Re: Removing Flame Retardents: How much borax, baking soda & vinegar ???

[Guest guest]

Recommendation is for five times with baking soda. I used borax, at

least three times each load, and vinegar every rinse cycle. I use

baking soda regularly & often in my normal laundry - chuckling, also

used my soak & prewash cycles for the first time in my life a

couple-ish years ago wishing you the best, elizabeth

>

> I am on a mission to remove all the flame retardents from my

> children's clothes and bedding but how much baking soda, vinegar and

> borax should I use per load of laundry???? HELP ! HELP ! HELP !

>

> Thanks,

> Maya

>

[Guest guest]

So do you use all three of these together? Do you use detergent at the same

time? How

much of each product would you use for a typical load? Hot or cold water? Sorry

for all the

questions but our son is in toxic range for antimony and we need to get rid of

all the bad

stuff too.

Thanks,

> >

> > I am on a mission to remove all the flame retardents from my

> > children's clothes and bedding but how much baking soda, vinegar and

> > borax should I use per load of laundry???? HELP ! HELP ! HELP !

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Maya

> >

>

[Guest guest]

big sigh, and help! I am a total " dumper. " I don't remember the

amounts - anyone want to chime in??? Myself, I would use a box of

baking soda per cycle, five cycles...however, I did use borax instead

of baking soda for the initial washes & I do not remember the

amounts...maybe a cup each time, about three times...Vinegar is

optional, but rinses so much gunk out & makes clothes soft, so I use

that...detergent - pretty sure I used detergent each load. hoping that

made sense wishing all the best, elizabeth

> > >

> > > I am on a mission to remove all the flame retardents from my

> > > children's clothes and bedding but how much baking soda, vinegar and

> > > borax should I use per load of laundry???? HELP ! HELP ! HELP !

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > Maya

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure what the actual recommendations are. I use the borax with

my regular soap, and fairly often, so just consider myself covered.

I've heard 5 washes before wearing, but don't think I ever read a

concentration amount for how much borax per load. I just dump some in -

the same way I cook. Sorry, it drives my kids crazy too ;-) I'd guess

between 1/2 - 3/4 cup. I rarely combine baking soda with borax, but do

when a tough load of towels and washcloths hits the laundry room - not

necessarily for antimony. I do often dump soda in to soften my hard

spring water and help freshen the load. I only use vinegar to clean the

washing machine. Then, I run a load of water with a gallon of vinegar

and no clothes.

P

eli8591 wrote:

>

> big sigh, and help! I am a total " dumper. " I don't remember the

> amounts - anyone want to chime in??? Myself, I would use a box of

> baking soda per cycle, five cycles...however, I did use borax instead

> of baking soda for the initial washes & I do not remember the

> amounts...maybe a cup each time, about three times...Vinegar is

> optional, but rinses so much gunk out & makes clothes soft, so I use

> that...detergent - pretty sure I used detergent each load. hoping that

> made sense wishing all the best, elizabeth

>

>

> > > >

> > > > I am on a mission to remove all the flame retardents from my

> > > > children's clothes and bedding but how much baking soda, vinegar and

> > > > borax should I use per load of laundry???? HELP ! HELP ! HELP !

> > > >

> > > > Thanks,

> > > > Maya

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> I am on a mission to remove all the flame retardents from my

> children's clothes and bedding but how much baking soda, vinegar and

> borax should I use per load of laundry???? HELP ! HELP ! HELP !

I think that is washing soda that removes antimony and whatever else

is in flame retardants in clothing, not baking soda. At least, that's

what the chemist on our list says:

http://onibasu.com/archives/am/120112.html

[Guest guest]

Thanks a lot ! This is great info !

From: iam2l84t <mam78@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: Removing Flame Retardents: How much borax, baking

soda & vinegar ???

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 5:15 AM

>

> I am on a mission to remove all the flame retardents from my

> children's clothes and bedding but how much baking soda, vinegar and

> borax should I use per load of laundry???? HELP ! HELP ! HELP !

I think that is washing soda that removes antimony and whatever else

is in flame retardants in clothing, not baking soda. At least, that's

what the chemist on our list says:

http://onibasu. com/archives/ am/120112. html

[Guest guest]

Oh OH Oh something i can finally share here, something I know

about--Laundry (I'm a cloth diaperer)

OK. You can take regular Baking soda and put it in a pan or

something. Pour very hot (almost boiling, boiling would also be ok)

to bubble out the extra CO2 gas. Just use enough water so that it

doesn't cool down before all the BS is fully reacted.

You're left with water, and washing soda, which is a little bit caustic.

I do this all the time for my laundry (but I use smaller amounts than

you folks will need, cos I live in China--Front Loader territory)

> I think that is washing soda that removes antimony and whatever else

> is in flame retardants in clothing, not baking soda. At least, that's

> what the chemist on our list says:

> http://onibasu.com/archives/am/120112.html

>

[Guest guest]

Washing soda - This is soooo cool!! Good to know too wishing you

the best, elizabeth

>

> Oh OH Oh something i can finally share here, something I know

> about--Laundry (I'm a cloth diaperer)

>

> OK. You can take regular Baking soda and put it in a pan or

> something. Pour very hot (almost boiling, boiling would also be ok)

> to bubble out the extra CO2 gas. Just use enough water so that it

> doesn't cool down before all the BS is fully reacted.

>

> You're left with water, and washing soda, which is a little bit caustic.

>

> I do this all the time for my laundry (but I use smaller amounts than

> you folks will need, cos I live in China--Front Loader territory)

>

>

> > I think that is washing soda that removes antimony and whatever else

> > is in flame retardants in clothing, not baking soda. At least, that's

> > what the chemist on our list says:

> > http://onibasu.com/archives/am/120112.html

> >

>