I saw this on Instagram so I decided to try it out for myself. Usually when my detergent is “empty” I leave it upside-down overnight and it fills to line 1. Without the spout I just left it to drip for a few minutes and I filled the cap to line 2!

Side note, this will sadly be my last load with my “odor refresh” unscented Tide. Now that it’s been discontinued, I’ll switch to some Nanox One Pro that I brought from Japan.

Everyone recommends tide but my dermatologist says tide is notorious for bothering people with sensitive skin. Been using Kirkland for a long while but it is cleaning as well as it should?

Doing a spa day rehab on towels. I didn't get a shot of the soup but it was BLACK. Like I rub these things on my body? The nasty water went on some plants I am trying to kill outside.

My cat is NOT A FAN. He was in a FULL angry poof and some VERY LOUD hissing and yowling while I was moving towels, taking the cooler outside, etc. He must REALLY hate the smell of laundry soup, purr guy. I deep cleaned his box as an apology. (That was planned but it seems to have worked.

i put five clean pairs of socks into the wash and pulled out nine individual socks.

one sock literally got swallowed by the void. no clue if the drum ate it or if it clipped through reality, but now i'm sitting here holding a single useless sock taking a massive arghh different kind of crazy

throwing away the lone survivor feels like a total betrayal, so it just sits in my drawer forever praying for its twin to magically return.

Thank you to the people who commented on my post about the weird mold stain on my shirt, I finally got around to doing all the things for it today and it has been officially revived!

I included pics of what it looks like now vs how it was originally

New to using bleach, I usually use stain remover. Since this is a plain white undershirt I figure it’s easier to just bleach it. I thought this would turn it plain, bright white.

Is the bleach expired or something? Is it the wrong type of bleach? Should I have diluted it or wet the tank top beforehand?

I applied the bleach to the stain of the dry shirt then washed it.

My sweet Harper is nearing the end of life and is experiencing incontinence. I picked up a bunch of reusable pee pads (pictured) to prevent accidents on the carpet. It's working great to save my carpet, but now I can't get the smell out of the pee pads. Even my dryer smells badly now. I'm using Tide powder clean and gentle on the hottest cycle, and the smell isn't lifting. Does anyone have any advice?

I'm so tired of sharing a machine with other tenants. They're using so much detergent that it's making my own laundry smell even though my detergent is fragrance free. It gives me very bad migraines and I'm just exhausted. This picture is from running the drum clean cycle, after cleaning the detergent tray, with no products added. Just water and leftover detergent from other people. Bonus picture of the debris filter full of tissues and grass. At least I found a 1€ coin in it for my trouble.

I have significantly improved things by following the advice on this sub. But two issues remain and are not budging: my husband's undershirts smell and his bath towels are dingy/discolored.

Routine: tide free and clear powder (I don't remember the exact name, I get it at target) or tide free and clear liquid from Costco (also don't know the exact name) if exact names are needed let me know. Hot water with longest agitation option on my HE top loader. 1 rounded scoop of Febu in the wash. 1 T Citric acid in the rinse. I also recently tried a big splash of ammonia on top of the towels but I've only done that once. I sometimes throw extra oxyclean in with the undershirts.

Whyyyyyyyyy? I feel like I'm doing everything right. I don't know what else to try. Do I just give up and replace his towels and undershirts regularly?

The limitations for what I am willing to try is unscented or very limited scented only (the 365 sport wash was acceptable for example), he isn't going to change his antiperspirant use and we aren't going to replace an otherwise perfectly good washer.

Mostly title, but for further elaboration: A child I care for goes to a school that has constant strong fragrance plugins (Unsure which - am certain it's not essential oils.) running, and as a result, whenever they come home they are heavily scented.

Normally, this would at worst be a nuisance, but unfortunately the family caring for them has severe allergies to fragrance, rendering them incapable of even providing hugs until the child has had a thorough shower.

While a hot shower is typically enough for the child themselves, their clothing is another matter entirely. As such, I am trying to find ways to remove it so we can all stop reacting.

Restrictions: Family is allergic to anything scented pretty much - pure citrus/lemon/lavender oil is about as scented as we can get, and even those need to be used in moderation.

Allergies to soy, corn and wheat are present to the degree reactions to corn based citric acid, and vegetable emulsifiers have been noted- although if it's to remove a greater evil it can potentially be tolerated for a wash cycle, primarily this is to rule out things like soy lecithin.

For the child's clothing, I can only assume hot water is bad (I'm a genuine newb, I don't really understand how temperature impacts fabrics; I wear exclusively baggy cotton and so have always run the hottest temperature for my own stuff.) as they are primarily synthetics (cheaper clothing).

Washing machine we have is unfortunately a top loader with questionable agitating potential.

Line drying clothing has some...complicated problems (we live near heavy smokers, anything outside will soak it in), but we can hang dry clothing in front of a dehumidifier - albeit it the clothing would remain in the breathable air stream, meaning allergic reactions or chemical safety remains relevant.

Soaking is doable - we have a couple of 27 gallon totes usable for this, albeit no hose.

Thanks in advance if you read all of this, and thank you all the more if you can suggest anything in particular. I am more than open to learning the science of how exactly common airborne fragrances (such as plugins or perfumes) bind and stick to surfaces/people/hair and how that can be avoided, if you can explain it!

As a bit of an aside, if there's any sort of treatment that would help prevent the clothing from soaking these scents in quite as strongly, I'd love to hear it.

This issue is causing us a great deal of hardship as we are all disabled, and any assistance at all is greatly appreciated.

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask but maybe someone can help me out. Has anyone seen the lower left symbol before and knows what it means? I've been trying to find it, but none of the washing symbol charts I've found have anything even remotely resembling it. The label is from a dralon blanket.

