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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
722 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
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 Posted - Jun 02 2009 : 12:57:22 PM
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I'm a fan of vinegar in the downey ball also..So much cheaper and it workes
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
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berrygirl
Farmgirl at Heart
7 Posts
Angela
Hendersonville
NC
USA
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Posted - Jun 02 2009 : 4:00:32 PM
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Hello I am new to this website and love it! I use vinegar too in clothes and to clean carpet.
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
655 Posts
Mara
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jun 09 2009 : 11:29:09 AM
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| I used to use vinegar in the fabric softener cup of my washing machine, but the machine conked out and I replaced it with the cheapest one I could get. I didn't realize it until I went to do my first load, but it doesn't have a fabric softener cup at all, only a thing for a small amount of bleach. I don't use bleach, so that's useless. I tried adding vinegar to that, but it doesn't seem to hold enough or distribute it properly, so I've had to live without this wonderful green answer to commercial fabric softeners. Meanwhile, a girlfriend told me vinegar can harm the enamel in the washing machine's tub. In all my years of using vinegar as a fabric softener, I never noticed that, though it does make some sense. Just thought I'd pass that along, for what it's worth. So....any ideas for what else I could try? I've heard that something like tennis balls in the dryer can be good, but I imagine they'd smell bad at first and deteriorate too quickly to make them economical. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Billings
MT Sister # 8
USA
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Posted - Jun 09 2009 : 12:13:43 PM
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Rosemary- I have never heard of vinegar harming the enamal of a washing machine. Perhaps if your poured it in full strength and left it for a while?
If you still want to use the vinegar a simple solution to not having a fabric softener dispenser is just putting it in a Downy Ball. The ball opens right before the rinse cycle and the vinegar gets distributed in the rinse water.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Meadowflower
Farmgirl in Training
25 Posts
Lisa
Harrisburg
Pa
USA
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Posted - Jun 18 2009 : 2:28:03 PM
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Originally posted by monicarose
Vinegar is great for taking out the musty, mildew smell from clothes..like if you forget to take them out of the washer for a day or two...just throw in some white vinegar and rewash....comes out beautifully!
Ah - I was going to ask just this question! Thanks for posting that!
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cindiloo
Farmgirl in Training
15 Posts
Cindi
Rathdrum
ID
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Posted - Jul 01 2009 : 6:54:13 PM
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| I gotta try this--plus it sounds like it would be much safer and kinder to the septic as well... |
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BannBarr
Farmgirl at Heart
3 Posts
Barbara
Perrysburg
OH
USA
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Posted - Jul 01 2009 : 7:53:16 PM
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| I have been using plain white vinegar since I posted this question and can attest to its effectiveness as a fabric softener and odor remover (great for removing sweat odor). I don't see myself going back to the blue or pink softeners ever again. |
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Tammyb
True Blue Farmgirl
257 Posts
Tammy
Bluffton
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 02 2009 : 1:59:11 PM
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Save some $$ and use the vinegar. I started using it when my girls were babies ( now 24 and 23) and have never stopped. Works great with no smell.
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suzifire
True Blue Farmgirl
71 Posts
Suzi
Denton
N.C.
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2009 : 7:30:58 PM
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Since I have started using Zote in place of detergent I have needed no fabric softener.
"I want a world that is sane & just & clean & I am willing to do my part to make it so" |
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Judy
Louisville
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Oct 17 2009 : 11:37:01 AM
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I just started using vinegar after reading about it here . I just pour it right into the fabric softener slot. I'm like Jessie, I don't like my Jammies stiff off the line. Awww...poor baby! hahaha
Hugs&Squeezles!
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Judy
Louisville
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Oct 17 2009 : 11:41:09 AM
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OH, I forgot to mention that I used the foam static balls and the rubbery dryer balls before I started using vinegar. I don't use that much vinegar so i may keep using the balls. Can't hurt. They do keep wrinkles at bay!
Hugs&Squeezles!
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Wildcrafter
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Suzanne
Burlington
WA
USA
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Judy
Louisville
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Oct 18 2009 : 6:15:28 PM
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Suzanne from WA....I love your signature!!! lolol....That's too cute!TY for the laugh!
Judy
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Wildcrafter
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Suzanne
Burlington
WA
USA
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suzifire
True Blue Farmgirl
71 Posts
Suzi
Denton
N.C.
USA
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Posted - Oct 23 2009 : 04:38:10 AM
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To my vinegar I also add a drop each of tea tree oil & lavender essential oil
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Recipe for Green Fabric Softener wanted
