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Our latest tests using high-efficiency washers continue to show that buying a high-priced detergent doesn't guarantee cleaner clothes. Several products that cost 15 cents or less per load out-cleaned several pricier competitors.
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In CR's tests, Tide performed best with the most liquid and pod formulas that fight off hard water's effects
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We put sensitive-skin formulas from All, Dreft, Tide, and other popular brands to the test