Question about washing clothes with woolite in sink

I will be traveling oversees and plan on using woolite packets to wash
clothes in the hotel sink. Does woolite leave the clothes dried out
after they hang dry (jeans, polo shirts, t-shirts). Would it be a good
idea for bring a small squeeze bottle of fabric softener? Thanks

>> I will be traveling oversees and plan on using woolite packets to wash
>> clothes in the hotel sink. Does woolite leave the clothes dried out
>> after they hang dry (jeans, polo shirts, t-shirts). Would it be a good
>> idea for bring a small squeeze bottle of fabric softener? Thanks

>Woolite is a con. Your regular laundry detergent, used at ¼-½ the
>recommended strength, works just as well, perhaps better, and is
>cheaper.
>
>On The Road, I use whatever soap lodgings provide for my clothes and
>body. Do NOT take denim on The Road; it takes much, much too long to
>dry. Most days, I just empty my pockets, take of m'shoes, and walk
>into the shower fully dressed.

I have most certainly done the same, but always machine wash
everything after about 2 weeks anyway, coz you really do start to
stink after that time!
---
DFM

>> I will be traveling oversees and plan on using woolite packets to
>> wash clothes in the hotel sink. Does woolite leave the clothes
>> dried out after they hang dry (jeans, polo shirts, t-shirts). Would
>> it be a good idea for bring a small squeeze bottle of fabric
>> softener? Thanks

> I use a mild neutral shampoo for washing things on the road. It
> serves two purposes, and if I run out I can buy more anywhere.

We take packages of laundry tablets. One or two tablets and a large sink
or the shower saves time at the washerette. We wash everything at night
when we go in, wash and wring the clothes out thoroughly and hang them
up, let the clothes dry the next day while we're out sightseeing
(wearing another set!!), then wear the clean clothes the next day.
Coit

Since Woolite is a liquid it is easier to handle when traveling than the
regular laundry detergent which is a powder. It is sudsier in cold
water than, say, dish detergents. But whatever you use, you really
should not need too much, a small vial should be sufficient for a
couple weeks.
--
wf.

Icono Clast wrote:
>
>
>
> Woolite is a con. Your regular laundry detergent, used at ¼-½ the
> recommended strength, works just as well, perhaps better, and is
> cheaper.
>

>Wrapping them in your bath towel (even damp, after using it)
>absorbs some of the excess moisture mere wringing leaves
>behind, so they dry even faster.

Or the standard hand-wash technique, which is to squeeze out,
then roll up into the towel, and wring the towel.

--
Ken Tough

>> Since Woolite is a liquid

> Excuse me? I've never encountered it in any but powder form! Certainly
> that's how it's packaged in any "travel laundry kit" I've seen - which
> makes better sense when traveling anyway. Powder doesn't mess up other
> things in your luggage, if it happens to leak.

I've never (back in the US) encountered it in anything but liquid form.
We must be in the Twilight Zone!

On 23 Nov 2004 23:28:07 -0800, piclistguym (Sanjay Punjab)
wrote:

>I will be traveling oversees and plan on using woolite packets to wash
>clothes in the hotel sink. Does woolite leave the clothes dried out
>after they hang dry (jeans, polo shirts, t-shirts). Would it be a good
>idea for bring a small squeeze bottle of fabric softener? Thanks


I'm surprised noone has mentioned IVORY SNOW which I've used (in
powder form) for years. Same results as powdered WOOLITE.

> I will be traveling oversees and plan on using woolite packets to wash
> clothes in the hotel sink. Does woolite leave the clothes dried out
> after they hang dry (jeans, polo shirts, t-shirts). Would it be a good
> idea for bring a small squeeze bottle of fabric softener? Thanks

Shades of Rick Steves! Hotel rooms are not particularly good for clothes
washing and drying. rinsing is one problem space to dry is another. It
should not break your budget to use a laudromat occassionally on your trip.
Your clothes will get cleaner and you will not be waling around with wet
socks.

>> Can't remember when I last saw a bidet in France. They all seem to
>> have been ripped out. Always been useful for socks!
>
> The villa we stayed at outside Florence last month had one. So they
> still exist in Italy.

Joke: English tourist in an Italian hotel room. "is this for washing the
baby in?". Hotelier, "No Madame, it's for washing the baby out"

>One Italian I know was offended when I mentioned that I thought bidets
>originated in France. He insisted they were an Italian invention; I
>have doubts since the word, both in Italian and English, seems to
>derive from the French.

(From the french for 'to trot', so says my Longman's.. Not the sense
of the trots, but rather of sitting astride a little horse. Hmm.)

--
Ken Tough