https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-laundry-q-for-the-all-fc-users Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:44:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-laundry-q-for-the-all-fc-users#post-1591108 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 01:32:47 +0000 Marilyn 1591108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use white vinegar in the rinse cycle for all my laundry.&nbsp; I never use liquid fabric softener.&nbsp; Vinegar softens, reduces lint, controls static, removes soap residue (which results in softness), sets colour and keeps colours and whites bright, removes odours....the list goes on.</p> <p>Liquid fabric softener and dryer sheets should never be used with towels.&nbsp; It leaves a residue which reduces absorbancy.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-laundry-q-for-the-all-fc-users#post-1591047 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 23:19:58 +0000 Vildy 1591047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My husband wants no kind of scented laundry products and even claims that "unscented" is a scent. But what can you do. We also use the All product. I read a while back that fabric softener sheets are not actually fabric softener. They are for static cling and providing some scent, did you want it. I switched back to liquid softener in the machine. I use the Downy unscented and put a small amount in the dispenser and dilute that with a cap of water, in the interest of it spreading out better. :D&nbsp; Haven't had any complaints from him. Some people like vinegar in the rinse instead. Possibly to aid in getting soap out. Don't know how it works as a softener since hubby loathes the smell of vinegar. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-laundry-q-for-the-all-fc-users#post-1591008 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 19:35:14 +0000 Anonymous 1591008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never use fabric softener on my towels or sheets. I use the hottest water for the wash, but be careful not to over dry or they will feel stiffer. Did you try to run a cycle without any detergent at all, just to determine if they towels still have any leftover detergent residue? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-laundry-q-for-the-all-fc-users#post-1591007 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 19:33:39 +0000 rachylou 1591007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you machine dry? And if so, do you have an automatic-sensor setting? I have found line drying and machine drying to bone dry makes for stiff rough fabric. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-laundry-q-for-the-all-fc-users#post-1590953 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 15:34:54 +0000 Anonymous 1590953@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I add some baking soda to the machine whenever I wash towels. It helps soften them without adding fragrance, and it's cheap. I hate dryer sheets! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-laundry-q-for-the-all-fc-users#post-1590947 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 15:18:39 +0000 Diana 1590947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use dryer sheets, but have left them out accidentally and although the towels were not as soft, I still found them reasonably soft. Ditto if I air dry them. But my towels are mostly the thicker, plush type, not the thinner, loopier type (does that make any sense?). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-laundry-q-for-the-all-fc-users#post-1590787 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 03:04:21 +0000 Meredith 1590787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use the all or tide F&amp;C/uncented. I've never used dryer sheets, so can't speak to the softness with or without. I do have friends who use dryer balls from Norwex and are happy with them as a replacement for fabric softeners. Other companies make them as well.</p> <p><a href="https://m.bedbathandbeyond.com/m/product/woolzies-wool-dryer-balls-set-of-6/1041694503?skuId=41694503&#038;mcid=PS_googlepla_nonbrand_closetlaundry_&#038;adpos=1o2&#038;creative=43742655829&#038;device=m&#038;matchtype=&#038;network=g&#038;gclid=CjwKEAiA1o-zBRDomsWasvKh4S8SJADSlZkqTIQj6usCSkczbrrZvsnpUMBgGSEtaj3vbxCXKyr1ZhoCn-Pw_wcB" rel="nofollow">https://m.bedbathandbeyond.com.....oCn-Pw_wcB</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-laundry-q-for-the-all-fc-users#post-1590785 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 02:44:44 +0000 Nebraskim 1590785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We use the Free and Clear with no softeners and I guess we are just used to the feeling of the towels. I hate towels that have been "softened" as I think the fabric softener severely reduces the towels' absorption and they feel sort of slimey to me. It could be that the mineral content of your water makes the items rough. Maybe try an additive like Calgon to the washer? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-laundry-q-for-the-all-fc-users#post-1590779 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 02:37:26 +0000 Peri 1590779@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That was the majority big brand fave so that's what I have started with. I feel good about the ingredients, but was disappointed this weekend by the results with my bath towels. They feel much rougher than they do with Woolite. I guess maybe Woolite has some fabric softener ingredients or something.</p> <p>I don't want to use a fabric softener though...my DH doesn't have any real allergies like mine but is pretty sensitive, plus with my issues we'd be better off steering clear.&nbsp;</p> <p>Any suggestions? I was surprised with this since the All was so popular. Is no one else getting this roughness? I used hot water and 2 rinse cycles.&nbsp; </p>