Re: OT: Laundry soap/detergent again

[Guest guest]

I've wondered about this also. I've been using 20 Mule Team Borax(along

with dye free detergent) because I remember my grandmother using it. The box

says it's ok to wash fine china in, so I've been using it in my dishwasher.

I also like it as a bathroom cleanser. I don't know of anything negative

about it but I haven't searched high and low, either.

Ann in Memphis

[Guest guest]

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That's why I started using it. I tried several things and this has been the

best option.

I use the NT suggestions(just fill the first cycle cup only half full) and

use apple cider vinegar in the jet dry receptacle and haven't has any

problems so far. I do rinse the dishes clean of any food particles, though.

Ann in Memphis

[Guest guest]

My husband is the official stain-getter-outer in the family, and he loves

Oxyclean. He actually is happy when someone gets a bad stain, throws it into

the " stain pile " and then once a week he soaks the stained clothes in a bucket

with oxyclean overnight, and, voila, stain is (almost always) out.

For laundry detergent, we use grandmothers, or the natural stuff from trader

joes. We also use All Free, because my husband likes it and it's cheap at

Costco, but I haven't done the research on its toxicity - I suspect we'll be

switching to all natural soon.

----- Original Message -----

From: Food From Afar

Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 5:16 PM

Subject: OT: Laundry soap/detergent again

Hello, all,

I totally missed the discussion on natural detergent/soaps. I sheepishly

admit that we use Tide with Bleach because it gets our clothes the cleanest

of comventional laundry products. I am ready to move to a natural product

but have no idea where to start. Is there a " Natural Consumer Reports "

somewhere? I need a product that gets my family's clothes **clean.** I've

tried Seventh Generation Ultra liquid and it just doesn't get the grimy dirt

out - like a " hot wing " stain that was pre-treated with stain stick or the

dirty grime from my husband's outdoor clothes.

So, if anyone has any ideas - especially for a natural pre-treat like

Totally Toddler or the aforementioned stain stick or shout, please let me

know. If this is deemed redundant or inappropriate for this list, please

e-mail me privately. Thanks!

ine

[Guest guest]

I like oxyclean, but also use Simple Green for my husbands real greasy work

stuff. I then make the Fels Naptha detergent which is not a stain fighter like

Tide but works as a general rule. I do spot treat all stains.

Grace,

a Augustine

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I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.

I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough ''Hello's " to get you through the final goodbye.

--anonymous

----- Original Message -----

From: Dana Milmeister

Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 7:37 PM

Subject: Re: OT: Laundry soap/detergent again

My husband is the official stain-getter-outer in the family, and he loves

Oxyclean. He actually is happy when someone gets a bad stain, throws it into

the " stain pile " and then once a week he soaks the stained clothes in a bucket

with oxyclean overnight, and, voila, stain is (almost always) out.

For laundry detergent, we use grandmothers, or the natural stuff from trader

joes. We also use All Free, because my husband likes it and it's cheap at

Costco, but I haven't done the research on its toxicity - I suspect we'll be

switching to all natural soon.

----- Original Message -----

From: Food From Afar

Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 5:16 PM

Subject: OT: Laundry soap/detergent again

Hello, all,

I totally missed the discussion on natural detergent/soaps. I sheepishly

admit that we use Tide with Bleach because it gets our clothes the cleanest

of comventional laundry products. I am ready to move to a natural product

but have no idea where to start. Is there a " Natural Consumer Reports "

somewhere? I need a product that gets my family's clothes **clean.** I've

tried Seventh Generation Ultra liquid and it just doesn't get the grimy dirt

out - like a " hot wing " stain that was pre-treated with stain stick or the

dirty grime from my husband's outdoor clothes.

So, if anyone has any ideas - especially for a natural pre-treat like

Totally Toddler or the aforementioned stain stick or shout, please let me

know. If this is deemed redundant or inappropriate for this list, please

e-mail me privately. Thanks!

ine

[Guest guest]

Ann-

You use Borax in your dishwasher? It works well? I've just been using

Cascade, but I read, I think in NT, that dishwasher detergent is extremely

toxic, so I'm not too happy about it.

>I've been using 20 Mule Team Borax(along

>with dye free detergent) because I remember my grandmother using it. The box

>says it's ok to wash fine china in, so I've been using it in my dishwasher.

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[Guest guest]

--- Food From Afar <foodfromafar@...> wrote:

I am ready to

> move to a natural product

> but have no idea where to start. Is there a

> " Natural Consumer Reports "

> somewhere? I need a product that gets my family's

> clothes **clean.**

I don't know of anything comparing the natural brands.

I like Bi-O-Kleen and Fresh Breeze, as I said in the

diaper discussion. I think our clothes get clean,

although I purposely avoid white clothing because we

have a lifestyle that just doesn't allow them to stay

white (we have lots of animals, spend a lot of time

outside, my husband's work gets his clothes grimy). I

do not use any chlorine in my house, even in the

laundry, because I think it's nasty stuff.

I haven't tried Oxyclean, but have heard it works as

well as chlorine bleach in whitening, so maybe give

one of the brands I mentioned above a try and use

Oxyclean on things that need extra help.

Aubin

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[Guest guest]

Ann-

>use apple cider vinegar in the jet dry receptacle

Huh, I never heard of that You use pasteurized vinegar, right?

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