Rosalie's No Suds Detergent

[mysteryclock]

I wouldn't object to a "lights" version with oxygen bleach and some of the more innocuous OBs (if such exist) as long as there was also a "darks" version that had neither.

Think Persil Megaperls - they have both Color and Universal (lights) versions.

 

[stan]

Thanks Guys

for ending my confusion about OBAs! Started my research! (not near finished thou) I never realized what they were!
The words " Optical Brighteners " always made me think that it just had a little Borax in the mix!! Who knew! And who the hell laid up all night, and thought it up??

So thank you for not using them, although I guess they are all stuck to me and every thing I've ever laundered, never to be removed (according to what I've read so far)

Been working on my own natural product for a little while now, so I'm interested in the topic! What I'm doing is not near as complicated as what your doing, and I'm not trying to suppress suds for my purposes, and don't expect it to go anywhere with it LOL
But I'am curious to know what you are using to " buffer hard water" Hope that not to bold to ask? Tell me its a trade secret, if you do think it is LOL

 

[jetcone]

Stan

right now it is a trade secret but borax can be a buffer. So can washing soda.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Washing soda is the least expensive "filler" they can put in powdered detergents. That's what Arm & Hammer detergent was full of when it was introduced, not baking soda. It is a precipitating water buffering agent, not one of the more expensive non-precipitating ones.

 

[stan]

What's

a "more expensive non precipitating" STPP ?

To my understanding Washing Soda is more than a filler, or water softener, it boosts the alkalinity of the water quit a bit, and aids in the shifting action of greasy dirt ect.
It may be a bid rough on the fabric, and washer parts, but will "Break" certain soils, and stains loose effectively, maybe not a good idea to use all the time, but...

 

[jetcone]

Boosting alkalinity

is one powerful way of cleaning, Hospital Laundries use this technique and then rinse the laundry back down to neutral but it will wear out the fibers of the clothing quicker. In one of my trials I boosted the ph too high and my cotton shorts came out looking like they had been sand blasted and aged 10 years!! It was like all the fibers had been swollen up in the fabric.

 

[stan]

LOL

Well yes, guess that was too much! Live and learn

 

[launderess]

OBA's & "Bonding" To Skin

While it may be true chemical brightening agents used in laundry products can leave a residue it important to remember the effect is short lived.

Humans shed top layers of skin at various rates depending upon age, sex and other factors so whatever the effect of OBAs soon sloughs off with the layer of dead skin cells. If one ceases using any laundry products with such chemicals sooner or later all traces would leave skin surface. OTHO the reverse is also true.

OBAs in general are not very long lasting on textiles, which is why they are included in most all detergents and many fabric softeners. Should one switch to a non whitening agent detergent/fabric softener sooner or later laundry will loose the chemicals over the course of future launderings. Being as that may however it means one's whites and colours may appear duller and dingy.

 

[jetcone]

Not with Rosalie's - Lauderess

White's stay white regardless of what 'electron1100' found scouring the 'net!! LOL!

But your points are well taken. Never thought about the dead skin cells sloughing off.

"I can get it for you wholesale" 1951.

 

[mrsalvo]

What happened to Rosalie's detergent? Wanted to order my first box and see that it's out of stock. Did production end?

Barry

 

[robbinsandmyers]

Per their website....

March12,2019: Hello loyal devoted Rosalie’s Customers! Just a temporary heads up , we have run out of Rosalies at the moment and are making more just as fast as we can. I apologize if this is causing a hiccup in your laundry schedule. Please stand by Rosalies and I will post as soon as I have a delivery schedule for you, as our manufacturer is very busy this time of year.

 

[mrsalvo]

John, thank-you for pointing that out! I didn't see it, guess that's what I get for surfing the net late at night. LOL. Blurry vision, ya know! lol

Anxiously waiting for it to be available, I'll be checking back.

Barry