Urine Used as Laundry Detergent???
By Jshean20
@Jshean20 (14348)
Canada
14 responses
@PatriciaL (2080)
• United States
3 Dec 06
Well it does have ammonia in it lol. That's pretty disgusting though. I'd just use water if I didn't have any detergent. And if I didn't have water, I wouldn't even be able to wash myself so I don't think my clothes would be the problem then lol.
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@EnlightenedPhoenix (436)
• Serbia And Montenegro
4 Dec 06
Yes, you did heard right. Urine was used as detergent back in antic greek and old Rome Empire, but today it is used in some areas of world (primarly asian). Urea is good detergent. Also the smell is not the problem 'cause there isn't any. How??? nice, and easy by the way, first it's washing in urine, than in clean water, so smell dissapears. Also, urine is far the most best detergent 'cause it can clean (if given enough time) the worst staines, but today civilization just doesn't want (or like) to except that :D .
@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
5 Dec 06
Wow, I have never heard of such a thing. Are you fooling, or are you serious? How did you find that out?
@dan1107 (339)
• India
4 Dec 06
No it cannot be true. Instead some people drink their own urin to keep their system perfect. Its not that anytime or everytime they do so. There is a specify method to drink urin as mentioned in Aruveda. The accumulate the very first urin of the day early morning in a container that too of teh middle of teh stream. And then sip it slowly and steadyly. It works as health tonic they point out.
@rosey2006 (945)
• United States
3 Dec 06
I heard somewere that cat urine will clear up acne. I guess it would with the acid in it. I really can't see myself washing my clothes with urine.
@pinoytypist (280)
• Philippines
3 Dec 06
i cant believe this. never heard that urine can be used as detergent. maybe it can be used to wash clothes or as solute for the detergent. but as a detergent itself, no way.
@happygal68 (3275)
• United States
6 Dec 06
EEwww, no way. That can't be true. If it is man that would be totally gross!!!!!! I am with you I could not imagine the smell. I have heard of ppl drinking the urine to survive in really desperate situations, but never to use to clean your laundry.
@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
5 Dec 06
Where on earth did you hear such a thing? Some countries clean in the river or lakes, but urine? I don't believe that, sorry.
@blaileigh (464)
• United States
2 Dec 06
I just can't believe that would be true. If it's true then the people must be really really poor with no rainwater.
@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
2 Dec 06
Anything is possible. The smell would make it obvious for the customer to not buy that product.