Detergent Allergies

[whirlcool]

I'll say that Charlie's soap has a big following. But then after a few uses some people stop using it for various reasons like dingy whites of a filmy coating on darks. Some people have added Borax to the soap or STPP to prevent this. It seems you have to have a good quality water for Charlie's soap. But it still has a large bunch of followers, there must be a reason why.

 

[foxchapel]

"Charlie's Soap" Laundry Powder.

I used it very a few years and was pleased. After a year or two, the whites got dingy. Washing them in All F&C took care of that, probably because All F&C has OBAs.

I still keep it around and use it for dark colors and wools, because it has no OBAs, enzymes, or perfumes.

Do not overdose it. I started using more because of those dingy whites, and contact dermatitis ensued. And it did not make them whiter.

 

[whirlcool]

For anyone interested, we washed our sheets in Vaska and put them on the bed, no itching. The label on Vaska said it is made from plant based products so I guess it doesn't have the stuff that makes you itch.
But the sheets were much softer when we used All F&C. We don't use fabric softener because we are not sure if it contains anything that causes itches.
[this post was last edited: 1/28/2013-17:44]

 

[westie2]

In week 2 for my son who has the detergent algeries with the All f and c liquid. We want to try the powdered but all we can find is the regular no HE so with our FL's afraid of sudsing but so far so good with the liquid no itching or breakouts.

 

[lordkenmore]

Some "green" fabric softeners MIGHT and I say MIGHT be OK. A bottle of Seventh Generation I bought in a recent week moment (plus good sale) claims to be hypoallergenic. I am not hugely sensitive, but I do have dry skin issues which have, I think, been hurt by some fabric softeners. As far as I could tell, the Seventh Generation caused no problems. But someone really sensitive might, for all I know, have issues.

The other brand that I once tried that seemed to cause me no problems was Ecover.

Most of the time, though, I skip fabric softener. It really doesn't do enough for me to be worth the cost or hassle.

 

[lordkenmore]

The one real problem with fabric softener, regardless of who makes it, is that used as directed, it goes in during the final rinse, and will thus leave some residue of some sort behind. There is a lot to be said for having nothing but clean fabric behind.

 

[whirlcool]

Charles:

In week 2 for my son who has the detergent algeries with the All f and c liquid.

Your son was allergic to the All F&C? What happened?