Re: Alternative to Dry Cleaning

[Guest guest]

lol. i just asked about chemical sensitivities...and so i guess the

answer is yes.

My answer to that is that I never buy Dry Clean only clothes..haven't

for years. My husband has stuff cleaned...but i hang them up away from

our living area and let them air out for a while before putting them in

the bedroom closet.

cindi

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> Does anyone know if there's a safe alternative to dry cleaning? I've

> got some clothes that say " Dry Clean Only " , and since I've become

> quite chemically sensitive, I don't want to dry clean those clothes.

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[Guest guest]

Sis, That is a good question, a little too late for me. I just took my down comforter to get dry cleaned. I never thought about it giving me problems. I have real bad sensitivities to chemicals. I am getting better at buying all natural cleaning products. might be able to answer this one, she is good at all the cleaning supply recipes. I do remember Martha once saying that is OK to hand wash dry clean only things. Maybe you should try that. Hand wash, cold water, air dry, and see what happens. auntsisnj <auntsisnj@...> wrote: Does anyone know if there's a safe alternative to dry cleaning? I've got some clothes that say "Dry Clean Only", and since I've become quite chemically

sensitive, I don't want to dry clean those clothes. Sis

[Guest guest]

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I washed my comforter in the machine, even though it said " Dry Clean

Only " and it came out fine. I was worried about dry cleaning it and

then sleeping with those chemicals.

Sis

> Does anyone know if there's a safe alternative to dry cleaning?

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> got some clothes that say " Dry Clean Only " , and since I've become

> quite chemically sensitive, I don't want to dry clean those

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[Guest guest]

Yes, hanging them out in the garage or outside for a few days

certainly airs them out. I personally use Dryel for the few things I

have that must be dry cleaned.

Lynda

At 07:16 AM 6/4/2006, you wrote:

>lol. i just asked about chemical sensitivities...and so i guess the

>answer is yes.

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>My answer to that is that I never buy Dry Clean only clothes..haven't

>for years. My husband has stuff cleaned...but i hang them up away from

>our living area and let them air out for a while before putting them in

>the bedroom closet.

>cindi

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> > got some clothes that say " Dry Clean Only " , and since I've become

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[Guest guest]

Hand wash some rayon and silk items and they are destroyed.

Lynda

At 07:54 AM 6/4/2006, you wrote:

>Sis,

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>That is a good question, a little too late for me. I just took my

>down comforter to get dry cleaned. I never thought about it giving

>me problems. I have real bad sensitivities to chemicals. I am

>getting better at buying all natural cleaning products.

>might be able to answer this one, she is good at all the cleaning

>supply recipes. I do remember Martha once saying that is OK

>to hand wash dry clean only things. Maybe you should try

>that. Hand wash, cold water, air dry, and see what happens.

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>Does anyone know if there's a safe alternative to dry cleaning? I've

>got some clothes that say " Dry Clean Only " , and since I've become

>quite chemically sensitive, I don't want to dry clean those clothes.

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[Guest guest]

Other than wools and only a few obvious others, I've been laundering linens, silks, down etc with perfect results. When drying down, put it in the dryer with four tennis balls..... puffy, clean, better than ever! They all read dry clean only....

Sherry

Alternative to Dry Cleaning

Does anyone know if there's a safe alternative to dry cleaning? I've got some clothes that say "Dry Clean Only", and since I've become quite chemically sensitive, I don't want to dry clean those clothes. Sis

[Guest guest]

When people say cleaning stuff bothers them...how ? What does it do ?

[Guest guest]

A new type of dry cleaning equipment utilizes odorless non-chlorinated hydrocarbon fluid: Prestige-Exceptional Fabricare, Our Cleaner World and Organic Cleaners. I have used Prestige Cleaners and Organic Cleaners here in Phoenix. I still air them out in the garage a couple of days before bringing them into the house. I have major chemical sensitivies and I don't have problems. I hate to have clothes dry cleaned but their are just some clothes that I want that I don't have a choice but I always try to pick machine or hand washed items first.

Penni

Alternative to Dry Cleaning

Does anyone know if there's a safe alternative to dry cleaning? I've got some clothes that say "Dry Clean Only", and since I've become quite chemically sensitive, I don't want to dry clean those clothes. Sis

[Guest guest]

Chemicals can just make me feel bad...give me a headache for

example..or tired...or just a sick feeling when exposed.

I have it so bad that when i travel from the country where I live...to

a nearby town...the pollution bothers me...difficulty breathing.

cindi

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, cleaning solvents are chemicals, and it's not just us that are

bothered by them. I've read that cleaning solvents contribute to

cancer, so they're really not good for you in the least bit.

