At 01:36 PM 6/9/01 -0400, you wrote:
><<Soaps that have very little human interaction (dishwasher,
>clotheswasher) do not suds up much. >>
>
>But one of the reasons dishwasher soaps work is they have heavy duty
>alkalines in them (to *dissolve* leftover food), which is very hard
>on wool, and will make it feel very harsh and dead.
Don't get me wrong, I wasn't recommending the use of dishwasher soap for
fleece.
(But on a funnier note, have you ever on, um, accident, yea, put Dawn or
some hand-dishwashing soap in the machine? Heh heh heh...)
>And washing machine detergents (*all* of the major brands) have a lot
>of additives, including optical whiteners, which are dyes to make
>things look white - unnaturally so when it comes to wool. They also
>have fragrances and softeners. Again, not something I want on my wool.
A lot of people have had success with those. Me, I have never used them.
In the last year, I have gone through 3 jugs of Orvus.
-j.
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