Hi Kathi, I have been using the Oxyclean spray to get out stains and finds it works really well for that and I know I saw it in powder form at Costco so perhaps throwing a little of that into the wash might help. I am not sure if you would react to it or not, I have never read the ingredients.
We rarely use bleach at our house but I cannot stand having stains on my clothes so Oxyclean saves the day for me. I have not found anything that works as well with my washer and water. My sister lives in the country and is on a well - her clothes have an orange tinge no matter what she seems to do - just her water source.
I am also super fussy with the laundry...whites only get washed with whites, towels only get washed with towels, reds-pinks-oranges all get washed together...it takes a little more time but in the long run, the clothes look better longer.
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We rarely use bleach at our house but I cannot stand having stains on my clothes so Oxyclean saves the day for me. I have not found anything that works as well with my washer and water. My sister lives in the country and is on a well - her clothes have an orange tinge no matter what she seems to do - just her water source.
I am also super fussy with the laundry...whites only get washed with whites, towels only get washed with towels, reds-pinks-oranges all get washed together...it takes a little more time but in the long run, the clothes look better longer.
Jennifer Dawson
LVSonline - Organize Your Life - registration on now
http://www.lvsassociates.com/register/product_info.php?products_id=342
--- In SimplfyMeWithTipsAndHints@yahoogroups.com, "Jean C. Turley-Sinclair" <jcts@...> wrote:
>
> Vinegar will get the soap residue out and the clothes do not smell like
> vinegar when the clothes are dry.
> JeanAt 08:31 AM 8/21/2011, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >I have been using my own laundry detergent for a couple of years now. I
> >love it but last night my husband was complaining that it doesn't get his
> >underwear white. He thought all the whites look dingy. I suppose that's
> >true. I guess it just doesn't bother me. I'm wondering if anyone has
> >ideas on how to whiten things like underwear and socks. I have suggested
> >that he put vinegar in the rinse cycle by he refuses to do that. He says
> >the clothes will smell like vinegar. I don't know what else to do. Since
> >the laundry is in the basement, he is the one who puts them in the
> >washer. Any ideas? I did buy some bleach for my son's socks, but I can't
> >use bleach at all in my clothes. I react very badly to it.
> >
> >Kathi
> >Visit my blog at http://kathishippiehaven.blogspot.com/
> >Shop Etsy Buy Homemade http://hippiefairylover.etsy.com
> >But there are some things I know for certain: always throw spilt salt over
> >your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for
> >luck, and fall in love whenever you can.
> >
>
>
> Vinegar will get the soap residue out and the clothes do not smell like
> vinegar when the clothes are dry.
> JeanAt 08:31 AM 8/21/2011, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >I have been using my own laundry detergent for a couple of years now. I
> >love it but last night my husband was complaining that it doesn't get his
> >underwear white. He thought all the whites look dingy. I suppose that's
> >true. I guess it just doesn't bother me. I'm wondering if anyone has
> >ideas on how to whiten things like underwear and socks. I have suggested
> >that he put vinegar in the rinse cycle by he refuses to do that. He says
> >the clothes will smell like vinegar. I don't know what else to do. Since
> >the laundry is in the basement, he is the one who puts them in the
> >washer. Any ideas? I did buy some bleach for my son's socks, but I can't
> >use bleach at all in my clothes. I react very badly to it.
> >
> >Kathi
> >Visit my blog at http://kathishippiehaven.blogspot.com/
> >Shop Etsy Buy Homemade http://hippiefairylover.etsy.com
> >But there are some things I know for certain: always throw spilt salt over
> >your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for
> >luck, and fall in love whenever you can.
> >
>
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