Test for Australia’s best laundry detergent sees Aldi and Omo tied for first place
Choice tested more than 40 supermarket laundry detergents and with Aldi and Omo products tied for first place. Photograph: Huizeng Hu/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenChoice tested more than 40 supermarket laundry detergents and with Aldi and Omo products tied for first place. Omo and Aldi Trimat laundry powders historically perform well in Choice tests, although at very different price points.
- ▪Choice tested more than 40 supermarket laundry detergents and with Aldi and Omo products tied for first place.
- ▪Photograph: Huizeng Hu/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenChoice tested more than 40 supermarket laundry detergents and with Aldi and Omo products tied for first place.
- ▪Omo and Aldi Trimat laundry powders historically perform well in Choice tests, although at very different price points.
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Choice tested more than 40 supermarket laundry detergents and with Aldi and Omo products tied for first place. Photograph: Huizeng Hu/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenChoice tested more than 40 supermarket laundry detergents and with Aldi and Omo products tied for first place. Photograph: Huizeng Hu/Getty ImagesConsumer affairsTest for Australia’s best laundry detergent sees Aldi and Omo tied for first placeIn a Choice test of 48 products, the Aldi powder also came out on top for top loaders Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Yvonne C LamWed 5 Aug 2026 03.46 EDTLast modified on Wed 5 Aug 2026 03.48 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleConsumer advocacy group Choice has put more than 40 supermarket laundry detergent products through the wringer, naming two Omo…
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