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Topic: Sheesh, another laundry question. A VERY dumb one.
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GypseeWind
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From: Dayton,Ohio USA
Registered: May 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 01:11 PM
 
So, I'm snowed in and out of laundry soap. My son has Basketball practice in the morning and he is supposed to wear his team shirt, it's pretty smelly, he's 14. I need to know, can I wash it in the washer using dish washing soap???I don't want to hand wash because his socks and other stuff need to go in there too. I only ask because, I once put dish soap in my Mother's dishwasher, and that did not have a happy ending. IP: Logged |
lalalinda
Moderator Posts: 400
From: nevada
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 01:17 PM
I don't think so..
If it were me I'd use a bar of soap, Lava if you have it and go over the stained area then throw it in the washer.
Use bleach if they're whites.IP: Logged |
ghanima81
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From: Maine
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 01:25 PM
Not dumb, I wouldn't know the answer either.. Thank goodness lala is such a smarty! IP: Logged |
blue moon
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From: U.K
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 01:28 PM
Third option, let him go stinking. If he's anything like the men in my family, he wouldn't notice. Excluding the one with a Virgo Stellium. IP: Logged |
GypseeWind
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From: Dayton,Ohio USA
Registered: May 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 01:32 PM
AHHHHH!No bar soap or bleach in the house. I have shampoo and body gel in the shower. That might be to bubbly too though. hmmmm.
Well, if worse comes to worse, I guess I can take the empty jug of laundry soap, put really hot water in there, swish it around and wash the shirt. SOME soap is better then no soap I suppose.
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LEXX
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From: Still out looking for Schrödinger's cat.........& LEXIGRAMMING... is my Passion!
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 01:33 PM
Of course you can use dish washing liquid soap!
Do not use very much. It will suds up far more than clothes soap.
The Lemon ones are best.
It is one of the best soaps for greasy/oily clothes and kitchen towels.
Do not however use bleach with it! VERY TOXIC FUMES WILL RESULT!------------------
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Everyone is a student...
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GypseeWind
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From: Dayton,Ohio USA
Registered: May 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 01:38 PM
Haha, I was replying at the same time as you BM, no Virgo Stellium, but he is a ladies man (Sco sun/asc) and has all 9 or so- girlfriends at every event, he would be mortified.I also thought, maybe I will spray it will Febreeze and just iron it. It isn't dirty, as in stained, just smelly and wrinkly. IP: Logged |
GypseeWind
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From: Dayton,Ohio USA
Registered: May 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 01:41 PM
OK! Lexx, dishwashing soap it is! No lemon today, I think we have orange Palmolive. Oh well. So, I guess maybe a teaspoon is enough???*No bleach, no worries. IP: Logged |
lalalinda
Moderator Posts: 400
From: nevada
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 01:43 PM
since there are no stains,
rinse out your laundry soap bottle
that should be enough.Gotta keep Romeo looking (and smelling) good. IP: Logged |
AcousticGod
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From: acousticgod@sbcglobal.net
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 02:28 PM
Yeah. Just straight water, or do as LaLalinda said, rinse out the laundry soap bottle into the washer. Dish soaps...well the sink ones are too bubbly. Not sure about the cystaline soap that goes in the dishwasher.You know what? Salt would probably work, too. Well, I looked it up, and actually baking soda softens water, which is really a primary function of your laundry detergent, so try some baking soda.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5010021_make-soft-water.html IP: Logged |
AcousticGod
Knowflake Posts: 1983
From: acousticgod@sbcglobal.net
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 02:51 PM
Wish I'd gotten here earlier for this one.IP: Logged |
LEXX
Moderator Posts: 536
From: Still out looking for Schrödinger's cat.........& LEXIGRAMMING... is my Passion!
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 04:19 PM
Shampoo is the best clothes soap substitute after dish liquid.
Use a tablespoon for a full load for example.
On just one shirt, yeah a wee bit, like 1/2 a teaspoon or so will do it by hand. Then rinse well.For delicate things, use shampoo and hair conditioner regularly in lieu of clothes soap and fabric softener. Baking soda will deodorize even without soap in washer. Rinse well. Salt can set stains, so usually not a good idea. AG said: quote:
Dish soaps...well the sink ones are too bubbly. Not sure about the cystaline soap that goes in the dishwasher.
