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CHOICE Expert Rating

47%

What is the CHOICE Expert Rating

CHOICE Expert rating

This is the product's overall performance score, based on key tests conducted by our industry experts in the CHOICE labs.

Tested in View more details.

We tested most products in front loaders, as they all claim to work in front loaders. We re-tested soap nuts in top loaders because the distributor came back to us claiming that they perform best in top loaders.

Top loader
CHOICE Expert Rating View more details.

This overall dirt removal score is made up of general detergency (35%), natural oils – sebum/perspiration (20%), grass/mud (15%), olive oil (6%), and tomato, make-up, chocolate ice cream, baby food, motor oil, and aged blood at 4% each. All products are tested in cold water (20°C).

47%
General detergency View more details.

The all-rounder 'general detergency swatch' is stained with nut oil, milk and a colour pigment. It's a measure of how well the detergent keeps soils suspended in the wash liquor and stops them from redepositing on your clothes; enzyme action on protein-based stains; and oil removal.

45%
Perspiration View more details.

We use cotton swatches soiled with substances that our members tell us are the most common stains in their households. 

45%
Mud / grass View more details.

We use cotton swatches soiled with substances that our members tell us are the most common stains in their households. 

39%
Olive oil View more details.

We use cotton swatches soiled with substances that our members tell us are the most common stains in their households. 

42%
Tomato View more details.

We use cotton swatches soiled with substances that our members tell us are the most common stains in their households. 

67%
Make-up View more details.

We use cotton swatches soiled with substances that our members tell us are the most common stains in their households. 

71%
Chocolate ice cream View more details.

We use cotton swatches soiled with substances that our members tell us are the most common stains in their households. 

65%
Baby food View more details.

We use cotton swatches soiled with substances that our members tell us are the most common stains in their households. 

64%
Motor oil View more details.

We use cotton swatches soiled with substances that our members tell us are the most common stains in their households. 

43%
Blood View more details.

We use cotton swatches soiled with substances that our members tell us are the most common stains in their households. 

30%
Price View more details.

This is the price we paid for the item. Sometimes two balls come in a pack, or in the case of SoapNuts, they can come in 100g-1kg packs.

$0.00
Cost per wash (cents) View more details.

Based on the claimed number of washes per pack and the price paid.

0
Pack size View more details.

The washing powder is measured in kilos, soap nuts in grams, and balls in units.

0
Claimed washes per pack View more details.

This number is based on either claims on pack (e.g. months' use) or the website of the distributor.

0
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