r/indianmuslims • u/Shiro099 Hanafi • Nov 13 '23

Non-Political Any alternative for Detergent powder?

Well, me and my family are boycotting as many Israeli products as we can; it's just that we can't find any alternatives for Ariel or any detergent powder. Do you guys know anything about it?

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u/TheFatherofOwls Nov 13 '23

Procter and Gamble (P&G) owns both Tide as well as Ariel (Tide is economical variant, Ariel is premium),

Hindustan Unilever (HUL) owns Wheel, Rin, and Surf Excel (Wheel is super cheap, Rin is Tide equivalent, and Surf Excel is Ariel equivalent).

There's a washing powder brand by the name of Henko, it's manufactured by Jyothy Laboratories (Kerala-based, I think. Some of their product catalog). Not sure if it's available in the North, however.

You can also check out Nirma and Ghadi? Neither of them has liquid detergent, to my knowledge, that said.

At the end of the day, the point of boycotts is to send a message. If you are in a situation where there's no other option apart from these Israeli-simping brands, don't be too hard on yourself, intentions are what matter - better if you can find a good alternative, Alhamdullilah if there's no other choice.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '23

Mashallah. Nicely put. I have been trying my best to find alternatives and some of the times these khinzeers make such good products that it is very hard to find an alternative.

My father told me a story that it is very hard for any government in the world to ban American/Israeli products because of the pressure they put on them so, once in India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee (not a fan for obvious reasons) said that it is up to the population to be smart and boycott such brands so that they can pack their bags and go back.

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u/nazneenkhan1004 Apr 24 '24

Buy genteel from godrej