Either they’re hiding something or they actually believe in it. Fifty-fifty.” He set it down with the careful neutrality of a man who has sold seventeen kinds of floor wax and knows when he’s being worked.What we wanted to know was simple: could a detergent that contains no dyes, no synthetic fragrances, and apparently no will to impress anyone actually handle the specific chaos that lives in this house?

Not hypothetical stains. Not the stains of people who spill red wine at dinner parties and dab at them thoughtfully with a cloth napkin. Our stains. The Dog’s stains. The ones that make you briefly reconsider your life choices.

Report 007157. Filed.