My wife goes overboard with the new Gain scent boosters. She's into all things that smell "good". We went to Kohls recently. She bombed herself with sample perfumes. Of course we took my car and the smell lingered in it for 3 days.
Laundry Fragrance
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Although I do love fresh, clean clothes, sheets & towels, any time that I have walked down the laundry aisle, it can certainly be fragrance overload!
Artificial fragrances are among the most toxic of additives in our stuff we buy. Many are not even required to disclose their toxicity.
Avoid them as much as possible.
The grossest thing I have ever smelled was when folks use Febreze on dirty homes and cars to make it "smell clean"...
Avoid them as much as possible.
The grossest thing I have ever smelled was when folks use Febreze on dirty homes and cars to make it "smell clean"...
People associate smell with clean. I use a detergent that Sears sells that leaves no fragrance behind. It goes on sale several times a year for half off or more. I use a full scoop of the linked powder and the same scoop of Borax.
http://www.sears.com/ultra-plus-trade-powder-laundry-detergent-w-stain-fighter/p-03209898000P
My sister in law stayed with us for a week and also used our washer a few time before she got her own and she used the Tide heavy. It took multiple load of our own laundry to get the overwhelming Tide smell out of the washer. The problem with all liquid detergents is that they contribute to front load HE washer rotting and smelling like mildew.
Now if the women at work (including some family members) will learn that perfume and body sprays go on your skin and not your clothing. I shouldn't be able to smell you unless I am in your bubble.
http://www.sears.com/ultra-plus-trade-powder-laundry-detergent-w-stain-fighter/p-03209898000P
My sister in law stayed with us for a week and also used our washer a few time before she got her own and she used the Tide heavy. It took multiple load of our own laundry to get the overwhelming Tide smell out of the washer. The problem with all liquid detergents is that they contribute to front load HE washer rotting and smelling like mildew.
Now if the women at work (including some family members) will learn that perfume and body sprays go on your skin and not your clothing. I shouldn't be able to smell you unless I am in your bubble.
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I can't stand the smell of artifical fragrances. I'm not sure why anyone would want to go around smelling like fake ocean breezes or any other such odors. All of the products we use are fragrance free.
Originally Posted By: GreeCguy
I'm thinking you guys wouldn't like taking a ride with me in either the ever faithful "Bluesmobile" or "Thunder the Wonder Pig."
First of all, I am a heavy smoker, (3 packs a day).
Secondly, before the empty soap bottle hits the recycle bin, I toss it in the back seat of the car with the cap removed - free air freshener. I like it. My favorite is "Cascade Lemon Fresh," (I know, it's dishwasher soap), but it smells a whole lot better than I do after a long day on the farm.
I'm not sure why you'd see any of that behavior as a source of pride.
Originally Posted By: GreeCguy
I'm thinking you guys wouldn't like taking a ride with me in either the ever faithful "Bluesmobile" or "Thunder the Wonder Pig."
First of all, I am a heavy smoker, (3 packs a day).
Secondly, before the empty soap bottle hits the recycle bin, I toss it in the back seat of the car with the cap removed - free air freshener. I like it. My favorite is "Cascade Lemon Fresh," (I know, it's dishwasher soap), but it smells a whole lot better than I do after a long day on the farm.
I'm not sure why you'd see any of that behavior as a source of pride.
Poor Pops, He must not know that fragrance free products usually use a masking agent to cover their own inherently chemical smell...
Originally Posted By: mikefxu
My sister in law stayed with us for a week and also used our washer a few time before she got her own and she used the Tide heavy. It took multiple load of our own laundry to get the overwhelming Tide smell out of the washer. The problem with all liquid detergents is that they contribute to front load HE washer rotting and smelling like mildew.
I've never had that problem with liquid detergents in our front-loading washer. Liquids are all we've used in it the 3 years we've had it. Then again, we leave the door open when it's not in use.
Adding a half a cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle significantly cuts the fragrance of most detergents. It also works as a natural fabric softener. Win-win!
My sister in law stayed with us for a week and also used our washer a few time before she got her own and she used the Tide heavy. It took multiple load of our own laundry to get the overwhelming Tide smell out of the washer. The problem with all liquid detergents is that they contribute to front load HE washer rotting and smelling like mildew.
I've never had that problem with liquid detergents in our front-loading washer. Liquids are all we've used in it the 3 years we've had it. Then again, we leave the door open when it's not in use.
Adding a half a cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle significantly cuts the fragrance of most detergents. It also works as a natural fabric softener. Win-win!
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
Merkava,
What does your wife say about laundry detergent fragrance ?
LT4 Vette,
I've don't have a wife, but thanks for giving me the benefit of the doubt.
I assumed your wife like scented laundry detergent.
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
Merkava,
What does your wife say about laundry detergent fragrance ?
LT4 Vette,
I've don't have a wife, but thanks for giving me the benefit of the doubt.
I assumed your wife like scented laundry detergent.
Let's get real here. People stink. It's just that simple. I've got every flavour febreeze scent available and my house smells flowery fresh,even my dogs blanket smells nice.
