I have had to rewash my clothing twice to get sediments off!! Horrible, will never buy powder again.  Originally washed in warm water, had powder left in bottom of washer also.

Does not dissolve!!

I don’t know what it is about this laundry detergent, but every time I use it the laundry has this weird smell. It’s not mildew or exactly musty, but a very strange off putting smell. The clothes do not smell fresh and clean. It’s not the scent of the detergent either. I stocked up and bought three boxes from Costco and will be returning the unopened ones. I wanted to use less plastic, but I guess we’ll have to go back to liquid detergent or pods since this is not working for us.

Smelly clothes

Even with warm water, it doesn't consistently dissolve, even in warm or hot water, in all size loads. It leaves blue and white marks on clothes. This happens in two types of washer we have in the house -- one is a top loader and one is front loader. We use less than the recommended powder too. I ended up throwing the rest of the box out in the trash. I don't want to use liquid or pods. I'm try to be more environmentally friendly. I've had Pods not dissolve either (even in long hot settings but that's for another review).

Doesn't consistently dissolve

I bought a large box of this for $35 thinking it would last our little family 6 months  , but the smell of our clothes is unbearable. The smell is like you left a pile of wet clothes in the dryer overnight and forgot to dry them - you know the smell, we've all done it at least once. Our clothes are fully dried after the wash (I have made sure that this is not the problem) and we use no other products. The end result is mildew smelling clothes?! I'm so disappointed. I've tried to use more "natural" boxed powdered products as we would like to cut down on our plastic consumption, but the detergent does not dissolve in cold water. What happened Tide? Our clothes smell gross :(

All of our clothes smell sour now :(

I grew up using “natural” laundry detergents, but have recently done a ton of research about laundry (we use cloth diapers), and learned many natural detergents don’t have enzymes (or less effective ones). We did some experiments of our own but mostly relied on wirecutter and cloth diaper cleaning experts to discover this is a really effective detergent! Tide has it figured out. We prefer powder detergents because of cardboard packaging and heavily soiled laundry. This is the best!!

Favorite detergent

I bought this product based on a podcast laundry recommendation. They said it was mildly fragrant. To me the fragrance is overpowering.   My downstairs bathroom, where the laundry is , now smells like this product and I am not a fan. It may work great, but why on earth wouldn't Tide make an unscented version? Going to wrap this up in plastic and store in the basement and see if someone else can use it. Really was a waste of my money.

The Smell!!

Tide works better than any other laundry detergent, no doubt. I use it for cloth diapers as well and it works great. The only downside is the scent is extremely strong when you open the box, and some of the ingredients are known to cause lung, skin and eye irritation. I dont know why those have to be there. Seems unnecessary. If they could make a Tide powder free and clear version, I would buy it!

Works incredible

Tide Oxi is the best!  I use it for my color towels.  It gets them squeaky clean and brightens them, too.  I use it to clean all around my home.  It cuts grease like nothing else!!  Vent hoods, fryers, floors etc.  All my white dish towels and washcloths white and absorbent.  I also used it to clean old bottles that had been outside.  It dissolves soap scum . I do have to stir to dissolve it in hot water or it will form "rocks" and not dissolve.  That probably has something to do with all the calcium it binds "softening" the water.  It has a strong, clean scent, like pure washing soda on steroids.

Awesome cleaner!

I recently purchased this at SamsClub and immediately noticed that my clothes do not smell freshly laundered.  While my clothed don't smell dirty they also don't smell clean.  

I came to this site to see what others thought about this product because I thought I was losing my sense of smell and was surprised at the reviews for Tide with Oxiclean whether powder or liquid.  I am hoping Sams will give me refund because I no longer want to use this and it costs too much to just trash it.   I certainly will only b purchasing the original version from now on.  I have used Oxo-Clean for years tight tide and other laundry detergents and I certainly didnt change the smell o my clothes.  It's rather odd.

Perhaps they should consider reformulated this product.

This smells awful

I have tried many brands over the years and I keep coming back to Tide. I’ve tried the Kirkland knockoffs and they just don’t do as well. I used to use oxi clean

Tried and True!

