Review: Tide Coldwater

I'm the laundry goddess in this household.

I don't even think my other half knows how to turn the washing machine on and I know for a fact that my girls are to short to reach the knobs, so all the responsibility to get the clothes clean rests on my shoulders.

And a family of four goes through A LOT of laundry.

I tend to wash my clothing in warm water simply because it fills the washing machine up the fastest therefore gets the laundry done the quickest.

Honestly, when I turn the temperature dial to cold water, it takes forever to fill up.

No lies.

But Tide recently sent me a bottle of their new Coldwater detergent to check out. The facts about Tide Coldwater state that using cold water to do your laundry can help you save money on your utility bill.

Since you aren't using your water heater to heat the water to do your laundry, I can see this.

Plus, Tide Coldwater says that (from the press release): "Tide Coldwater removes stains better in cold water than leading bargain liquid detergents in warm water."

Tide Coldwater is specifically formulated to help get the stains out of your clothes when washed in cold water.

So I put it to the test and gave it a whirl.

And I'll be honest... my clothes came out clean.

Just like they did with the warm water I normally use.

I understand the appeal of the cold water issue, saving money and being green is a very good thing. But I have to be honest with you, due to time and the amount of laundry I do a week, I'm going to stick with using warm water.

And let me state, for the record, that my washing machine may be odd and that it's weird for the cold water to take longer than the hot water to fill my machine, but that's how it works in my household (My husband thinks its because our water heater is right next to the machine and since it's always full of hot water, it may take longer to get cooler water to the machine).


I received a bottle of Tide Coldwater to test out and a gift card as compensation as part of a She Speaks and P&G blogger program. All opinions in this post are 100% my own. Please see my full disclosure policy for more information.