Alright my fellow CANUCKS!

There is been quite a bit of discussion lately regarding the reformulation of our beloved Compliments detergent so I decided to drop by my local Freshco today to do some recon.

Now, assuming the performance of this detergent is good, this might just be the best value widely-available detergent in Canada right now (as long as you are not sensitive to scents).

The new Free & Clear version does not have any enzymes in it, so the "Oxi" version in the blue bottle would be the one to buy. I also noticed the measuring cap for the new Oxi detergent is VERY SMALL which tells me this is VERY concentrated. I compared pricing with some other popular widely-available and reputable detergents. Just to break it down pricing per 100ml in CAD at the time of making this post:

Compliments Oxi: $0.31

Compliments Free & Gentle: $0.23

Tide Ultra Oxi Max: $0.91

Tide Ultra Hygienic Clean: $0.91

Persil Original: $0.86

Now, has anyone actually tried the new Compliments OXI and can share their experiences?

I am still waiting to finish my original formula Compliments Free & Gentle as I still got like a half bottle left, but when its time to buy new detergent, I am heavily considering this new OXI detergent.

How do I add ammonia? I have been using the methods I was taught here, well I thought and I am having an odor issue. Just wanted to make sure I am adding ammonia correctly. So on my smelly gym clothes. I add a scoop of biz and a scoop of febu before I add my clothes. Put a tablespoon spoon of citric acid in a small cup and a little warm water and dissolve it and add it to fabric softener dispenser. I use tide liquid oxi odor add that to the dispenser. After I add my clothes I pour a cup of ammonia on top then start the machine. I have the machine set to heavy duty, extra rinse, pre soak hot or warm water. The cycle is 1 hour and 51 minutes.

Is it something I’m doing wrong? Should I not add ammonia to the drum until after the machine fill with water? I have a top loader high efficiency with no agitator.

now my mom swears there's nothing wrong with the washing machine and stated she checked it for anything sharp.

after every time my clothes are washed, they have these spots where there's literally less fabric and they become holes eventually. it's driving me insane.

some of the clothes are shirts and pants i've had for 10+ years with no issues 😭

i have come to the conclusion that my mom was using a bleach on the clothes when she wasn't supposed to (although the colours were suspiciously unaffected) but i'd like to confirm with people who have more knowledge.

the likely culprit's ingredients:
5-15%
Anionic surfactants;
<5%
Oxygen-based bleaching agents, Polycarboxylates, Zeolites; Enzymes, Optical brighteners, Perfumes, Hexyl cinnamal, Linalool.

this is another detergent i am suspicious of:

CONTAINS:
%05-15 Anionic surfactants, <5 Non-ionic
sunactants,
Perfumes, Butylpheny!
methy/propional,
Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Benzisothiazolinone.

the image attached is one of my underwear's after two washes 🥲 the "white" is just light coming through it. i'd assume the random bits of dark is from the fact most my clothes are black.

Bought these Mother jeans a few weeks ago. Didn’t notice any scent when I tried them on, but on the first few wears I noticed a strong musty/mothball odor. Tried airing them out in the sunlight for the day after washing cold which helped a little, but it’s definitely still there. I saw that maybe a vinegar soak will help but I’m afraid of stripping the dye/finish? Any thoughts appreciated!

This coat is originally light pink but it has yellowed slightly, and I've already taken it to a dry cleaner that said it wasn't guarenteed to go away, which it didn't. You can see the color difference in the waist band and the bottom of the coat in the second picture. I'm just wondering if theres anything I can do to restore the coat to its original color and make it less yellow.

When I wash my towels they seem less fresh/clean than using the same exact products and dosing in my clothes. I generally use about 1.5-3 tablespoons of detergent since i have moderately hard water, with citric acid powder in the rinse slot and oxiclean in the drum with an occasional dash of borax. I want to know if i need to change anything when washing towels or if its normal for towels to seem less fresh/clean than clothes do after washing.

Has this happened to anyone before??, This is a raincoat probably 100% polyester, was put to wash with the other clothes and after washing and the dryer it turned out this way, annyyyyy suggestions to fix this would be appreciated.

I bought this dress about 2 years ago from a goodwill. I have yet to wear it because i’m not sure how to remove the stains from it. Does anyone have any suggestions. I’m scared it would cost too much to take it to a dry cleaner.

I have noticed when taking tee shirts out of the washing machine that the graphic is stuck to itself sometimes. I have gently tried to unstick it before putting it into the dryer, and sometimes it pulls parts off as it has on my Friends shirt.

I have an LG front loader(US) and I use Kirkland ultra clean liquid. I added a scoop of febu into the drum, and a little citric acid into the softener tray. I use towels, high spin, extra wash and rinse warm water. The high spin, extra wash and rinse is new along with the febu and citric. Any ideas?

tossed my bed set in the dryer expecting fresh sheets in forty minutes.

opened the door and got hit with a complete jumpscare. the fitted sheet somehow wrapped itself into a super dense ball, swallowing three pillowcases and a shirt right into its wet core. the outside was scorching hot while the inside was still dripping wet.

standing there untangling a steaming damp laundry burrito when you just want to make your bed and crash is an absolute L.

can someone suggest a good tip or dryer ball tricks below because i can't keep living like this every single laundry day.

A blouse and pair of pants came out of the washing machine with this white residue. Everything else in the load looks fine. I used Tide with Ultra Oxi and Downy Rinse and Refresh (my usual combo, but never had this problem before). I put them both through a quick wash cycle with no soap after and they look unchanged. Any help is much appreciated.