Do you put soap in laundry first?

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Rob9874

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My wife berates me if I don't pour the soap in the laundry before the clothes. She says the soap, if poured directly on the clothes, will stain them. I don't have any proof, but it's my understanding that soap does not ruin clothes, but washes them. I need others' opinions.
 
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Originally posted by: Rob9874
My wife berates me if I don't pour the soap in the laundry before the clothes. She says the soap, if poured directly on the clothes, will stain them. I don't have any proof, but it's my understanding that soap does not ruin clothes, but washes them. I need others' opinions.
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It does not stain them persay, but if you look at the clothes under a blacklight you can tell where the soap was poured directly on the clothes.

 
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mpitts

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I do.. but I disagree with your wife's theory of soap staining clothes.

Fabric softener on the other hand..
 
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blackdogdeek

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i used to put the clothes in first but then i read the directions on the bottle and noticed that my wife puts the soap in first so that's what i do now. i put the detergent on the clothes only if there's a stain on them.
 
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desy

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Sometimes it stain them IE ones with bleach crystals when it sits in pockets Or I've had them come out with residue in creases and such
Dump it in the bottom even the machine instructions say to do so.
 
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Jzero

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I read an article about "proper" washing and they recommended starting to fill the tub, adding soap, and clothes last.
 
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Rob9874

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Oops, I guess I was wrong. I guess I'll have to change my laundry loading habits. :)
 
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Dude, your wife doesn't do all the laundry in your house? Are you some sort of girly-man? :D
 
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Rob9874

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Tell me about it! I make dinner most nights too, as she comes home from work later than I do. And then she has the nerve to yell at me about being lazy when I don't want to spend my Saturday cleaning the house all day. If you're not married yet, don't!
 
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Originally posted by: Rob9874
My wife berates me if I don't pour the soap in the laundry before the clothes. She says the soap, if poured directly on the clothes, will stain them. I don't have any proof, but it's my understanding that soap does not ruin clothes, but washes them. I need others' opinions.
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She's right on that...
 
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Mallow

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I have only once seen the soap stain cloths a weird purple color, but I just washed them again and it all came out.
 
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teddymines

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Soap before clothes is best. In most washers, the poly tub moves rapidly under the basket, and fins on this tub agitate water around the basket and up through the load. The basket and agitator work to rotate the clothes in a "torus" of sorts, usually downward in the center. If you pour soap directly on clothes, it will take a while for the "torus" to release all the soap, as opposed to having the soapy water permeate it through the tub's agitation. This is more apparent with full loads, where full concentration might not be reached until late in the wash cycle.
 
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