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The pieces you love deserve elevated care always!
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The pieces you love deserve elevated care always!
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Detergent For Darks & Colors
Our best-loved formula for dark and vibrant laundry, in the ultimate warm, fresh-from-the-dryer clean laundry scent! Darks Detergent features a bio-based formulation that's specially designed to keep your dark and brightly colored laundry fresh and vibrant. Optimized for cold water cleaning, this formula contains a blend of four powerful enzymes that target stains, dirt, and oil for a beautiful clean on everyday fabrics, from your favorite dark wash jeans to richly patterned blouses and bed linens.
Pair with The Laundress Fabric Conditioner and Fabric Spray in Classic for a sensorial, start-to-finish laundering experience.
We create exceptional fabric care solutions designed for beautifully clean laundry, for people who love their clothes. Our all-purpose detergents and fabric care line will clean and care for everyday laundry, from shirts to sheets. The updated formulas give your clothes a deep clean with just one wash while the enzyme complex targets stubborn stains, dirt, and oil residue.
The Laundress was founded with a singular mission: to provide exceptional fabric care solutions for the clothing you live in and love. For over 21 years, we've taken pride in helping you care for everything from crisp shirts to delicate cashmere and linens. Our commitment to quality runs deep, and we’ve taken meaningful steps to ensure our products meet the highest standards of safety and performance—because earning your trust is our top priority.
The Laundress is your go-to source for expert fabric & home care
See why clean has never smelled—or felt—so good.
Overall rating: 4.764463 / 5 from 242 reviews.
Darks Detergent is praised for its ability to keep dark fabrics vibrant and clean, with a gentle yet powerful formula suitable for a range of fabrics. Customers love the beautiful, lingering fragrance and the effective preservation of dark colors. The clear bottle design is also appreciated for its no-mess, no-leaking feature.
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"It took a while to arrive because it was stuck in transit. Sent an email to customer service and received a response in 24-48 hours. My shipment as sent again and arrived few days later. Only thing is that the color or the dark detergent was more yellow/orange tint… not sure why…"
"This has made such a difference in my dark clothes! The fabrics feel softer and not "coated" with chemicals. The color has not changed - or may have improved slightly with this pure detergent. I love the Classic scent as well."
"I wear A LOT of dark colors and never put them in the dryer, I always hang them to dry to preserve their color and “longevity”. It’s nice to have a detergent to help!"
"It smells so good and keeps my dark clothes dark!"
"Works and smells great"
"A must have to keep your jeans looking crisp and their bluest. Denim is destined to fade but the Darks Detergent will prolong that fate; with the cost of jeans, this is a wise investment. Also great for all colored clothing."
"I like the dark detergent my clothes seemed to hold their color however, once again, the scent does not meet my expectation. I can deal with that because it preserves the color of my expensive clothes."
"I trust my favorite jeans to the darks wash! Smells amazing and I know the color is being protected while they get clean."
"Much better than Woolite Dark that causes stains on clothes that does not come out of fabric"
"Washing denim was always stressful. Dark denim gets washed out quickly and lighter denim is dulled over time - not when I use this darks detergent. It is the only thing I’ll use on my jeans, jackets and other denim. Time and again I get clean denim with lasting color quality."
