So through my shaving addiction I encountered the following product on Nancy Boy's site: Laundry Soap They claim it is better than the normal method of laundry detergent and then the dryer sheets because of residues and such. My question is, are they right? What do you guys do for laundry? My laundry always is staticy and awful everytime I do it.
Tide! Sorry I am not very helpful in laundry, I just dirty the stuff. :rofl Their are here that do have a handle on it. Welcome to TSD Brad!
A woman who doesn't know what laundry is? What's the world coming to?! I know, I know - I'm in deep snail poop now! Too good to pass up though! :rofl
It always seems pretty stiff and also quite static-y when coming out of the dryer. I can't seem to get the "soft" that you strive for (my clothes seem to wear out pretty quick). I pretty much stick to the delicates cycle on both the washing machine and dryer. Is a laundry soap like Nancy Boy worth the money? Or is there something else recommended other than the normal Tide and dryer sheets approach?
If your machine has a second rinse cycle you could try that.The delicate cycle may not be extracting all the soap from your clothing,so try the perm press or whites cycle. Also only use the recommended amount of detergent or less 1/3 in your wash cycle. Some water and detergent combos work better. you could try ERA or Dreft or even Ivory brands. You could ask what they use at the local laundromat that gets good results. Hows your water? what machine are you using? what fabric are we talking about (this all sounds familiar somehow!)
I live in an apartment complex with in-suite laundry. The water is pretty hard (dries out my skin in the shower a lot, causes issues shaving, etc.). The washing machine and dryer are both GE (washing machine is top load, dryer front load). I believe the washing machine is this one (or at least has the same controls). The dryer I think is this one. I usually use Tide and then Bounty dryer sheets, although I did end up buying some of the Nancy Boy stuff. Get about the same results with each, though maybe seems fresher with the NB. Stuff is coming out a little stiff feeling, not soft, definitely static-y.
One thing about commercial laundry machines is that they tend to be harder on clothes than a home laundry machine. The one thing that I like about a laundromat setting is that everything gets done at the same time. Often that was two or three weeks worth of clothes. If you are like I was when doing laundry while living in apartments, then you could be making the same mistake that I did. And that is overcrowding the machines, which is easy to do. That'll affect the performance of your soap and dryer sheets. Since you are using Tide, you may as well check out their suggestions: http://www.tide.com/en_US/articles/topic.jsp?topic=launder_basics
I'm in the same situation as you....and unfortunately ($), the only solution I've found to get the clothes really soft was this combo: 1 Cup Dr Bronner's Liquid Soap 1 Cup Borax BUT - I haven't tried a wide array of the high-end detergents out there (i.e. Nancy boy), so let us know how that works out
Brad Give the perm press or whites cycle a try and cut back on the detergent by half. If you use the white cycle make sure your clothes can be in hot water. Unfortunately the 2nd rinse cycle in commercial machines are usually disabled as a cost saver to the operators, so try it out and watch for the 2nd rinse to come on. You may want to try a liquid fabric softener in the washer. Static is a tough problem that has no easy answers but your clothes may have soap left in them from prior washes causing the scratchiness you describe. check the machine for soap left by the previous user- sometimes they use so much that it does not get washed out and its left for you.
You try a liquid fabric softener? Be sure to add it in the rinse cycle only, or just use a downy ball dispenser (not necessarily downy inside if you don't want) You can also use more than one dryer sheet.
Bunch of good suggestions. I think the less soap ideas and compensating for hard water may be the way to go. This combo above looks promising. I try to be careful of dryer sheets and liquid softeners. No dyes or scents if I can help it. They can wear out your clothing fibers faster too.
Thanks for the responses. I'm going to try some variations when I do laundry later this week and report back.
I would chime in with another vote for less detergent. That always seems to help. You really don't need to use as much as they recommend.
