I had never used Cold Water Tide and I was unsure of using cold water, my 12 month old grandson lives with me and I have always used hot water to wash his clothes, it was unbelievable how well his clothes were clean, even things with stains were clean and the stains were gone. The smell of all our clothes was great, they all smelled freshed even after all day of wearing them. I have told several of my friends and family members that this product is worth the money.