As of: March 13, 2024, 5:18 a.m
By: Nico Reiter
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Despite the smaller capacity, this detergent promises 100 washes.
A detail on the back of the packaging could perhaps solve the mystery.
Bremen – There were a particularly large number of deceptive packages in the supermarket in 2023 – is this product one of them?
A post on Reddit showcases two bottles of Ariel laundry detergent.
This is exactly what the “Color+ Ariel Color Protection” detergent is all about.
Although the two containers look identical at first glance, one difference immediately catches the eye.
One of the bottles is a few centimeters larger than the other.
If you turn it over you can read the exact contents.
Confusion about detergent packs: Same number of wash cycles despite different filling quantities?
According to information, the smaller bottle contains 5000ml - the larger one contains a full 5500ml of detergent.
“100 washes.
Only for a short time!” is the slogan on the front – on both bottles.
This calculation doesn't seem to quite add up.
Of course, the 100 applications are only a rough estimate, but 10 percent less product content would make no difference seems unlikely.
A user also expressed this thought under the post: “My confusion is confused.
How can the dosage recommendation for the pack with less content be higher than for the pack with 500ml more content??
Am I thinking wrong?” Unfortunately, it is not stated which of the bottles was purchased first.
For example, the smaller version with 5000ml is currently available online at “dm”.
Detail gives an indication of the true reason for the pack size
But a second detail has changed.
Could it solve the mystery?
There is a dosage recommendation on the back of the bottle.
The smaller pack advises using 50ml of detergent for 4-5 kilos of laundry with soft or medium-hard water.
The larger bottle also differentiates laundry according to the degree of soiling.
For the same amount of laundry and the same water hardness, the pack recommends using between 40 and 85ml of detergent, depending on the degree of soiling.
For medium soiling, 55 ml is recommended, i.e. slightly more than with the smaller bottle.
This could explain the different filling quantities.
Not only detergents, but also dishwasher wands have reduced the pack size.
A block of tofu is also suspected of shrinkage.
New recipe?
The Internet is trying to solve the mystery of the new detergent capacity
The comments under the post are divided.
Some users are upset about the caption's lack of transparency: “Dude.
Where is the limit to which people allow themselves to be taken for fools?”
“I stick with it: It’s always said like that here, but where does it say it?
“Less fillers” blah blah… I won’t believe it until I see it,” says one user skeptically.
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Others, however, defend the pack with less content: “This is classic product optimization, which is even better for the environment.” Another agrees: “It's just more concentrated/with a different recipe.
As you can see, both for 100 washes and you pay for the washing and not for the mass.”
A user gives an important note: “The UFI is the same, so the recipe is identical.
You ask yourself, did you use too much unnecessarily before or too little now? The UFI is the Unique Formula Identifier.
This means that the composition of the detergent should actually be the same between packs.
Another possibility would be that the recommended amount was adjusted by clarifying the dosage instructions.
However, the mystery has not been completely solved.
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