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#21
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Thornton, Colorado
Posts: 1,023
I find unscented items work for me since I seem to be more sensitive to scents now. I have used the detergent by Norwex for a few years now, and it is the only detergent I use. I started out with a couple of their dyer balls, but you can find them at JoAnn's, Bed and Bath Beyond, etc. I found directions for making my own dryer balls out of 100% wool (the kind that has to be hand washed) and I love them. You can make as many as you want. They make the clothes dry faster with fewer wrinkles.
#23
When I hit about 40, any and all scents started triggering migraines. They make the blood vessels in my temples contract. So, no scents of any kind. Dryer sheets seem to be the worst offenders! I had to forbid my son, who was grown and does his own laundry, from bringing a box of dryer sheets into the house. Or wearing his cologne in the house. Of course, he thought I was making it all up because I am an old hysterical woman...
It kills me to be around a woman who has doused herself in strong perfume. I just want to run.
It kills me to be around a woman who has doused herself in strong perfume. I just want to run.
#26
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Southern United States
Posts: 481
No scent due to allergies and migraines. I have a friend with chemical sensitivities who calls my house the neutral zone because there is absolutely no "smell" in my house unless she stops by when I'm cooking. I have noticed when I walk in the neighborhood you can tell who is doing laundry. The smell of the detergent and dryer sheets pours out of the dryer exhaust hose.
#29
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mableton, GA
Posts: 11,335
i did make my own dryer balls with aluminum foil and wool roving. I saw it on line. Easy. They are permanently in the dryer. I don't use fabric softener. Haven't needed vinegar yet for our needs.
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