sudsreturn
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Is it just me, or does anyone else put Dettol (or the now discontinued Lysol in the UK) into their last rinse? I always have done.
Dettol/Lysol in laundry.
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mattywashboy
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I do,
we have a Dettol Laundry Sanitizer liquid to put in the last rinse, in conjunction with F/S or on its own, smells very light of Eucalyptus but leaves the clothes so very fresh! I always use it.
we have a Dettol Laundry Sanitizer liquid to put in the last rinse, in conjunction with F/S or on its own, smells very light of Eucalyptus but leaves the clothes so very fresh! I always use it.
sudsreturn
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We don't have that here. But I wish Dettol would produce their own washing powder, with the original scent. I use regular Dettol, love the smell and of course, laundry is ultra clean.
twinniefan
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Sure do in cough and cold season
We do use Dettol in the final rinse if anyone has colds or influenza and it smells just great too,fortunately we dont get too many cold etc and thank goodness as Dettol is a bit on the pricey side.
We used to also have Solyptol and one other major brand which I can't remember at the moment, these days I think there is only Dettol as the known brand and each supermarket has its own generic product.
There is also Fiesta powder soaker and pre-wash which is also anti-bacterial.
Regards.
Steve.
We do use Dettol in the final rinse if anyone has colds or influenza and it smells just great too,fortunately we dont get too many cold etc and thank goodness as Dettol is a bit on the pricey side.
We used to also have Solyptol and one other major brand which I can't remember at the moment, these days I think there is only Dettol as the known brand and each supermarket has its own generic product.
There is also Fiesta powder soaker and pre-wash which is also anti-bacterial.
Regards.
Steve.
matthewza
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Here in South Africa we have Dettol Fresh (the green 1. also available in lavendar and sea fresh but i use the original green 1) and the antiseptic liquid and creaam for cuts. i put a cap of the green 1 in with washing powder when we wash towels and bedding and the pets blankets. we used to get Dettol laundry sanitizer but not anymore. is it better to put the dettol in with the wash or final rinse? i also use warm water with towels and linen and line dry because the sun also klls what ever didnt die in the wash
mark_wpduet
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Is this what you're talking about?
Is this the same as (Dettol?)This is like OLD SCHOOL LYSOL. Very hard to find in stores but Lysol still makes it. I'm not sure what the active ingredient is, but it seems I remember on another forum someone brought up putting this in your laundry and some of the responses were that whatever chemical is it in was toxic and shouldn't be used in laundry. Whether that's true or not I don't know. I remember this stuff smelled CLEAN!!!!! Almost like an antiseptic smell. But why would you put it in the final rinse????? Would you just put it in the beginning of the wash with detergent?
Is this the same as (Dettol?)This is like OLD SCHOOL LYSOL. Very hard to find in stores but Lysol still makes it. I'm not sure what the active ingredient is, but it seems I remember on another forum someone brought up putting this in your laundry and some of the responses were that whatever chemical is it in was toxic and shouldn't be used in laundry. Whether that's true or not I don't know. I remember this stuff smelled CLEAN!!!!! Almost like an antiseptic smell. But why would you put it in the final rinse????? Would you just put it in the beginning of the wash with detergent?
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Old Formula Lysol
The thick red liquid in brown bottle used a type of phenol as the disenfecting agent. That substance is what gives Lysol (and many other products such as the old Lifebouy soap) it's distinctive odor.
Phenol is a very toxic substance especially for children and infants, indeed some forms have been banned in the EU from such products as soap (again the old Lifebouy) and aren't even used in hospitals especially in newborn nursery any longer.
While a great invention in it's day, phenol isn't the broadest spectrum disenfectant available today, which is another reason for the decline in use.
Nabbed several bottles of the old formula Lysol from a going out of business sale at local hardware store last year. Though the bottles are plastic the scent is still what one remembers (grand-mama was a big user of the stuff), and the label still carries the EPA registration number (mandatory for anything sold as a disenfectant in the USA). New product Lysol does not have the EPA number though IIRC some is still produced for institutional use.
Directions for using "old school" Lysol in the wash stated using about 1/2 cup per wash load (top loaders) in the wash cycle along with detergent. However knowing what one knows about phenol's disenfecting properties it would be best to pre-wash said load first to take down the bacteria count, then launder as above.
Am here to tell you that you'll be rinsing for ages and still won't be able to totally remove the scent of Lysol from one's laundry. Since phenol compounds are absorbed by the skin you'll need to do all that rinsing and even then there will be some residue remaining.
Oh the scent! Finally it may take days of airing out both one's washer and any clothing washed to get rid of that "Lysol" scent. Cannot be sure but think some rubber or plastic parts may never totally be free of it.
The thick red liquid in brown bottle used a type of phenol as the disenfecting agent. That substance is what gives Lysol (and many other products such as the old Lifebouy soap) it's distinctive odor.
Phenol is a very toxic substance especially for children and infants, indeed some forms have been banned in the EU from such products as soap (again the old Lifebouy) and aren't even used in hospitals especially in newborn nursery any longer.
