Monday, 08 June 2009

  • My Experience with Charlie's Soap

    I just wanted to share my experience with Charlie's Soap. I had been searching the internet looking for opinions on it for certain things and could not find anything related to what I was looking for!

    Previously for laundry I had been using Sun & Earth 2x liquid detergent for just about everything and I never use fabric softener of any kind, just a couple tennis/dryer balls in the dryer. For stripping purposes and other things (i.e. stinkies, buildup) I was mixing up my own detergent occasionally for diapers, wipes, mama cloth and nursing pads. Lately I had found I was stripping too often, it was becoming a hassle and I needed a change.

    So after much online research filled with red-eyed forum reading I decided to try Charlie's Soap. I got a free sample down at my local Nature's Way and decided to start with a load of dipes. The sample contained enough for 4 loads.. but I had to run a washer cleansing load first which used up 2 loads worth. Then I ran a load of dipes with the recommended amount of detergent. After running that load I was convinced.

    I washed my diapers as so many others suggested in the forums with one tablespoon (or one scoop that they so awesomely provide you in each little bag) of Charlie's Soap in a short cold wash followed by a short hot wash. Into the dryer they went and when they came out, the stinkies I had been battling for weeks were GONE! I smelled nothing but clean! In just one wash! I did a little shopping around and decided to purchase 160 loads worth of the laundry powder directly through their website (http://www.charliesoap.com/) since they had free shipping and a discount on bulk orders.

    I used up the remainder of my old detergent, simply because I cannot waste things, and am happy to say that everything has cycled through and been washed with Charlie's Soap! My laundry has never been cleaner or softer! Of course I'll need to continue using it to see the full effects and be sure I never get build up, but at this point having tried just about everything else I've never been more satisfied with a laundry product!

    Just a few tips though:
    1. Test your water!
    With Charlie's Soap you will need 2 scoops if your water is hard and it may not be worth it. Also, I'm not sure I'd recommend it for laundromat use since you'd have to clean out each machine before each use OR use 2 scoops with each load.. without getting as great results .. (but that goes with any detergent really, laundromat machines are skeevy.. I have to use them on occasion and I never feel like my laundry is clean enough)
    2. Clean out your fabric softener cup!
    When you run the initial wash to clean your machine of all the old residue, you will want to add a cup of vinegar to your fabric softener cup. Personally, I pulled it and it's entire housing out and washed it really well first. Then I added the vinegar and ran the washer cleaning load. You want to make sure ALL the fabric softener residue is gone, especially if you are washing diapers because fabric softener essentially will ruin them.

    That said, Charlie's Soap is my hands down favorite detergent and I would recommend it to everyone!

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