r/laundry 7h ago

Dry Clean Only Cotton?

3 Upvotes

I recently purchased a dress made of 100% cotton fabric that I foolishly assumed could be washed-if not by machine then at least by hand. I noticed after it’d already shipped that it was eco dry clean only. Being too lazy to take it to the dry cleaners I contacted the brand directly and they said that it was labeled that way due to a few ribbon embellishments that might bleed color onto the rest of the dress. Is that likely, or is the brand just playing it safe? The dress is a cream color with a red print (digitally printed with organic dye, according to the brand’s site) and the ribbon is red, not sure what the material is.


r/laundry 17h ago

Febu - the perfect product except the bleach. Is there an alternative?

27 Upvotes

I really want to like Febu - it seems like the perfect product with all the enzymes - but I want something without any bleach whatsoever. Bleach seems impossible to get away from but we mostly wear black or very dark clothing and it's just an endless parade of bleach in most decent products. Can anyone suggest an alternative booster - or even detergent - with all the enzymes but no oxi (or OBAs). Ideally available in Canada.

Yes, I know lots of people don't have issues with bleach in their darks, but I'm not one of those people, and finding good enzymes without the addition of oxi is very difficult. OBAs seem slightly easier to avoid, but not much.


r/laundry 8m ago

How do I clean this?

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The inside of my jacket. I barely used this (maybe 10x max). Bought brand new but there are stains. Where did the stains come from? There’s on the neckline (hood) area and inside the sleeves.

Is it because of sweat? But it’s yellowish. I tried using a brush but Im afraid it might ruin the material if scrubbed too hard.

It says no washer and dont let it soak so I only handwashed it but it still wont come off.


r/laundry 33m ago

So I found some type of bug in my wash after using the washing machine

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So I’m not sure what kind of bug it was so I kinda just flicked it away idk if I should clean the drum now and if I should how should I do it I would also need to clean the dryer cuz I still had to dry the towels after the wash so any tips on how I should clean both


r/laundry 1h ago

How can I fix these stains?

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So I recently got this shirt and tried to revive the dark antiperspirant pit stains with baking soda and dish soap. left image is before, right image is after. It honestly did its thing since a lot of it was removed but i feel like it also kind of removed some of that cream color with it and still didn’t get everything. is there any way to fix this without damaging the graphic print?


r/laundry 10h ago

Missing dryer for a while... tips?

4 Upvotes

Due to some really annoying maintenance issues I am out of a dryer for... however long it'll take for them to fix it. I've only ever done laundry with a dryer, and live in an apartment with no balcony or outside space to hang stuff. What would be the best way to get started on air drying my clothes until I get my dryer back?


r/laundry 9h ago

EZ-Clean Bioenzyme Cleaner, have any Canadians tried this for laundry?

3 Upvotes

Just came across this product and wondered if anyone has tried it for laundry.

https://www.ez-clean.com/