While a great invention in it's day, phenol isn't the broadest spectrum disenfectant available today, which is another reason for the decline in use.
Nabbed several bottles of the old formula Lysol from a going out of business sale at local hardware store last year. Though the bottles are plastic the scent is still what one remembers (grand-mama was a big user of the stuff), and the label still carries the EPA registration number (mandatory for anything sold as a disenfectant in the USA). New product Lysol does not have the EPA number though IIRC some is still produced for institutional use.
Directions for using "old school" Lysol in the wash stated using about 1/2 cup per wash load (top loaders) in the wash cycle along with detergent. However knowing what one knows about phenol's disenfecting properties it would be best to pre-wash said load first to take down the bacteria count, then launder as above.
Am here to tell you that you'll be rinsing for ages and still won't be able to totally remove the scent of Lysol from one's laundry. Since phenol compounds are absorbed by the skin you'll need to do all that rinsing and even then there will be some residue remaining.
Oh the scent! Finally it may take days of airing out both one's washer and any clothing washed to get rid of that "Lysol" scent. Cannot be sure but think some rubber or plastic parts may never totally be free of it.
mark_wpduet
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So then "Dettol" doesn't have Phenols? So it's different?
glenfieldmathk1
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I visited a Laundrette some years back & someone was using D
I visited a local laundrette a couple of years ago now, when my Hotpoint was waiting to be fixed, and used some laundry machines, there was a bloke in there also, and when the machine went into the main wash he poured almost a whole bottle of Dettol in it, he was using a 95C wash as well, and in that laundry, 95 is 95C as they have washers heaters-due top them filling with cold water, due to the laundrette not having a boiler!
Is a whole Bottle really good for the machine / clothes on such high temperature.
How much Dettol should I put in the Final rinse? (surely not the whole bottle?) Can it be added to the main wash too? or Just main wash?
I visited a local laundrette a couple of years ago now, when my Hotpoint was waiting to be fixed, and used some laundry machines, there was a bloke in there also, and when the machine went into the main wash he poured almost a whole bottle of Dettol in it, he was using a 95C wash as well, and in that laundry, 95 is 95C as they have washers heaters-due top them filling with cold water, due to the laundrette not having a boiler!
Is a whole Bottle really good for the machine / clothes on such high temperature.
How much Dettol should I put in the Final rinse? (surely not the whole bottle?) Can it be added to the main wash too? or Just main wash?
Dettol
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Dettol Man or Lysol: too much of a good sanitizer can kill
Dettol ® is a commercial name for the cresol disinfectant, also known as brown-bottle Lysol ®. See the entry here, Disinfectants for camp, field, and household 2008-01-04 and the follow-up here, Ca…
twinniefan
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Savlon!
I just remembered the name of the 3rd antiseptic brand we used to have,Savlon in liquid and also antiseptic cream form.
Laundress,We can still get Phenol here in Australia, although it is marketed under the name of Phenyle,it is very pungent in it's odour and it is used mostly for cleaning out drains and garbage bins, not really recommended for everyday disinfecting around the home.
There is also a range of household cleaners called Easy-off Bam! we had a bottle of it under the sink at work and my 2.I.C. used it to wipe down some shelving and it burnt her hands, we later discovered on the label it is a level 8 corrosive, which is pretty potent.
I don't know about the new range as that incident turned me off it alltogether.
Lifebouy has returned to our markets now in a liquid handwash form, we use it regularly at both home and work.
I just remembered the name of the 3rd antiseptic brand we used to have,Savlon in liquid and also antiseptic cream form.
Laundress,We can still get Phenol here in Australia, although it is marketed under the name of Phenyle,it is very pungent in it's odour and it is used mostly for cleaning out drains and garbage bins, not really recommended for everyday disinfecting around the home.
There is also a range of household cleaners called Easy-off Bam! we had a bottle of it under the sink at work and my 2.I.C. used it to wipe down some shelving and it burnt her hands, we later discovered on the label it is a level 8 corrosive, which is pretty potent.
I don't know about the new range as that incident turned me off it alltogether.
Lifebouy has returned to our markets now in a liquid handwash form, we use it regularly at both home and work.
mark_wpduet
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So what makes this worse than any other chemical we use? Bleach, Pine Sol etc., They're all toxic
While there is pine tar soap you aren't likely to bathe with chlorine bleach, nor use it in a manner that would cause direct skin contact.
Phenol also known as carbolic acid isn't something one wants to play around with.
In small amounts it probably causes no harm, but there really isn't a need for routine bathing or handwashing with anti-bacterial soap anway.
As for cleaning with phenol based products, about ten or twenty years ago there was a series of illnesses and deaths in a hospital's newborn nursery. After going over every stone it turned out that the housekeeping staff had cleaned the bassinetts with a phenol based disenfectant and did not totally remove the residue. It was the remaining phenol that caused the illness and death of those infants. This is the reason you don't find many hospitals using Lysol or such anymore.
en.wikipedia.org
Phenol also known as carbolic acid isn't something one wants to play around with.
