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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Instead of bleach
Does anyone have any idea? I generally use the general borax, washing soda, bar soap mix with vinegar in the softener part of the washer, but I need something to make whites really white. I have a military husband so no so white with his dress uniforms are a no go. Any thoughts on a bleach alternative I could use?
Re: Instead of bleach
Seventh Generation makes a non-chlorine bleach that you could try.
We use Oxy Clean and it works wonderfully.
I have never bleached my whites. I use oxy clean and wash on the hottest cycle and have never had a problem. We have ridiculously red dirt here too, it coats EVERYTHING and as long as I soak them first it comes right out.
http://oxygenbleach.homestead.com/files/
What are Oxygen Bleaches?
Oxygen bleaches are materials that release oxygen for cleaning and bleaching of stains and dirt upon addition to water. There are three types of oxygen bleaches sold in the consumer market, hydrogen peroxide, sodium percarbonate and sodium perborate. While hydrogen peroxide is a liquid, sodium percarbonate and sodium perborate are powders. Sodium percarbonate is used in deck, carpet, household and laundry cleaning products. Sodium perborate is also a powder and is used mostly in automatic dishwashing and laundry products as a hot water bleaching agent. While sodium percarbonate has the highest solubility in water, sodium perborate is more storage stable in detergent formulations.
Powdered bleaches are made by treating natural soda ash or natural borax with hydrogen peroxide. These materials can absorb the oxygen while remaining free flowing solids. Upon dissolving in water, they release the oxygen. (One popular infomercial seen on television claims that their oxygen bleach takes the oxygen right out of the air which is totally false!) Pure sodium percarbonate contains about 13-14% oxygen and sodium perborate contains about 10-15% oxygen. They are currently being manufactured in the United States, Korea and China. While Asian bleaches are generally lower in cost, the US produced bleaches are the most consistent in composition and performance.