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Vinegar? plain old vinegar? You're kidding. That's what they were recommending instead of Ocean Breeze Lemon Alfalfa. Polly

It does seem that the scenters are out to get us at every turn. A quilter who was in here trimming a heap of appliqués asked me what on earth that perfume was - it turned out that the offender was the trash can liner. Somebody's decided that even those must be doused. Polly

"jennellh" Yes, plain ole vinegar! The cleaner was coming into the lab and using the same mop that had vinegar residue on it from the main corridors - the bucket water was clear - he had been warned not to use chemical cleaners in my area but no one had thought to change the mop head. As I said, a minute amount when you consider how diluted it would have been but still enough to choke me. One of the best cleaning products for me to use now is Mr Clean magic eraser - I buy them when they are sale and cut off small sections - does a fantastic job on the glass stove top. I haul out the shark steam cleaner when I want to do a deep cleaning around home. Some days I can use 'regular' cleaning products but only with plenty of ventilation. I am unable to use the laundry room in my building (my sister does my weekly laundry) .... the building staff know to warn me in advance of any heavy cleaning/ painting, etc in the commong areas .... when I exit my apartment, I always carry a carbon filter mask with me ... there have been air quality problems at the opposite end of my building due to exhausts - that is the 'working' end where the laundry, garbage collection, moving bay, etc. are located. Had I chosen to move into one of those apartments 20+ years ago - I would have been forced to vacate because of my sensitivities. jennellh

On Jul 26, 12:02 am, "Polly Esther" Vinegar? plain old vinegar? You're kidding. That's what they were

Maybe I'll be okay. Being with DH has forced me to do without scents in many things I enjoyed, mostly fabric softener. He has allergies to such things so consequently I wash clothing with unscented detergents and no fs. No smellies in the house, except the few cleaning products we have that have them. And ow, I have a hard time going down the laundry aisle in the grocery store to get to the unscented things because of the barrage of smells from the other products there...

Polly,

I cannot stand the scent of the "unscented" deodorants that are being sold. I have no idea of what the smell could be but I had a recent experience at the grocery store with someone who was nearby. And when I changed aisles it seemed the person followed me, I even tried skipping ahead to the other end of the store but they caught up. ;(

Judie

I have a receipe for home made laundry soap that I will be glad to send you, but I don't know how to post to this news group, but I will gladly send you. Just hit reply to this message. Barbara in SC

The unscented laundry products are always in the middle of the isle. I have to send someone else down the isle to get mine in some stores because the isle is too long for me to make the trip without getting a migraine. Debra in VA See my quilts at:

I've switched to Charlie's Soap for my laundry.

I think it does a nice job of cleaning my clothes without a lot of extras. And it's one less thing to buy at the grocery store. I just order it online.

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This is interesting--just this week I bought one of those H20 Steam Mops. No detergent necessary at all. First I thought I was just being a sucker for slick marketing, but the thing really does a good job. I'd do anything to quit using a mop bucket and waiting on the floor to dry. Sanitizing without chemicals is a nice perk too.

Sherry

Speaking of smelly things--I loathe the magazines that have scented cards inside to sell perfumes. Gag me! Some of those perfumes smell nastier than a polecat. And what about folks who are allergic to that crap?

Ooops. Please excuse the language.

I found my carpet shampooer does a wonderful job on my vinyl floors- it heats the water and the scrub brushes get down into the little 'dimples' in the vinyl where the dirty water used to pool up when using a standard mop. And the suction action of the shampooer slurps the floors almost dry as a bonus. I'm really happy I accidentally ran off the carpet and onto the vinyl and discovered this! It's a Bissell Pro-Heat 2X and I highly recommend it! I paid $170 at Wal-Mart- the price of having my carpets professionally cleaned 1.5 times. VBG (And the brushes dig out all the dog hair that's worked it's way down into the nap of the carpet- another bonus.)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

This is interesting--just this week I bought one of those H20 Steam Mops. No detergent necessary at all. First I thought I was just being a sucker for slick marketing, but the thing really does a good job. I'd do anything to quit using a mop bucket and waiting on the floor to dry. Sanitizing without chemicals is a nice perk too.

Sherry

It might make too many suds to use in my front loader washer. Looks like a good product though. Debra in VA See my quilts at:

I get that every time I run across anyone who uses Patchouli or a perfume with patchouli in it. Debra in VA See my quilts at:

The FAQs say it's okay for front loaders.

Leslie & The Furbabies >

No, it's especially good for front loaders. That's what I have. No suds.

Cool! Debra in VA See my quilts at: