bogeygal
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great article Bogey! We have 2 asthmatics and 2 allergy excemas in my crew! and that tally doesnt include the dogs, who suffer from their own allergy conditions. I'm pretty aggressive with my laundry, everything gets washed in hot, seperated loads of course. I also have the duet steam washer, which I really do think helps to cut down the allergens. What I never stopped to think of, was airing the washer out after I am done. An added step, but if helps my guys breathe easier, and not be itchy, I'm all for it. I was wondering what type of laundry soap you all use for allergy people? I used to be a fan of the purex free, but they dont make it in (he) so I have been using Tide (he) instead. I think seventh generation makes an (he) product, has anyone here used it?
Line-drying?? Are they insane...?? That completely goes against the whole point of the article. Do they not know how much pollen, dust, particles, etc.. are floating around outside?? Also,,, I've tried line drying in the past and it turn my clothes into stiff sandpaper. It's the most uncomfortable thing ever and incredibly itchy on the skin. I like the idea in theory, but don't know how anyone can stand to do it.
As for washing everything in hot... uhh.. hello.. that will shrink many of your clothes as well as fade/ruin them faster. And doesn't the hot air in the dryer kill any mites or whatever is remaining, even if you wash in cold water?
I tend to think these kinds of articles are ridiculous.... so much fear-mongering over little stuff (and where is the scientific proof here of what they're saying?) and haven't millions of people for generations done laundry the way they say not to do it, and they lived a good long life and turned out just fine.....??
That being said, not buying stuff with perfumes/dyes seems like a no-brainer...
I only use cold water to wash, except for bath towels, washcloths, etc. I also only use scent and dye free detergent. But I wash socks and undies with other laundry if I need to and then they only get dried on low. Guess I've been doing it all wrong.
Personally I think we worry too much about germs. I know we should be clean but keeping ourselves incredibly germ free also keeps us from building immunity from those germs. Germs are a natural part of our environment and we should be able to live peacefully with them. That said, I use hand sanitizer about a gazillion times a day... lol.
Here is a detergent I bought today that is allergy free:
Also clear of perfumes and dyes and dermatologist recommended.
(Special thanks to Mr. Bogey-Son for teaching me how to insert a picture!)
This is what I use also, bogeygal.
I always wash my bed linens in hot.
Once a week, I run the washer empty with hot water and bleach. My mother was a nurse and she taught me that about 40 years ago, LOL!
I wanted to add that if a person doesn't want to use bleach for whites as much the liquid bluing that comes in the little blue bottle works very well to makes things whiter.