Timeline for How to Get Detergent Odor Out of Wool Blanket
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| Sep 26, 2019 at 22:18 | comment | added | user29569 | I have clothing bought years ago at used clothing stores. I have washed them 10 times in baking soda. And still the smell remains. For us who have become extremely chemically sensitive, life becomes a daily battle against this stuff. It's bad for everyone, but many people have constitutions that stand up to it much longer. I don't, and experience extreme fatigue when exposed to this kind of thing | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 22:18 | comment | added | user29569 | They use chemicals which are designed to stick to the fibers of the fabric. It is extremely difficult (and sometimes, it would seem, impossible) to get rid of the odors. Hanging it outside could be an idea, except that in this day and age, and especially in my neighborhood, the air itself is so full of chemicals and scents from what comes out of people's dryers that hanging something outside means it picks up the odors. | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 22:17 | comment | added | user29569 | These chemicals are extremely hard to get rid of. Tide & Gain are the worst, which is why I posted question. Vinegar & baking soda can get rid of the smells of many fragranced detergents, but they don't seem to work with these. My only other option is trying ozone. But that would not be good for wool. And it does not break down all substances. Ozone is 3 oxygen atoms. Oxygen is stable w/ 2 atoms. The substances that are free radicals (as many of these "fragrances" are) will attach to the extra oxygen atom. That neutralizes the odor. For some things it works, but for others it does not. | |
| Sep 25, 2019 at 20:06 | comment | added | Stan | I understand what you're getting at. The difference is theoretical vs practical. Practically speaking, if the contamination lasts for years, you've lost the use of the thing. From a theoretical point of view, olfactory neuron stimulation can't last forever (nor do we.) Either way, the damn blanket is toast to someone who allergic to the odour. Why argue about a lost cause insofar as user29569's concern? We were getting into an "apples and oranges" discussion. | |
| Sep 25, 2019 at 18:58 | comment | added | Lefty | @Stan I'm not interested in whether there are any dangers to these chemicals or not - I simply want to understand how it is possible to smell them (and have them harm your health) when they release nothing into the air. If I find that is possible, then I will have learned something and my answer to this question will be wrong. I am willing to be convinced, but extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - which I believe it's not unreasonable to ask you to supply, rather than you just telling me it's my duty to go in search of it. One url to a reputable source will do. | |
| Sep 25, 2019 at 18:45 | comment | added | Stan | I avoid direct links so I will not be accused of "cherry-picking" or "leading you to" a selected source to make my point. Rather, I offer the subject so that you can use as many brain cells as you want (or have) to come to your own informed (or not) conclusion. Your "scare-mongering" and "nonsense" labels (not mine) and your unread search results tells me volumes about your desire to pursue a subject about which you have more opinion ("The way I see it…") than knowledge. I have experience and I've done the research. You? BTW, try adding "DEP" to your search terms (or don't.) | |
| Sep 25, 2019 at 16:42 | comment | added | Lefty | @Stan Sorry, the only things I could find when I Googled that are scare-mongering stories. I'm not prepared to wade through a ton of nonsense. Please point me to a page that explains how I can detect an odour without any molecules actually leaving the source and travelling to my nose, I would find this very interesting indeed. | |
| Sep 25, 2019 at 16:14 | comment | added | Stan | WRONG. I have a plastic cup that only once was used to hold some Tide which has been outside empty for four years after washing. There has been little or no change according to me and others I've invited to sample it. Research artificial fragrance phthalates. They are chemically STABLE. | |
| Sep 25, 2019 at 6:48 | history | answered | Lefty | CC BY-SA 4.0 |