In small amounts it probably causes no harm, but there really isn't a need for routine bathing or handwashing with anti-bacterial soap anway.
As for cleaning with phenol based products, about ten or twenty years ago there was a series of illnesses and deaths in a hospital's newborn nursery. After going over every stone it turned out that the housekeeping staff had cleaned the bassinetts with a phenol based disenfectant and did not totally remove the residue. It was the remaining phenol that caused the illness and death of those infants. This is the reason you don't find many hospitals using Lysol or such anymore.
Phenol - Wikipedia
twinniefan
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Anti bac handwash
Hi Laundress, you are most probably right that we don't need to use a lot of antibac handwash at home, however at my work it is actually a requirement under O.H.S. guidelines that premises such as ours use antibac handwash constantly because we are dealing with donated items and you don't know where the items have been, mind you I don't know what op shops like ours did years ago when these products were not around, I guess they just used ordinary soap and water.
Hi Laundress, you are most probably right that we don't need to use a lot of antibac handwash at home, however at my work it is actually a requirement under O.H.S. guidelines that premises such as ours use antibac handwash constantly because we are dealing with donated items and you don't know where the items have been, mind you I don't know what op shops like ours did years ago when these products were not around, I guess they just used ordinary soap and water.
Carbolic Soap
Has been around for over one hundred years so maybe they used that.
Has been around for over one hundred years so maybe they used that.
Toxic to cats...
Phenol compounds are also very toxic to cats. They cannot break the phenol down in the liver as effectively as other animals.
Phenol compounds are also very toxic to cats. They cannot break the phenol down in the liver as effectively as other animals.
whirlcool
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Wasn't that Hexachloraphine that was banned in the soaps in the 70's? I used to use Safegard soap and it went off the market for awhile due to having Hexachloraphine in it.
We have a bottle of Lysol that we used on our bathroom floors from time to time. Even though we rinse thoroughly, it makes the house smell like a 1950's hospital for a few days after.
Isn't Phenol what gives products like BenGay, Absorbine Jr, etc. their theraputic heat?
We have a bottle of Lysol that we used on our bathroom floors from time to time. Even though we rinse thoroughly, it makes the house smell like a 1950's hospital for a few days after.
Isn't Phenol what gives products like BenGay, Absorbine Jr, etc. their theraputic heat?
Dettol and Lysol are now both trademarks of RB (Reckitt Benckiser). Their original formulas were not the same at all.
Original Dettol was a brown liquid that contained Chloroxylenol, pine oil, isopropanol, caster oil soap, caramel and water. It's partially insoluble in water, so it turns the water white when mixed with it. It's a very whiffy antibacterial but it's not particularly toxic.
The other versions of Dettol all contain benzalkonium chloride identical to modern lysol formulations.
The products suitable for laundry come in :
Lavender & Orange
Sea Minerals
Lemon & Lemongrass
They're clear liquids in coloured bottles.
The original formula is likely to make your washing machine stink of 1950s hospital scent for weeks.
There are umpteen other versions : floor wipes, surface wipes, surface sprays, hand washes, soaps, etc etc
See link:
www.dettol.co.uk
Original Dettol was a brown liquid that contained Chloroxylenol, pine oil, isopropanol, caster oil soap, caramel and water. It's partially insoluble in water, so it turns the water white when mixed with it. It's a very whiffy antibacterial but it's not particularly toxic.
The other versions of Dettol all contain benzalkonium chloride identical to modern lysol formulations.
The products suitable for laundry come in :
Lavender & Orange
Sea Minerals
Lemon & Lemongrass
They're clear liquids in coloured bottles.
The original formula is likely to make your washing machine stink of 1950s hospital scent for weeks.
There are umpteen other versions : floor wipes, surface wipes, surface sprays, hand washes, soaps, etc etc
See link:
We Protect What We Love. Health & Hygiene Products | Dettol
At Dettol we make products to help you protect your family from harmful germs that can cause illness and to keep your home clean and fresh.
www.dettol.co.uk
I love cleanliness and I am a very clean person, simply because I've always been used to this, but I think that we gone too far with all this obsession regarding "killing the bacteria and germs".
Just think about the Babies that constantly put things in their mouth. Tere is a reason they do this! Because they have to "improve" their immune system so in the future they will be able to fight and protect themselves against diseases. But if you constantly avoid this situation the kid will become a very fragile adult!
I think that's why in these days we are less strong against diseases and that we all are so allergic to so many different things.
Don't get me wrong, it's good to be clean!! But don't exaggerate with all this antibacterical hand soaps and stuff like this ... we will end up to live in a aseptic chamber.
Ingemar
Just think about the Babies that constantly put things in their mouth. Tere is a reason they do this! Because they have to "improve" their immune system so in the future they will be able to fight and protect themselves against diseases. But if you constantly avoid this situation the kid will become a very fragile adult!
I think that's why in these days we are less strong against diseases and that we all are so allergic to so many different things.
Don't get me wrong, it's good to be clean!! But don't exaggerate with all this antibacterical hand soaps and stuff like this ... we will end up to live in a aseptic chamber.
Ingemar
