What's Best: Liquid, Powder, or Pods for Laundry Detergent?
Aug 31, 2021 · Laundry detergent pods or pacs appeared in 2012 as one of the biggest changes to laundry products in more than 50 years. The single dose pacs ("pods" a term trademarked by Tide ) contain detergent and sometimes other cleaning or softening ingredients in a small polyvinyl film packet that dissolves in water.