Is there such a thing as anti bacterial laundry detergent? My Dr. said to wash my towels / bedding with it?

Question

I am a 27 yr old white female and I have had a problem with acne since I was about 21 years old (no problems in my teens, though). Nothing over the counter seems to work, and I have found the only thing that will clear it up is oral antibiotics, and those only work until I stop taking them. My doctor recommended that I wash my towels, sheets, and pillowcases with an antibacterial laundry detergent, wash my whole body with hibiclens soap daily, and use a new towel every time I shower (to cut down on the bacteria in my home). I can't seem to find an antibacterial laundry detergent. I know bleach would work, but my towels are navy blue and my bedding is a dark tan color. I don't want to discolor anything... any suggestions for antibacterial laundry detergent?

Answer 1

I've been looking for some myself, I don't want to use bleach on my colored towels. I haven't been able to find some, so what I did was buy a gallon of anti-bacterial household cleaner.(I forgot the name) I got it at an industrial supply store & I use a cup of that in my wash. I hate germs and it doesn't hurt my clothes. I'll have to use that until they make anti-bacterial laundry detergent. Good luck. 2D

Answer 2

Antibacterial Laundry Soap

Answer 3

Anti Bacterial Laundry Soap

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Answer 4

Personally I have been buying Odo-ban from Sam's Club & adding it to my wash. I work in maintenance at a University where I come in contact with "who knows what" in the labs. Having been through chemo & a reduced immune system it really seems to help. Pine-Sol is another good alternative. Odo-ban say's it kills 99.9% of germs & odors, it has a lighter scent than pinesol. With a top load washer I would use a cup, with a HE like we have I use a 1/4 cup. Typically I put it in the bleach dispenser & set the washer for a extra rinse after that to help remove any extra fragrance left over. I get funny looks from the other guys if I forget to do it. LOL. Also check the labels of any germ killing cleaners, most will say that it needs to be "wet" for 10 minutes. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

I don't know of a 'detergent' that is anti-bacterial. But they have an additive - Lysol. It is in the laundry aisle.It's a smaller brown bottle. I use to add it to the wash when my kids were younger and I used cloth diapers. Use the dreft laundry soap like suggested above or anything unscented. then add the lysol and stay away from fabric softeners. I use the dryer balls and you don't have to use fabric softener and surprisinly there is no static cling? also- my washer has a 2nd rinse option... maybe that would help too.

Answer 6

Try this! Add peroxide to your machine instead of bleach.
As for your acne, you will get rid of it in two week by taking Brewers Yeast and Fish Oil tablets.
Go on line and look at what it does. I can attest to the results from some very severe cases in my family.
The results are very fast, HOWEVER you must reduce your sugar intake, which is feeding the bacteria inside your body; creating the infections.

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Answer 8

I would check Lysol liquid (not the cleaner). My mom used to use it on laundry (put it in the wash water). It is available on Amazon for about $5.

Answer 9

Detergent is a pretty good antibacterial. I don't think you can make a difference using something stronger. Detergent kills bacteria in an excellent way, it tears them apart. It hard to evolve against that.

One side of the soap molecule is hydrophilic (water loving) and the other side is hydrophobic (water fearing). The hydrophobic side sticks the the bacterial wall and the hydrophilic side it vibrated by the motion in the water molecules, tearing pieces of the bacteria off.

Answer 10

Have never heard of antibacterial laundry soap.

Try washing in hot water. That and the dryer should disinfect any bacteria on your linens.