per load the ranking usually reverses from what the shelf price suggests, because the largest liquid bottles carry the lowest per-load figures on this catalogue.
Detergent Bottle Sizes
Bottle sizes cluster at 100 fl oz, then 121, 81 and 77, with 48 and 32 covering the smaller end.
Tide at 95 listings, Gain at 119 and ARM & HAMMER at 58 carry most of the range.
The 100 fl oz bottle is the volume format worth defaulting to. Below about 48 fl oz the per-load cost climbs steeply, and those sizes exist for travel and for trial rather than for a household.
Fabric Softener and Sheets
Downy at 148 listings is the largest single brand in the collection, ahead of Gain and Tide. Softener is sold as liquid by fluid ounce, as dryer sheets by count reaching 240, and as beads by ounce.
Sheets and liquid are not interchangeable in use, and households generally run one or the other rather than both.
Beads sit alongside either, since they scent rather than soften.
Free and Clear, Sensitive and Hypoallergenic
38 listings state sensitive, 27 unscented, 24 hypoallergenic and 7 fragrance-free. Seventh Generation and the free-and-clear lines from the major houses carry most of them.
The terms are not standardised.
Fragrance-free, free and clear, and hypoallergenic describe overlapping but different things on pack, so a household buying for a genuine sensitivity should read the specific claim rather than trusting the shelf grouping.
Stain Removers and Boosters
OxiClean at 48 listings leads the booster category, with Clorox at 31 covering bleach and Tide's pen and spray formats covering spot treatment. Boosters are sold by weight and are bought per wash rather than per load, which puts them on yet another unit basis. Bleach bought for surfaces rather than for washing sits in cleaning, and dishwashing carries the machine detergents that look similar on a shelf.
Laundry Formats Compared
| Format | Sized by | Volume size | Compare on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid detergent | Fluid ounces | 100 fl oz | Cost per load |
| Pacs | Count | 60 to 240 | Cost per pac |
| Powder | Pounds or ounces | 3 to 11 lb | Cost per load |
| Liquid softener | Fluid ounces | 100 to 121 fl oz | Cost per load |
| Dryer sheets | Count | 120 to 240 | Cost per sheet |
Stain removal that crosses into general cleaning sits in cleaning and cleaning tools.
Laundry Questions
What size detergent bottle is best value?
100 fl oz is the volume format here and carries the lowest per-load cost. Under about 48 fl oz the per-load figure climbs steeply.
Are pacs cheaper than liquid?
Usually not per load, but they remove dosing error. Pac counts reach 240 here, and one pac is one load, which makes them the easiest format to compare.
What is the difference between free and clear and hypoallergenic?
They are different claims, not synonyms. 27 listings state unscented, 24 hypoallergenic and 7 fragrance-free, and the terms are not standardised across brands.
Do dryer sheets replace liquid softener?
In practice, yes, and most households run one or the other. Scent beads sit alongside either, since they scent rather than soften.
Which brand has the most listings here?
Downy at 148, ahead of Gain at 119 and Tide at 95. Downy's share comes from softener rather than detergent.