Guest guest Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 So I took the advice of many and washed our new/safe clothes in a very little bit of ammonia just in case we were sweating out mycotoxins. Unfortunately, now I'm reacting to the ammonia that will not come out despite numerous washings. My MCS is too severe to have experimented with this. Because we already had to replace our clothes, I'm wondering if they are salvageable. BTW this is definitely NOT mycotoxins (I tested by wearing clothes and not washing them and I'm not reacting to them after I sweat in them. It's also a different reaction entirely). Should I soak the clothes in vinegar and then wash again? Or vinegar and then baking soda and then soap? Or other? I accidentally thought soaking them in baking soda would help and I created a whole new chemical I think -- they smell like chlorine or something pungent like that. Thanks for any advice Jill **************The Average US Credit Score is 692. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222376999x1201454299/aol?redir=http://\ www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072 & hmpgID=62 & bcd=M ay51009AvgfooterNO62) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I'm sorry to hear this. Ammonia works for me. Did you try washing them in plain baking soda? > > So I took the advice of many and washed our new/safe clothes in a very > little bit of ammonia just in case we were sweating out mycotoxins. > Unfortunately, now I'm reacting to the ammonia that will not come out despite > numerous washings. My MCS is too severe to have experimented with this. Because Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 >Ammonia is very very toxic to me-I don't understand how anyone with MCS could tolerate it. I found that plain Borax (you buy it in a cardboard box in the detergent aisle of any supermarket) is very non toxic and is a last chance savior for me. It has no odor but is a super cleaner-my mother used it way back when-before we had Mr. Cleans and Super Tide! I also found that ammonia takes a LONG time to dissipate. I used to walk into friends' houses and say did you wash your floor with ammonia? And they would say, yeah, but three days ago. That's how powerful ammonia is. The good thing is that eventually is does goes away. So maybe you need multiple washings and airings of your clothes. Good luck! > So I took the advice of many and washed our new/safe clothes in a very > little bit of ammonia just in case we were sweating out mycotoxins. > Unfortunately, now I'm reacting to the ammonia that will not come out despite > numerous washings. My MCS is too severe to have experimented with this. Because > we already had to replace our clothes, I'm wondering if they are > salvageable. BTW this is definitely NOT mycotoxins (I tested by wearing clothes and > not washing them and I'm not reacting to them after I sweat in them. It's > also a different reaction entirely). > > Should I soak the clothes in vinegar and then wash again? Or vinegar and > then baking soda and then soap? Or other? > > I accidentally thought soaking them in baking soda would help and I created > a whole new chemical I think -- they smell like chlorine or something > pungent like that. > > Thanks for any advice > Jill > > > **************The Average US Credit Score is 692. See Yours in Just 2 Easy > Steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222376999x1201454299/aol?redir=http://\ www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072 & hmpgID=62 & bcd=M > ay51009AvgfooterNO62) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I am able to get many odors out of clothes by soaking them overnight in powdered non-fat dry milk, rinse them, and then put them thru a full wash cycle, with vinegar in fabric softener dispenser. I heard about this several years ago on the MCS list and was very skeptical, but it does work for me. Sometimes I have to air them out for awhile after that. I cannot tolerate ammonia at all. Saralee Rosen homerose@... So I took the advice of many and washed our new/safe clothes in a very little bit of ammonia just in case we were sweating out mycotoxins. Unfortunately, now I'm reacting to the ammonia that will not come out despite numerous washings. My MCS is too severe to have experimented with this. Because we already had to replace our clothes, I'm wondering if they are salvageable. BTW this is definitely NOT mycotoxins (I tested by wearing clothes and not washing them and I'm not reacting to them after I sweat in them. It's also a different reaction entirely). Should I soak the clothes in vinegar and then wash again? Or vinegar and then baking soda and then soap? Or other? I accidentally thought soaking them in baking soda would help and I created a whole new chemical I think -- they smell like chlorine or something pungent like that. Thanks for any advice Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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