Persil the ""work of the washboard""—saving consumers time and rendering the historic method of "sun-bleaching" (by laying clothes out in the sun) unnecessary. Persil was the first commercially available self-activated laundry detergent (combining bleach with the detergent). The invention of Persil was a significant breakthrough. The name, "Persil", is derived from two of the original ingredients, sodium perborate and silicate. The original name was deemed unsuitable as an international brand because it is hard to pronounce in some languages. Coincidentally, "persil" is the French word for the herb, parsley. Persil is sold in powder, liquid detergent, liquid capsule, liqui-gel, and tablet
Household (band) by reviewers. Household also released a split EP with Infinite Me on May 5, 2017. AltPress cited Household as one of the 18 bands to watch in 2018, describing their sound as "charismatic yet somber, emo yet uplifting." PureVolume called Household "one of the best new bands to come from the Twin Cities." Household signed with Blood & Ink Records on June 5, 2014. In a statement announcing the record deal, Blood & Ink wrote of Household: "Just barely out of high school, these five have already learned what it means to work hard and make a name for themselves