Laundry detergent is a type of detergent used for cleaning dirty laundry (clothes). Laundry detergent is manufactured in powder and liquid form.

Ariel is a European brand of laundry detergent developed by "P&G European Technology Centre". in Belgium and is an early example of pan-European consumer product branding. It was launched in multiple markets between 1967 and 1969. The brand is owned by US multinational Procter & Gamble and has grown to become one of the most recognised laundry brands in many markets around the world.

Breeze is a brand of laundry detergent manufactured by Unilever that is currently marketed as the counterpart of OMO detergent for the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand markets.

Colour Catcher is a brand name of colour run prevention products manufactured by Spotless Group. Colour Catcher is distributed by Spotless Punch in the United Kingdom, by Punch Industries in Ireland, in Spain as Atrapa Color, by Eau Ecarlate in France as Décolor Stop, and by Guaber in Italy as Acchiappacolore.

Consumption of Tide Pods is the act of ingesting laundry detergent pods of the Tide Pods brand. Tide Pods are a line of laundry detergent pods produced under the Procter & Gamble's Tide brand name which, like most detergents, can be deadly if ingested, and which have been labeled as a health risk by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There have been numerous media reports discussing how children and those with dementia could endanger their health or life by consuming the pods, mistaking them for candy. Between 2012 and 2013, poison control centers reported over 7,000 cases of young children eating laundry pods, and ingestion of Procter & Gamble laundry pods had resulted in six deaths by 2017. In response to the dangers, Procter & Gamble changed Tide Pod containers to an opaque design, introduced warning labels and added a bitter tasting chemical to the pod contents.

Didi Seven, and DiDiSeven or DiDi7, and Didi7, is a stain remover made famous by its infomercial television marketing campaign.

Dreft is a laundry detergent in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and other markets. First produced by Procter & Gamble in 1933, it was the first synthetic detergent. The Fairy brand of washing-up liquid and Cascade brand of dishwasher detergent are also sold under the name "Dreft" in some countries, including the Netherlands and Belgium. In Canada, the laundry detergent is sold under the brand name Ivory Snow.

Ghadi Detergent powder is manufactured by RSPL Limited (RSPL), a Kanpur based is more than 8,000 crore diversified conglomerate in India. The detergent brand was founded by Muralidhar Gyanchandani and Bimal Kumar Gyanchandani in 1988. When Ghadi was launched, market was already dominated by big brands like Surf and Nirma. Over the years since the launch of Ghadi detergent powder, till date there have been introduction of plethora of brands from biggies like HUL and P&G and many local players. It came to limelight in late 2012 when it surpassed HUL's wheel detergent and grabbed top spot in terms of market share. It took almost 25 years for Ghadi to be the market leader in detergent market. In November 2012, Ghadi had a 17.4% share compared with Wheel's 16.9%. And followed by Tide and henko Namaste India, Red Chief, Furo Sports, Expert dish wash, Venus Creme Bar, Glori Bathing Soaps/toilet soaps are also RSPL subsidiary.

Fairbank's Gold Dust washing products was a line of all-purpose cleaning agents researched and developed by the N. K. Fairbank Manufacturing Company. First introduced to the American consumer in 1889, Gold Dust Washing Powder became a success due in large part to its low selling price and bright, eye-catching packaging. The most easily recognized members of the soap line were Gold Dust Washing Powder and Gold Dust Scouring Soap. They were marketed in boxes and containers prominently featuring the brand's well known trademark, the Gold Dust Twins. "Let the Twins Do Your Work" was the product's long lasting and ubiquitous slogan.

Laundry detergent pods are water-soluble pouches containing highly concentrated laundry detergent, softener and other laundry products. Notable brands of these packs include All, Arm & Hammer, Gain, Purex, Persil and Tide. They first became popular in February 2012 when they were introduced by Procter & Gamble as Tide Pods.

Oxydol is a brand of laundry detergent sold in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It was created in 1914 by Thomas Hedley Co. of Newcastle upon Tyne and purchased by Procter & Gamble in 1927. It was P&G's first laundry soap. In the 1930s, Oxydol was the sponsor of the Ma Perkins radio show, considered the first soap opera; as such, Oxydol sponsorship put the "soap" in "soap opera".

Persil is a Anglo-German brand of laundry detergent manufactured and marketed by Henkel around the world except in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Latin America, China, Australia and New Zealand, where it is manufactured and marketed by Unilever. Persil was introduced in 1907 by Henkel. It was the first commercially available laundry detergent that combined bleach with the detergent. The name was derived from two of its original ingredients, sodium perborate and sodium silicate.

Purex is a brand of laundry detergent manufactured by Henkel and marketed in the United States and Canada. It is manufactured by Henkel Corporation. Purex is one of the most widely used laundry detergents in North America. Its original product, Purex Bleach, was a major competitor to Clorox Bleach.

Rinso is a brand name of laundry soap and detergent marketed by Unilever. The brand was created by Robert Spear Hudson and originally branded Hudson's Soap, which was sold to Lever Brothers of Port Sunlight, England, in 1908. It was introduced in the United States by Lever Brothers Company in 1918.

Salvo was an American laundry detergent of the mid 20th century. It was made in the form of large beveled discs of compressed powdered laundry detergent that could be chucked directly into the washing machine. It was the first such product, and thus the precursor of the detergent pods of the later 20th century and 21st century.
Sunlight is a brand of dishwashing detergent manufactured and marketed around the world by Unilever, except in the United States and Canada, where it has been owned by Sun Products since 2010, and in Australia, where it is a brand of Pental.

Surf is a brand of laundry detergent manufactured and marketed around the world by Unilever, except in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, where it is owned by Sun Products since 2008.

Surf Excel is a Unilever brand that is currently marketed as the counterpart brand of OMO detergent in the India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka markets.

Tide is an American brand of laundry detergent manufactured and marketed by Procter & Gamble. Introduced in 1946, it is the highest selling detergent brand in the world, with an estimated 14.3 percent of the global market.

Tide Pods are a line of laundry detergent pods from Procter & Gamble under the Tide brand. The pods gained notoriety starting in 2017 when social media sites began to show people intentionally eating them.

Tolypers is a chemical and consumer goods company based in Iran. The company produces laundry detergent under the same name, which is sold in Iran and 17 other countries.

Wheel is a brand of laundry detergent manufactured by Hindustan Unilever Ltd. This product was created specifically by Hindustan Unilever to counter Nirma, the low cost detergent, which had taken the ground away from Surf, the top selling detergent at that time from Hindustan Unilever. Salman Khan, a Bollywood superstar, endorsed it. It was introduced in 1987.