Do you use scent beads and/or fabric softener for laundry"

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I don’t use fabric softener but I love scented detergent! I use Persil.

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Anonymous wrote:No, but I can smell that stuff coming from our neighbors houses from their dryer vents. It seems horrible to me, but I also don't have teenage kids who may need extra scent masking.

I think this is one of those love it or hate it areas. Similar to perfume/cologne.

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Anonymous wrote:I use unscented tide, oxiclean free and unscented dryer sheets because I was raised in an upper class white household. This is a cultural thing and I try not be judgmental but I genuinely have a physical aversion to scented laundry and while I like to buy second hand, especially kid clothes, I spend a lot of time trying to soak the perfume out of them.

What works best is oxiclean first and then vinegar. Soak in a bucket overnight for both stages.

I hate those chemicals and smells. Everything I use on laundry is unscented. Our clothes smell like 'nothing/clean".

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Anonymous wrote:No, but I can smell that stuff coming from our neighbors houses from their dryer vents. It seems horrible to me, but I also don't have teenage kids who may need extra scent masking.

Whatever perfumed laundry products my neighbor uses makes my throat feel like it's closing. I can't be in the yard when they dry clothes. It's potent. Can't be healthy.

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Anonymous wrote:No, but I can smell that stuff coming from our neighbors houses from their dryer vents. It seems horrible to me, but I also don't have teenage kids who may need extra scent masking.

Whatever perfumed laundry products my neighbor uses makes my throat feel like it's closing. I can't be in the yard when they dry clothes. It's potent. Can't be healthy.

Wow! That's a strong reaction and sounds like it could be an allergy. Stay safe, PP.

[Anonymous]

I have a wool dryer ball but my puppy likes to play with it so I always have to hunt for it when I do laundry. I use dryer sheets that supposedly help lessen the need for drycleaning but no scent beads and all that.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t use fabric softener but I love scented detergent! I use Persil.

Love Persil. I lived in England before they had it here, and I would bring it back to the states with me. Was so happy when it came here with the fresh, clean scent.

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Anonymous wrote:I use unscented tide, oxiclean free and unscented dryer sheets because I was raised in an upper class white household. This is a cultural thing and I try not be judgmental but I genuinely have a physical aversion to scented laundry and while I like to buy second hand, especially kid clothes, I spend a lot of time trying to soak the perfume out of them.

What works best is oxiclean first and then vinegar. Soak in a bucket overnight for both stages.

I agree with this 100% BUT feel compelled to tell you that both my young adult sons got to college and switched to scented laundry detergent because "it makes clothes smell better." My DS2 complained about our scent-free detergent when he was home for the holidays.

IMO, they both now reek of laundry scent, but apparently they like it.

Hey, it's better than the Drakkar Noir or Axe Body Spray! Thank goodness those days are gone.

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Anonymous wrote:I use unscented tide, oxiclean free and unscented dryer sheets because I was raised in an upper class white household. This is a cultural thing and I try not be judgmental but I genuinely have a physical aversion to scented laundry and while I like to buy second hand, especially kid clothes, I spend a lot of time trying to soak the perfume out of them.

What works best is oxiclean first and then vinegar. Soak in a bucket overnight for both stages.

I agree with this 100% BUT feel compelled to tell you that both my young adult sons got to college and switched to scented laundry detergent because "it makes clothes smell better." My DS2 complained about our scent-free detergent when he was home for the holidays.

IMO, they both now reek of laundry scent, but apparently they like it.

Hey, it's better than the Drakkar Noir or Axe Body Spray! Thank goodness those days are gone.

Nothing was worse than Drakkar or Axe on sweaty balls.

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Anonymous wrote:I use wool dryer balls instead of dryer sheets. I started adding sanitizer for certain items in the washer. Just bought scent booster, but plan on adding sachets to my closet rather than adding more chemicals directly onto my clothes.

They really push that stuff and I’m surprised that it’s pretty expensive for a container of scent booster.

What is added sanitizer?

I think it's one of those pointless things someone cooked up during the pandemic and people latched on out of fear. Soap works. Bleach works. There's no need to buy "sanitizer" on top of the usual products.

Is it an actual thing?
I mean isn’t that the entire point of doing laundry? I am so intrigued by this.

Seriously, it's a gimmick born out of Covid.

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Anonymous wrote:I use Bounce dryer sheets. If I don't, my clothes are all static-y and need ironing. I tried static balls once because they're better for the environment, but they didn't work.

I use these too, but the unscented version. And I use the static balls for things like coats and snow pants and such.

I don’t like the smell of LAUNDRY DETERGENT. I don’t know what kind of frags they’re using these days but they are insanely strong.

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Anonymous wrote:No, but I can smell that stuff coming from our neighbors houses from their dryer vents. It seems horrible to me, but I also don't have teenage kids who may need extra scent masking.

Whatever perfumed laundry products my neighbor uses makes my throat feel like it's closing. I can't be in the yard when they dry clothes. It's potent. Can't be healthy.

I don’t have such a strong reaction (and yikes!) but I don’t like the outside world stinking of someone’s perfume of choice.

[Anonymous]

i love the smell of laundry detergent and fabric softener. brings me back to my days of living in bogota.

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No, I hate the smell.

[Anonymous]

Love the smell of laundry detergent. Just smells homey and clean and cozy to me. My favorite is when I'm on a walk and I can smell people doing laundry.