What causes your white clothes to become gray and dingy? Improper rinsing is the main cause! The residual detergent will discolor any white over time.
Rinse them a second time, adding a cup of vinegar to the water to remove all soap film. Or, use a Downy Dryer ball to release the vinegar into the rinse water automatically. Just pour in a cup of vinegar (instead of the Downy) and throw the ball in! This works so well that you may not even have to give the clothes a second rinse.
If not for my Mother and her plight with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, I would still be using my arsenal of “beauty” products to keep my skin soft, my hair full, and my age well hidden. I was shocked to learn just how damaging all my beloved products can be for my skin and health. Sodium laureth sulfate (SLS), Cocoamide DEA, Nitrosamines—the list goes on and on with ingredients that have no business in our everyday lives. So began my search for a safe and effective soap minus all the harmful chemicals. Dr. Bronner’s soap products are just that.
Caress bar soap claims to leave your skin soft and silky, but did you know it’s also great at removing the sticky adhesive residue left behind from tape? Use Caress bar soap with warm water on a rag, and gently rub. It leaves no residue and removes even stubborn adhesive.
Antibacterial soap is defined as any cleaning product to which active antibacterial ingredients have been added, such as Triclosan, one of the most common. Triclosan can be found in more than 700 antimicrobial-infused products such as deodorants, toothpastes, mouthwashes and over 70% of all liquid soaps. It can also be found in any number of consumer products marketed under the trade name Microban such as fabrics, cutting boards, kitchen utensils, toys and trash bags, to name a few.
Irritations from soaps, perfumes, and dyes in laundry soap can be very irritating to some people’s skin. It may be nice to smell that spring air or fresh rain, but the cocktail of chemicals that it takes to produce that scent can irritate your skin or worse.
