Bio D Fabric Conditioner 1 Litre (Pack of 4)

Having been very impressed with the near scentless bathroom cleaner and washing powder from bio d, both of which surprised me by cleaning just as well as the chemical filled products of their competitors i thought to try this softener as it was described as unperfumed and i made the assumption that this meant scentless.. For years i had assumed that the foul smell of lenor was due to perfumes and never thought to sniff test before using this. This product only has 4 listed ingredients on the packet so i figured it would be fine. It turns out that the fouls smell of lenor is actually mainly from an ingredient which bio d list on this product as "cationic surfactant" which i found online to actually be dimethyl ammonium chloride. Ammonia being the stuff they use in smelling salts to wake up unconscious people because it smells so foul and chlorine being the unpleasant smell of swimming pools. Couple this with the fact that "cationic" means they have found a way to negatively charge the particles so that they stick like glue to whatever fibres they come into contact with and are near impossible to get out of clothing once exposed. Not only that but this stuff is so sticky that as with lenor anyone wearing it will leave a sticky stench on whatever they sit on which will then transfer to the clothing of the unfortunate next person to sit in the same seat. Our local GP surgery hasnt a single seat not contaminated with this foulness but fortunately that kind of contact transfer of ming goes nowhere near as deep and can be removed by leaving clothes out in the sun and wind. Distilled vinegar can kill ammonia but you are still left with an unpleasant methyl chlorine smell, and apparently the only thing that kills chlorine is UV light which makes it very difficult to remove in winter. Surfactants are the same as emulsion so using this is like spreading ronseal all over your clothing, although ronseal would probably smell better. This nightmare has resulted in the replacement of a £400 tumble dryer and the binning of about £100 worth of clothes as the foul smell cannot be fully removed from clothing or dryers. Fortunately the washing machine was ok after a couple of 90 degree washes with distilled vinegar and baking soda. How anyone can like the smell of ammonium chloride is beyond me and it can be an irritant to the respiratory system and the skin. If you have any sense of smell avoid this product at all costs. Ecover is the only company that seems to make a cationic surfactant that isnt so sticky and doesnt contain ammonium chloride, or you could just use distilled vinegar and not have clothes coated with chemical emulsion.

I bought this because it's cheaper than Surcare. It's awfully thin, though, so I'm going back to Surcare when I've used this up.

Not bad but doesn't last long.

We absolutely love this frabric conditioner, leaves all our washing feeling soft. I can't imagine we will change to another brand now.

I only use Bio D products and their fabric conditioner gives the laundry a line-dried fresh scent.

a great product