Originally Posted by ckcowl
i still don't get the whole- add oil to my starch...i don't want any oils getting on my fabrics- am so careful to make sure machine oil is blotted- and not going to get on the fabrics- and some of you are adding oil on purpose???for an odor???
i just do not understand this at all- and it seems so (counter productive) seems like an oil would keep the starch from doing its job- have a weird effect on it-
just me i'm sure- it just seems so strange that anyone would do that
i try to find products that do not stink (no perfumes added-you never know who may be allergic) pre-wash everything to get rid of any chemicals-odors---i don't get it
The poison is in the dose. One drop of oil in a quart of solution that will be spread over several thousand square inches of fabric is probably less oil than your own fingers leave, the vaporised oil in the atmosphere (if you have a kitchen in the same building as your sewing room), etc.
Also, most essential "oils" aren't actually chemically oils, they are alcohols, which explains why so many of them are highly volatile.
Keep in mind that almost all laundry products do have some perfume in them, even the ones labelled "unscented." And they are ALL composed of chemicals.