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Martha Stewart Eco Detergent Ranks Poor With Consumer Reports

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, June 11th, 2010 in Environment-Eco-Green, Household.

Martha Stewart attends the Vanity Fair Party during the 9th Annual Tribeca Film Festival at the New York State Supreme Court in New York, New York on April 20, 2010 Fame Pictures, Inc

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.”

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