Great product!  Love the other 2 Charlie's products, too!
I liked the Charlie's laundry powder so well that I decided to try their other two products, too--the all-purpose cleaner and the laundry liquid.  I started using Charlie's laundry powder after reading many favorable reviews about it, first in my old top loader and then in my new HE front loader.  The laundry liquid is just as good.  All three products are excellent and actually do what they claim to do!  I would recommend all three to anyone.  They are non-toxic, coconut-based detergents that are biodegradeable and made by a small family-owned company here in the US.  They have no additives and do not leave any residues in clothes or in the washer.  Buildup of residues can be the cause of odor problems in HE front loaders.<br /><br />I have used about half of the bottle of laundry liquid for entire loads, and have also used it a few times as a stain pre-treater.  It works very well, and so far I can't tell any difference in results between it and the Charlie's laundry powder, which I have used for several months.  Both of these laundry detergents will pull old suds and other residues from your clothes first, so it takes several washes of each item before you get a true picture of what they can do.  They both dissolve easily, rinse well, and leave clothes soft and very clean once all the old residues are gone.  Fabric softeners are not recommended or needed, but stain treatments and bleach are OK to use with them if desired.  I usually use only the Charlie's with excellent results.  I don't ever intend to go back to my old detergents!  Charlie's leaves no scent and the clothes just smell very clean.  It's amazing how much softer towels and jeans are after several washes with this detergent, although they took more washes to get rid of the old suds than lighter items did.  Charlie's is recommended for cloth diapers, baby clothes, and for sensitive skin.  As is also true of regular detergents, it is not a disinfectant.  It works great in regular machines as well as in HE washers.<br /><br />I could use the laundry liquid from now on and be happy, but I like the Charlie's laundry powder even better, only because it is so compact, easier and less messy to measure, and cheaper to use.  One bag of the powder will do 80 loads, but the 16.9 oz. bottle of liquid will only do about 16 loads for approximately the same cost.  I'm rating it 5 stars because it works so well and has so many desirable qualities.  Use one tablespoon scoop of the powder, or two tablespoons (1 fl. oz.) of the liquid for most loads.  An advantage of the liquid is that it can double as a stain pre-treater.  It is also offered in a medium-sized container, a gallon which does 128 loads.  The powder only comes in an 80-load size cloth bag or recyclable jar, and a huge 5-gallon bucket size which does over a thousand loads.  Both are excellent products, really just personal preference for a powder or a liquid.  The Charlie's all-purpose cleaner is also a good pre-treater as well as for general cleaning.<br /><br />You can find the ingredients for all three products and more technical info than you probably need on the [...] site.  There is also detailed info for using it in hard water, on cloth diapers, for allergies, etc.  Their customer service is great, and if you email a question or comment you'll get a quick response.  I am hooked on these products.
Rating: 5 stars