Random question, I know, and I'm sorry if this isn't the right category, but I needed answers quickly =]
If I was going to HANDWASH clothes, is there anything i could use other than washing powder? Whats the next best thing? (e.g. soap? shampoo?)
And I'm going to handwash them, so I'm NOT looking for something else to put in the machine
sorry, I know its a stupid question, but any help would be great! And I suppose its a break from the 'does it sound like he likes me?' questions =P I'll answer yours if you answer mine!Need a fast answer, ten points! =]...is there any way to wash clothes without washing powder?
washing up liquidNeed a fast answer, ten points! =]...is there any way to wash clothes without washing powder?
Definitely soap! i do it all the time, half my clothes have to be handwashed!
My great granny used to use LUX soap flakes, which were made for shampoo to laundry!
It sounds like soft grated soap, if my granny's description is anything to go by.
I tried the same thing for my undies and t-shirts at uni, just grating some very plain soap, and I didn't have any problems.
I guess if you buy the most basic shower-gel/shampoo you can find (20p in Asda etc) it'll do the trick too, and saves on grating!
I saw a Michael Palin travel show recently. He was in India where there's a HUGE outdoor laundry. The guys there had immaculate whites, and all they used was regular plain soap and a scrubbing brush. (They whacked the clothes onto the stone too, but that's not always needed).
It helps to remember all these ';products'; are new in the big scheme of things. I use Bicarb of Soda to fix dye in the wash, and it's the basic ingredient in lots of ';products';. If our ancestors managed, then so can we!
Dig for victory, make do and mend...and so on!
dishwashing soapp and hand soap work the bestt.
Yes soap is very useful (especially for the tougher stains), although washing powder is good as well.
Although if you don't mind my asking, why wouldn't you want to use washing powder anyway?
soap hunn
very hot water and soap. i mean handwashing soap. but not a cheesy one
how about some plain old liquid laundry soap?
you can use hand soap! i do it all the time:)
im not sure if this is what your looking for but when i hand wash stuff i just dissolve about half a handfull of washing powder in warm water and then soak whatever. then put it in the machine for a rinse and spin
shampoo for wash conditioner for softener works really well i use it if i run out of proper stuff
I use dawn dish liquid for delicate clothes.
Any kind of soap or shampoo that contains sodium laureth sulfate. even foam bath. Just avoid stuff with loads of moisturisers in it. Washing up liquid works well.
Yes, you can use Palmolive dishwashing soap or Ivory dishwashing soap, they work, just put a litle bit. Good Luck!!!
just use normal soap
Thursday, January 7, 2010
How can I wash my clothes in Barcelona?
In October I'll going to be staying at a hostel near the La Rambla/ MACBA area and I found out the hostel doesn't have laundry machines available. Is there an affordable way I can wash my clothes? Is there a laundromat nearby? My next stop after Barcelona is Venice and there may not be laundry services in that hostel either.How can I wash my clothes in Barcelona?
There are tons of places to wash your clothes, your best bet is to wait till you get there and ask the hostel staff where they do theirs. But if you are really really worried, I can promise you that you will pass three laundrymats in your first day of wandering. Happy Travels!How can I wash my clothes in Barcelona?
hand wash them??
worst case wash them in the bath tub in your hotel room and hang them to dry
Take a travel bottle and fill it with TIDE or pther laundry soap and wash your stuff by hand and then hang to dry. If you wring the clothes in a towel it will get rid of the excess water and your clothes will dry faster.
OR, you can always make time to find a public laundrymat and use their facilities.
There are tons of places to wash your clothes, your best bet is to wait till you get there and ask the hostel staff where they do theirs. But if you are really really worried, I can promise you that you will pass three laundrymats in your first day of wandering. Happy Travels!How can I wash my clothes in Barcelona?
hand wash them??
worst case wash them in the bath tub in your hotel room and hang them to dry
Take a travel bottle and fill it with TIDE or pther laundry soap and wash your stuff by hand and then hang to dry. If you wring the clothes in a towel it will get rid of the excess water and your clothes will dry faster.
OR, you can always make time to find a public laundrymat and use their facilities.
How do you wash colored clothes?
I'm 14 and i seriously don't know how to wash clothes.How do you wash colored clothes?
Always sort them by color.....whites in one load, light colored clothes in another load, and dark items by themselves. Also, if you have brand new dark clothes like jeans or red tops, wash them by themselves as they will ';bleed'; the first couple of times. Otherwise you will stain the rest of your clothes in the washer. Hope this helps.How do you wash colored clothes?
Sort the clothes into darks %26amp; whites(light colours) %26amp; wash in cold water. good on you for trying
inside out with cold water
with cold water...
Always sort them by color.....whites in one load, light colored clothes in another load, and dark items by themselves. Also, if you have brand new dark clothes like jeans or red tops, wash them by themselves as they will ';bleed'; the first couple of times. Otherwise you will stain the rest of your clothes in the washer. Hope this helps.How do you wash colored clothes?
Sort the clothes into darks %26amp; whites(light colours) %26amp; wash in cold water. good on you for trying
inside out with cold water
with cold water...
How do I wash my clothes without shrinking them?
