Cold weather - clothing

[annesco]

I would like to ask what might seem like a trivial question, but I live in the Northeast, and it's finally starting to get cold here. Since it seems that most of us follow a pretty stringent and robust laundry protocol, what do you do about sweaters? Also, does the fiber/lint issue come into play with them?

I bought an acrylic sweater the other day for work and am wearing it over another shirt today. I am experiencing itching, biting, and crawling. Of course, I have to be honest as I think it may also be due to the fact that I apparently overdosed on carrots yesterday and the day before, which have a pretty high sugar content, of which I was not aware. I felt pretty bad last night, too.

Word of warning --- if the low/no sugar thing works for you, as it does me, then DO NOT EAT IT!.

Also, it's a new moon today which may have an effect.

Do other cold-weather residents wear sweaters, and if so, how do you clean them?

[scabdraggr]

If any of the clothes make you suddenly start to itch then this is bad due to the reproductive material being in the cloth.I learned this the hard way as I reinfected my arms twice before throwing out those clothes that had come into contact with my wet lesions.Pinesol in the laundry along with oxyclean and a double dry time.Check the lint from the lint trap under a mscope at 60X to check for level of clothing infestation.Any essential oil in the laundry should have the same benefits as pine oil but some are allergic to it.Soaking clothes in salt water might be a beneficial way of saving some treasured clothing and linens from the trash.

[nathan3]

Hi,

What about borax in addition to regular laundry detergent? Or should I use just borax?

[skylark99]

Borax is good, nathan.
And 'Bounce" drier sheets in the clothes drier.

And SD's suggestions for laundry are all tried and tested, and many find them helpful.

It was wool that I missed most. Not because it got any more itchier than any of my other clothes, but because it could not withstand the laundering.
I used very hot water for washing, and dried hot until the clothes were very hot and the drier would shut itself off (safety feature).

I also wore disposable vinyl gloves when doing the laundry to keep it from getting in contact with my bare hands.

[annesco]

Originally Posted by skylark99

Borax is good, nathan.
And 'Bounce" drier sheets in the clothes drier.

And SD's suggestions for laundry are all tried and tested, and many find them helpful.

It was wool that I missed most. Not because it got any more itchier than any of my other clothes, but because it could not withstand the laundering.
I used very hot water for washing, and dried hot until the clothes were very hot and the drier would shut itself off (safety feature).

I also wore disposable vinyl gloves when doing the laundry to keep it from getting in contact with my bare hands.

So I guess I'll have to throw the new sweater away. Shame, too because I got a couple of compliments on it . It just won't withstand the hot water/hot drier regimen. Oh well, it was a dumb choice anyhow. I buy a lot of polyester fleece. It holds up in the laundry well, it seems, and helps to keep me warm. I'm always cold these days due to the condition and weight loss.

The clothes I sleep in are washed every single day, and I wear the same ones. I seem to have had good luck with them for some reason, and don't really experience any symptoms so far after several weeks. I use laundry detergent, Borax and either ammonia or bleach in each load, as well as a liquid softener and Bounce in the dryer.

I don't know what to do about winter coats, though. As I obviously can't wash those, and it's getting cold up here already!

Any suggestions? What do other people do about winter outerwear?

[scabdraggr]

Don't throw the sweater away and don't worry about the hot water and dryer for it.The pinesol alone will most likely take care of any issues.You can always wear something light and long sleeved underneath the sweater.While the protocol is sufficent and needs to be followed for a long time,that dosen't mean that we can't gamble just a small amount.

[skylark99]

SD's got a point. If Lysol works for you, then you could wash sweaters in cold water and when laid flat and almost dry, hang outside in the wind to shake it out and dry completely.
Alternatively, you could just pack it away in a plastic bag with the air squeezed out, and look forward to wearing it when you feel better.

For winter outerwear, I think that down filled clothes would withstand laundering. I would avoid enzyme-based laundry soaps because it would wouldn't be great for the feathers, but Dr Bronner's peppermint oil soap would get coats clean, and down winter wear needs to be dried hot, not for hours, but the time it takes to dry will get anything out of the garment. Warm and lightweight and often only a light shirt is adequate for the inner layer.

I would have used these types of winter wear garments if they had been relatively easy to find here in the UK, but they are not common. Those that I found are more suited to a celeb-list budget. I won't support that kind of retail greed because it just justifies price based on profit rather than value of merchandise.

Last year I had a wool coat, and had it laundered once a month. In between, after every wearing, I vacuumed it. Was good to go in a minute's time and warm, too.

[Pollyringworm]

Seriously, Pine sol works? I never even thought to put it in my laundry! I'm going to use it tonight.

Do you guys ever do the "lint" check in the dryer with a flashlight after it's finished? The only thing that worked, albeit temporary, was BioKleen detergent with added GSE drops. Three weeks of bliss with that one. I really didn't think it could adapt, but it did. Clever little lint.

[annesco]

Originally Posted by Pollyringworm

Seriously, Pine sol works? I never even thought to put it in my laundry! I'm going to use it tonight.

Do you guys ever do the "lint" check in the dryer with a flashlight after it's finished? The only thing that worked, albeit temporary, was BioKleen detergent with added GSE drops. Three weeks of bliss with that one. I really didn't think it could adapt, but it did. Clever little lint.

Everything has lint. I don't bother checking anymore. I just do the laundry thing, wear the clothes, and hope that there's no reaction. Some items seem to hold the lint more than others, and so I don't wear them anymore.

[Baraka Obam]

There was LINT and BUGS before all of this.

There is NOBODY that has gotten rid of this and I can prove it with a microscope RIGHT NOW, in a weeks time I can prove it on the outside of their body.

I say to anyone that thinks they are healed prove to me you already had it and I can show you that you still have.

Knowing that this dasturdly disease just don't up and go away, lets think like that.

Then we must assume that we are disease dirt generators, we generate all of the nasty, if we generate it night and even on Christmas then why are people gonna throw away cloths, beds, wash the enviroment like they can clean it.

This makes about as much sence as boobs on a boar.

You know, this is the first disease on the planet that people are cleaning outside them.

I actually think this quaint idea was started by the people that are trying to cover this up, a rumor to make a tumor. Wives tale, with thinking like this, we will never be taken seriously.

WE ARE SICK INSIDE, the earth had dust before morgellons, people gave off dander before morgellons, they just give off MORE now, maybe our oil glands have shut down, I do not know, but these crazy actions have NOT stopped anyones anything, they are still here fighting the fight.

Do you know the government tried with everything they had to deny the veterens disease, do you know its important to them and the drug industry to keep us looking stupid.

I really believe you can not imagine that, then you can imagine that dander is the magic killer, lord help us, can I go to heaven now, PLEASE!

This brings me to a moment of prayer for us all, especially the young..