tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350528221913815756.post6387161360872722025..comments2022-03-24T21:10:15.668-05:00Comments on Launder, Fold, Repeat: Laundry BluesMostly Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10900133006659686271noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350528221913815756.post-60114172088215063362009-10-22T16:20:33.363-05:002009-10-22T16:20:33.363-05:00Natalie- I'm so sorry that I hadn't got ba...Natalie- I'm so sorry that I hadn't got back to this comment! <br /><br />For the most part, the problem is totally gone after switching to the powdered detergent. I can't stress enough how much it helped to just wash the stinky items over and over until all the suds are gone. <br /><br />I think the homemade detergent is great because it's so much less sudsing, as is the powdered option.<br /><br />Also, is your water really soft? Because that could be part of the problem too. <br /><br />Our towels were GROSS. SO gross. It made the whole bathroom smell and I thought I was going crazy. I did end up pitching the worst ones before I figured out the soap/washing machine were causing the problem.<br /><br />I too am thinking that the HE machines aren't as great as they are billed---esp. if I have to wash 10 times wasting water! But that's what we have, so I'm dealing with it.<br /><br />I hope that helps! If you have other questions, email me at launderfoldrepeat@gmail.com<br />Thanks for stopping by!!!Mostly Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900133006659686271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350528221913815756.post-49482131835210634132009-10-01T03:55:05.493-05:002009-10-01T03:55:05.493-05:00I found your blog from One Pretty Thing and have b...I found your blog from One Pretty Thing and have been looking around. :) <br />I just wanted to say that I have this problem and I cannot tell you how frustrated I am with it!!!!!!! So did you really get the smell all the way out?? It happens to some of our t-shirts and jeans as well. I am using less soap and doing an extra rinse cycle for every load and I still get the issue sometimes. I wish they would re-think how they do these HE washers because I am ready to leave mine out on the curb and go to the laundromat. <br /><br />I use Charlie's Soap which is wonderful and a low suds product. Maybe making my own would be better. I use no fabric softener except vinegar. I clean the rubber gasket and run empty loads, running CLR through my washer (and then a few rinse cycles after), hydrogen peroxide, borax, nu-wash and all sorts of things to get the smell out but am still having issues. <br /><br />Do you think making my own detergent would really help? And how long were your towels smelly? If mine have been washed many times and are sitting in a pile by my washer to try again - should I just rinse them a bunch? Or now that it has been a few months of smelliness and washing and drying them a bunch, do you think it is too late? (Sorry for the long rant and all the questions!)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391621005439871907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350528221913815756.post-13928750500535691522009-09-22T08:42:20.157-05:002009-09-22T08:42:20.157-05:00I have the same problem with the towels and with c...I have the same problem with the towels and with cloth diapers. My husband used to gab when the diapers would get wet b/c they would smell like ammonia from the build up. I too have switched to homemade detergent and love it! It is so easy to make and so cheap.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621007116824305538noreply@blogger.com