20 Best Detergent For Dark Clothes (2023 Updated)

Target will NOT post your review unless it’s favorable as I had a one star review for the regular woolite detergent and it’s not on the site. Just wanted all to be aware of the company has reduced the product size for more money.

The cost went up $2. 00 a bottle and the size of the bottle went down from 125 ounces to 100 ounces. The product works well but it costs 20% more for 20% less product.

This is the only detergent for dark delicates I use (and the White bottle for light delicates). Woolite is the best – hands down for keeping fabrics looking new and gently washing away soil. The scent is pleasant and not overpowering.

If you’ve never tried it you need to!.

I use the original version all the time. When I saw this for dark clothes it was an instant purchase. It keeps my clothes as dark shade as it can with washes. It does not have a strong scent and doesn’t leave any residue on my clothes.

If you like the original version go and buy this.

This efficiently and thoroughly cleans my delicates as well as my son’s dark clothing, and the clothes really do fade less. The fragrance is wonderful. The pacs make it easy for my son to wash his own clothes – no mess and no measuring errors.

My bag of pods has a huge slit in it. I should’ve returned it but I needed to wash clothes and I had already waited 3 days to get it even though Walmart said 2 days for pickup. As for the product itself, I don’t get the fresh clean scent that I get from the liquid detergent.

This will be the first and last time I purchase these pods.

I had to buy these because the Woolite in Liquid was sold out and I needed it. These Pods are Awesome! I am a new FAN. easy to use , just toss in the laundry machine before your clothes and voila !! the scent is Great and cleans very well, Not going back to liquid detergent – Highly recommend.

I never knew this but after some research, I learned the “best way to help keep your dark clothes from fading is to wash them in cold water”. I have always used the automatic settings on my washer when choosing my laundry loads without thinking of the temperature and even read the instructions on my laundry detergent recommending washing in warm or hot.

So I was sitting there scratching my head, I read that “OxiClean™ Dark Protect™ Laundry Booster has special Anti-Fade Technology built into the formula and is designed to work in a cold-water setting.

” Receiving this sample has challenged everything I know about washing my clothes. I always thought washing the darks together was enough but now know washing them in cold will help prolong their rich dark color for longer and so it delights me that OxiClean has formulated this laundry booster to specially work in cold water.

I followed the instructions for my HE washing machine and added the OxiClean Dark Protect Laundry Booster with my detergent and made sure to set my temperature to cold and washed as normal, the liquid itself is lightly scented and smelled fresh.

I cannot give an educated enough analysis of how well this protected my dark fabrics after 1 use but would be interested to run a test for longer seeing how it works after 5 – 10 washes. I would say that one thing I did notice was a reduction of the little pills that appeared on my shirts and my fabrics felt a little more supple compared to my next load of normally washed laundry.

I am satisfied after just one use of this OxiClean Dark Protect Laundry Booster and would buy it again as I did see some changes after using it. I am grateful for OxiClean and Influenster for allowing me to discover this product.

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I actually just used this yesterday and I absolutely love the smell first off, and it did very well with my dark colors. To be completely honest, I am the type who sometimes gets into a hurry, and I will put all of my colors in with my lighter colors, and wash everything together; but this time I did separate my darks and my lights, and I must say, so far so good.

I really like this detergent and I definitely would recommend it. I have used a lot of other OxiClean products, as they are very affordable, and they are just as good as the more expensive brands. I have noticed with some of the cheaper brands, the detergents are very watered down, and you end up having to use more to get the job done, which is really costing you more; and that is not the case with OxiClean products.

I have used just about every one of their products except this one. This was new to me. It has a thicker consistency, and it seems to be a Powerhouse detergent. Just like all the other products that I’ve used from this brand.

I am a single mom and I am always looking for great products, with a good price and this is definitely one I would recommend to anyone.

This OxiClean for darks and blacks is a go-to product for me this and the liquid form. I tend to use this powder version when I have clothes that are a lot more soiled or for heavier duty things like denims which minor always black, as a goth you can have any color you want so long as it’s black! I think this product is really good at helping to preserve the darkness of blacks for the fact that it does deposit a little bit of a color because the powder is actually like a pale midnight blue.

So is the liquid form I’ll do a separate review on that. But one of the other things that I do really like with both of them but I was surprised at how well the powder did with this is you know how when you have black denim it can still look faded but it’s really not that the color has leached out it is that the fiber has been ruffled up enough that it’s like a form of pilling and so it looks faded? This stuff really helps prevent that pilling kind of ruffling of the fiber so that your clothes don’t have that grayish Haze to it.

Both forms have become a go-to product for me with laundry.

Tide Studio for Darks and Colors is a very good detergent for keeping colored pants, shirts, and other items from losing their vivid colors. When this product first launched around 2020, the scent was horribly strong.

