I use Doctor Bronner's liquid soap for handwashing. It seems quite gentle, it comes in a lavender scented version, and it rinses out nicely. The gossip I heard about Woolite was that it tends to fade colors, despite its promises, especially on silks.
When I am washing things in the machine that I feel I *ought* to be handwashing ( which I do a lot because I really like the machine spin cycle for avoiding dye redeposit and for getting the maximum water out of things so they can hang to dry without being stretched out of shape), I also use the Doctor Bronner's lavender liquid soap. I am not sure, but I feel that it felts the wools less than the commercial detergents, and it seems the nicest on silks. Lauren ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lavolta Press" <[email protected]> To: "Historical Costume" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 3:50:17 PM Subject: [h-cost] Liquid soap for hand washing What's everyone using for hand washing clothes? I hand wash my modern lingerie, some delicate modern clothes, and vintage clothes. I am not looking for an archival product. I am wondering if I should switch from Woolite, although for no special reason, really. Fran Lavolta Press Books of historic clothing patterns www.lavoltapress.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
