Bleach in the usa

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I use bleach on the whites and have noticed the same effect. I didn't really think about the possibility that the concentration of chlorine in bleach here might be less until you mentioned having trouble as well. I suspect that is the real difference. Javex has a stronger concentration than Chlorox. I use a non-chlorine bleach "Everyday Living" (a Martha Stewart product, I believe) available at Krogers for non-whites.

[lgg 2]

I read that as "get the stink out of my husband's underwear..."

I suppose my brain is awonk. I have never used bleach but I use Oxyclean. I remember a friend in grade school whose mom used bleach and it made her sports socks weak and she'd pull them up and rip the stripes right off them! Happened twice and cracked me right up.

Always used oxyclean, find it works a lot better than bleach, same says my mom too shes a big fan of oxyclean. I find it really helps get the odd stink out of my husbands uniforms too lol...

we just mix the oxyclean with the TIDE HE and its good to go! (I prefer method products tho.. cus they are better for the environment!)

[Inky 1,110]

I read that as "get the stink out of my husband's underwear..."

I suppose my brain is awonk. I have never used bleach but I use Oxyclean. I remember a friend in grade school whose mom used bleach and it made her sports socks weak and she'd pull them up and rip the stripes right off them! Happened twice and cracked me right up.

LOL yeaaaa after a 13 hr flight my husbands underwear smells of funk just as bad as the uniform military planes are nothing like comercial airlines... haha

[Kimbear 53]

LOL

well it could be the chicago water. Or as Katherine said it might be the % of sodium hypochlorite. shrug. diff countries diff amounts allowed i guess. I've just always used tide with javex and downy fab softenener and then bounce in my drier. makes my clothes clean, soft and they smell nice.

as for fabric damange i always got the javex with fabric guard, and truth be told with or without javex, socks in my family dont last long anyway,

I'll try this Oxyclean you all talk about. Maybe that will help.