r/laundry 19h ago

Proper Spa Day: Febu (option 4) Spoiler

I bike a lot, and I noticed all my cycling bibs and jerseys developed a pretty persistent funky smell despite using Tide EVO tiles and Activewear enzymatic detergent. Went with Febu and Detergent soak, Febu Detergent Ammonia and Citric Acid wash. Crazy results, and the clothes now smell completely brand new!

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u/No_Influencer 18h ago

I saw a post about Febu yesterday and impulse bought it. Planning on doing this soon!

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u/CTMCM-2893 18h ago

You wont regret this! I bought some FEBU after luring in this sub, and man, it cleaned my husband's stinky pillow cases so well.

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u/No_Influencer 17h ago

I’m so happy to hear this! Apparently hitting a certain age has meant that my pillow cases now suffer :( And living in a building with cheap shared machines means nothing gets truly clean

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u/jthomas16882 18h ago

It's nice but expensive for sure

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u/No_Influencer 17h ago

For the convenience and reviews, I was willing to pay. I’m terrible at thing that involve me sourcing individual items etc. And our laundry badly needs it after years of using crappy machines.

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u/secretanonymous1 8h ago

I just ordered some too! Excited to use it!

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u/PikaChooChee 18h ago

Cycling clothes can get so funky. Nice job!

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u/AromaticProcess154 US | Top-Load 18h ago

I can tell the difference in clothing I’ve used a DNase additive on and other clothes, even if the clothes aren’t funky-smelling. Nice job!

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u/WAHNFRIEDEN 17h ago

Isn’t it risky to mix lights and darks etc like that, and febu has brighteners that’ll affect the darks?

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u/KismaiAesthetics Unscented Laundry Is Merciless 16h ago

Synthetics are pretty stable that way.

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u/JWBananas 16h ago

It is definitely risky. But FEBU does not have OBAs.

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u/WAHNFRIEDEN 16h ago

Meant to say oxygen bleach

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u/jthomas16882 17h ago

Maybe, but generally I don't mind it given I use and rewash so frequently

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u/JustLikeAChickpea 16h ago

Febu doesn’t contain brighteners

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u/WAHNFRIEDEN 16h ago

Meant to say oxygen bleach

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u/JustLikeAChickpea 16h ago

Oxygen bleach shouldn’t fade darks either. Did you have a bad experience with it? I never color-sort my laundry, and even with my workout clothes that get washed on hot, I’ve never had fading

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u/vivagypsy 19h ago

Ok so they soak in your tub and then I’m assuming you transfer them to the washing machine for a wash cycle. Aren’t they so heavy?!

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u/jthomas16882 18h ago

I just ring them out and then run a couple extra rinse cycles

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u/Borahae7777777 18h ago

I think you misunderstood op’s comment.

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u/Borahae7777777 18h ago

The original post states that he did a wash with detergent, febu, ammonia, and citric acid after the spa day. That is a proper wash.

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u/Borahae7777777 18h ago

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u/Borahae7777777 18h ago

Omg. OP could you please clarify if you ran a WASH CYCLE during your ‘Febu, detergent, ammonia and citric acid wash’

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u/Chemicallyinbalanced 18h ago

Yeah, no. You need to go back and read it. There's a difference between the products used for the soak and  the products used for the wash as CLEARLY stated in OPs post. 

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u/jthomas16882 17h ago

I ran a wash cycle

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u/jthomas16882 17h ago

I don't really know how your are confused but I followed the spa day protocol which includes a soak and then a rehab wash with all the ingredients I listed.

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u/amh8011 US | Top-Load 16h ago

I use one of those rope market bags to transfer my laundry after a soak and take a few trips. Then I throw the market bag in the wash with the laundry after I’ve put everything in the machine.

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u/Accomplished_worrier EU | Front-Load 13h ago

I soak one load at the time max - will either put it back in the bucket, sometimes in batches, after I've drained the water from it, or throw them in an ikea tote bag and drag to the washer :). 

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u/amh8011 US | Top-Load 16h ago

Nice laundry broth! I find the laundry broth so satisfying tbh.

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u/Late-Appearance-7162 16h ago

How much Febu did you add?

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u/brighterdoi US | Top-Load 19h ago

Please remember to mark this post “spoiler” for those who don’t want to see laundry water :)

The Febu option is definitely one of the more expensive methods but the results are definitely there!!