Martha Stewart Eco Detergent Ranks Poor With Consumer Reports
Written by Vegetarian Star on June 11th, 2010 in Environment-Eco-Green, Household.
Sure, we love Martha Stewart, but will her new animal-friendly and eco-detergent get the acai stain out of our white jackets?
Tests conducted by Consumer Reports, unfortunately, say no.
After staining swatches with compounds such as wine, blood and grass, the group tested 50 different detergents for their ability to clean and remove spots in conventional and high efficient washing machines.
“In conventional top loaders, there was barely a difference between the swatches washed in Martha’s detergent and those washed in plain water. The results from high-efficiency washers were only slightly better.”
Martha Stewart Clean
Uh-oh. Does Martha need to head back to the chemistry lab?
Fear not, though. Just because you aren’t interested in torturing animals in laboratories or flushing toxins in the water system doesn’t mean you have to wear dirty clothes.
Consumer Reports names green brands Kirkland Signature Free & Clear 2X Ultra and Seventh Generation Natural Powdered HE as performing reasonably well in the tests.
Watch the clip below to see how Martha’s products clean…or maybe not clean.
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June 21st, 2010 at 11:05 pm
[…] So Martha Stewart’s line of cleaning products made from plants, minerals and containing no animal by-products or testing may have taken a publicity knock after Consumer Reports said the laundry detergent cleaned no better than plain water. […]