Laundry

Re: Laundry

• ASmallWonder member

  April 2014

  I've finally embraced my MIL's long held belief that powder detergent cleans better than liquid.  Also, Tide.  Also, OxyClean

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• nikel13 member

  April 2014

  I've just been using All Free and Clear since before Lily was born.  Took out a raspberry stain.  I never have to worry about poop stains.  I put a little on, let it sit, and then wash.  

    
  

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• kelly422 member

  April 2014

  @kari5186 said:

  I do a mix of oxyclean powder, dawn dish soap, and laundry detergent in a bucket of water. It's my "poop bucket".

   

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  How much of each thing? How long do you let things soak?

   

  @VASC How long do you let things soak?

   

  @Steamboat1679 The dinge doesn't bother me all that much, but we're keeping everything for future babies and it'd be nice to have them all nice and clean and unstained again

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• ASmallWonder member

  April 2014

  Sadly, some stuff is never going to make it to be passed down.  With two boys people were like "Nice - you don't have to buy new clothes!"  Well, I don't have to buy ALL new clothes but some stuff never made it past Aiden and some stuff I've gotten Q now aren't making it to the resale pile

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• Cricket81 member

  April 2014 edited April 2014

  Never heard of it sticking, but I start the water going and then add the detergent and let it dissolve a bit, then add the clothes once there's a couple inches of water. That might help.

  

  

  
  

  
  

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• whitney2302 member

  April 2014

  NailQueen said:

  I love using shout on all of B's clothes -it even gets blueberries out of his clothes. I shout right after he wears it and right before I wash it
  

  This is exactly what I do.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• CoffeeBeanFiend91 member

  April 2014

  I soak a lot of things in Borax now

  

  

  

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• kelly422 member

  April 2014

  @mcbush‌ Does sun get out other stains? I use it all the time for poop stains. I tried it get berry stains out with sun once but it didn't work.

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• daffy2k member

  April 2014

  I use oxyclean stain remover spray on everything! I've been soaking M's stuff lately because she crawls around my parents' patio here and gets all dusty/dirty. There's shale in the dust because it blows off of the trail and that stuff is a real PITA to get out. But so far so good with the oxy and soaking. We even got a huge shale stain out of one of our A+A blankets (it dragged against the stroller wheel which was covered in wet shale... I thought for sure it was ruined)

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• kelly422 member

  April 2014

  @mcbush Thanks!!!

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• momofcatan member

  April 2014

  You all have me convinced I need to try powder.

  
  

  
  

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• kelly422 member

  April 2014

  Thanks @kari5186. 

  
  

  I just put Tide powder on my Sam's list  

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• Cricket81 member

  April 2014

  Just a PSA that Tide does have a free and gentle powder for any babies with sensitive skin. It's a little harder to find, but Target usually has some.

  

  

  
  

  
  

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• mommatotwo2 member

  April 2014

  CTGirl30 said:

  I am totally going to try powder detergent now.

  I'd been having this issue (with both kids' clothes) that even after washed, they'd have weird dark spots left behind on the clothing - almost like oil stains? It doesn't make sense but I feel like it's residue of some sort...anyhoo, we use Tide or All Free and Clear for laundry, liquid.  Maybe the powder will resolve that issue.

  This happens to us too @CTGirl30‌ mostly on light colored clothes
  It's so frustrating!! I have no idea what causes it!

  

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