Laundry Detergents

[chachp]

The list is very long.

She told me to stay away from anything with Essential Oils especailly.  I can't use any scented body lotions, shampoos, conditioners, etc.  Hair conditioners are really bad for me because they leave so much in your hair.  I can use a certain brand of Shampoo and Conditioner made for people with my allergies.  It works well but is pricy and hard to find.

 

I tried the All Free and I broke out in a most unflattering way plus my clothes were not that clean.  I have tried a few others but at the moment I couldn't say them all.  The Sears detergent does not have a scent and does not bother me. 

 

Years ago I used Persil and I love the scent of it but can't go anywhere near that now it's way to scented for me.  So for now I'll continue to use the Sears soap.

 

[kenmoreguy89]

That must be awful....
Now the dumb question....have you ever thought about making your own body wash soap? That might hekp you saving for the high priced hypoallergenic specifical stuff...
It is not difficult, and you may get your scentless body wash soap bars by including mositurizing ingredients such as Cream, Butter and honey...which may be good for your skin..
Since you say you're allergic to essential oils I don't know if that applies really to everything such as spices, but I was thinking that to give soap some scent you may toss in the recipe some cinnamon and or cloves...
Can you handle spices and or flowers such as lavender without problems?
For what concerns laundry, you might also create your own wash soap...but as discussed many times in here, washing with soaps requires all a series of knowledge and attentions that nowadays with synthetic detergents are forgotten and that you might have not the will and patience to deal with... in any ways,given your situation, remember that you can give your laundry detergent a kick with percarbonate stuff, Vanish and some others powdered oxy additives are actually free of scents and might likely be good for you...be careful though, as some do contains scents to them ...and so does some liquid oxy bleaches, this might be the win-win case to look for plain hydrogen peroxide in higher volume that will also be more worth it (in terms of money-more concentrated) than actual color safe bleaches.
Also:
Not sure if you're aware of it ...but there is a new version of All, with hypoallergenic scent, it is in a pink and white bottle seems to recall...it has a really nice smell, and I think it will do fine with the help of peroxide...
Would be a nice discovery if it would do for you...

[this post was last edited: 6/2/2014-18:45]

 

[kenmoreguy89]

Here's the thing

http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/sun-products-launches-new-all-detergent

 

[chachp]

Thank you Freddy.

Interesting the All in that link is the last one I tried.  I had run out of Sears soap on a Sunday when our local Sears store was closed.  It's one of those small ones that just sells appliances.  I bought a bottle of this All at Kroger and this caused that most unflattering break out.  I was really hopeful when I bought it but it does have a scent and I suspect that may be what bothered me.

 

I have tried making the Laundry detergent with a recipe that was floating around the Internet for a while.  It was scented but in my opinion did not clean well. 

 

I have never tried making body soap or lotion or any of those things.

 

[stan]

Ralph

This is just a suggestion, but you might try Ecos liquid unscented laundry detergent. Its cleaning ability can be bumped up by adding a small amount of STPP, or a little Washing soda, and or Borax.
(I would dissolve these powders in a cup of hot water before adding to the machine)
For a body cleanse, you could try Dr Bronners baby soap (the bar soap) as it dose not contain any scent, natural or otherwise.
Savon de Marseille is a very nice soap without added fragrance, and is made with 72% olive oil.
All essential oils are potential skin irritants. Even fragrance free bobby washes, that are basically detergents contain Sodium laurel sulfate (the detergent) can be skin sensitizers to some.
I'd also check to make sure your machine is rinsing well.
HTH

 

[chachp]

Thank you Stan.

I'll have to check those things out. I had tried the Dr. Bronner's in the past but don't think I have tried thier soap.

My washer already does a few rinses and I routinely choose the Rinse Plus option which adds another. My washer also tests the water for soap residue. Occasionally, the washer will display "Foam" in the window which means it has detected soap residue and adds another rinse. I am farily confident of the rinsing ability but who knows there could be something left that wouldn't be detected by this feature.

 

[jkbff]

*so confused..*

What do you guys think of the sun in the very huge tubs sold at walmart for like 18 bucks?

OK, so There doesn't seem to be a one-product-fits-all when it comes to stain types and water temperatures... I have several threads posted I am getting lost on where I should be asking stuff.. I almost very likely will have to purchase a laundry scale... When it comes to loading this machine, I don't know if I am over loading it or not.. I can't tell if I am letting it wash long enough or if I am using enough soap.. I'm almost positive with the way I have been washing I could dump the whole box in the machine, it would run the quick wash cycle on heavy soil, no spin, and by the time I am done with the double rinse high spin cycle afterwards, there wouldn't be a trace.. When I messed with the level sensor, on the rinse cycles, regardless if its a single sock or a full load, that water comes up to the bottom quarter of the glass.. It rinse the articles in the drum..

I feel like I am asking in circles and it all comes down to not knowing how to wash clothes from the beginning and not knowing how to load this machine properly. I wished these stupid things had the ability to choose a load size... ...

My biggest concern is getting the best clean and best value for my money. I don't want a bunch of detergent going down the drain just to be wasted.

 

[midcentnurse]

I don't know if it's the detergent, or the combination of members mark liquid, baking soda and dog pee that was saturated on the towel I'm washing, but I've got suds for days! I usually never have a problem with suds lock on my LG FL, but I don't think it's ever been this much before.. We shall see how he handles it..

 

[midcentnurse]

And remember jkbff, a front loader will saturate the clothes regardless of how many are in the tub and just a little more water, so it usually seems to be the same amount of water, but if you wrung out all the clothes in there, there would be a huge difference in the actual amount of water from a tiny load or or full.

 

[mayguy]

Mid, is the soap "HE". or "HE Compatible? I know mom got some soap from Sam's Club, and it was HE compatible, and OMG the suds was bad..... She stopped using and went back to the regular HE soap and issue was gone.