The Environmentally Friendly washing powders/liquids dont get the stains off my
By jennybianca
@jennybianca (12912)
Australia
March 24, 2008 7:26pm CST
clothes....
I decided to swap over to environmentally friendly washing powder or washing liquid. Not only does this benefit the environment in the long run, but it would be helpful to me in watering my garden.
I use ALL the water from my washing machine to water my back lawn.
I wanted to water my fruit trees as well, but I can't use any old washing powder for that.
I have tried at least three products.
I found that although they are okay to freshen up clothes, they dont tend to wash stains very well at all.
I have tried the Green Care brand & Hurricane brand.
All of us tend to get stains on our clothes, & these environmentally friendly washing products aren't getting the stains off.
So now what am I supposed to do?
Do any of you use environmentally friendly washing products? Do they work for you?
Do you use the grey water from your washing machine to water fruit trees?
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6 responses
@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
25 Mar 08
Well when the others won't get stains out then I don't think I'd be wanting to try another. I think I'll stick by my brand which is wisk because it does get the stains out however, it's the fabric softner that's giving me a problem. No matter how much I water it down, it still shows up looking like a wet stain. So now I've decided to use dryer sheets when I'm going to use the dryer and say a prayer on the days that I hang them outside because I'll have to use the liquid softner in the washer.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
25 Mar 08
I dont get it. I have not heard of fabric softener causing wet stains. I put the fabric softener in the little "hole" thing at the centre of the washing ,machine. Are you just puring your softener in with the wash? Maybe thats why it stains.
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@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
25 Mar 08
Yup right in the center like I'm suppose to. It's pretty normal for these darn stains to appear because my mom gets them too. The bottle says not to delute it but I have to because if I don't then it's too concentrated and leaves behind a wet looking stain that is actually dry when it comes out of the dryer but looks wet or the material looks darker than the rest of it. VERY aggravating! That's when I have to put wisk on the stain, rub it in good and rewash it.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
26 Mar 08
I only use fabric softener on my towels, so maybe thats why I dont see this problem.
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@aseretdd (13729)
• Philippines
25 Mar 08
Environment friendly washing powders are not available in my country... but if they are... they would be very expensive... so i don't think i will be able to use any... i don't have a garden but i use the water with detergent to lightly clean the bathroom... but i still clean the bathroom with antibacterial liquid regularly...
I think what you can do is to just use the environment friendly detergent on clothes that are not stained and use regular detergent on those that are...that would be like a compromise...
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
25 Mar 08
That is a good idea, to use the washing machine water with detergent to clean the bathroom. That really is a good use of left over water.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
25 Mar 08
I have tried several different environmentallyfriendly liquidsand they just do not get out the stains but I hear thatr now chlorox has an environmentally friendly product so am going to try that otherwise it is back to good old chlorox.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
26 Mar 08
Same as me. I have tried a few environmentally products, but they dont remove the stains. I just want to be able to use the wash water for my fruit trees.
I have never heard of chlorox.
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
25 Mar 08
I've been using Melaleuca products for several years and love them. I've never been dissatisfied at all.
They do have a spray on stain remover too.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
26 Mar 08
Melaleuca is Australian isn't it? If it gets the stains out & I can use the washing suds to water my garden, then this would be great. Thanks.
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
26 Mar 08
The company uses the tea tree oil from the trees in Australia, so I can only assume that it is available there. I've only been involved with the company here in the U.S.
@artemeis (4189)
• China
25 Mar 08
I am not sure what stains you are trying to remove but being successful at my end here - you may want to try these out.
I use Amway SA8 Liquid and Prewash (for tough stains) and the used water can be used to water the plants and clean my kitchen floors.
For general cleaning I am using the Amway LOC concentrated and I get them diluted for handwash and floor cleaner. And dog shampoo too, my dog just loves it and smells good too.
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
26 Mar 08
I was refering to just normal stains, such a dirt & food bits. We can get Amway here so I will check it out. It sounds suitable if it is okay to use the washing sudsy stuff to water my trees.
