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vindaloo1@netzero.com wrote:
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> When I wash colored clothes like sweat pants, sweat shirts, etc. they
> come out with a soapy film on them. I am using warm water and have
> tried using less detergent with no results.
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> After the clothes dry you can actually see patches on the clothes from
> where the soap was. Any ideas how to solve this problem?
Add washing soda. Soap is soluble because it's made with sodium or
potassium. Hard water has calcium or magnesium. When it replaces
the sodium or potassium in soap, it makes something insoluble that
sticks to clothes.
Washing soda is sodium carbonate. The carbonate makes calcium and
magnesium settle out and leave the soap alone. I think most brands
of powdered detergent contain sodium carbonate. They probably
do not all contain the same amount.
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