Do you use anything else on your laundry apart from detergent and softener?

[sheikalana]

[WindAtMyBack]

I use bleach sometimes.

I use stain removers fairly often. Depending on the stain I might use an enzyme based product like Shout. Or maybe hydrogen peroxide, which is a mild bleach that can be used on colors if you don't get carried away with it.

Sometimes I use a harsh bar soap before washing - something like Lava soap. It's a harsh soap, but also has abrasives. It works pretty well on grease stains from working on cars. It works on some other stains also.

I sometimes use the sheet softeners, but I have doubts if they do any good. You shouldn't use softeners on things like towels or wash cloths anyway.

[Fireguy17]

Yes.
We have specific products to was our gear to get rid of the carcinogens, I also use a sanitizer stuff that goes in with the fabric softener that aids in removing odors and cooties from contacting patients and the associated people juice that we come in contact with

[EmmaMary]

@sheikalana

I very often use a stain remover such as Vanish Fabric Stain Remover Oxi Action Powder... Which I believe you use as well.

[EmmaMary]

Thank you for the MHO.

[Jennz6]

I use bleach on my white clothes

[sheikalana]

I use some vanish powder on whites.

[Jennz6]

I never heard of vanish powder

[EmmaMary]

@sheikalana

So do I.

[Jennz6]

@EmmaMary what is it?

[spartan55]

I stopped using softener about a year ago when I learned it doesn't benefit as advertised and leaves a film on your clothes. So just detergent pods and distilled white vinegar for me.

[sheikalana]

I feel that clothes get a little stiff if I don't use the softener.

[spartan55]

The white vinegar acts as a fabric softener without all the perfume and waxy residue.

[sheikalana]

Do the clothes come out smelling like vinegar?

[spartan55]

No, not at all. I only put in two capfuls per load.

[Jennz6]

@sheikalana he should put it on his penis so that it can get stiff

[spartan55]

@Jennz6
How did you know my home remedy?

[Jennz6]

@spartan55 I was just joking but if it works don’t fix it

[spartan55]

@jennz6
I think white vinegar would WAY down the post of approved liquids that I can pour on my schlong.

[abc3643]

I only use detergent. My wife likes to add fabric softener sheets in the dryer, but I don't do that.

[AviatorTom]

I use bleach on whites.

Water is always part of the deal too. 😉

[OfMiceandMen]

Yes, detergent and softener.

[exitseven]

I don't even use fabric softener.

[sheikalana]

apparently a lot of people do not use softener. I didn’t know it was this common.

[exitseven]

My wife bought these fuzzy balls tha treduce static electricity and use no chemicals.

[Redstang88]

People actually use softener?

[sheikalana]

I do. Is not common?

[Redstang88]

Not that I know of

[sheikalana]

I had no idea. I've always seen my mom using softener and when I moved out of the house always used softner on my clothes.

[Wiredone]

We use scent booster and oxi clean

[sheikalana]

I think the scent booster beads are damaging my machine. Do you also use the oxi clean on dark clothes?

[Wiredone]

What makes you think that?
We use oxi clean only on my work clothes. When I'm going in crawl spaces or digging trenches, my clothes get really dirty. The oxi clean just boosts the cleaning power

[sheikalana]

In less than a year I had to replace the rubber on my laundry machine as it got crinkled and caused a leakage. The plumber asked if I used some type of chemical and when I read the instructions I realized that the scent booster I've been using is not suitable for front loading machines but top loading machines so I'll stop using it for a while to see if that's what's causing the damage but would like to try something else.

[Wiredone]

We've been using the scent booster for years and never had a problem with the rubber being damaged. I don't remember the name of it but I know it's in a black bottle. Our washer and dryer is going on 9 years old

[sheikalana]

I guess front loading machines are not as common in the US.

[Wiredone]

Actually, they are quite common in the US. Every home I've been in had a front loading machine.

[spartan55]

@sheikalana
They didn't used to be, but now they are common.

[Twalli]

Wrinkle guard cycles.

[Astarlessnightsky]

Water.

[MaterialisticMember]

No...