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    Old 05-31-2017, 03:09 PM
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    I went looking for it today, in WM and a large grocery store. Nothing. Chlorine bleach, plenty of it. Spot removers, stain fighters, etc. - yup. All fabric bleach - vanished from the universe apparently.

    I liked it because it had sodium perborate and was good for brown stains on old linens, etc. Same ingredient that is in the fancy "linen washes" that are sold in specialty stores but at a much lower price. I had some that was a powder and some that was a liquid, can't remember the brand name.

    Looking it up online I see that Amway carries it, but I don't care to buy from them.
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    Oxyclean works well for me
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    Old 05-31-2017, 04:44 PM
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    Oxyclean and clorox 2 is what I use.
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    Sodium perborate isn't environmentally friendly but sodium percarbonate (one of the ingredients in Oxyclean) is. Both produce hydrogen peroxide as a bleaching agent in the wash. This may be why you can no longer find perborate products on the store shelves.
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    Did you ask? In my Walmart the color bleaches are not with the chlorine bleaches.
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    Old 06-01-2017, 04:20 AM
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    I found it at a pool supply/janitorial supply house. I bought a 5lb tub of it. It's still used in large quantities. Just not on store shelves. Kinda silly to keep it out of the little products and sell it by the lb elsewhere.
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    Old 06-01-2017, 05:33 AM
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    Originally Posted by Jingle
    Oxyclean and clorox 2 is what I use.
    This is what I use.
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    Old 06-01-2017, 06:39 AM
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    I think Clorox 2 is what you want, and it is still sold.
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    Old 06-01-2017, 07:33 AM
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    Haven't thought of Clorox 2 in years.....it's going back on the shopping list again! What about 20 Mule Team Borax? Can you use that??
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    20 Mule Team Borax is still for sale, too. I bought some last year.
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