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Laundry Talk-Fresheners

RinaRina — Sun, 11 May 2014 15:35:05 GMT

What do you put in your laundry to make it smell good? Has anymore ever tried Downy Fresh Scent boosters?

Any other ideas? I want my clean laundry to smell like perfume.

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151949 — Sun, 11 May 2014 16:54:53 GMT

I am allergic to most scented items so I wash everything in Tide free which is unscented. I also usually use oxiwash.

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redtabby — Sun, 11 May 2014 17:01:05 GMT

I do not understand the need for fresheners. We are obsessed with scented everything and many people, like myself, have physical issues with artificial scents. One of the women at my gym uses Gain and I have to move around to avoid being close to her or else I have a sneezing fit. What is wrong with laundry smelling clean? I love that smell.

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marky — Mon, 12 May 2014 12:28:18 GMT

One of the young guys at work had such a strong smell of laundry product, when he still lived with his parents, that you could smell him a mile away. His mother did the laundry and she must have used an entire bottle of detergent on his clothes. I wasn't the only one that noticed it either. After he married, this changed and I no longer noticed it. I guess his wife either did the laundry or showed him the proper way to do it and not use so much.

I personally like to use some of the fragrance boosters, if the items I am washing are somewhat musty, but I NEVER use as much as the instructions say to use and I don't use them on clothing that we will be wearing so as not to irritate those around us.

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In-x-s — Mon, 12 May 2014 20:44:30 GMT

I don't like heavily scented but I am in search of the scent of the ORIGINAL Downy for my sheets/bedding that I wash and hang out. Either my sniffer has changed or they don't make that nice, light April Fresh smell anymore. All the scents seem to be the mountain fresh which is way to powerful smelly to me. Even the bottles labeled Downy April Fresh don't seem to be the same scent it use to be.

If anyone knows of a light scented alternative, please let me know! I'm tired of buying bottle after bottle of fabric softener that I can't stand to use.

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zebragirl318 — Mon, 12 May 2014 20:49:16 GMT

Purex makes scent beads that are a lot less expensive and they are awesome, there is nothing nicer than the scent of nice clean fresh laundry, and their beads deliver.

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RinaRina — Tue, 13 May 2014 03:59:59 GMT

On 5/12/2014 zebragirl318 said:
Purex makes scent beads that are a lot less expensive and they are awesome, there is nothing nicer than the scent of nice clean fresh laundry, and their beads deliver.

ITA! I LOVE the scent of clean fresh laundry.

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toodles11 — Tue, 13 May 2014 04:08:36 GMT

I use unscented laundry soap. Do you know how strong some of the soaps are scented?

I have unscented downy which I mix with a little lavender scented softener from Walmart.

I wish that I could find the original scented Downy too. Why do they always change something that is fine the way it is?

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Nana5 — Tue, 13 May 2014 14:09:29 GMT

I use Downy Unstoppables in-wash scent booster in the "fresh" scent. I sprinkle the little pellets on top of the load before adding water. You can use as little/much as you want. I use just enough so that my laundry has a fresh scent when it comes out of the dryer. If I bury my face in the items, I can smell the scent but it's definitely not overpowering. Not sure that anyone else could even smell it.

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jlkz — Thu, 15 May 2014 01:48:01 GMT

Emptied out a master's closet from the shore house to turn it over to new, long term renters. The towels and linens had been in plastic bins but still had the "shore musty " smell. Washed them at home in Tide Free and added white vinegar (one cup) in the final rinse water. The musty smell was gone and the residual smell was "clean, no perfume". What a wonderful surprise!!!! Since the towel sets were color coordinated for each bathroom, I was able to send great towels to a niece and to a cousin moving into a senior apartment.

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colliemom4 — Thu, 15 May 2014 04:32:03 GMT

On 5/13/2014 Nana5 said:
I use Downy Unstoppables in-wash scent booster in the "fresh" scent. I sprinkle the little pellets on top of the load before adding water. You can use as little/much as you want. I use just enough so that my laundry has a fresh scent when it comes out of the dryer. If I bury my face in the items, I can smell the scent but it's definitely not overpowering. Not sure that anyone else could even smell it.

Sounds really nice.

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rustysmom — Thu, 15 May 2014 14:58:36 GMT

I love the Purex Crystals in the blue bottle. Not over powering, just a nice light scent.

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luvmypupz — Thu, 15 May 2014 15:21:38 GMT

I use the downy scent boosters and really like those. I use them on everything but I don't use a whole cap full. I love the way things smell after washing with them and don't find them overpowering at all. Sams club has the best prices on them.

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willdob3 — Thu, 15 May 2014 15:26:52 GMT

Nothing added to most loads. I use only natural, people & earth-friendly detergents, almost always unscented.

I add a few drops of tea tree oil to the water when washing sheets & towels. Adding vinegar is an option, too, but washing my clothes is enough to make them fresh. I do not want my clothes to smell like Downy or any other scent.

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ChynnaBlue — Thu, 15 May 2014 15:36:40 GMT

When I worked in a preschool, the kids would always bring freshly laundered blankets and sleeping bags to school on Monday. We would lay them out at nap time and I always loved opening one boy's bag in particular because his mother used Downey and it always smelled so clean and comforting. I wish I could use Downey in my wash, but I'm allergic to all scented laundry products.

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Free2be — Thu, 15 May 2014 16:59:17 GMT

I didn't care for the scented "crystals" or whatever they were. Expensive, too.

I'm happy with Tide with Febreeze. Nice clean smell!

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CardinalGirl — Thu, 15 May 2014 17:28:11 GMT

We use Downy Unstopables. Hubby and I both LOVE the way it makes our laundry smell. Especially our sheets.

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gazelle77 — Thu, 15 May 2014 17:30:35 GMT

I find that most liquid laundry detergents leave a nice soft lingering scent. I would not want my clothes or sheets and towels to reek of scent. I do not use the dryer sheets as they leave a film all over your clothes which makes them look dirty eventually.

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shesallthat — Thu, 15 May 2014 17:48:13 GMT

On 5/15/2014 Rustys mom said:
I love the Purex Crystals in the blue bottle. Not over powering, just a nice light scent.

i love these,too!!! but i almost have to hide the bottles from my guys when i buy it! once they found out what i was using to get that smell they wanted it for everything!!

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DJs mom — Thu, 15 May 2014 18:13:11 GMT

On 5/12/2014 zebragirl318 said:
Purex makes scent beads that are a lot less expensive and they are awesome, there is nothing nicer than the scent of nice clean fresh laundry, and their beads deliver.

I use these and they are wonderful. The smell is not overpowering and they are cheaper than Downy crystals.