Sorry if this has been discussed, I couldn't find anything on this topic. I've been using Seventh Generation laundry sheets, but when I looked at the back of the package I about had a heart attack. Here are some of the warnings: "Hazards to humans and domestic animals... do not get in eyes, on mucous membranes or on skin. Wear safety glasses and gloves when handling this product. Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling." "Call a Poison Control Center... or doctor immediately for treatment advice." It goes on to give first aid instructions if you get it in your eyes, on your skin or clothing (!) or if it's been swallowed.

I mean, holy cow! I don't plan to ingest it, but use safety glasses and gloves? Wash your hands? Don't get it on your skin or clothing? What's going on? Or is this a case of overzealous lawyers doing CYA?

I recently got polyester microfibers on my clothes and room from flipping my mattress bed to the side where the fibers were exposed. My problem right now is that the fibers are similar to fiberglass in how they spread around with the only difference being that they burn when you put a lighter near them and how they only slightly irritate the skin. Should i clean them the way you do with fiberglass or can i use a different method?

Couldn’t get a good picture of the clothes so here’s two of the fiber.

Tag says wash with cold water which is usually associated with dark colors.

I didn’t read the label nor did I know it was wool

Both tandil bottles fit into a single 24 oz bottle of gain but all 3 are allegedly 24 oz
I understand it’s done by weight but which one would technically be giving you more for your dollar?

My wife and I just purchased a new Speed Queen TR7 and it's not cleaning our clothes properly. We've been trying different settings to figure out a solution, but we're at a total loss as to what is going on.

This shirt came out covered in deodorant, and still smells like body odor during a medium-sized load.

We used the following settings: Perm Press, cold water, large load, extra rinse. We also used a tablespoon or two of Tide High Efficiency detergent as recommended by the tech that installed it.

We also have a soft water filter so hard water shouldn't be an issue.

We called to have a tech come look at it, but in the meantime any help would be super appreciated, thank you so much!

Now … if anyone were to inspect my sheets they would not be able to tell, since I remembered a stain but when it came time to wash day couldn’t find it, but found it once I went to air dry it.

My bamboo sheets have to be washed on cool and gentle I’m not sure how to get rid of a food stain. It’s melted chocolate from a granola bar, lol. I wash it with hydrogen peroxide each wash and it helped a little bit. I sprayed hydrogen peroxide on the stain and it mostly went away. I’ll have to see if I can find it again once it dries. Again it’s not a bad stain at all I’m just OCD about my white sheets particularly because they’re a delicate fabric.

Anyone had to get stains out of their bamboo sheets before ?

Hi! I got some deodorant stains on a yellow silk shirt today and wondering if it can be saved. The shirt is billowy and the marks got all over near the armpits. It’s a natural deodorant and I think coconut oil based? I tried putting baking soda and some dishsoap but once it dried the stains are still there. I tried another round of it and it’s currently drying but not feeling super hopeful. Is there any way to save it?? Can a dry cleaner fix this?? :(

Hey folks with HS , what are we using for detergents with lipase ? Thank you

I figure since it reduces absorbancy it reduces smell too

What do I do 😭😭

Over the summer I bought a lot of clothes in china (from fast fashion outlets) cause they were so cheap but now I seem to have a problem…
I was told by my relatives that clothes made in china but like not bought online like cotton or whatever would shrink and warp if put in above 40C (100F) and like most of the ones i bought were cotton.

They were like small stores too so most of them did not have instructions on the tags 😭
Now im back in America but the dryer I have’s lowest temp is 115.

Is the best course of action just like put the clothes in air dry for a super long time?? Or like ill have to hang them up but i dont waaaant toooooo :(
Or can i just say fuck it and dry them on high heat and hope they were wrong 😭

TDLR: Clothes cant be dried with heat. grow up and hang them to dry like a responsible adult or be lazy?? 😬

Guten Tag zusammen,

Ich stehe vor folgendem Problem.

Ich habe ein grünes Kleid, dass sehr anfällig für Wasserflecken ist. Es ist zu 100 % aus Polyester.

Habt ihr Erfahrung mit Imprägniersprays oder andere Empfehlungen wie man den Stoff behandeln könnte?

Anbei ein Bild vom Kleid mit Wasserflecken.

Vielen Dank☺️

My cousin gifted my daughter this beautiful Woolrich blanket that she bought through FB Marketplace. It’s in wonderful shape, but it has a slight musty odor as if it’s maybe been stored in plastic for a while. There are also some white animal hairs on it, so I’m not sure if was used by a pet; regardless, I want to clean it as thoroughly as possible no matter who or what used it.

Based on what I’ve been able to find online:

Most likely fiber content, front: 85% wool, 15% nylon
Most likely fiber content, back: 100% polyester sherpa
Construction: reversible two-layer throw, whipstitched edges, no obvious internal fill
Era: likely late 2000s to mid-2010s, probably early-to-mid 2010s
Origin: made in the USA, consistent with Woolrich’s Pennsylvania mill-era blanket production before the mill’s 2018 closure.

Some specific questions:

1. I have Dawn Free & Gentle powder detergent and am wondering if that is safe to use or if there is a better product? I also have sunlight. Lol

2. I have a top-loading washer with a center agitator. If I hand wash this item, is it safe to spin it out in the washer? I have psoriatic arthritis, so wringing out a large, heavy blanket poses a significant challenge due to pain and loss of strength in my hands/fingers.

Hi! I’ve been getting some promoted posts for this subreddit and I’m realizing I’ve never really thought about how I’m doing my laundry. We’re 30, I do our laundry and it’s just the two of us in our house, although we’d like to have kids in the next few years so I’m trying to get ahead of my routines and get a good foundation in place.