The detergent performed well, and I appreciated the powder format. However, the smell was so strong it was making me cough and gag while putting away my cleaned laundry, and this was after extra vinegar and water rinses! I'm not prone to allergies etc either, but this was overwhelming and won't buy it again solely because of the smell.

Scent is a deal breaker

I grew up using Tide powder, but like many people, switched to liquid and tried a wide variety of detergents along the way. About a year ago, I decided that I  no longer wanted to generate the amount of plastic waste associated with liquid. I switched to Tide powdered. The cardboard box is better for the environment and the detergent more concentrated so there is less to carry home. I really like the new Oxi. It seems to work well and I don’t think it smells bad. I sure hope Costco continues to carry it !

Delighted to return to powder!

I've been a Tide powder fan for well over 20 years and this is the worst version I've ever used. The smell is overpowering and even after a heavy-soil wash cycle, the clothes still have a strong scent to them. It makes me wonder how much residue the detergent is actually leaving on the clothes. We immediately stopped using it and are now searching for a new brand. To anyone with sensitivity to strong scents/smells, keep your windows open if you end up using this version! @Tide, please dial down on the scent. Your team added too much.

Overwhelming scent!

I have used Tide for well over 20 years and never had any issues until now.  Costco only sells the Tide powder with Oxyclean.  I started to notice on my clothes that the soap was not rinsing off some of the items.  When I would see that I would rewash the item and found that after they were washed again I had bleach spot on the clothes.  I don't use bleach so I know it wasn't leftover bleach splashing onto my clothes.  After having 5 sweatshirts, 4 t-shirts and 8 pairs of black pants getting bleach spots (ruining them).  I finally gave up on the detergent.  I was able to find and buy a much smaller box of Tide Original online for the same cost as the huge box I got at Costco and have not had an issue since.

Leaves bleach spots on my clothes!

It seems to get things clean without adding any other products.  I buy it at Costco so I only have to buy it once or twice a year.  Nothing works better.

This is the best form of Tide!

Just moved to a home with a septic system.  Is Tide Ultra Oxi septic safe?

Septic Safe?

Aizaz Khalid

I am a big fan of classic Tide powdered detergent. I buy the 100  load boxes at Costco. The last two times I was there Costco only had this Is OXY Tide. I can't stand the smell of OXY, it's so overpowering. Also, I use powdered Tide throughout my house to clean floors, cabinets, walls.

Costco should carry regular Tide

I absolutely LOVE this powder detergent it is by far the BEST! It's the ONLY detergent I don't need to add anything to it, it already removes stains,cleans perfectly and best of all it smells AMAZING! I don't need to add ANY softener it's just the best of the best... BUT it unfortunately doesn't come in anything but a small 35 load box and isn't worth the money for that size. This is such ashame and honestly makes me sooo angry! I've looked for YEARS and have tried EVERY brand soap combo and have NEVER found anything I was set and satisfied on until Powdered Tide w/Oxi and now I can't even use it PLEASE OFFER THIS IN A LARGER SIZE BOX PLEASE! I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE

PLEASE MAKE IN A LARGER SIZE!!

Works wonders on our heavy soiled work clothes! Feels clean! Love the scent! Downfall is the size container is limited to only 35 loads when purchasing powder. There should be a bigger size to purchase for us people that prefer powder detergent!!!! Especially when powder detergent is hardly in stock on store shelves!

Tide Plus Oxi Powder

Love this product! The scent is clean and not overwhelming! It also doesn't leave clumpy powder residue left In your clothes after the load has been run through its cycle

I recently tried this newer iteration of a trusted favorite and it performed very well. The only drawback that I could detect is the repugnant fragrance.

EXCELLENT PRODUCT

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his Product is exactly what I needed!

Best tide product by far. Hard to find. Dollar general is the only place I have found this. Wish I had coupons little pricey but still buy it

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This product is amazing I love all tide products but the oxi powder is what I love the most

Tide ultra oxi is awesome

i want tide ultra powder plus bleach and original scent and touch of downy powder and liquid or tide pods plus downy

tide ultra powder

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