I'd rather smell febreeze than body odour.
I'd rather smell febreeze than body odour.
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Originally Posted By: antiqueshell
I knew I liked Merkava. This issue of clean and fresh supposedly equaling cloyingly strong artificial/chemical perfume scents in laundry detergent and shampoos drives me crazy.
I'm probably allergic to these chemical ingredients because I usually get a pretty severe headache and feel sick after being exposed to these scents for a long period of time.
I use Johnson's Baby Shampoo, and Tide Free and Clear for the laundry ....and boy do you pay a premium for buying a product that is FREE of all the chemical [censored].
I've been using this since the mid 80s. Really good for your hair and has a very light scent that you can barely smell,but smells GREAT!!
https://www.paulmitchell.com/our-products/paul-mitchell/original/awapuhi-shampoo/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000SHQHK2/ref=...ASIN=B000SHQHK2
I knew I liked Merkava. This issue of clean and fresh supposedly equaling cloyingly strong artificial/chemical perfume scents in laundry detergent and shampoos drives me crazy.
I'm probably allergic to these chemical ingredients because I usually get a pretty severe headache and feel sick after being exposed to these scents for a long period of time.
I use Johnson's Baby Shampoo, and Tide Free and Clear for the laundry ....and boy do you pay a premium for buying a product that is FREE of all the chemical [censored].
I've been using this since the mid 80s. Really good for your hair and has a very light scent that you can barely smell,but smells GREAT!!
https://www.paulmitchell.com/our-products/paul-mitchell/original/awapuhi-shampoo/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000SHQHK2/ref=...ASIN=B000SHQHK2
I absolutely have to use fragrance free laundry detergent and softener. I get some nasty skin reactions if I don't. Infact we were staying at a friends house in PA last week and what do you know the sheets they washed were not fragrance free. Came home with a nasty rash that still has not gone away. Loud "flower" scented cleaners also do me in. The cleaning lady at work started using Lavender Pine-sol one weekend; I was almost to the point of asphyxiating. Promptly ordered a commercial type cleaner and threw the Pine-sol in the dumpster. Now on the flipside; I could inhale pure bleach all day and be a-ok, but the flower scent stuff, no way.
Originally Posted By: Roob
I'll take the fresh smelling fragrance of laundry over second hand smoke stench any day.
I have never had to step back away from someone wearing clean smelling clothes, but I have and almost wretched at people who stink of second hand smoke. The worst is when that second hand smoke is combined with body odor, yummy!!!
...or how about mixed with extreme garlic breath from Thai food, or such?!
What I REALLY cannot stand, (to the point of getting headaches from it) even more than the false laundry/soap scents, is that OVERWHELMING fake cinnamon/nutmeg/ginger spice smell (from 'seasonal' artificially spiced pine cones or such) that EVERY supermarket/Bed And Bath/Christmas tree Shop/etc. feels compelled to have at the entrance way/exit of EVERY store.
THAT, to me at least, is very nauseating.
I'll take the fresh smelling fragrance of laundry over second hand smoke stench any day.
I have never had to step back away from someone wearing clean smelling clothes, but I have and almost wretched at people who stink of second hand smoke. The worst is when that second hand smoke is combined with body odor, yummy!!!
...or how about mixed with extreme garlic breath from Thai food, or such?!
What I REALLY cannot stand, (to the point of getting headaches from it) even more than the false laundry/soap scents, is that OVERWHELMING fake cinnamon/nutmeg/ginger spice smell (from 'seasonal' artificially spiced pine cones or such) that EVERY supermarket/Bed And Bath/Christmas tree Shop/etc. feels compelled to have at the entrance way/exit of EVERY store.
THAT, to me at least, is very nauseating.
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Originally Posted By: kozanoglu
I tried Sears powder detergents. They did not lift stains as well as Persil. They did not dissolve well, leaving residue. Right, they do not smell.
Never heard of this soap and never seen it at Krogers, Meijers, Target or Walmart.
I tried Sears powder detergents. They did not lift stains as well as Persil. They did not dissolve well, leaving residue. Right, they do not smell.
Never heard of this soap and never seen it at Krogers, Meijers, Target or Walmart.
What grinds my gears are when a brand builds a rep on being fragrance free then they try to trick you into buying the fragrance version... by changing the labeling on the packaging, etc. Like they have a study group of a bunch of women saying they like fragrance free just to be good hippies but really liking some kind of scent.
Here, here! I've never understood why just-washed-clothes need perfume added to them? If the detergent is doing it's job, then why the perfume? Doesn't make sense.
Stupid marketers targeting the lowest-common-denominator who rarely question anything....
Like you, I avoid anything with perfume in it.
Stupid marketers targeting the lowest-common-denominator who rarely question anything....
Like you, I avoid anything with perfume in it.
There's plenty of choices if you don't want your clothes to smell like perfume. I prefer my clothes to smell like nothing in particular. There's also liquid fabric softener and dryer sheets without any added perfume.
However, there are people who feel differently. That includes my wife.
However, there are people who feel differently. That includes my wife.
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