I called Tide and gave that feedback, and subsequent bottles purchased seemed to have slightly milder scent, but the same crisp smell. Like another reviewer mentioned, this is not for cleaning muddy jeans or grimy work clothes, it is meant for maintaining the dark colors on dress shirts, polo shirts, jeans, and other colored items.

I have had positive feedback on how nice my clothes smell once they are finished in the dryer, or when wearing them. I don’t mind paying the same price for this 75oz bottle as for the regular 92oz bottle if I continue saving my favorite items from having their colors faded out and becoming dull.

I still use regular Tide with Mountain Spring scent for deeper cleaning, whites, gym clothes, and bedding, but this Studio for Darks and Colors delivers solid results for its intended purpose. I just hope Tide continues making it, since Tide ColorGuard, which was my original favorite, was discontinued after having been changed more than 3 times.

Keep making this product Tide!.

I am not sure who’s grand idea was it to discontinue this phenomenal product. But please bring this product back. I will do pay double for it. My sense of smell is extremely sensitive and this product was the only thing that kept my nose in check with my clothes and bedding.

I cannot find anything else in the market. Also double the production because there were only a few on the shelves at anytime. Bring this back please. I beg you all tide team members. if you are all reading go ahead and trigger the product line.

What are you waiting for??? Stop reading and start producing Sending virtual hug.

I used this on a load of black clothes and it really made a difference in the color. Unfortunately, it also made all the clothes smell like really cheap strong perfume, so I hesitate to wear them. I normally use fragrance-free Tide, which I love.

I’ve been airing out my washed black clothes for 3 days so far and the smell is starting to dissipate. (although the whole room they’re in now smells like cheap perfume. ) I expect I’ll be able to wear them in a few more days.

I wish they would do something about the smell because otherwise, it’s a great product.

I love Woolite and we have used it for many years. However, I was not pleased that during shipment the cap had come off and most of the $24 detergent was — fortunately — caught in the ziplock bag Walmart packed it in.

I just had to transfer the spilled liquid back into the container, most likely losing about 10 loads of detergent. I’ve learned my lesson and will no longer order online any more liquid products. To Walmart’s credit, I am eternally grateful that it was inclosed in a very large sturdy ziplock, or my entire shipment of several items would have been swimming in thick sticky soap!.

Was sincerely thrilled to see Woolite finally making a regular laundry detergent for all around use. Having grown up with Woolite for delicates and then using Woolite for Dark Colors, the Woolite family is finally complete! It cleans gently and thoroughly, with a barely noticeable pleasant scent.

Bravo Woolite! I can now toss all other detergents and use Woolite for all my wash loads!.

Our wardrobe consists of mostly dark colors. After trying several detergents, I discovered Woolite for dark colors and loved it. It keeps darks looking new without that faded grey look and they also have a fresh, clean scent too! I trusted Woolite for my kids clothes when they were infants so this was a no brainer.

As an added bonus, I got a great deal with Target circle.

I’m a bit of a laundry fanatic. With a family of five, it’s an almost everyday thing for me. I have a mid-level high-efficiency washer that does a pretty good job with liquid HE detergents, but if I add-in a 1/4 cup of FOCA, everything gets super-clean.

I also use FOCA, with a drop of dish soap and some elbow grease to get out greasy/oily stains on clothing and it works beautifully. I use it mostly as a laundry booster, but every once in awhile I’ll do a load of towels or jeans with it all by itself and I think it does just as good of a job as an expensive, HE liquid detergent.

Using FOCA with my regular detergent keeps my clothes clean and stretches out my liquid detergent so that buying it is a rarity. I store FOCA in an orange bucket with a lid from a hardware store because the bag can make things messy.

My family also loves that their laundry isn’t scented. To me, FOCA has a mild, inoffensive odor that disappears during washing. My clothes come out of the dryer fresh and scent-free.

I was so sick of spending so much money on laundry detergent. Crazy prices. I decided to try this in our H. E washer and have not had one single problem. I like the scent, it’s not overpowering at all.

I also now make my own fabric softener, that stuff is nuts what it cost. I HATE strong scents so I buy a bottle of any kind of Sauve hair conditioner, some apple cider vinegar. I use an old fabric softener container, add 4 cups of vinegar, half a bottle of the conditioner, the rest water, shake, and voila, it works great for us and is super cheap.

If you can find a cheaper conditioner than Sauve, buy it but so far I haven’t been able to find anything that cost less. Used to be 98 cents for the same bottle that now cost 1. 99. It is what it is!.

I used to use this and the Roma laundry detergent a couple years ago and never had a issue with it, cleaned like everything else I used. I bought a bag of it a couple of weeks ago and after using it to wash my clothes and my dogs beds everything came out still dirty or dinging looking.

my whites looked like I washed them with dirt and water instead of laundry detergent and water and when I washed my dogs beds they came out with dirt still all over them. I tried adding more detergent to the washer which just made the stuff I washed fill like they had soap residue all over them and I even tried putting the water setting on the max fill for my washer and they still come dirty looking.

so I switched back to a different detergent and everything is coming out clean again. I will never buy this product ever again and I have wasted my money because I bought it and now can’t use it plus I had to go and buy something else that works.

