Powdered Laundry Detergent Issue

[RadishRose]

@RadishRose, that's the way I like the towels too. The fabric softener's just don't seem to be doing the job as they have in the past on clothes ... maybe it's just me.

The softener that reduces static and makes thing soft is oily in some way.

 

[RadishRose]

Who remembers......

 

[StarSong]

I remember those commercials, @RadishRose. I always thought to myself, Yuk! Don't those guys wash their necks??? I mean, they were suit and tie men, not construction workers...

 

[RadishRose]

I remember those commercials, @RadishRose. I always thought to myself, Yuk! Don't those guys wash their necks??? I mean, they were suit and tie men, not construction workers...

EXACTLY!

 

[DebraMae]

I like my sheets "crisp" too, in addition to the absorbent, "crunchy" towels. I never put fabric softener in sheets or towels.

 

[StarSong]

The softener that reduces static and makes thing soft is oily in some way.

Plus they add scent to the laundry. I want my clean laundry completely odor-free. Sometimes I walk past someone and am half-gagging by their overpowering "clean" laundry scent.

 

[Lilac]

I looked at Menard's today & all of the laundry sheets had fragrance. The only place I seen unscented was at the health food store & those were pricey.

Neither hubby or I like scented clothes. He refuses to go into the laundry aisle because the odor & I agree it's too overpowering. I started to have a reaction to laundry detergent in the early 90s & was told to get Dreft. I didn't like the smell & finally found the unscented/hypoallergenic All detergent.

The last thing I want is my clothes competing with my perfume when I wear it.

 

[Lilac]

@DebraMae, crunchy sheets reminds me of when Mom used to hang them on lines to dry.

 

[Fritz]

Tide liquid works well, been using the Original unscented since the 70s.

My mom said it always ate holes in the clothes.

 

[Nathan]

My mom said it always ate holes in the clothes.

Nope, moths maybe.

 

[Warrigal]

I am fortunate in that Sydney water is quite soft. Laundry powder is still readily available here.
No problems with residue and I have recently started using it in the dishwasher. Cheaper than the pods that had a tendency to not dissolve completely.

 

[Warrigal]

@DebraMae, crunchy sheets reminds me of when Mom used to hang them on lines to dry.

I dry all of my washing on a clothesline. The smell of sunshine* in the clothes, sheets and towels is wonderful.

*OK, I know that sunshine has no smell at all but washing dried in the sun does smell great.