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Pros

Nikwax is the tried and true detergent for washing that expensive down technical outdoor gear like puffy jackets and sleeping bags. Used it twice cleaning a down comforter in a front loading lg washing machine. It recommends a commercial washer for th...  Read More



Cons

This is disappointing to say the least. I wonder if the material froze during transit from amazon, and if this caused changes in the down cleaner which may have caused the spotting. It feels terrible and i can only imagine it will be dirt magnet.

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Quality


I am so impressed with the quality of this soap.


It works well not to clump the down feather after wash making the washed items retain their original shapes.


Coats were thoroughly wet in both washes and fluffiness returned to all coats.


I have tried taking my down products to dry cleaners, and washing by hand with cold water detergents, neither made my coats sme...  Read More

Price


I didn't want to donate it dirty, so i was looking for an inexpensive way of cleaning it.


But the price is very high for the volume, and you have to use a lot in one wash.


Relative to the price of what you are washing i guess it is worth it.

Packaging/appearance


It basically looked new when i got done cleaning it, which can be difficult for white parkas, and there really wasn't any type ...  Read More


The packaging says to hand wash a comforter in a bathtub, but we are lazy and figured if it didn't work, we were no worse off a...  Read More


As you can see in the attached photo, my jacket (on the right), looks a bit lighter than my wife's untreated jacket on the left.

Competitiveness


I'd pick this well-known brand over all others.

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    down, great, dry, washed and clean.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 334.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 4,671 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 11 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Down jacket is 20 years old and was looking like it was at the end of the road


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Washed and dried it on low with some dryer balls stopped the dryer every half hour or so and shook it around a bit


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I havent used it yet but am sure itll be worth using and save me some money


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ill review again once ive used it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I didn’t realize how hard it was to get down wet


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    That sucker was floating in the washing machine


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Once it was soaked and cleaned and then waterproofed

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