Laundry

Oh my! I have just realized that some of my choices that I make for myself and family maybe placing the both of us in harms way. To clarify, what exactly do I mean by “harms way”, when I bundle up our sweaters, blouses or slacks to be sent to the dry cleaners; the cleaning process that is used to clean my items (percholorethlene) called perc for short is used by at least 85% of all cleaners.

This process is toxic in a many ways, the chemical pollutes the air, it is a probable human carcinogen and it can cause symptoms from headaches, nausea, and infertility in men and miscarriages in women and it is considered toxic waste.

Watkins lemon laundry detergent

My exposure and my families exposure to this chemical doesn’t stop when I bring the dry cleaning home. When, we go to put the garments on the chemicals can bleed thorough our skin into our systems

Just thinking about that made me want to find a solution today not next week, I had to stop the exposure to my family. What I found was a natural home care product that is plant based and non-toxic that was important to me. JR Watkins Lemon liquid laundry detergent concentrate, can be used in cold water and is easy on the budget. You only need 1 oz per load, that is about 2 tablespoons!

It is also great to use on your hand washables and baby clothes for it contains a soy-based fabric softener that leave your clothes soft and clean.

Have you ever looked in your closet and wondered why your clothes don’t still look like they did the day you purchased them?

My first load of towels utilizing Watkins Laundry Detergent was my answer. After washing, drying and folding my bath towels, I went to place them in my linen closet. I was absolutely amazed as the towels I had just washed were twice the size as the one I washed in my old detergent. The Watkins Laundry Detergent had removed all the residue that my old non-enviromentally friendly laundry detergent had left behind. The colors were brighter and the towels softer even without fabric softner.Needless to say, all the towels came out of the linen closet and were re-washed utilizing my new Watkins Laundry Detergent. Another product I love to use is The New Generation Laundry Detergent as it keeps all my brights and colors looking “new” longer. It is not only gentle on your clothes but all Watkins Laundry Detergents are gentle enough for those of us with mutiple allergies or senstive skin.

Try the towel test yourself. You may be surprised at how different your clothes and linens will look.

Lorraine Cenatiempo

Oh no! You’ve just taken your laundry out of the dryer and you discovered that your favorite garment has a grease stain. Don’t worry, even though it’s already been through the dryer Watkins degreaser will remove the grease stain.

I always try to pretreat any oil or grease based stains with Watkins degreaser before I wash our clothes but sometimes I miss seeing a stain until after I take the clothing out of the dryer. I bet this has happened to you too!

Here is what I do; pour a little straight degreaser on the stain, you only need enough to cover the spot, rub it in and leave it sit for a few minutes. Then I rewash the garment and like magic the grease stain is gone.