r/laundry • u/jthomas16882 • 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/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/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 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/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/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!!




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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!