Laundry Supplies For Washing Clothes
Information And Reviews

Below is information and facts about the typical laundry supplies you should stock in your laundry room, along with reviews of major brands. This includes detergents, softeners, stain removers, bleaches, ironing supplies and more.

There are also guides and instructions for how to use all of the major types properly, and to best effect, when washing clothes and other fabrics.

As you can imagine there are many different types of equipment and supplies you could stock in your laundry room, but there is only so much space, money and need for various items.

That is where this page is designed to help.

You can explore information and reviews about various products, so you can decide what you really need, and what you don't, and how you can use what you have in the best ways.

You can also skip down to share your own reviews here.

This page can get rather long, so I've tried to organize it to let you skip to various parts of the page, as needed. My organization system is basically put into the order in which you might use various laundry products, during various parts of the laundry cycle, from washing, drying, etc.

Here are the sections, and you can click on the links to skip down to that part of the page.

• Bleaches and Pretreating Stains
• Laundry Detergent (skips to a whole other page, since this is such a huge topic)
• Laundry Boosters
• In Wash Scent Boosters
• Odor Removers & Disinfecting Products
• Washing And Drying Accessories
• Fabric Softener (for the washer)
• Dryer Sheets (fabric softeners for the dryer)
• Ironing Supplies
• Pet Hair And Lint Removers
• Safety Concerns
• Share Your Own Review

Bleaches & Supplies For Pretreating Stains

Before clothes go in the washing machine stains should be pretreated. Here is information about various products you can use for pretreating, presoaking or otherwise brightening clothes and removing stains.

Ammonia

Chlorine Bleach Uses & Information

Powdered & Liquid Chlorine Bleach Reviews

Clorox Bleach

Household Bleach: Do Generic & Store Brands Really Work?

Liquid Laundry Bluing: The Ultimate Guide

Mrs. Stewart's Bluing

Oxygen Bleach Uses & Information

Non Chlorine Bleach Reviews

Clorox 2

Oxiclean Uses

Bleach Uses For Laundry & More

Laundry Stain Removers Reviews

Over 55 Homemade Stain Removal Recipes

Enzyme Stain & Odor Remover Reviews

Biz Stain Fighter

Dry Cleaning Solvent

Rubbing Alcohol Uses For Stain Removal & More

Hypoallergenic Supplies

Supplies For Baby Laundry

Natural Supplies

Dye & Color Remover For Clothes

Color Catcher Products {To Prevent Dye Transfer}

Shout Color Catcher

Laundry Detergent Boosters

Laundry boosters are products that you add to the wash to help the detergent work better. Here is information about some of these boosters, many of which also happen to be natural laundry supplies.

First, here are my articles telling how to use these products as boosters, along with using these products in other areas of your home as well.

Ammonia

Uses For Baking Soda

Uses For Borax Powder

Uses For Vinegar

Washing Soda Uses

In addition, here are tips from other readers, sharing how they use various laundry boosters. You can also share how you use these items for washing your clothes.

Share Your Baking Soda Uses

Share Your Borax Uses

Share Your Uses For Hydrogen Peroxide

Share Your Uses For Vinegar

20 Mule Team Borax Reviews

In Wash Scent Boosters

You may also wish to use scent boosters for your clothes just to add some scent. This is the newest type of laundry supplies to hit the market - they add scent and nothing else (not to be confused with softeners, which add scent and also condition your fabric at the same time).

Here are the reviews I have gathered so far:

Downy Unstopables Information {By Taylor}

Downy Unstoppables {Positive & Negative Opinions}

Downy Unstopables Can Stain Washables

Downy Unstopables Caused Allergic Reaction

Downy Unstopables Caused Rash & Hives

Gain Fireworks {Mixed Opinions}

More Gain Sweet Sizzle Fireworks Reviews

Gain Fireworks Caused Allergic Reactions

Snuggle Scent Boosters

Odor Removers & Disinfecting Products

Sometimes laundry gets stinky, or really really gross and needs to be disinfected. Here are product reviews to help you with these unfortunate types of incidents.

OdoBan Odor Eliminator

Washing And Drying Accessories

In addition to a washing machine and dryer, you may use additional laundry supplies or equipment to wash your clothes, such as lingerie bags and drying racks.

You may also wish to use products to clean your washing machine. Here are the reviews I have gathered so far of such products:

Wonder Wash Plus Spin Dryer

Affresh Washer Cleaner

Clorox Washing Machine Cleaner

Smelly Washer Cleaner

Tide Washing Machine Cleaner

Lemi Shine Machine Cleaner

Fabric Softeners For Use In The Washing Machine

Many people swear by using fabric softener in the wash, some to make the clothes soft, as the name implies, and others to imbue a certain scent to the clothing. Others don't want to use the stuff, saying it makes clothes heavy and greasy. In fact, if you use too much you can even get a softener stain.

