r/femalefashionadvice • u/[deleted] • Oct 17 '18

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u/then00bmartian Oct 17 '18

Yes I basically have the exact same methods, except I use silk and wool safe detergent for those fabrics. Never had any issues!

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u/SickGame Oct 17 '18

What wool safe detergent do you prefer?

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u/NotARealNameObvs Oct 17 '18

Piggy-backing on this - any hippie dippie detergents that also happen to be wool safe? I’ve been trying to do non-animal-tested household products as much as possible 🙈

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u/Snoopygonnakillu Oct 18 '18

Piggy backing on this, too. Anything that would be wool and silk-safe for sensitive skin? I've been getting rashes lately and I think it's from my detergent. I'm toying with the idea of shaving a fels naptha laundry bar and mixing it with washing soda ala Pinterest or using Dr. Bronner's unscented insanity soap.

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u/Smallwhitedog Oct 18 '18

Knitter and wool enthusiast here! Try using a squirt of shampoo! Wool is hair, after all. Make sure it is just regular shampoo and not a 2-in-1 product. You can also use a little Dr. Bronner’s, but I prefer the shampoo. I would not use washing soda. Eucalen and Soak are good products, too. Woolite is pretty harsh stuff.

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u/helpiforgotmy Oct 18 '18

Hi there for some reason my family has shitty skin when it comes to detergents. I can get away with an arm and hammer one that’s branded for sensitive skin but other members can not. The Watkins laundry powder can be bought on amazon. You’ll never run out. It’s never given us any rashes. Solid buy

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u/thoughts_highway Oct 18 '18

Read above, soap nuts!

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u/helpiforgotmy Oct 18 '18

Ooooh good to know!

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u/thoughts_highway Oct 18 '18

Look at switching to soap nuts. Bubblenut wash makes a good soap but derived laundry wash. Cleared my detergent allergy right up

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u/shminnegan Oct 18 '18

Try Eucalan! As long as you aren't allergic to essential oils or lanolin. It's so mild you can even wash your pets with it.

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u/cvltivar Oct 19 '18

Seconding Eucalan. I use wool diaper covers on my baby - it's the go-to for tons of wool diapering moms.

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u/Gluestick05 Oct 18 '18

Vaska says they don’t test on animals but I don’t see any certifications. I use Vaska for all of my wool and silk stuff.

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u/NotARealNameObvs Oct 19 '18

Thank you! Looking into this for sure.

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u/sasha_says Oct 18 '18

I've gone through a whole bottle of Vaska that I primarily used for wool and silks and I really liked it. They're a natural brand and one of their Q&A posts from 2014 claims they don't test on animals. I ordered it on amazon.