Detergent instead of soap?

[pooks]

In the woolweenies thread, somebody linked to an article on how to wash wool and the recommendation was Dawn Liquid, which is a detergent, not a soap.

Recently I bought some Charlie's Soap which (irony alert) is not actually a soap, but is a detergent. It was originally created for the fabric industry but people would go in and ask for "Charlie's Soap" and Charlie would sell it in little brown bags, and now that's the way it's sold.

You use only a Tablespoon of powder and that's it -- no additives, no extras. You're warned not to use bleach or fabric softener with it. I've washed my smartwool in it, everything. Nothing EVER comes out with static cling, it's all soft, and it smells "fresh," which is kind of odd, because it doesn't have a smell at all. How does something smell clean/fresh without having any smell? It's hard to explain because we've come to associate perfumes with "fresh" but it's true, whether I pull the clothes out of the washer wet, or out of the dryer, they smell fine, no matter now dirty they were when they went in.

You might at the very least want to try it on your woolens, but I use it on everything.

Has anybody else used it, or anything similar?

[KnottedYet]

I haven't used Charlie's soap, but think it sounds interesting.

Generally I use Trader Joe's laundry detergent or Dr. Bronner's Castile Soap (liquid).

[pooks]

There's a link in my first post -- did it work?

[KnottedYet]

Yup, it worked great! I'm a bit computer illiterate, so didn't at first realize you had the link right there. How'd you make it be words instead of a URL?

[pooks]

Click the icon that has an image of the world with a chain "link" in front of it. Then put the URL in the window that pops up. When you hit return, write what you want the words to say. Hit return again, and it should put the html code in the box. Preview to see if it works!

[KnottedYet]

thanks! That's very cool, I'll have to try it.

[HillSlugger]

Yup, it worked great! I'm a bit computer illiterate, so didn't at first realize you had the link right there. How'd you make it be words instead of a URL?

First highlight the words you want to be the link, then click the link button (the one that looks like the earth and chain), paste in the url, and then click OK.

[madscot13]

I guess I am sort of half fasting it with the link washing recomedings. I do use hot water, but I do scrub in the arm pit areas. I also use woolite but will try dawn whe I run out. IT is sort of working. My wool smells nice and I haven't lost a touch of color- I was afraid with the hot water. However, the armpits are a little faintly sweat smeliing, which isn't too bad with me to begin with.

How do other people wash their wool? Do they use a detergent or someother soap? Do tey try the soak in hot water like the link or a thorough scrubing? I found a store that carries the Dr. Bonners but it seems a bit expensive before I hear what other people say.