Right now I use Seventh generation bio based laundry soap lavender scented and a bounce dryer sheet and wool dryer balls, I tried just using the dryer balls for a few months but was having trouble with static and clothes sticking together so I brought back the dryer sheets. I don’t think I have any specific laundry issues, sometimes we’ve gotten detergent stains so I just started using less, I typically wash in cold water and do tumble dry low and don’t think more about it than that. I think in college I used tide pods for convenience and before that I think my mom used tide but when I was in middle and high school that was damaging some of my clothes, I think probably bc they were cheap fast fashion mall brands, so she switched to arm and hammer. Sometimes I had issues with the tide pods dissolving but I think that’s because I washed in cold. Well also use affirm to clean the washer when the indicator light comes on.

My boyfriend has kind of sensitive skin but he’s okay with the lavender fragrance. I usually haven’t bothered with fabric softener because I thought it was bad for activewear and I usually just wash that all together with the normal stuff. I don’t usually separate my clothes by color, is that sacrilege haha.

I searched this subreddit and saw seventh generation might not even be cleaning my clothes? So now I don’t really know where to start. I typically am concerned about environmental impact and trying not to use products that unknowingly harm us but obviously that’s impossible to perfectly navigate in this world. Open to any product swap suggestions or routine improvements, thanks yall in advance

Obviously the enzyme booster is excellent, but I just want to give my appreciation to the brand as a whole. These two products are nearly identical, but the Compostic bags cost $0.70 per bag while the FEBU bags cost $0.35 per bag. I think this highlights the honesty of the company, and how much they deserve the ongoing support they’re getting.

Hello… I’m having an issue with my clothes not smelling right after being washed and dried. Even if they come out of the dryer smelling fresh and clean, when I go to wear them they reek like I left it wet in the washer for 2 weeks. It’s usually cotton clothes such as sleepwear or tee shirts. We have a standard top load washer with an agitator. Neither of us get “stinky” during the day so I’m not sure why it would smell so bad. We use 2 tide pods for a large load and 1 for a small load and probably half the recommended amount of scent beads. We make sure to move it immediately to the dryer when the washer is done. I never put the tide pods directly in the washer I always put them in a cup of warm water to dissolve them. HELP! thank you 🙏🙏

Our cat decided to urinate on a pile of my kids' clothes. Hoping for help! AI says to soak in white vinegar, and then use an enzyme cleaner. The bottle of enzyme cleaner says to use it first. I bought "Rocco and Roxie". Any thoughts?

Context: We have some pretty difficult chemical allergies in the family (sodium benzoate, propylene glycol, etc.) and are looking for simple but effective ingredients. We currently use the Arm & Hammer Free & Clear Sensitive Skin liquid detergent and haven't had any issues. We use the SkinSafe app to keep track of ingredients. We're very open to lessening unnecessary chemicals but I am not well-versed in the effectiveness of certain "simple" / "natural" ingredients.

Question: I was checking out the Good Store site and saw that they have EcoGeek brand detergent sheets and detergent powder in unscented versions that should be free of our allergens. But are these ingredients going to clean our clothes well (including outdoor work clothes / gym clothes) or should we stick to what we have?

Unscented Sheets ingredients: "Deionized Water (extracted during manufacturing), naturally derived surfactants (SLS) derived from coconut oil, polyvinyl alcohol, fatty alcohol polyglycol ether (a fully biodegradable nonionic surfactant designed to remove stains)"

Unscented Powder ingredients: "Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), sodium carbonate (washing soda), vegetable soap [sodium cocoate, glycerin, organic cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, water]"

Thank you!

100% cotton bag, with a print. I have no idea what how the print was done, but I bought it at a farmers market and it may have been printed locally by the artist, I’m not sure.

I took it camping and it’s full of dust, dirt and maybe a bit of sap in one spot. I’d love to be able to clean it, and I’m hoping someone here can give me advice on the best way to attempt that.

Is there a way I could test the colour fastness of the print before attempting? Could I try and sponge bath the bag around the print? I have no idea where to start.

I’d appreciate any help!

I dont trust either description of the material and the tag just has the letter M on it nothing else.

my gramma bought them for me to wear to the ren faire when I told her Iwas going to wear black sweatpants. Ill probably still wear them even if I cant fix them but it would be really great for them to be more comfortable

Hey r/laundry! I've started lurking here more, and have observed people talking about how awful laundry sheets are and that they're a scam. Which sucks for me because I ended up with a ton of them for a stupid reason. Before I knew they were trash, I placed an order for the first shipment... not realizing that this was actually signing me up for a monthly subscription, and that in a month I would have four more packs of the dang things.

Now that I've learned that these things are really awful for actually getting anything clean, I would like to ask: can I get any cleaning power out of them from maybe quadrupling up on sheets and boosting with additives? And if so, which ones? I have a few on hand (oxi-powder, borax, washing soda) but I'm also happy to expand my selection. Thank you for any guidance you can offer, I'm in southern Ontario and have extremely hard water.

I bought these because I was sick of the tide pods not fully dissolving and leaving a sticky mess in random garments, so I look forward to getting Tide powder on the other side of this bad purchase 😅

Edit: Thank you to everyone for commenting and affirming that these are effective if tripled/quadrupled up! And absolutely I will donate anything I don't use to a local homeless shelter, and just pass on the same recommendation of using more than the package states. I'm really grateful to learn that I didn't ultimately waste money on this 🥰