Stupid ? re Laundry Detergent -What Do U Use?

[Mamu]

I use All free 1/3 of what the bottle calls for, no fabric softener. I do not over load my washer and do not mix colors and fabrics. I hang all my cloths outdoors. Fluff, and de-lint them for 15 minutes in a no heat dryer.

 

[Ilove8Trax]

I LOVE the smell of TIDE so usually use it. I actually kind of like doing laundry. The smell when it's clean is so...nice.

 

[peg2001]

All Free and no softeners or dryer sheets. I actually have to re-wash any clothes given to my kids by friends/relatives if they've been washed or dried with a scented product. Ugh!

Peggy

 

[JoNo]

I use Gain Island Fresh with a scoop of Clorox Oxygen Action & Arm & Hammer fresh n soft fabric softner... smells yummy!

 

[Lynn CC]

I use Ivory Snow on everything. You'll smell like a Baby
It's especially nice on the pillowcases. I change them everynight, they smell so nice when you climb into bed and rest your head.
It's on the expensive side, but we like it!

 

[Robinrs]

Here's what I learned from Martha Stewart.

The purpose of a soap is to cut the surface of the water. This allows the water to go through the fabric to clean it. So any soap will do. I use...get this... dish detergent. It has less fillers, which detergent companies use to add weight and make you pay more (it's usually crushed stuff that has nothing to do with cleaning at all!) and does the same thing.

For freshness and to get rid of odor, especially kid and cat odors, I asked for the help of my day care provider some years ago. She suggested something I never thought of, ammonia. It works WONDERS! Absolutely gets rid of odors, even though it has an odor of it's own!

For the dryer you can use a liquid rinse agent in a washcloth. You can use the same washcloth over and over and it's much cheaper than the sheets. On vacation I do carry the sheets, though.

HTH!

 

[Seahunt]

Thanks for all the replies! Believe it or not, I have made a list of everything you mentioned and am slowly going to try them all! (Hope I can find smaller bottles/boxes of everything!) It will probably take a while to do this, but I'm going to give it a try because I'm really tired of washing clothes and not being satisfied. Some of the soaps I've tried don't even get my dish rags clean - well, at least the one I accidentally ran through the garbage disposer, that is! Maybe this project will make my laundry time more interesting anyway! Thanks again!

 

[tiggerlover]

I use Tide liquid with Downey fabric softener and then if I use the dryer I use Downey fabric sheets.

(If you are looking for smaller boxes of different brands you may want to check at the local laundromat, they usually sell the small boxes of everything).

 

[cinmell]

I use Tide Mountain Spring with Downey moutain spring softener and downey dryer sheets. I love the smell!