Do You Know What Is In The Detergent You Use?
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (168542)
Boise, Idaho
July 11, 2017 5:19pm CST
Some of the ingredients might be:
Nonylphenol Ethoxylate, Colors, 4-Dioxane, Stabilizers, and Alcohol Ethoxylates.
Such ingredients may be toxic and cause cancers.
The "scent-free", "gentle" or "free&clear" were poorly rated as the others.
Below are some common products that are rated with a D:
Gain Liquid Detergent with Freshlock, Lavender
Downy Ultra Concentrated Fabric Softener
Downy Ultra with Febreze
Cheer Bright Clean Powdered Laundry Detergent(Free & Gentle)
Read more about this here:
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/does-your-laundry-detergent-contain-these-5-common-carcinogens.html
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12 responses
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
11 Jul 17
Yes so much in the laundry detergents now.
I usually try to use baking soda and white vinegar as a substitute.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
12 Jul 17
@celticeagle Yes the old reliables.
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@celticeagle (168542)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Jul 17
@TiarasOceanView ......Much less expensive too.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
12 Jul 17
obviously we wouldn't ingest the bleaches but they could still contaminate clothes and the air especially as some might stain packaging that is being disposed of into the environment
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@celticeagle (168542)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Jul 17
I wonder what they do to machines too.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
12 Jul 17
@celticeagle the machines are generally designed to cope but they will eventually break down from endless hot-water and chemical cycling
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
12 Jul 17
The detergent I use rates a D. Yay me. I am going to research this a bit more and see what other product I can use that gets a higher rating.
I have tried using a homemade product with terrible results. The soap didn't dissolve well. Unfortunately unless you can afford the more expensive products we are stuck using less than desirable ones.
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@celticeagle (168542)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Jul 17
If you check there are ones like soda and vinegar that are natural and aren't expensive.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
13 Jul 17
Is baking soda and vinegar enough as I would gladly use them if I could and baking soda is so hard to buy around here.
I have hand washed them in it but that was the really soiled stuff from before.
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@celticeagle (168542)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Jul 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 ......Sounds interesting. Hope you let us know.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
13 Jul 17
@celticeagle
I am thinking of trying out a vegetable carbon soap to see if its as good as they say it is.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
14 Jul 17
@celticeagle
Its quite expensive so I have to buy it one go when I don´t have other things to get also and I really want to see if it does what it says?
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@celticeagle (168542)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Jul 17
@infatuatedbby ......Just a little goes a long way.
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@celticeagle (168542)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Jul 17
My grandmother used to use this one. Even washed dishes with it.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Jul 17
@celticeagle Wow I did not know one would wash dishes with tide original.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
13 Jul 17
@Marty1 I have a recipe that I found online years ago. It's not hard. I end up with about five gallons at a time. I store it in old juice bottles. I make a batch once a year or so. The main reason I started making it was that its pennies a load and smells really nice.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
13 Jul 17
@rachael5760 The recipe is not mine so I can't post it here but if you type in homemade laundry soap into a search engine hundreds of recipes will pop up. My niece makes a dry version of it.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
12 Jul 17
Good information to know. We use tide liquid detergent for our laundry soap and snuggle pods for a fresh smell.
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@celticeagle (168542)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Jul 17
You might want to check the ingredients.
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@yanzalong (18987)
• Indonesia
13 Jul 17
I use local products. Not sure if any of the products I use may cause cancer. Thank for the info.
@Courtlynn (67080)
• United States
12 Jul 17
I don't know, and I don't care. Won't change me using them. As we've used them for many years.
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