Comments on: Sometimes ya gotta give in to pre-programming http://www.blulow.com/2008/02/14/sometimes-ya-gotta-give-in-to-pre-programming/ All about living green (BLUe + yelLOW = Green Living) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:32:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jill http://www.blulow.com/2008/02/14/sometimes-ya-gotta-give-in-to-pre-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-985 Jill Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:04:42 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=22#comment-985 Try going without fabric softener on your towels. Well, liquid fabric softener anyway - I don't know much about dryer sheets, except that they effectively repel rodents and insects. Anyhow, liquid fabric softener will make your towels less absorbent. I discovered this myself 20 years ago when my son was lying on his back when he peed in his cloth diaper, and the urine leaked out the back. I had tried to 'soften' his diapers with liquid fabric softener (which had the opposite effect on his cotton diapers, by the way), and it made them non-absorbent. Ever since, I have reserved liquid fabric softener for winter, when I have static cling frustrations. Try going without fabric softener on your towels. Well, liquid fabric softener anyway – I don’t know much about dryer sheets, except that they effectively repel rodents and insects.

Anyhow, liquid fabric softener will make your towels less absorbent. I discovered this myself 20 years ago when my son was lying on his back when he peed in his cloth diaper, and the urine leaked out the back. I had tried to ’soften’ his diapers with liquid fabric softener (which had the opposite effect on his cotton diapers, by the way), and it made them non-absorbent. Ever since, I have reserved liquid fabric softener for winter, when I have static cling frustrations.

]]> By: Felicia http://www.blulow.com/2008/02/14/sometimes-ya-gotta-give-in-to-pre-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Felicia Fri, 23 May 2008 22:50:56 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=22#comment-120 With a front loader I only put in one tablespoon of powdered home made detergent, so it rinses out very well. It's just that I happen to like the smell of the fabric softener. I tried a little vinegar but still preferred the diluted fabric softener better. With a front loader I only put in one tablespoon of powdered home made detergent, so it rinses out very well. It’s just that I happen to like the smell of the fabric softener.

I tried a little vinegar but still preferred the diluted fabric softener better.

]]> By: seventh sister http://www.blulow.com/2008/02/14/sometimes-ya-gotta-give-in-to-pre-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-116 seventh sister Fri, 23 May 2008 21:45:16 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=22#comment-116 I don't use fabric softener unless I have something that has to go in the dryer and that will have a lot of static cling without it. I keep a small jug of 7th Gen. for that. I have to keepit in the fridge so it won't go bad before I use all of it. I don't like the way softener makes clothes smell and feel. It makes towels and other things a lot less absorbant as well. You may not have liked the way your clothes felt after a while because unless you use a little vinegar in the rinse water with homemade laundry soap, it won't rinse out well. I don’t use fabric softener unless I have something that has to go in the dryer and that will have a lot of static cling without it. I keep a small jug of 7th Gen. for that. I have to keepit in the fridge so it won’t go bad before I use all of it. I don’t like the way softener makes clothes smell and feel. It makes towels and other things a lot less absorbant as well. You may not have liked the way your clothes felt after a while because unless you use a little vinegar in the rinse water with homemade laundry soap, it won’t rinse out well.

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