Alright, let’s talk about this Gain White Tea and Lavender stuff. I saw it at the store the other day, real pretty bottle, you know? Purple and white, kinda fancy lookin’. So, I figured, why not give it a try?

First thing I noticed, it smells… well, it smells strong. Not bad strong, mind you, but strong. Like flowers and, I dunno, somethin’ else. Tea, they say. Never heard of puttin’ tea in washin’ stuff, but I guess these city folks got all sorts of new ideas.

• It says it’s got no dyes, whatever that means. I guess that’s good, right? Means it won’t stain your clothes, I reckon.
• And no perfumes? That’s what it says on the bottle, but it sure smells like somethin’ to me. Maybe they just mean it ain’t the fakey kind of smell, you know? The kind that gives you a headache.

Now, I’ve been usin’ the same old soap powder for years. Gets the dirt out, that’s all I care about. But this Gain stuff, it’s different. My clothes, they come out smellin’ like a flower garden, I tell ya. My old man even noticed, said I smelled like a “spring chicken” or somethin’ silly like that. Bless his heart.

I washed my good Sunday dress in it, the one I wear to church. Came out lookin’ real nice and bright. And that smell, it stayed on there for days. I even washed my curtains, and now the whole house smells like lavender. It’s kinda nice, makes the place feel a bit… fancy.

But let me tell you somethin’, it ain’t cheap. That little bottle cost me more than my usual soap powder. So, I’m savin’ it for the good stuff, you know? The things I want to smell extra nice. The everyday clothes, they still gettin’ the regular soap. Gotta watch your pennies, especially these days.

I heard some folks sayin’ it’s “cruelty-free.” Now, I ain’t got no idea what that means. Don’t they test all this stuff on animals? I guess not this one. And “vegan?” That’s another one of them fancy words. Means no animal stuff in it, I heard. Well, I ain’t plannin’ on eatin’ my laundry soap, so I guess that don’t matter much to me.

The regular Gain, that’s what I used to use sometimes, the one that smells like outside. You know, like fresh air and sunshine. That one’s good too, but this lavender stuff… it’s somethin’ special. Makes me feel a little bit fancy, like I’m one of them ladies you see on TV, all dressed up and goin’ to tea parties.

I even washed my bedsheets in it. Oh, boy, that was nice. Slept like a baby, smellin’ them flowers all night long. My old man, he liked it too. Said it was the best night’s sleep he’d had in ages. Maybe it was the soap, maybe it was just him bein’ sweet. Who knows?

So, would I recommend this Gain White Tea and Lavender stuff? Well, it depends. If you got the money to spare, and you want your clothes to smell like a flower garden, then go for it. But if you’re like me, and you gotta watch your pennies, then maybe just use it for the special stuff. It’s a nice treat, but it ain’t a necessity. That’s my two cents, anyway.

I also heard folks asking, is Gain vegan or not? I don’t know too much about that kind of fancy talk. But it seems that “cruelty-free” ain’t the same as “vegan”. Cruelty free means it don’t get tested on animals, while vegan means it don’t have no animal stuff in it. So maybe you need to look into that yourself. Anyhow, it cleans my clothes real good and that’s all this old lady cares about.

So, I guess this Gain White Tea and Lavender detergent is good stuff, long as you don’t mind payin’ a little extra. It smells good, it cleans good, and it makes me feel a little bit fancy. Can’t ask for much more than that, can ya?

Tags: [Gain, White Tea, Lavender, Laundry Detergent, Cruelty-free, Vegan, Scent, Cleaning, Household]