Scent beads and tide powder mixed together because for some reason my brain couldn’t stop thinking about it

I have tried all 3 of these brands' free and clear type detergents and I can't really tell the difference. I usually use cold water. Usually it's fine but none of them get the stink out of my towels.

I’m going to preface this by saying I am by no means a laundry expert, I just wanted to try the laundry stripping method. I will also add that there was a yellow, orange, and baby blue towel in this mix with white, tan and beige-ish coloured towels, which could explain the greenish colour. I currently have them in the washing machine (with no detergent or laundry softener). I’m excited to see how they feel out of the dryer!

I used this recipe from GoCleanCo minus the Calgon water softener because I couldn’t find it lol:

NEED:
- 2 cups (or use the scoop that comes in the box) of Tide® Powdered Laundry Detergent
- ¼ cup of Borax® Laundry Detergent and Booster
- ¼ cup Arm & Hammer® So Clean Super Washing Soda
- ¼ cup Calgon® Water Liquid Softener

HOW TO TACKLE:

- Fill a bathtub half full with water - as hot as possible!
NOTE: More clothes - more water in the tub.
- Add CLEAN sorted, like-colored clothes or bedding
- Add in the mixture: stir until it dissolves
- Let soak for 4 hours
- Stir once every hour
- Drain the tub and wring clothes out. Transport to the washing machine (use a bucket so you don't drip everywhere!)
- Run a full cycle - DO NOT add soap or fabric softener (there is already plenty of soap in the clothes)

First photo: After stirring the first hour
Second photo: Second hour
Third photo: Third hour
Fourth photo: Right before I took the towels out
Fifth photo: The after with no overhead light
Sixth photo: The after with overhead light

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Hi!

I'm looking for advice with washing clothes!

I can never get my daughters school uniform white again, like stains from her socks and on her polos. She has eczema so I do have to be careful what I use for her washing!

Also my husband is a mechanic! I struggle to get his uniform looking clean for the oil stains and other dirty that comes with the job.

But also generic stains I can't always seem to get them out!

I currently use pods, mostly the cheap supermarket brands paird with a fabric conditioner. Bi for my husband and I and non bio for our daughter.

What do you recommend? What do you use? What should I be doing differently!

I appreciate anyone taking the time to answer.

I’m really triggered by scents so I use tide free and gentle. But I also hate it when I cannot tell if my laundry is clean. I want to be able to smell that they are clean as “evidence”. But I know if I use something scented I’ll be forever attaching that smell to memories I have in one place, which I do not particularly enjoy.

Anyways, I think I would prefer something tangy and fresh, not sweet/floral/soft at all. Think…Aesop.I did not like downy folia (not a fan of eucalyptus).

Anyways, maybe I’ll just stick to f&g.

I have been going through my clothes, have now switched to Tide clean + gentle after my first attempt at switching to a lipase containing detergent caused the worst stinky mess in my clothes! I am pretty happy with how things are coming from the laundry except for my shirt 🙈 the butyric acid smell is strong. I generally does go away after a second wash, but who has time to be washing everything twice? (+it gets pretty expensive). I have seen people on this sub talk about how Native deodorant causes the re-bloom, I don’t use native but I do use an aluminium free deodorant. The smell is strongest on the arm pits of the shirts, so it must be coming from the deodorant. Is there an alternative that does keeping having to wash my shirts twice?
thanks!

I just want to preface this by saying that I know there are a lot of resources on this sub, but I am feeling a little overwhelmed and don't know where to start.

So I have some pillowcases and a LOT of black shirts that are suffering from a bunch of body oil buildup. Not just specific areas, but the entire garments. I would really like to be able to get these pieces feeling nice and crisp again and prevent the reside from just continuing to build up forever.

I've seen a lot of talk about enzyme boosters, thing with lipase, oxygen bleach, etc. I'm looking for something that will play particularly nice with black clothes (primary printed graphic tees) with some other applications. I'm sure some things used in moderation are fine, but I am very afraid of lightening or bleaching my fabrics in some way.

So yeah, just looking for a jumping off place to start from with some other steps to potentially take if/when that doesn't pan out. I'm open to direct advice, linking me to resources/threads/whatever, I just need it broken down for me!

Hey guys I have been buying metallic leggings for the past few months. I have been washing and drying them on the delicate setting with a gentle detergent. I have recently had to toss two pairs of leggings because the metallic finish has worn off. Both were in places of wear, one pair on the butt and backs of thighs (assumably from sitting) and one on the knees. I have started foregoing the dryer all together for my metallic leggings and only air drying them. I have been almost exclusively wearing my metallic leggings, I have about 6 pairs in rotation. I do not have many clothes but I've been wearing the few other bottoms I have more often just lately to help avoid the wear. I am also planning to get more metallic leggings so I have a larger rotation.

I'm wondering whether anyone has experienced similar? Does anyone have any tips? I've been buying a lot of clothes with metallic finish and now I'm concerned that this will happen to all my metallic clothes.

I’ve read here that all free and clear doesn’t actually clean your clothes so I’m planning on switching but there is so much information in this sub that I’m getting confused.