There are two different types of fabric softener, those that go in the washing machine as a liquid (and also a new crystal version by certain companies), and also those that go in the dryer. There are obvious differences between these two types of laundry supplies, so I've separated them out on this page.

First, here is some information on how to make your own softeners, including my recipes, recipes from others, and suggestions for blends of essential oils to use as fragrance.

Homemade Softener Recipes

Essential Oils Recipes For Homemade Laundry Products

Share Tips For How To Make Your Own Softener

In addition to making your own there are obviously lots of various commercial softeners you can purchase. Here is the information on this site about softeners used in the washing machine.

Share Your Fabric Softener Review Here

Natural Fabric Softener Brands

How To Use Fabric Softener & What It Does To Clothes

Comfort Fabric Softener

Downy Fabric Softener

Gain Fabric Softener

Purex Softener Crystals

Snuggle Fabric Softener

Suavitel Softener

How To Use A Downy Ball And Troubleshooting Tips

Downy Fabric Softener Ball Reviews

Readers' Fabric Softener Reviews

Here are softener reviews, written by readers like you who have actually used these laundry supplies, to share that they think about them.

Comfort Fabric Conditioner

Ultra Downy Softener {Variety Of Scents}

More Downy Fabric Softener Opinions

Dropps Fabric Softener Pacs

Gain Softener

Lenor Softener

Purex Complete 3 In 1 Sheets

More Purex 3 In 1 Laundry Sheets Experiences

Purex Crystals {Several Scents}

Purex Crystals Caused Several Allergic Reactions

Snuggle Ultra Fabric Softener

Snuggle Fabric Softener Allergies

Suavitel Softener

Suavitel Fabric Softener Allergies

Tide With A Touch Of Downy

Xtra Nice 'N Fluffy Fabric Softener

Dryer Sheets: Fabric Softeners For The Dryer

Here's the information on the site all about softener sheets, and static controllers, for use in the dryer.

How To Use Dryer Sheets

Recipes For Homemade Dryer Sheets

Share Your Dryer Sheets Review Here

Arm And Hammer Dryer Sheets

Bounce Dryer Sheets

Bounce Dryer Bar

Readers' Dryer Sheets Reviews

Here are the reviews of dryer sheets which have been submitted by readers like you. These reviews are from people who have actually used the products, and are sharing how they worked for them.

Arm And Hammer Total 2-In-1 Dryer Cloths

Bounce Bar Problems

More Bounce Dryer Bar Experiences

Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets {Multiple Scents}

Bounce Free & Sensitive

Cuddlesoft Fabric Softener Sheets

Downy Dryer Sheets

Gain Dryer Sheets {Multiple Scents}

Kroger Home Sense Dryer Sheets

Meijer Jump Dryer Sheets

Seventh Generation Dryer Sheets

Simplicity Fabric Softener Sheets

Snuggle Dryer Sheets

Snuggle Free & Clear Dryer Sheets

Target Up & Up Dryer Sheets

Walgreens Brand Dryer Sheets

Walmart Great Value Dryer Sheets

Ironing Supplies

Finally, after washing and drying your clothes some of them may need to get ironed. Here are some articles on the site that provide information about ironing laundry supplies.

Homemade Laundry Starch Recipe

Iron Cleaner Reviews

Dritz Hot Iron Cleaner

Faultless Hot Iron Cleaner

Pet Hair And Lint Removers

Even when your clothes don't need to be washed, they still may have lint or pet hair all over them, and need to get cleaned up.

Here are some articles and reviews of products you can use for this task.

Pet Hair Removers

Pledge Pet Hair Remover Fabric Sweeper

Scotch Pet Hair Remover Roller

Safety Tips & Concerns

Once you have laundry products in your home, even though they are normal everyday types of items, you've got to consider the fact that many of them aren't safe for ingestion, and may otherwise cause harm. Here are some safety tips and precations to keep in mind:

Keep Supplies Out Of Reach Of Kids & Pets

Bleach & Ammonia: Don't Mix!

Related Pages You May Enjoy

Best Laundry Detergent For You: Reviews, Ratings And Information

Fabric Care Guide

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CAUTION: This website is provided for informational purposes only. It is provided as is, without warranties or guarantees. Some stains and messes just won't come out, and are permanent. Further, some cleaning methods can harm your item, so if what you want to clean or launder is sentimental or expensive call a professional. See disclaimer of liability for more information.