• calhoon2005@aussie.zone
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      12 days ago

      Semi related…I heard a random ad on a podcast today saying that a cup of vinegar in the wash is better than fabric softener. I don’t use fabric softener, but I don’t know where I want to test the vinegar thing…you know, in case the towels come out smelling like vinegar…?

      • Baku@aussie.zone
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        12 days ago

        Surprisingly, no. You can’t smell the vinegar, even with excessive amounts.

        I personally wouldn’t use a whole cup full, but it’s fantastic for getting funky smells out of things

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        12 days ago

        nope, it gets washed out in the rinse. I always fill the softener in my top loader with white vinegar.

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        12 days ago

        They don’t. Add to the rinse water, and the smell is gone by the time the spin cycle has finished. I second this hack - vinegar does wonderful things to hair as a rinse too. Unless your hair is coloured, where a vinegar rinse wouldn’t help at all. Mine isn’t coloured, so I rinse with a generous tablespoon of vinegar to 1 litre of water after shampooing, and don’t need conditioner. At first you notice the smell, but it’s gone in 5 minutes. The mild acid neutralises the soap part of washing powder and hair shampoo.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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      12 days ago

      i bought some moss river ones about 10 years ago, $120 each, they are still good after much use👍