I provided a picture of one of my dogs beds to show how it looked after washing it with the product, you can see all the dirt sitting on the bed and I washed it with hot water, max fill water setting, and with a 1 cup measuring cup of detergent.

please don’t waste your money trying to save money on laundry detergent like I did.

First off, I HATE to spend so much money on products that you have to have. I’ve been buying Tide liquid for so long and like anything else, after awhile it seems like it’s not working as well. I researched detergent and checked prices so I thought what the heck and purchased a bag of Foca.

Let me say I was very impressed with this detergent. The scent may seem overwhelming in the bag but your clothes won’t have such a strong scent once washed. They smell fresh and clean and soft against your body.

My husband works in farming so his clothes get really dirty and Foca removed all the dirt and any stains that Tide didn’t remove. That tells you how good this brand is. It’s very cost effective, smells fresh and clean, I can use it in my HE washer and it contains a water softener to do less damage to your clothes and helps if you’re in a hard water area.

I use Swavitel liquid fabric softener and it gives even more scent to your clothes. I will continue to buy Foca for so many good things.

This is the best laundry detergent I have ever used! I live in Texas, and if felt like everything smelled funky when humidity really kicked in. Towels always smelled bad as soon as we would use them, even if I washed them on the warmest water setting and dried them in a drier.

Nothing I tried worked. Our workout clothes would sting terribly as soon as we even stepped out into the humidity. But this detergent fixed everything! Our towels smells so fresh, even after several uses.

And we don’t stink in our workout clothes anymore. I live this detergent so much! Please, never ever stop selling it!.

OMG this detergent is amazing. I usually don’t write reviews for laundry soap. Let’s face it laundry soap isn’t something we want to write about. All I want is a detergent that cleans my clothes and doesn’t cost a mint.

I can’t tell you how much money I’ve spent on products to remove the dingy grey. And, nothing worked. Honestly, I purchased this product because of the name. Come on, who can read the name and not laugh? Plus, if it didn’t work I could return it and get my money.

I started using this the day I received it. I didn’t think I would feel any difference in my clothes. My surprise is they were softer (I don’t use fabric softner) and no where as stiff as before. Plus, there was no smell.

No whiff of any leftover detergent smell or a whiff of leftover body ick. If you smell the detergent, chances are there is still leftover soap. Plus, our home has pets and with pets comes funky smelling dog/cat beds and animal blankets.

So far this detergent can keep up. And, as a pet owner this by itself is worth the price. If you are on the fence about trying this product, give it a test run. You might be as surprised as I was.

My husband is a mechanic and nothing would ever take out the grease that got imbedded in his jeans, the could stand up even after washing. This detergent did an amazing job at getting the grease out.

His socks on the other hand, not so much. Those are still funky and smell rancid. I’m going to try soaking them first next time. I purchased the fresh scent, and the scent is so potant I am no longer allowed to use it on his clothes.

The scent gives my husband a headache throughout the day and I can’t tolerate the scent at night sleeping next to him. I gave the rest of my bottle to my son who works in hog barns. Hopefully he likes it.

I will order again, the unscented one this time, because it did get the grease out. Hopefully it will get the dead animal smell out of his socks this time too.

I had washed my husband’s vest & backpack at laundromat. I don’t use fabric softener so didn’t check that tray. While items were washing I could smell scented softener. Low and behold the tray was full in the machine I was using.

It didn’t dispense but contaminated my items from the previous wash. These items have been hanging outside for over 4 months. So I tried this detergent. I still smell the fabric softener. Items have been hanging out another month.

I open my patio door and I can still smell them.

I have tried all the others and Code Blue Scent Free Laundry Detergent is the first one I feel that leaves ZERO scent. not a trace! I see a LOT more deer after I started using this! I will never use any other product like this after using Code Blue, it is Amazing!:)(I hate to leave this great review b/c it sells out so quickly.

I am stocked up for now but don’t wanna shoot myself in the foot lol j. k. It Really is Fantastic try it, you will LOVE it).

This scent eliminating detergent is undoubtedly a fantastic method of scent control in the woods. I use it after 5-6 hunts and it proves too work very well. Code blue makes some fantastic scent control formulas, and I will continue to use.

Highly recommend for average too experienced hunters.

Since I’m a indoor pool swimmer, I always look for a detergent that will control the chlorine odor. This product answered my needs. Expensive, but worth the price.

Wonderful detergent. It seems to clean well, the clothes smell great and I honestly wish I had found this sooner. I definitely intend to use this from now on 🙂