About Persil
Persil was introduced in Germany in 1907 by Henkel, which owns the brand through Henkel Corporation in the United States. Persil launched in North America in 2015, and its laundry detergents are manufactured in the US, including at a production center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. In the US, Persil sits within Henkel's laundry and home care portfolio alongside all, Purex, Dial and Snuggle.
The US range is built around liquid detergents, Laundry Ultra Pacs and concentrated formulas, offered in Original, Intense Fresh and Advanced Clean variants, with an Activewear Clean formula designed for athletic wear and synthetics that also works on all fabrics. Persil describes its detergents as packed with stain-fighting enzymes, which is the feature that brought the brand onto our list of enzyme cleaners for cat urine laundry.
Brand website: persillaundry.com
What Persil makes
Persil's range runs wider than the products we review. The lines we know best from our own testing are marked with a star:
Persil Advanced Clean Liquid Laundry Detergent
the Advanced Clean variant in the brand's liquid range, the line our featured detergent belongs to — featured on House of Mittens
Persil Original Liquid Laundry Detergent
the brand's Original variant in liquid form
Persil Intense Fresh Liquid Laundry Detergent
the Intense Fresh variant in the liquid range
Persil Activewear Clean
a formula designed for athletic wear, athleisure and synthetics that also works on all fabrics
Persil Laundry Ultra Pacs
the brand's pac format, offered in Original, Intense Fresh and Advanced Clean
Persil Concentrated Detergents
concentrated formulas offered in Original, Intense Fresh, Advanced Clean and Activewear Clean
Why we recognized Persil
The House of Mittens Top Brand recognition isn't paid for and can't be applied for. We award it to the brands whose products consistently stand out in our vet-reviewed category guides. Persil earned it on the strength of the products below, evaluated the same way every product on this site is: assessed against feline-health criteria, used with real cats, and judged on merit.
Persil products we rated highly
Persil Advanced Clean Oxi+Odor Laundry Detergent, 82 Loads
The listing claims stain-fighting enzymes plus an oxygen booster in a single detergent, a reasonable one-bottle answer for an occasional accident on household laundry. It is HE compatible and rated for all water temperatures, and cold water matters with urine because heat sets the stain.
Read the 8 Best Enzyme Cleaners for Cat Urine Laundry of 2026, Vet-Reviewed guide →What earned Persil the recognition
- Included in our research roundup of enzyme cleaners for cat urine laundry, where Persil Advanced Clean Oxi+Odor is one of our top picks as a mainstream detergent that makes an enzyme claim.
- Pairs stain-fighting enzymes with an oxygen booster in one detergent, so a single bottle can handle an occasional accident on household laundry.
- HE compatible and rated for all water temperatures on its listing, which lets you keep to a cold wash when urine is involved.
- Made by Henkel, the brand's owner since its introduction in Germany in 1907, with US manufacturing that includes a production center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.