Yes the dish liquids are very bubbly, as is shampoo. Use only a teaspoon or so in small loads, 2 in medium, and a tablespoon in large.
The crystaline/dry dishwasher ones sometimes have a bleach, and so are not good for things that are not bleach safe.
However, a 1/2 cup white dry Electrosol (white dry dishwasher powder), with 1/2 cup bleach and your regular clothes detergent;
will remove stains very well from bleach safe clothes! It is amazing! It also prevents the bleach from yellowing.
Rinse well however.
The only bleach safe things are 100% cotton or poly whites, and most 100% acrylics no matter what color.
Other all whites of rayon, linen, nylon, lycra, and so forth can sometimes be too delicate. Blood and vomit....peroxide, then clothes soap. PS. For most of my life to date I have worn mostly second hand clothes.
I go to the discard bin and get stained stuff for free! Then I de-stain them, repair too, and have nice clothes that were about to be tossed in trash by others. ------------------
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Everyone is a student...
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GypseeWind
Knowflake Posts: 2206
From: Dayton,Ohio USA
Registered: May 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 04:39 PM
Thanks!Lexx, I never have new clothes, so I may need to pick your brain in the future about this stain biz.. I didn't have any baking soda, so that one was out. I don't have a dishwasher, MY MOM used to, and uhh, I filled up that little container thingy with dish washing soap, and lo and behold, ten or so minutes later the kitchen was a giant bubble factory. It really was surreal. Kinda looked like something from The Ghostbusters Movies. My only experience with a dishwasher to date. lol. Going to go ahead with the dish soap.
I was waiting for Lexx to give me the proper amounts. AS from the above story, you can see, I'm not good with "proper amounts." So I have a small washing machine, the kind that has the dryer built right on top. I will use about a teaspoon and hope for the best. Thanks everyone! IP: Logged |
koiflower
Knowflake Posts: 1424
From: Australia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 06:42 PM
My intuition would say dishwashing liquid - it's not abrasive, over toxic, etc.....You must get baking soda in your household!!! Special recipe: *** 1 glass water
*** squeeze of lemon
*** then throw in half teaspoon of baking soda This is a super tonic!!!!!! I hope your son plays a great game of basketball...!!! IP: Logged |
LEXX
Moderator Posts: 536
From: Still out looking for Schrödinger's cat.........& LEXIGRAMMING... is my Passion!
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 08:49 PM
GypseeWind
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I was waiting for Lexx to give me the proper amounts. AS from the above story, you can see, I'm not good with "proper amounts."
 I did give the amounts in my previous post.
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Yes the dish liquids are very bubbly, as is shampoo. Use only a teaspoon or so in small loads, 2 in medium, and a tablespoon in large.
And if by hand: quote:
On just one shirt, yeah a wee bit, like 1/2 a teaspoon or so will do it by hand. Then rinse well.
Tip/warning:
NEVER USE LIQUID HANDWASHING DISH SOAP IN A DISHWASHER! It will over bubble and even cause suds lock, or worse, kill the electronics and the dishwasher.
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Everyone is a student...
Learning is eternal.
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katatonic
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posted January 08, 2010 08:51 PM
dare i ask - if you are snowed in why does he need his stuff at all? does the snow melt fast round your way??IP: Logged |
GypseeWind
Knowflake Posts: 2206
From: Dayton,Ohio USA
Registered: May 2009
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posted January 08, 2010 11:31 PM
Yes, lexx, I got it, I wrote that to the others to let them know I was going with your suggestion, after I had waited to see what amount I should use. Anyway, Mission Accomplished, Thank YOU!Kat~ Tricky Ohio weather, snowed in at one moment can change to 29 degrees by morning. I was snowed in to the point of having to shovel myself out, which I was not going to do, nor did I feel like navigating the roads, after watching the news. Our "snow emergency" status has changed since last night, so technically I could of drove, but I didn't want to, and don't like to unless it's an emergency. *old saying in these parts* "If you don't like the weather in Ohio, wait 30 minutes, it's bound to change." An exaggeration, of course, but not by much!! IP: Logged |
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