Laundry Soap Preference - tanTALK

BronzeBabe · 12-01-2003, 10:32 AM

Obviously we all clean tons of towels for our salons and customers...
When I am washing my towels there are dome stains (bronzers, makeup, etc.) that are so hard to get out...what has been your miracle laundry soap to get out the tough stains so your towels stay clean and fresh looking...even with the use of bleach sometimes I still see some stains that are still there...
Do you use the cheapest, or do you have a favorite brand that you like to use?
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Neon Beach · 12-01-2003, 10:57 AM

I usually use the cheapest with a 1/2 cup or more of bleach. Seems to get everything nice and white in my case.

Cutting Edge · 12-01-2003, 11:02 AM

'Wind Fresh' from Sam's Club. Comes in a 5 gal. bucket for $10. Occasionally I throw some bleach in with it. I also own a beauty salon within my tanning spa. It's the only thing I have found that takes the perm odor out of towels! Works great to remove bronzers & makeup-bit I also have SOFT water-makes a big difference.

BronzeBabe · 12-01-2003, 11:02 AM

I use 1 cup of bleach per load and still some stains are so stubborn..Grrr
I wonder how that Oxy Clean would work?

BronzeBabe · 12-01-2003, 11:04 AM

Cutting Edge I have used the "Wind Fresh" before it has a nice lemon/citrus smell to it....Have not used it in awhile though.

Cutting Edge · 12-01-2003, 11:11 AM

Yep, it makes the towels smell great. And it's very cheap-says 160 washloads per bucket, but I get twice that cause I only have to use 1/2 scoop cuz of my soft water. The lemon is probably what takes out the perm odor.

mouthybrat · 12-01-2003, 03:15 PM

We just use the cheap stuff at Dollar General! When we have a towel that has a stain on it, we just put it in our "cleaning only" pile. We use more cleaning towels anyway because we use a fresh cleaning towel everytime we clean a bed and we also do other cleaning throughout the day with pinesol ie. wiping walls down, cleaning chairs and tables, that kind of cleaning gets done daily.

sunlounge · 12-02-2003, 10:40 AM

We use the cheap stuff from BJ's wholesale club. Using bleach really deteriorates the towels, so we decided to go with colored towels vs. white ones, plus the color hides the bronzer stains very well.

TanningEmporium · 12-02-2003, 10:49 AM

I use the Wind Fresh also, with a scoop of Oxi clean and bleach.

BronzeBabe · 12-02-2003, 10:57 AM

My main reason to use bleach is not for whitening my towels it is for killing bacteria/germs/viruses/etc. from the usage of every walk of life that comes into my salon...I am not taking any chances...I just wanted to know if it would help if I bought a better laundry soap...I am going to look into Oxy Clean I have heard great things about that product and how it works on tough stains.

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12-01-2003, 10:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
BronzeBabe Join Date: May 6 2001 Posts: 1,924 Rep Power: 23	Obviously we all clean tons of towels for our salons and customers... When I am washing my towels there are dome stains (bronzers, makeup, etc.) that are so hard to get out...what has been your miracle laundry soap to get out the tough stains so your towels stay clean and fresh looking...even with the use of bleach sometimes I still see some stains that are still there... Do you use the cheapest, or do you have a favorite brand that you like to use? _________________ [ This Message was edited by: BronzeBabe on 2003-12-01 10:33 ]

12-01-2003, 10:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Neon Beach Join Date: Nov 30 2000 Location: Ontario Age: 61 Posts: 38,594 Rep Power: 107	I usually use the cheapest with a 1/2 cup or more of bleach. Seems to get everything nice and white in my case.

12-01-2003, 11:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cutting Edge Join Date: Nov 28 2003 Posts: 88 Rep Power: 0	'Wind Fresh' from Sam's Club. Comes in a 5 gal. bucket for $10. Occasionally I throw some bleach in with it. I also own a beauty salon within my tanning spa. It's the only thing I have found that takes the perm odor out of towels! Works great to remove bronzers & makeup-bit I also have SOFT water-makes a big difference.

12-01-2003, 11:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
BronzeBabe Join Date: May 6 2001 Posts: 1,924 Rep Power: 23	I use 1 cup of bleach per load and still some stains are so stubborn..Grrr I wonder how that Oxy Clean would work?

12-01-2003, 11:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
BronzeBabe Join Date: May 6 2001 Posts: 1,924 Rep Power: 23	Cutting Edge I have used the "Wind Fresh" before it has a nice lemon/citrus smell to it....Have not used it in awhile though.

12-01-2003, 11:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
Cutting Edge Join Date: Nov 28 2003 Posts: 88 Rep Power: 0	Yep, it makes the towels smell great. And it's very cheap-says 160 washloads per bucket, but I get twice that cause I only have to use 1/2 scoop cuz of my soft water. The lemon is probably what takes out the perm odor.

12-01-2003, 03:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
mouthybrat Join Date: Nov 9 2003 Posts: 589 Rep Power: 21	We just use the cheap stuff at Dollar General! When we have a towel that has a stain on it, we just put it in our "cleaning only" pile. We use more cleaning towels anyway because we use a fresh cleaning towel everytime we clean a bed and we also do other cleaning throughout the day with pinesol ie. wiping walls down, cleaning chairs and tables, that kind of cleaning gets done daily.

12-02-2003, 10:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
sunlounge Join Date: Apr 28 2003 Posts: 144 Rep Power: 21	We use the cheap stuff from BJ's wholesale club. Using bleach really deteriorates the towels, so we decided to go with colored towels vs. white ones, plus the color hides the bronzer stains very well.

12-02-2003, 10:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
TanningEmporium Join Date: Jul 15 2003 Location: 213 Skyland Shp Ctr Posts: 2,613 Rep Power: 22	I use the Wind Fresh also, with a scoop of Oxi clean and bleach.

12-02-2003, 10:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
BronzeBabe Join Date: May 6 2001 Posts: 1,924 Rep Power: 23	My main reason to use bleach is not for whitening my towels it is for killing bacteria/germs/viruses/etc. from the usage of every walk of life that comes into my salon...I am not taking any chances...I just wanted to know if it would help if I bought a better laundry soap...I am going to look into Oxy Clean I have heard great things about that product and how it works on tough stains.

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