Posted on 12/19/2016 10:48:40 PM PST by Morgana
Ditto
Dry living in arid and high altitude areas of the southwest and you’ll appreciate things that reduce static.
Yes ,clearly some of the components of detergent don’t wash out. Smell people’s clothing. Often it has that fake scent of Tide etc in it no matter if it was in a closet for 6 months.
There are cleaner detergents and homemade detergents. Even some commercial brands have less toxins.
But the most common fabric softener and ESPECIALLY dryer sheets are so horrible for your health they should never be used ever. A dryer that has had a lot of dryer sheets in it should be discarded. I wish I was kidding.
There are a couple more natural brands of softener that aren’t going to harm you, used in MUCH SMALLER quantity than the bottle cap. Ecover is one brand. I use it. Just a small amount.
Just tossing a dry towel in with wet clothes reduces dryer time.
Same with the young lady living with me.
I wash clothes mostly in the yuge Wardaddy household
3 loads a day minimum
I’ve been doing this since the 70s
I believe in Tide...it is most expensive cause it’s best
I buy it at Sam’s
Surf or Gain will do..I liked Oxydol long ago too as well as Cheer
I also try to keep a big tub of Oxyclean around or Borax in a pinch
Oxy really makes a difference on whites and in conjunction with bleach
Speaking of which...bleach....if it ain’t Clorox it’s ain’t diddly...it diluted
Again costs more but u can find 2/1 at dollar general
Fabric softener....Downy...the baby
40 years.....
If money is no object then I’d use this stuff which I splurge on sometimes
http://www.goodhomestore.com/our-scents/beach-days.html
Or have my 22 year old French maid do it...
Morgana....brave thread earlier....I salute u
Excellent analysis of Downey. Thanks. Just like Schwinn who looked down on the riders who placed fat tires on their bikes and cycled on mountains in the 1980’s. Sad.
“Maybe it’s because they know that fabric softener goes into the skin and into the bloodstream and injures the brain. Neurotoxins should have no place near our skin.”
I use a little of this with water in a small container in the bathroom as air freshener, it works really well. Once the water evaporates, the solid is still there. It makes me wonder about it being dumped into our water supply in mass quantity.
Re: “Those new washing machines with no agitators don’t use enough water to use softener.”
Exactly!
They barely have enough water to use detergent.
The machines at my apartment house “wash” for like seven minutes.
Then they “rinse” and “spin” for like 30 minutes, also with almost no water.
My clothes get more wear and tear in one machine wash then they get from me in six months.
You know I wondered if they washed their clothing.
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They may have decided it’s easier to ditty bop down to the dollar store and get new duds than it is to put the old ones in the suds.
Of course, this might point to investment opportunities in the makers of crotch rot ointments.
I hate those HE washers. The DO NOT clean my clothes.
The only workaround that helps somewhat is to soak the clothes overnight in Oxyclean.
I start the clothes with Oxy like I’m going to run a regular wash cycle but power off the machine before it starts the rinse cycle. Adding a bucket of water at the start helps, too.
It may take several Oxy soakings to get *most* stains out.
My clothes get really dirty tending my vegetable garden.
You can’t believe how badly tomato plants stain your clothes.
How?
well, I have a front-loader. I check the amount of detergent put in and also the spin RPM (makes a difference -- 800 rpm is best to keep clothes in condition). I don't use a dryer (those can damage clothes), and hang the clothes for a couple of days.
the stuff that millennials don't know could fill the Superdome...
while they consider themselves to be so "in" on food, can they actually cook from scratch?...could they can a jar of tomatoes?...or know how to pick our meat or fruit in the store?..
can they actually make pesto or hummus?...
they're solution to everything is to buy it in the store....
Mom used it. I don’t. It seems like a waste of money for little benefit.
Static cling....???.. wouldn’t passing (over the fabric) an old wire hanger remove the charge?
I can’t stand the stinky stuff. I don’t what the heck it’s for either. Never could understand why people use that gooey, sticky, smelly junk on their clean clothes.
How to Use Vinegar as a Fabric Softener
Vinegar preserves and deodorizes fabrics naturally.
Fabric softener keeps your clothing soft and bright, but it is usually expensive and full of potentially harmful chemicals. Vinegar, on the other hand, is a natural cleanser which also softens fabrics, preserves their color, while fighting stains and odors. Not to mention, vinegar is also vastly cheaper than other fabric softeners on the market: So you’ll save a lot of money using vinegar instead.
Sort your laundry and place a load into the washing machine. Run the machine as usual, with detergent.
Add half a cup of white vinegar directly to the wash, just prior to the final rinse cycle. Allow the machine to finish the rest of they cycle.
Remove the laundry from your washing machine and dry it as usual. Either throw it in the dryer, or hang it out on the clothesline. The dry laundry will not smell like vinegar
http://www.ehow.com/how_7719413_use-vinegar-fabric-softener.html
Or DIY... make your own fabsoft
http://www.themakeyourownzone.com/2013/08/homemade-liquid-fabric-softener-recipes.html
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