I have a couple new shirts I really like and they have never been washed, well I wore both of them this week and now they need to be washed, but I don't want to wash them because I don't want the shirts to shrink, how can I wash them without them shrinking? (I heard washing them in the washing machine with cold water, and then air drying them works.)How do I wash my clothes without shrinking them?
are your shirts cotton? if so, they might shrink if they didn't come preshrunk, but they will only shrink by about 5% at most. what's important is to do what the tag says. if it says wash in cold water, no bleach, and tumble dry low, then you could have a somewhat delicate shirt. but if it says you can use warm or hot water and tumble dry, you have a shirt that's easy to care for. this is a huge advantage since shirts are easy to stain. if it says hand wash and dry flat, you could have quite a delicate shirt you should be careful with. the important thing is to look at the tags, understand the fibers the shirts are made of, and clean according to the directions even if that means dry cleaning. shrinking is not your only risk when you think of how to clean a shirt.How do I wash my clothes without shrinking them?
Yes you can wash then in cold water and hang them, but they will be as stiff and itchy as ever. Turn them inside out and machine wash cold delicate cycle. Then when you dry them use the lowest heat setting possible and get them out before they dry completely but are almost dry. You should now have clean unshrunken shirts.
cold water, air dry is what I would do also.
Yes, wash the shirts in cold water , then use your dryer for about five minutes on low heat to get the wrinkles out, then pull them out of the dryer and let them air dry.
what fabric are they made of? Cotton and cotton blends have a higher tendancy to shrink but it is usually any source of heat that will shrink them so you are right cold water and air dry.
you can wash them in the machine . Put them on a 30潞c or a delicate wash. Or you can wash them by hand , also look on the label on the inside of the shirt , it will tell you what Temp you should wash them on
Wash in the delicate cycle with Woolite. If they are a sweater type then dry flat on a towel. If they are woven or knit (unless the directions say otherwise) then hang on hangers and let air dry. My mom always does this with her shirts. She says it really helps.
Wash them in cold water then dry them on low heat in your dryer. This will prevent them from shrinking.
Have them professionally dry cleaned
wash in cold water and air dry them heat from your dryer and hot water is the cause of shrinking clothes you can dry in dryer just use the fluff no heat cycle
hand wash in cold water
Just wash them in cold water and put them in the dryer on tumble low, thats what I do and I've not had any shrink on me yet.Dogs
are your shirts cotton? if so, they might shrink if they didn't come preshrunk, but they will only shrink by about 5% at most. what's important is to do what the tag says. if it says wash in cold water, no bleach, and tumble dry low, then you could have a somewhat delicate shirt. but if it says you can use warm or hot water and tumble dry, you have a shirt that's easy to care for. this is a huge advantage since shirts are easy to stain. if it says hand wash and dry flat, you could have quite a delicate shirt you should be careful with. the important thing is to look at the tags, understand the fibers the shirts are made of, and clean according to the directions even if that means dry cleaning. shrinking is not your only risk when you think of how to clean a shirt.How do I wash my clothes without shrinking them?
Yes you can wash then in cold water and hang them, but they will be as stiff and itchy as ever. Turn them inside out and machine wash cold delicate cycle. Then when you dry them use the lowest heat setting possible and get them out before they dry completely but are almost dry. You should now have clean unshrunken shirts.
cold water, air dry is what I would do also.
Yes, wash the shirts in cold water , then use your dryer for about five minutes on low heat to get the wrinkles out, then pull them out of the dryer and let them air dry.
what fabric are they made of? Cotton and cotton blends have a higher tendancy to shrink but it is usually any source of heat that will shrink them so you are right cold water and air dry.
you can wash them in the machine . Put them on a 30潞c or a delicate wash. Or you can wash them by hand , also look on the label on the inside of the shirt , it will tell you what Temp you should wash them on
Wash in the delicate cycle with Woolite. If they are a sweater type then dry flat on a towel. If they are woven or knit (unless the directions say otherwise) then hang on hangers and let air dry. My mom always does this with her shirts. She says it really helps.
Wash them in cold water then dry them on low heat in your dryer. This will prevent them from shrinking.
Have them professionally dry cleaned
wash in cold water and air dry them heat from your dryer and hot water is the cause of shrinking clothes you can dry in dryer just use the fluff no heat cycle
hand wash in cold water
Just wash them in cold water and put them in the dryer on tumble low, thats what I do and I've not had any shrink on me yet.
Have you ever thrown a fluffy towel in with your clothes when washing?
Or thrown colors in with your whites, and don't you just hate it, I have fluff all over my good shorts, and the worst part is i knew i shouldn't have but i did it anyway.Have you ever thrown a fluffy towel in with your clothes when washing?
Yes, done both of those thing but I've also put in clothes that have tissues in pockets or up sleeves and that does make me mad. You get little bits of wet tissue all over your clothes and all over the kitchen floor. What's worse is its my own fault, cos my husband never puts tissues up his sleeves or in his pockets. He always throws them away. So the tissue shower is all my doing.Have you ever thrown a fluffy towel in with your clothes when washing?
