View Full Version : What, no Tide or Cheer or etc granular?
iris lilies
6-16-17, 7:43pm
My grocery store has almost a complete aisle devoted to clothes washing detergent. But it seems to be all liquid.
When did this happen? Is your grocery store carrying only liquid, too?
There was two boxes of granular type detergent, one f whoch was sme weird hypo allergenic thng.
What is going on?
I've noticed that a couple stores around here, besides rearranging the whole dang store, that they are changing brands on a lot of things.
I buy the Arm and Hammer Powder in the boxes. Sometimes it's hard to find, but so far it's always been at Walmart or Kroger. I'll be ticked if they ever get rid of it. I might even stop washing my clothes. ;)
I get powdered detergent at Costco. We love it. It goes so much farther.
iris lilies
6-16-17, 9:28pm
water.
I was just so surprised to see the large array of liquid detergent. I don't know what's going on there.
I get powdered detergent at Costco. We love it. It goes so much farther.
So far in life I refuse to buy liquid products when you can get some granular/ powder because you are paying for water.
I was just so surprised to see the large array of liquid detergent. I don't know what's going on there.
I have noticed that most detergents seem to be moving to the overpriced plastic pods which I don't want to use. That and or liquid but very little powder of any kind anymore.
mschrisgo2
6-16-17, 9:37pm
I've been buying my laundry detergent at the Dollar or 99cent stores for years now. Still plenty of powders to choose from there/
I really disliked the powder. My washer and the low water had issues with dissolving all of it. Nothing worse than finding undissolved detergent on clothes. We use no dye or perfume High Efficiency liquid or pods.
My appliance repair guy said that water has to be a certain warm temperature in order to dissolve the powder properly. My warm setting isn't warm enough so I run the hot first for 30 seconds and then turn it to warm.
Sad Eyed Lady
6-17-17, 9:08am
I have noticed that most detergents seem to be moving to the overpriced plastic pods which I don't want to use. That and or liquid but very little powder of any kind anymore.
A repairman that came to work on my dishwasher last year said never use the pods in the dishwasher or the washer. He said the plastic doesn't all disolve and clogs up things. Can't explain it the way he did, but that is basically what it boiled down to.
A shout out for making your own laundry detergent, which we have been doing for eight years. We use the Duggar recipe. Things you need on hand to store are granular, IL, borax and washing soda. Only other ingredient is bar soap. You add the water, the heat, and the stirring. WE have saved so much money over the years.
Thanks for that info Tybee.......I'll check that recipe out.
I haven't used dryer sheets in the dryer for about 25 years now. The repairman said that it gums up the dryer parts. We're told we need so much that we don't need.
catherine
6-17-17, 10:24am
I haven't used dryer sheets in the dryer for about 25 years now. The repairman said that it gums up the dryer parts. We're told we need so much that we don't need.
I never use dryer sheets. Frankly, I don't get them. Definitely not worth the money. I don't like the idea of the chemicals. I don't know what value they add. Make your clothes softer? Make them wrinkle less? I'd rather save the money and the chemicals and fluff my clothes and then hang them. They wind up wrinkle free, and they're soft enough for me!
iris lilies
6-17-17, 10:31am
I dont use dryer sheets. I don't use dishwasher capsules. I dont use newfangled stuff. We only started using liquid hand soap recently, and even then I feel guilty about the dumb plastic container. We still use bar soap in the shower and I am
uNable to u derstand "body wash." Hand soap is basically bodywash concencrate. Use that, people, and stop paying for water in your products.
thats why i am so discombobulated by finding no real choice for washer powder in my regular geocery store.
too old amd stuck in the past i am, I guess.
ToomuchStuff
6-17-17, 11:06am
So what do you all use for antistatic?
I've never heard anything about dryer sheets gumming up things, but grew up reusing dryer sheets.
iris lilies
6-17-17, 11:10am
A shout out for making your own laundry detergent, which we have been doing for eight years. We use the Duggar recipe. Things you need on hand to store are granular, IL, borax and washing soda. Only other ingredient is bar soap. You add the water, the heat, and the stirring. WE have saved so much money over the years.
What is "washing soda?"
This is a little complex for me, but may have to resort to it.
ToomuchStuff
6-17-17, 11:26am
What is "washing soda?"
This is a little complex for me, but may have to resort to it.
http://naturesnurtureblog.com/how-to-make-washing-soda/
Arm and Hammer is the one I have seen that sells/makes both. It can be trouble though sometimes finding it.
https://brendid.com/difference-washing-soda-baking-soda/
What is "washing soda?"
This is a little complex for me, but may have to resort to it.
You can get them both at Meijer and and Menards, if you have those stories down by you, IL. You can also get them from Amazon, I'm sure. Washing soda is different than baking soda, and it seems to be the tough one to find.
We use a five gallon bucket with a lid. We keep it by the washing machine. The most complicated part is shredding and melting the bar soap over the stove.
catherine
6-17-17, 12:39pm
So what do you all use for antistatic?
