USING TOO MUCH DETERGENT
More detergent doesn’t mean more clean. Actually, when using regular old blue detergents, the more detergent you use the worse your clothes can be.
Those detergents all use the same basic science to attempt to clean. The problem? That science doesn’t do anything to clean modern fabrics. That’s why clothes still smell bad after washing. So you end up using too much laundry detergent, extra fragrance boosters, dryer sheets and more to try to get stuff clean. But using traditional detergents only coats the fabrics more and traps bacterial odor!
Too much laundry detergent can get sudsy. Or worse.
When you feel like your clothes need extra cleaning, do you use extra detergent? If you find yourself pouring lots of detergent in the machine, you might be using way too much. There’s good reason for restraint – using too much laundry detergent won’t get you a better clean. Main effects of overdosing detergent include:
Residue on fabrics
If your black pants come out of the wash with a weird white or colored blotch on them, don’t freak out. It’s probably just detergent residue from overdosing. It can be washed out, but that’s annoying! Wash with the right amount of detergent, and they’ll be clean the first time around.
Excessive foam in the washing machine
An over-sudsing washing machine is not something you want in your laundry routine. And if you’re not home or don’t notice, that means your damp clothes are sitting in the machine getting stinky.
Washing machine mold + damage
Extra soap left behind can cause malfunctions. Plus, all that detergent buildup causes mold to form in laundry machines. Mold tends to grow in the gasket, where you don’t see it but you sure do smell it.
You run out of detergent faster!
The faster you run out of detergent, the more often you’ll need to buy. And, well, you know what that means.