No, but my husband has gotten out of laundry duty permanently by letting pants with an ink pen go in the dryer and explode...on mother's day!!!
Yes, done both of those thing but I've also put in clothes that have tissues in pockets or up sleeves and that does make me mad. You get little bits of wet tissue all over your clothes and all over the kitchen floor. What's worse is its my own fault, cos my husband never puts tissues up his sleeves or in his pockets. He always throws them away. So the tissue shower is all my doing.Have you ever thrown a fluffy towel in with your clothes when washing?
No, but my husband has gotten out of laundry duty permanently by letting pants with an ink pen go in the dryer and explode...on mother's day!!!
Is it better to wash clothes hot or cold?
do you guys wash your clothes in the washer machine with hot or cold water and what is the pros and cons of it? should i was my clothes with cold water to prevent shrinking?Is it better to wash clothes hot or cold?
Cold is better on your budget since it uses less energy and it more gentle on fabric. It even does a better job in getting stains out in most circumstances.
Hot uses more energy and is harsh and can shrink 100% cotton.
Both are okay to use; I don't recommend someone using cold/cold but perhaps warm/cold.
Hot/cold is to be used in extreme circumstances; for example, when you need to sterilize a garment or fabric (cloth diapers for example).
Cold is better on your budget since it uses less energy and it more gentle on fabric. It even does a better job in getting stains out in most circumstances.
Hot uses more energy and is harsh and can shrink 100% cotton.
Both are okay to use; I don't recommend someone using cold/cold but perhaps warm/cold.
Hot/cold is to be used in extreme circumstances; for example, when you need to sterilize a garment or fabric (cloth diapers for example).
What would happen if one always washed ones clothes in sea water/salt water and used them like normal?
Would the salt have any effect on the body or would nothing happen? What would happen to the fabric?What would happen if one always washed ones clothes in sea water/salt water and used them like normal?
Most likely there will be no serious effects from washing your clothes in salt water. Salt consists of Sodium and Chloride, both of these are isotopes that are found in ordinary tap water anyway. Of course the concentrations of these isotopes (Sodium and Chloride) will be higher than in tap water, it is still not going to be elevated enough to give you any toxic effects.
The main issue that you may run into is that it could cause you to have some dry skin. The drier your skin becomes, the more susceptible you would be to having minor skin irritations. So if you are someone that has sensitive skin, then you may want to consider not washing in the salt water, or at least if you continue to do so, make sure you are using a good hypo-allergenic lotion to keep your skin healthy and moisturized.
One other thing to consider that may be a positive take on using the sea water, is that Sodium and Chloride both can help to get rid of certain metals that exist naturally and accidentally in nature and water. Metals such as Lead and Antimony, which are classified as heavy metals due to the fact that they have a higher AMU (atomic mass units) than other metals. Most of these can be toxic in high enough levels, so at least with the brine or slat water, you are getting an extra filtration effect that can get rid of some of these harmful metals.
All in all you should not be concerned.What would happen if one always washed ones clothes in sea water/salt water and used them like normal?
There are several reasons you would WANT to wash your clothes in salt water, mostly to ';set'; the dye and prevent it from bleeding out. But why wash in salt water just for the fun of it? The salt left in the clothes may not cause any problems but I've read stories about some sailors having rashes caused by the salt left in the clothes. Folks (sailors) used to wash all their clothes in salt water and they survived, albeit a hard life. Here's a cute little article: http://seachestsecret.questacon.edu.au/a鈥?/a>
I'm not medical expert so you may want to wait for a dermatologist's answer.
Most likely there will be no serious effects from washing your clothes in salt water. Salt consists of Sodium and Chloride, both of these are isotopes that are found in ordinary tap water anyway. Of course the concentrations of these isotopes (Sodium and Chloride) will be higher than in tap water, it is still not going to be elevated enough to give you any toxic effects.
The main issue that you may run into is that it could cause you to have some dry skin. The drier your skin becomes, the more susceptible you would be to having minor skin irritations. So if you are someone that has sensitive skin, then you may want to consider not washing in the salt water, or at least if you continue to do so, make sure you are using a good hypo-allergenic lotion to keep your skin healthy and moisturized.
One other thing to consider that may be a positive take on using the sea water, is that Sodium and Chloride both can help to get rid of certain metals that exist naturally and accidentally in nature and water. Metals such as Lead and Antimony, which are classified as heavy metals due to the fact that they have a higher AMU (atomic mass units) than other metals. Most of these can be toxic in high enough levels, so at least with the brine or slat water, you are getting an extra filtration effect that can get rid of some of these harmful metals.
All in all you should not be concerned.What would happen if one always washed ones clothes in sea water/salt water and used them like normal?
There are several reasons you would WANT to wash your clothes in salt water, mostly to ';set'; the dye and prevent it from bleeding out. But why wash in salt water just for the fun of it? The salt left in the clothes may not cause any problems but I've read stories about some sailors having rashes caused by the salt left in the clothes. Folks (sailors) used to wash all their clothes in salt water and they survived, albeit a hard life. Here's a cute little article: http://seachestsecret.questacon.edu.au/a鈥?/a>
I'm not medical expert so you may want to wait for a dermatologist's answer.
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