Do you use Oxy Clean in your wash?

[hmsram]

I have been using it on my dh work clothes for about a year now and have noticed that all his pants are splitting . Even new pants are only lasting no more than 2-3 months when I remember pants lasting him for a year or more. He told me to stop using the oxy clean because he thinks it is causing his pants to split. I dont know what else to use to get the grease stains out though.
Any Ideas?

[bestmidwest]

Yes...I think that they have made a new formula that seems to make the fabric weaker and I can imagine it splitting. The old formula never hurt my hands but now it makes them sting.

I have heard that the shop-type hand cleaner is good for grease. Have you tried that?

[hmsram]

I never thought of using the hand cleaner.. I have some here in a small tube I will try on the next batch of his clothes. Thanks for the idea

[freesurfer]

The stuff with orange in it...it's a hand soap actually really works well for cleaning those clothes.

[lightning1966]

Pretreat with Lestoil

[MrsLisaP]

I use oxyclean, and have for a couple of years now and never had any problems, but anything is possible I guess. I have used lestoil before and it works well.

[bradedit]

The best thing I have found for removing a fat or oil stain -- or the oily component of a more complex stain such as salad dressing or gravy (once it's dry) -- is to rub cornstarch (or cornstarch powder, or even talcum powder) into the stain , let it sit for at least 20 minutes, and then brush it off with a dry washcloth or soft dry brush. You may need to repeat the treatment several times to fully remove the fat. It works especially well on silk and wool. So well, in fact, that further washing (or dry cleaning) is not needed. You can even speed up the process by placing a paper towel above and below the treated spot, and going over the area with a hot steam iron. This can be repeated several times as well, until the stain is gone. My husband loves this simple method. It has saved shirts, ties and trousers from dinner mishaps while he's been on business trips! "Have cornstarch powder -- Will travel."

2. Another stupendous product for fat, oil, tar, wax and grease removal is the citrus oil (actually, citrus turpine) as compounded into products such as CitraSolve. These are made from natural, steam distilled citrus oils, which are natural solvents. They are not non-toxic, but they have the lowest toxicity of all solvents -- and of course, the smell wonderful! I have used the CitraSolve concentrate as a pre-laundry treatment for stubborn grease stains, and it works like a dream. My husband once got a fat stain on his favorite suede vest, which refused to come out with professional dry cleaning. Since he couldn't wear it anyway, I decided that I had nothing to lose by experimenting. (The cornstarch did not work here!) I dabbed the CitraSolve on with a cotton swab and immediately pulled it out with a paper towel and a hot steam iron. This evaporated the CitraSolve -- apparantly with the oil stain! To my utter amazement, there was not even any residual stain or ring from the CitraSolve! I was totally sold. Cornstarch and CitraSolve remain my only two constant fat stain removers.

Found this for you,it may help!

[kat]

I use OxyClean in every load of wash & haven't had a single problem with it. Are you using more than a scoop in a load or are you pretreating with it? I remember reading somewhere that if you use too much that you can have problems so I've stuck with the recommended one scoop per load & no problems here.