blocking/washing?

You can actually throw acrylic in the washer and dryer and it behaves wonderfully.

sue

Noreen, Since I haven't been knitting with wool, this is a non-issue for me, but wasn't Woollite supposed to be for washing wool items by hand? If so, why do you say not to use it on real wool? Just curious.....

-- Carey in MA

Hi,

I'm not Noreen, but years ago the woolite company was bought by Clorox, so it has some bleach in it.

Arlene

Carey N. wrote:

arlene spun a FINE 'yarn':

Thanks, Arlene, I didn't see Carey's Q until now, but see you've already answered her! Appreciate the jump in! Noreen

Carey N. spun a FINE 'yarn':

Carey, I see Arlene already responded, but will expound on her reply. Years ago, it WAS originally formulated to wash woolens, in that, you are correct, however, I believe it was the mid-seventies or early eighties when, as Arelen stated, the Clorox BLEACH company purchased Woollite, and changed the formula. I would ONLY use Woollite now on synthetics, and even then, I'd be extremely careful. *(I DO like the smell of woollite, tho, grin)* Noreen

YarnWright spun a FINE 'yarn':

Apologies, ARLENE, there was a TYPO in my response to Carey, and I unintentionally misspelled your name. mea culpa, Noreen

Arlene, Thanks for the information. Too bad they messed with a good thing, though that's usually how it goes. Happy knitting!

-- Carey in MA

I don't think I've ever smelled Woollite; maybe I should open a bottle in the store some time and see if I like the smell for my acryllic sweaters. You really would think that if Clorox bought out Woollite, they must have thought there was something to contend with their products that they didn't have at the time, and would have wanted to keep it in their shop. Why do people always mess with a good thing, I wonder? Kind of like Coke and New Coke: at least they were smart enough to change it back, though!

-- Carey in MA

Clorox hasn't owned Woolite in decades. It's currently owned by Reckitt Benckiser (formerly Reckitt-Colman), and has been since the early 90s.

Tara

Tara D spun a FINE 'yarn':

But, Tara, it's STILL not good for washing woolens.... Noreen

Carey N. spun a FINE 'yarn':

I also love the smell of Dreft, and there hasn't been a baby to wash for in a long time in our house, heehee! Noreen

wondering if they still make Love's Baby Soft cologne??????????????

Wouldn't the soap melt? How does it flake?

Will any soap do?

Hmm... how to tell the difference between bar soap and detergent?

"L" wrote in news:tjsRh.11$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe12.lga:

in the microwave? no, it expands. a LOT! Ivory soap is pretty much the closest thing to pure soap. while Ivory does sell soap flakes, those can be hard to find. the alternative has been shaving bits off the bar Ivory. by putting the bar into the microwave, the 'heat' causes the expansion of the water & air trapped in the bar, which 'foams' (why you want a really big plate). once it's expanded, it's really easy to flake.

any soap should work, but Ivory works the best because it doesn't have a lot of added ingredients.

i dunno. i buy Ivory or goat's milk soap. lee

Actually, Woolite was never designed for wool. It was for "fine washables," which at the time were nylon and polyester synthetics. It does not contain bleach (urban legend), but it very harsh on wool. Baby shampoo or designated wool washes are best.

Ahhh, I do remember that; but the name's a little misleading...

sue