Stench of fabric softeners

[westingman123]

oxydol

Oh, how I wish it could be found around these parts!! Oxydol disappeared about a year ago, much to my frustration. I do find that Final Touch used at 1/2 strength does the job without running me from the room.

 

[danemodsandy]

Keith:

Oxydol has been "re-positioned" as a value brand, don't ask me why. Redox merged with ChemPro, creating a new company called CR Brands; the new company is who lowered the price. I'm seeing Oxydol in Big Lots, Dollar General, and the like. Hy-Vee also has it, and they do have some Missouri locations.

Hope something in here helps!

 

[yogitunes]

Dollar Tree has oxydol liquid......and you can order it thru their website by the case and have it shipped to you....cheaper than getting it at the grocery store "on sale"!

 

[danemodsandy]

Also, Keith:

There's a Hy-Vee in Raytown, if you ever get to the KC area.

Plus you get to drink in that wonderful Thelma Harper ambience!

 

[laundromat]

Gain

I sware by Gain(P&G)fabric softner. I enjoy my clothes smelling fresh and clean.it is one of yhe only lingering smell FS's I have used since it was introduced a few years ago.I used to use Final Touch but can't find it anymore.gain's aroma matches the detergent they make.I used unsented Downy after I couldn't find FT.That kept the smell of Gain in my loads.I hang my wash out and the clothes smell so good!!

 

[rll70sman]

Oxydol laundry soap

Oxydol was mentioned in the last several threads. I haven't seen that soap since I was a kid and my grandma used it in her 1976 Maytag wringer washer with the square tub. The suds seemed to last forever and the clothes always had a nice clean scent as they came out of the dryer. I'd like to try this soap again. Is it as good as it was when it was made by Procter & Gamble? Any preference for liquid or powder?

 

[danemodsandy]

Rob:

I find the new Oxydol to be a good cleaner, and I like the scent. As I've said, it reminds you of classic Oxydol, without actually smelling just like it. The scent I use is the "Smells SOOOOOO Good" formula; they also make a mango-scented version which I haven't tried (and ain't gonna, either!).

Things come out smelling fresh, not flowery. And during my partner's final illness, he had many accidents that Oxydol got out without any trouble. I did presoak in cold for some stains, of course.

 

[danemodsandy]

Oh, Rob:

My comments apply to the liquid. In the house I was in, a poorly sloped washer drain pipe meant that we could not use powders at all, sad to say. Now that I've relocated, I'm looking forward to using the powder, because I don't like the plastic bottles used for liquids. Give me a good old biodegradable cardboard box any time.

 

[toggleswitch2]

There may be something to the strongly held if anecdotal opinion that gay men have better noses than straight me do.

Could that be part of it? What to us smells far too strong is ok for heterosexual men?


Well maybe it's part of Gaydar to help us sniff each other COUGH *out*.......

 

[rll70sman]

Cool! Thanks for the info, Sandy. I'll pick some up next time I see it. I know for a fact that Wal-Mart and Target don't carry it but since Mrs. Stewart's Liquid Bluing can only be found in the grocery stores around here, I'll check there.

 

[j2400]

Like others here, I detest strongly scented laundry products. I tried Tide X2 liquid sample a few months back, and I will never forget that incredible--and incredibly long-lasting--stench.

I often opt for "green" products (Seventh Generation, etc.) A major reason is simply that they are routinely available unscented (my choice when air drying outside) or very lightly scented (I like when air drying inside).

 

[jaxsunst]

I use matching original Gain HE and softner. In the Calypso a tablespoons worth of softner (per Andrew's suggestion), works perfect and doesn't smell that strong. I associate the smell of Gain with clean.

 

[gmmcnair]

Stopped using softener (mostly)...

...about three years ago. Now all I do is add about a 1/4 cup vinegar to the final rinse......maybe half a dryer sheet if the load is super staticky stuff.....then I get the cheapest I can find.

I don't miss it, the smell, the buildup, or any of it. It's nice just to smell clean clothes. I did pull some stuff out of my wardrobe a while back. I had used Suavitel in the final rinse back in 2006.....I could still smell it on the clothes.

 

[westingman123]

Didn't I say you were a fount of information?

Thanks for the tip, Sandy. I'm surrounded by Big Lots, so will check it out. As for Thelma Harper ambience, I was rather fond of Eunice and Ed. "Once in a while you might be a little bit romantic and that's supposed to be SOME BIG THRILL for me". (snicker snicker)

 

[westingman123]

Yogi

Thanks for the tip! Is the website Dollar Tree.com?

 

[sudsmaster]

I had to stop using Kirkland brand regular fabric softener liquid because the aroma it left on clothes was nauseating to me. Especially on my bathrobes - reeked so bad I had trouble preparing breakfast in the kitchen...

Since then have gone back to Downy Free (no scent) and also the newer Kirkland "Environmentally Friendly" fabric softener. While the latter does leave a mild scent, I don't find it objectionable. And I like that it's thin and doesn't clog the dispenser like the regular stuff did.

I used to work at a place where one worker (Mexican) would wear clothes that reeked of fabric softener. I'm assuiming it was Suavitel, since that's the most common brand in mexican markets here. Another worker simply had strong, offensive body odor that no amount of fabric softener or deodorant could mask. I finally quit.

 

[yogitunes]

YES....WWW.DollarTree.com.......products change all the time....I buy it by the case....get them while they last!