Question about washing clothes with woolite in sink

On 23 Nov 2004 23:28:07 -0800, (Sanjay Punjab)
wrote:

I will be traveling oversees and plan on using woolite packets to wash
clothes in the hotel sink. Does woolite leave the clothes dried out
after they hang dry (jeans, polo shirts, t-shirts). Would it be a good
idea for bring a small squeeze bottle of fabric softener? Thanks


I'm surprised noone has mentioned IVORY SNOW which I've used (in
powder form) for years. Same results as powdered WOOLITE.

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:07:59 GMT, (Alvin Epstein)
wrote:

On 23 Nov 2004 23:28:07 -0800, (Sanjay Punjab)
wrote:

I will be traveling oversees and plan on using woolite packets to wash
clothes in the hotel sink. Does woolite leave the clothes dried out
after they hang dry (jeans, polo shirts, t-shirts). Would it be a good
idea for bring a small squeeze bottle of fabric softener? Thanks


I'm surprised noone has mentioned IVORY SNOW which I've used (in
powder form) for years. Same results as powdered WOOLITE.

Any powdered detergent is not easy to rinse out of clothing. I use my
shampoo to wash clothes in the hotel sink.

However, don't even think about washing jeans in the sink. Most hotels
forbid doing laundry in the sink, but they will tolerate washing of
socks and underwear. Jeans will drip all over the hotel room (which is
why hotels don't want you to do laundry) and won't be fully dry for
around 4 days (even more if it's damp and chilly) By the time they're
dry, they'll probably also be mildewed, because you can get out much
water by hand, as a washing machine's spin cycle does. I only wash
very lightweight things in a hotel sink. Then I wring them very
tightly, then roll them in a dry towel and twist the towel very
tightly. Then I hang them on the towel rack in the bathroom, or on a
hanger in the closet with something under them in case they still
drip. A t-shirt might be dry in a day or two in a warm climate, but it
will be very wrinkled. Anything heavier than that, I wouldn't wash.

If you need to launder heavy clothing, take it to a laundry or a
laundromat. Actually, I don't take even jeans with me when I travel,
because if they somehow get wet, they take forever to dry. They also
take up too much room in the suitcase.
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Barbara Vaughan
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Alvin Epstein wrote:

On 23 Nov 2004 23:28:07 -0800, (Sanjay Punjab)
wrote:


I will be traveling oversees and plan on using woolite packets to wash
clothes in the hotel sink. Does woolite leave the clothes dried out
after they hang dry (jeans, polo shirts, t-shirts). Would it be a good
idea for bring a small squeeze bottle of fabric softener? Thanks



I'm surprised noone has mentioned IVORY SNOW which I've used (in
powder form) for years. Same results as powdered WOOLITE.

Don't use the sink. Use the bidet. See more tips in the laundry section
of my page at
http://www.enjoy-europe.com/hte/chap05/clothes.htm
John Bermont
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Alvin Epstein wrote:

On 23 Nov 2004 23:28:07 -0800, (Sanjay Punjab)
wrote:


I will be traveling oversees and plan on using woolite packets to wash
clothes in the hotel sink. Does woolite leave the clothes dried out
after they hang dry (jeans, polo shirts, t-shirts). Would it be a good
idea for bring a small squeeze bottle of fabric softener? Thanks



I'm surprised noone has mentioned IVORY SNOW which I've used (in
powder form) for years.

I didn't know they still MADE it!

Same results as powdered WOOLITE.

FWIW, I don't think you need be overly concerned about any
soap used for hand-washing "drying out" your clothes. (I'm
not even sure what the OP meant by the term.) SFAIK, all
fabric softener does is eliminate the "static cling" that
arises from drying your clothes in a mechanical dryer.
Since hand-laundry when you travel is generally hung over
the bathtub to dry, the problem won't arise.

Alvin Epstein wrote:

On 23 Nov 2004 23:28:07 -0800, (Sanjay Punjab)
wrote:


I will be traveling oversees and plan on using woolite packets to wash
clothes in the hotel sink. Does woolite leave the clothes dried out
after they hang dry (jeans, polo shirts, t-shirts). Would it be a good
idea for bring a small squeeze bottle of fabric softener? Thanks



I'm surprised noone has mentioned IVORY SNOW which I've used (in
powder form) for years.

I didn't know they still MADE it!

Same results as powdered WOOLITE.

FWIW, I don't think you need be overly concerned about any
soap used for hand-washing "drying out" your clothes. (I'm
not even sure what the OP meant by the term.) SFAIK, all
fabric softener does is eliminate the "static cling" that
arises from drying your clothes in a mechanical dryer.
Since hand-laundry when you travel is generally hung over
the bathtub to dry, the problem won't arise.

B Vaughan wrote:

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:07:59 GMT, (Alvin Epstein)
wrote:


On 23 Nov 2004 23:28:07 -0800, (Sanjay Punjab)
wrote:


I will be traveling oversees and plan on using woolite packets to wash
clothes in the hotel sink. Does woolite leave the clothes dried out
after they hang dry (jeans, polo shirts, t-shirts). Would it be a good
idea for bring a small squeeze bottle of fabric softener? Thanks


I'm surprised noone has mentioned IVORY SNOW which I've used (in
powder form) for years. Same results as powdered WOOLITE.


Any powdered detergent is not easy to rinse out of clothing.

That's why you dissolve it thoroughly in warm water first,
before adding the clothing to be washed.

However, don't even think about washing jeans in the sink. Most hotels
forbid doing laundry in the sink,

Really? Most of those I've stayed in actually provided a
pull-out clothesline in the bathtub, to facilitate drying
one's hand laundry.

but they will tolerate washing of
socks and underwear. Jeans will drip all over the hotel room

Not being a "jeans" person, I would never include them in my
travelwear, and I would certainly never try to wash them by
hand! However, whatever you wash, it will dry faster if you
wrap it in a towel for a while (after wringing as much
moisture out as you can) before you hang it to dry.

John Bermont wrote:

Don't use the sink. Use the bidet. See more tips in the laundry section
of my page at
http://www.enjoy-europe.com/hte/chap05/clothes.htm
John Bermont

Can't remember when I last saw a bidet in France. They all seem to have
been ripped out. Always been useful for socks!

Mike O'Sullivan wrote:

John Bermont wrote:


Don't use the sink. Use the bidet. See more tips in the laundry
section of my page at
http://www.enjoy-europe.com/hte/chap05/clothes.htm
John Bermont


Can't remember when I last saw a bidet in France. They all seem to have
been ripped out. Always been useful for socks!

Only place I ever encountered one was the Hotel Amigo in
Bruxelles.

Mike O'Sullivan wrote:

John Bermont wrote:


Don't use the sink. Use the bidet. See more tips in the laundry
section of my page at
http://www.enjoy-europe.com/hte/chap05/clothes.htm
John Bermont


Can't remember when I last saw a bidet in France. They all seem to have
been ripped out. Always been useful for socks!


The villa we stayed at outside Florence last month had one. So they
still exist in Italy.

Frank F. Matthews wrote:


Can't remember when I last saw a bidet in France. They all seem to
have been ripped out. Always been useful for socks!

The villa we stayed at outside Florence last month had one. So they
still exist in Italy.

Joke: English tourist in an Italian hotel room. "is this for washing the
baby in?". Hotelier, "No Madame, it's for washing the baby out"