Sis

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[Guest guest]

Sis, I agree. I have to use cleaning chemicals as part of my job (we have our own apartments which we holiday let and I have to clean and prepare them).

I know that when I start spraying the bathrooms, kitchens, I start with the itching.

My partner said that he watched a programme which said that all we need to clean is vinegar and salt. I do use vinegar for the calc which builds up here very quickly and it works better than de-cal products that you can buy.

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, cleaning solvents are chemicals, and it's not just us that are

bothered by them. I've read that cleaning solvents contribute to

cancer, so they're really not good for you in the least bit.

Sis

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I use vinegar on my hard wood floors and also on the tile in the

bathroom. Maybe I'll start using it in other areas of the house.

Actually I've been interesting in purchasing one of those steam

cleaners because I hear they work very well, and the heat probably

disinfects.

Sis

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[Guest guest]

I notice a big difference whenever we visit family in

the DFW area . . . The exhaust fumes along the way set

me up. By the time I get home, I feel at wits end!

The first time we came here, what struck me instantly

was when I opend the car door and got a lung full of

fresh air. . .

I doubt that city dwellers have any idea of what the

air is doing to them . . .

Las Vegas is particularly bad . . . Patty???

Rogene

[Guest guest]

Yes, Vegas is bad, I told Patty she should move to Colorado Springs

and open a store there. They need one and it is cooler and beautiful

and a lot less polluted.

Lynda

At 08:13 AM 6/6/2006, you wrote:

>I notice a big difference whenever we visit family in

>the DFW area . . . The exhaust fumes along the way set

>me up. By the time I get home, I feel at wits end!

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>The first time we came here, what struck me instantly

>was when I opend the car door and got a lung full of

>fresh air. . .

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>I doubt that city dwellers have any idea of what the

>air is doing to them . . .

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>Las Vegas is particularly bad . . . Patty???

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>Rogene

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[Guest guest]

Colorado, except Denver, is a fairly good choice. In the foothills

around Colorado Springs the air is great.

And, the climate is better than north where I live.

Lynda

At 09:29 AM 6/6/2006, you wrote:

>LOL, Lynda, I'd love to move to Colorado! In fact, when we choosing

>the location for our first shop, we actually had the option to

>choose Colorado Springs over Vegas. I was really hoping for

>that! But my husband had his sites set on Vegas, and it has proved

>to be a good choice. Still, I would have loved to spend the last few

>years, especially since healing from this nasty implant business, in

>Colorado and that fresh mountain air.

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>Maybe there's still time. We're planning on moving someday. Gotta

>get out of here before we go crazy!

>Hugs,

>Patty

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>Lynda <coss@...> wrote:

>Yes, Vegas is bad, I told Patty she should move to Colorado Springs

>and open a store there. They need one and it is cooler and beautiful

>and a lot less polluted.

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>Lynda

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>At 08:13 AM 6/6/2006, you wrote:

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> >the DFW area . . . The exhaust fumes along the way set

> >me up. By the time I get home, I feel at wits end!

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> >The first time we came here, what struck me instantly

> >was when I opend the car door and got a lung full of

> >fresh air. . .

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> >I doubt that city dwellers have any idea of what the

> >air is doing to them . . .

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[Guest guest]

Penni,

I've had problems with the air in the Phoenix area

too. About five years ago we had to cut our vacation

by a week because I got sick from the air there. When

we went up to Canyon Lake, I cleared up - but it hit

me as soon as we came back down. People told me I

looked ashen.

It's lovely when they're getting some rain!

I do love the square dancing in Mesa though!

Rogene

--- Penni Pitre <penniquilts@...> wrote:

> Rogene,

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> We couldn't believe the difference in the air

> quality between Phoenix and Atlanta. Atlanta has

> much much more traffic but because of all the

> greenery you couldn't smell the air pollution at

> all. Here it is so dry and nothing is green and it

> stinks.

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> Penni

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> Re: Re: Alternative to

> Dry Cleaning

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> I notice a big difference whenever we visit family

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> the DFW area . . . The exhaust fumes along the way

> set

> me up. By the time I get home, I feel at wits end!

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> The first time we came here, what struck me

> instantly

> was when I opend the car door and got a lung full

> of

> fresh air. . .

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> I doubt that city dwellers have any idea of what

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> air is doing to them . . .

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> Las Vegas is particularly bad . . . Patty???

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> Rogene

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