I've never heard anything about dryer sheets gumming up things, but grew up reusing dryer sheets.
What is so bad about static? You shake it out and fold. I avoid it by simply fluffing in heat for 2 minutes and then hanging.
frugal-one
6-17-17, 12:41pm
What is so bad about static? You shake it out and fold.
The static is terrible. It actually shocks you and the clothes stick to your body. YLMV
catherine
6-17-17, 12:45pm
The static is terrible. It actually shocks you and the clothes stick to your body. YLMV
See my edited post for my solution to that problem, although I have to say, I've never really felt static cling was a problem. I fluff & hang because the clothes last longer, have great body, have no wrinkles, and I save $ on heated drying.
I have never understood dryer sheets either. Some cultural advertising meme that is now considered an essential by many. You shake clothes out and the static goes away. The dryer sheets leave a slimy feel to things and the smell can be nauseating. It is so odd to take walks in the evening and smell all the dryer sheets wafting through the air.
ToomuchStuff
6-17-17, 1:12pm
See my edited post for my solution to that problem, although I have to say, I've never really felt static cling was a problem. I fluff & hang because the clothes last longer, have great body, have no wrinkles, and I save $ on heated drying.
If you work around electronics, as I do at times, static means killing them and costing me money.
I use Mrs. Meyer's lemon verbena for laundry and shampoo. I did just buy some oxyclean for whites...I despise the scent of nearly every laundry detergent. Nothing smells as good to me as the old Tide granular, but now they all smell like chemicals. I used the washing soda, borax and liquid dish detergent recipe, but found it left a film that made the wash cloths and towels not absorb. I use vinegar as a rinse and don't have much static cling. There's a cloth diaper site that suggests oxyclean, hot water, washing soda and borax only...no detergent so I tried it with the washcloths and towels. Haven't seen a big difference yet.
If you work around electronics, as I do at times, static means killing them and costing me money.
It's easy enough to ground yourself or use a ground strap. I killed a card once by dropping it from the top of a ladder but never with static electricity.
ApatheticNoMore
6-18-17, 6:47am
seldom have static on clothes, although I suppose if clothes secretly carry static with no way to know about it, I wouldn't know of course. Apparently there are all types of natural ways that allegedly remove static like dryer balls that I would try before dryer sheets or fabric softeners if I had that problem (never used either but dryer balls seem cool). People also say rub clothes through a metal hanger etc..
I might worry about this more if there actually was static, I wonder why there isn't, climate? I guess I usually wear cotton and supposedly natural materials have less static (true I think), but I'm not religious about checking materials of most things so it's really all kind of materials. And maybe I don't usually wear my clothes right out of the dryer or something and so any static goes away quickly (I don't even put them away right out of the dryer, I put them in a natural fiber woven basket and procrastinate - 3 cheers for lazy I guess). Maybe my clothes often have a little dampness when removed from the dryer? They often do. Hey 50 year old apartment dryers (or so they seem), not the best performing you know, but they suffice, dampness goes away quickly.
Hmmm....I had totally forgotten about clothes and static. I can remember it being a problem when I was younger....especially if wearing a slip and a skirt........which I haven't done in forever. Maybe most of the materials are different nowadays?
Funny.....I remember a fear I developed in the first grade. We had chalkboards, but a metal-type chalk holder at the bottom. Every time I would go to the chalkboard, I would get the worst zap ever. I got to really fear going to the chalkboard. haha
(And I had new shoes that had a lot of rubber on the soles). Go figure........
It's disconcerting to think about all the products that are invented/created and then we're taught that we just have to have them or bad things will happen.
The only time I ever recall any issues with "static cling" were back in the days of wearing panty hose.
frugal-one
6-18-17, 8:12pm
See my edited post for my solution to that problem, although I have to say, I've never really felt static cling was a problem. I fluff & hang because the clothes last longer, have great body, have no wrinkles, and I save $ on heated drying.
It must make a difference where you live or the type of heat you have. Here the static is horrible.
I get static with synthetics. But I don't wear them straight out of the dryer.
I get static with synthetics. But I don't wear them straight out of the dryer.
That's what I was thinking... I remember static with nylon and polyester, but I don't get that much of it now at all.
I wonder if it isn't due to the ubiquity of HE washers now. You have to use HE detergents and in my experience (unfortunately, in hindsight) powdered detergent just doesn't dissolve like it should. I was using my favorite powdered detergent which is actually manufactured here locally, but had to go to their liquid instead as the powder left huge deposits of gross soap slicks on clothing. Especially noticeable on jeans and dark clothing, but I'm sure it was on everything. With the HE, you have to micromanage each load, not overload, make sure there is a mix of weight/size of pieces being washed. But hey, it's efficient somehow.
A repairman that came to work on my dishwasher last year said never use the pods in the dishwasher or the washer. He said the plastic doesn't all disolve and clogs up things. Can't explain it the way he did, but that is basically what it boiled down to.
That is exactly what caused my dishwasher to take a year and a half off working. Clogged up from pods!
Dry detergents don't dissolve well for me.
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