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Sep 04, 2008 09:50 PM

Washing your scrubs

by Dinsey

Hello! I'm wondering what people do with their scrubs. Do you have a separate hamper and wash them separately from your non-work clothes? Do you use a particular detergent or settings to get them clean and/or preserve them for as long as possible?

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from Elvish
Old Sep 06, 2008, 04:18 PM

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I wash my work clothes separately, just because. I put on hot hot hot water, with color-safe bleach and lots of detergent. That's just me and my OCD self, though. Gotta get those germs....
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from Eirene
Old Sep 06, 2008, 06:50 PM

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I wear a lot of bright colors and launder mine in Dreft. I do not use color-safe bleach as it makes the colors fade in a short period of time. I use clean-breeze scent downy.

I iron mine with the heavy starch, faultless. It makes them smell so nice and they still stay soft, but have creases in them as well.
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from SuesquatchRN
Old Sep 06, 2008, 07:24 PM

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I am picky, picky, picky about my whites.


Cold water with Tide, 1/2 cup of original Cascade, 1/2 cup bleach, a few drops of bluing. Then hot water. Then a cold water rise, then another with Downy.

Ironed with starch.
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from Daisees
Old Sep 20, 2008, 02:01 PM

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Here in the UK, we had a requirement from the Infection Control team - to be washed seperately and on the hottest wash available.

The recommended amount of detergent will do, Elvish - typical case of more not necessarily being better!
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from rkitty198
Old Sep 28, 2008, 12:02 PM

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well I wash my scrubs with the rest of my clothes- everything on very hot, with color safe bleach...
If a scrub set is particularly dirty- it goes alone...
Is this bad?
Maybe I should wash them apart?
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No. 6
from Daisees
Old Sep 28, 2008, 12:13 PM

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Dunno about bad particularly - but I know I wouldn't want to wear stuff that had been washed with scrubs
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from rkitty198
Old Sep 28, 2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Daisees View Post
Dunno about bad particularly - but I know I wouldn't want to wear stuff that had been washed with scrubs
Yup feeling kinda nasty right now...I just did my laundry.....ewww!!!
I do use hot water though....ha ha
this forum is great for ideas!
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from GRANNAS4
Old Oct 01, 2008, 01:59 PM

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I have a friend who swears that the dishwasher (no dishes) and cascade kept her nursing cap sparkling clean. I haven't worn my cap in years, but I know it has yellowed a bit, I may try this to refresh it. Granna
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from SuesquatchRN
Old Oct 01, 2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by GRANNAS4 View Post
I have a friend who swears that the dishwasher (no dishes) and cascade kept her nursing cap sparkling clean. I haven't worn my cap in years, but I know it has yellowed a bit, I may try this to refresh it. Granna

Granna, the original Cascade works because trisodium phosphate was removed from laundry detergent years ago, in the 70's. I learned the trick from my dad, who worked for Proctor & Gamble, and had this tricker reported to him by nurses who couldn't get their whites clean enough without the TSP.

If you can buy TSP in your state a teaspoon in the wash will do the trick.

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