Diana1 Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I'm now using reusable nappies for Archie, reusable wipes and reusable breat pads. We've just run out of tissues. We buy in bulk form CostCo and while I was breast feeding I thought that's an awful lot of tissues we use. Perhaps I could use hankerchiefs. After all these are what I used until sometime after leaving the parental home. My mum used to have a special saucepan and boil wash all the hankies. Now that I'm machine washing the nappies on 60 with a pre-wash and they are coming up beautifully - do you think it would be ok to put hankies in the machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Yes, we do Diana. LSH and Ollie both have white cotton hankies and I boil them along with my whites. If they are a bit snotty (sorry!), soak them in a bowl of cold salt water and that removes any stains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 My mother uses hankies and hates my tissues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana1 Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 My mother uses hankies too. Kate when you sail 'boil wash' is that a machine cycle or a saucepan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunee1 Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 We love hankies in our house i've just ironed 15 izzy's had a cold They appear in stockings at christmas....thanks santa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Machine wash, Diana. I have white cotton sheets so the hankies go in with them once a week for a good wash in the boil cycle. My machine will go up to 95C so I know they will come out sparkly clean and white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Have you ever used Napisan in your white wash? I swear by it for keeping them sparkly and it's also good for boiling in a pan if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Not since my boys were in nappies, Clare! Might have to try some again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I use it to soak any stained items, but I put about 2tbspns in the white wash and it comes up a treat. You can also use it for boiling face cloths. The smell of it boiling reminds me of the big copper boiler that my mother used for whites, she used a 'blue cube' too to bring up the whiteness - Memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Ooooh lovely! You can buy blue cubes from www.carbolicsoapcompany.co.uk ! Hadn't seen any for years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana1 Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 I've just spilt olive oil on my skirt trying to hold Archie, eat lunch and read the forum at the same time. More washing I only use a 40 'C cycle for my sheets - am I filthy? They seem completly clean. I have never used the 95'C cycle - thought i was saving energy. I too quite like the smell of boiling washing - reminds me of my childhood home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I only boil my white sheets, Diana. The boys coloured ones go in a 40 degree wash. I found my white ones came out a dingy grey if I didn't boil them. I only do them once a week so it's not too wasteful energy wise, I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunee1 Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 A washing machine repair man once told me to run my machine on a 90 wash every so often to stop the build up of limescale and general scum! nice. Just thought i'd mention it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 If you do that with vinegar in it cleans out all the scum and stuff in the pipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana1 Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 This vinegar is good stuff. How much do you put in the machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 A washing machine repair man once told me to run my machine on a 90 wash every so often to stop the build up of limescale and general scum! nice. Just thought i'd mention it! Can't be any worse than discussions about boiling snot One downfall in my green credentials - tissues (there are obviously more but I can't remember them! ) I can't bear the thought of handkerchiefs........... what am I doing in this topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 Vinegar is also good for (excuse me here) snotty stains. Hubby prefers hankies but given how long he tends to keep them in his pocket I dread to think of the health hazard they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 This is probably not the greenest product out there but the new Vanish crystal white stuff is amazing. Devon came home with black & yellow paint on her brand new white school shirt.I tried soaking it,tries stain devils,but it was still there.The vanish stuff got it out...no problem (& left it really bright white too ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 A washing machine repair man once told me to run my machine on a 90 wash every so often to stop the build up of limescale and general scum! nice. Just thought i'd mention it! it might remove the scum - but limescale is caused by heating "hard" water - a 90 degree wash would just cause more limescale - just like a 100degree boil does in your kettel or tea-urn... surely? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunee1 Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 He was probably on comission from Comet.........see how many people's machines he could clog up !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 a couple of cupfuls of vinegar do the trick. If you use washing soda in with your wash, then it should counteract the limescale. Lesley - I use tissues too - I find hankies unhygienic (sorry folks!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleata Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 i use hankies too. there are no single use tissues in our house. OH wont use hankies but uses toilet paper instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Oh - I use tissues more than once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I think hankies are unhygenic, I just don't like the thouhgt of them one bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Oh - I use tissues more than once Me too - I just can't get Rosie to do the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
