https://ecosalon.com/becoming_our_mothers/ Sun, 29 Nov 2015 15:51:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.25 https://ecosalon.com/becoming_our_mothers/#comment-38542 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:00:00 +0000 http://ecosalon.com/fashion/Becoming_Our_Mothers#comment-38542 I have always used cold water for 98% of my loads… and “cold water detergents” is a modern way to milk more money out of people who think cold water washing is a new, eco-chick trend. Any old detergent will work just fine. I’ve been doing this for way longer than you started to see cold water specific detergents on the shelf.

]]> https://ecosalon.com/becoming_our_mothers/#comment-4900 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:23:05 +0000 http://ecosalon.com/fashion/Becoming_Our_Mothers#comment-4900 […] Allison noted a while back, 90% of the energy used to wash clothes goes into heating the water. Wash on a cooler […]

]]> https://ecosalon.com/becoming_our_mothers/#comment-1409 Thu, 08 May 2008 11:01:38 +0000 http://ecosalon.com/fashion/Becoming_Our_Mothers#comment-1409 Thanks, Bill, fixed. 🙂

]]> https://ecosalon.com/becoming_our_mothers/#comment-1408 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:31:16 +0000 http://ecosalon.com/fashion/Becoming_Our_Mothers#comment-1408 “Engery Star® labels.”
probably ought to be
“Energy Star® labels.”

]]> https://ecosalon.com/becoming_our_mothers/#comment-1407 Wed, 07 May 2008 11:27:52 +0000 http://ecosalon.com/fashion/Becoming_Our_Mothers#comment-1407 What a great post, in time for Mother’s Day! I always use warm water anyway because hot water seems to leach out all the color… and I like my clothes to last for a long time!

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