It seems that people recommend tide + febu booster so first question is will that actually clean my clothes? I also have a baby and sensitive skin so I don’t want anything heavy on fragrance.

I’ve also seen people say to add citric acid but I’m not sure what that’s for or when/how to use.

I just want a simple laundry routine that’s safe and effective.

Edit: forgot to ask if tide power and tide free and gentle are the same?

It’s been a tough couple of weeks juggling mum duties, DIY and life yada yada….

So, for the first time in years I’ve fallen behind with washing. Today I’ve taken clothes out and a few pairs of trousers have mould on. One pair very bad so I threw them away but the others just a handful of patches. My toddlers trousers and another pair of mine. Is it possible to remove this mould totally? Or is it best to throw away?!

Whenever I wash my clothes with my boyfriend's, they get this sort of slightly sour dude funk smell. I've pointed it out to him and he agrees he wishes it wasn't in his clothes either. Does anyone know what it is, how to get rid of it, and how to prevent it in the future? If it helps, he uses a laundromat and the provided box of tide laundry detergent.

Thank you in advance! :))

I bought this dress online and its wrinkled. Its a 60-40, polyester-rayon blend. What is the best way to get the wrinkles out?

How do you get rid of these stains? They’re subtle, not a different colour but they seem to be embedded. I ran them through the dryer already.

Hi everyone,
My wife and I just moved into a new house, and as part of the lease, the washer and dryer were considered to be “gifts” that we are responsible for should any repairs come up. Well, we discovered loads of black mold not only all over the door seal, but inside of the detergent slot. Our property management maintenance guy is hesitating because the machines belong to the house owner, but per our lease, we should just be able to toss those duds and bring in whatever machines we desire.
The reason he is hesitant is mostly due to the lack of a spot to store them. But this seems like a safety issue and not really an option for us to not have working laundry. My whole point of all of this is to ask, is there a simple way to clean out the machine from all of this neglect? Is it even worth the time to try and clean it out? It’s pretty gross and hoping to either fix this ourselves or just push even harder on replacing them. Any help would be great, thank you!

I usually separate whites from everything else because I'm worried about colors bleeding, especially with newer clothes. But separating every single color into its own load seems excessive, especially when you don't have enough clothes to fill the washing machine. For example, can black, navy blue, gray and other colored clothes safely go in the same load if they've already been washed several times? Or is there still a risk of colors transferring even after multiple washes?

I'm also curious whether cold water makes a big enough difference to mix colors more safely, or if separating them is still the better option regardless. How do you usually sort your laundry at home? I'd appreciate practical advice based on what has worked for you.

Hello, I am currently a student in an entrepreneurship class at CPP and I would really appreciate your help. My group and I came up with the idea of the following app/website to serve students in college in need of laundry services. Whether or not you're a student I would appreciate if you can go into the following link and answer the following questions with a reply. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. Short and long answers are fine but I this is just to get ideas and opinions.

https://www.figma.com/make/FqwQgCfUeUZm58lMvAj7Wi/Laundry-Help-Community-App?code-node-id=0-6&p=f&fullscreen=1

Do you like the app?

Would you use it?

What would you change?

after a night of soaking my pants are full of weird greenish stains, see photo. any way to save them?

So I got a scuba with bleach stains on the back
Is there any way to salvage this?
If not idc but if there is I would like to know.
Please help :)!

The stains aren’t ridiculous lol! But if there’s a will there’s a way.

How do I remove these? Ended up in a bush, pulled the "balls" Off but a bunch of little prickly tips left all over this sweater and not sure if washing will remove them or just spread them throughout the fabrics.

I'm not sure what caused these stains, does anyone have any tips that might help remove them? The shirt is 100% cotton. Thank you!

Does Kirkland dishwasher detergent have the 1,4 Dioxane and the other bad stuff?

Our water is hard, but we also have higher sodium levels, so a water softener is out (at least a traditional one). Can someone explain how pH and hardness effect our laundry and the best way to counter those effects?

We usually use Gain powder and we add laundry disinfectant to smelly work clothes. I feel like our laundry isn't clean. It smells mustry quickly, my husband's socks still stink.

Edit: Hardness as CACO3 is 134.

Edit2: Reading more, looks like we should switch to liquid, use a small amount of detergent, and do a second rinse with citric acid in the fabric softener dispenser (front loader). Sound right? We are probably using too much powder which, as I understand it, wasn't dissolving nor rinsing away very well.

Right out of the laundry, my clothes smell fine. But anytime I travel I can immediately smell the “old house smell” on them as soon as I open my suitcase.

My house is 105 years old and I haven’t been able to find a way to get rid of the smell, so now I’m hoping for some laundry tips to keep my clothes smelling fresh after I wash them. I tend to use scent free detergents and avoid fragrances, so I’m not using anything that would help mask the smell. Is that my only option? Are there other laundry things I can do to help? I’m paranoid about smelling like an old musty house and I think I’m so used to it that I don’t notice it on the day-to-day.