Washing . . . Again

I just use laundry powder in a box -or Ecover liquid.Line dry where possible,.Tumble dry if not.I used to use fabric conditioner-not any more.The water here doesn't make it necessary and can't say Ive noticed the difference. These adverts for extra products give me the rage.Marketing and more plastic containers going into the system.I don't like heavily scented clothes anyway. And don't get me started on plug in synthetic air fresheners etc.
I'm clean .Use a bit of light perfume occasionally. Sheets washed weekly. Underwear and socks and tights worn once.Other clothes washed as required .I occasionally use a cycle with a capsules of white vinegar to clean the machine and keep filters and seal clean.

I'm an advertiser dream.
I buy different washing liquid for different types of clothes.
Normal non bio Persil for everyday use, plus special products for jumpers/ delicates.
I also use smell boosters as well as Fabric conditioner.
I also add Dettol sanitiser, to towels etc .
Colour catcher for mixed wash.
I know complete sucker!
But tend to use max 40 ° on most washes.

If you live in a hard water area like me then a shot of conditioner is necessary

I don't use conditioner at all. I put some soda crystals in the wash to soften the water. Hardly even use any washing liquid.

I do it the way Oreo does.

I am also same as CalendarGirl in that now DH is doing a different job, I dont now need a certain brand of washing powder, and use additives.

I do wash undies and sheets at higher temps.
Think that is better to kill off more bugs.

Well, as my washing always smells clean, I suspect it is a sales' ploy.

The only garments I only wear once are my underpants! Everything else is used for a couple of days (shirts, stockings and blouses) for a week, (tea towels, dish-cloths towels) or for two weeks (bedlinen).

I do occasionally put the washing-machine on a hot cycle without clothes or laundry soap, to get rid of any residue of soap. I never use washing powder now, only liquid unperfumed soap and I never use softener. I also clean the filter of the dryer after every use during the winter when I cannot dry clothes outside.

I usually wash things at 30 or 40 degrees, a ‘quick’ cycle but still over an hour.

I use Tesco own brand soap powder and hardly any softener, plus a scoop of Tesco own brand Oxy in white washes.

Clothes hung on the line unless weather is really bad.

Put washing soda on a hot wash occasionally to clean machine.

Now we are both retired, our clothes seem to keep fairly clean and fresh without any additives. It was different when DH worked in a manual job.

Am sure we are brainwashed into thinking we need all this extra ‘stuff’ to be ‘fresh’.

I don't buy any of the add on bits for my washing, either.
Always powder, as its cheaper.

I don’t buy scent boosters, calgon , colour catchers or any of those things other than I use a little fabric conditioner when washing bed sheets. (Oh and I’ve got some vanish for any stains such as coffee or tea, but it’s only used for that, so not regularly). So all that goes in my machine with the washing is some daz powder (never as much as they say on the box and washing comes out clean) and I set it at 40 degrees. The machine is wiped out after every wash to stop that black mould developing on the rubber seals.
We really don’t need to use all those boosters they keep promoting for “freshness”. It’s a marketing ploy.

There are lots of clothes that can be worn multiple times without washing, in my view we wash too much as a nation.
I still use powder in the machine, cheaper and with no goo to clog things up, the machine always smells clean.
If you live in a hard water area like me then a shot of conditioner is necessary but ditch anything else.You don’t need much powder either.
Skirts/ jeans/ trousers/ jumpers/ cardigans just don’t require constant washing.

I've found that the shortest cycle on my machine doesn't get things smelling clean.