genuinegirly

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You use it with your detergent, but the method for using it is different depending on what style of washer you have. If the washer is front-loading, it might not have the same soak-cycle as other washers. I put my Oxi-Clean in the bleach dispenser, and it seems to work great. If you have no bleach dispenser, add it to the wash when the clothes are in the soak part of the cycle. The clothes should sit in a mixture of OxiClean and water for about 2-4 minutes.

You can mix a scoop of it (2 tablespoons) in with your cup of laundry detergent, too, but it might not be as effective as adding it to the soak.

Note: my bf has similar issues with chemical reactions between his shirt, armpit sweat, and deodorant. The fabric becomes yucky-icky, sometimes losing color as well. It only happens to undershirts or t-shirts that he wears without undershirts. I have not tried using Oxi-Clean on his yuck. I will try it out tomorrow and let you know the results. No point in purchasing a product when it might not fix your exact problem. I have had mild success with Oxi-Clean with getting stains out of fabrics, but I have had greater success with "Shout" when removing stains. Oxi-Clean is an oxygen-based cleaner (hence the name) that supposedly lifts out stains in a revolutionary method. I don't know if it's really all that much better than Borax or other more traditional ick-removers.

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