I've used Tide for almost 46 years. Since I developed asthma I use only fragrance free products HE for the front loading machines. I wonder why people use gabric softener. It coats fabric making towels less absorbant. Back when my children were young and wore the nylon snow suits I used to wash them and toss in a couple cups of fabric softener to make them water repellant. Long snow play time. I do occasionally use Sawyer's Crystal Blue when I hang sheets and towels outside (white is my preference for linens.