Dial Corp. 04303 Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar Soap
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Customer Reviews of Dial Corp. 04303 Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar Soap
Customer Review: great for stains
Summary: 4 Stars
there are two products I use to treat stains on laundry: soilove (for perspiration stains) and fels naptha (for everything else). this big bar of yellow soap will get out pretty much any stain. I have used it on blood that it well set (dried on about a week prior to treating), and after applying this and letting it sit for 10 minutes before throwing it in the washer, it came out completely. it's gotten out food stains, dirt/mud stains, etc. again w/ just treating and letting sit for 5 or 10 minutes before putting in the washer. amazing stuff. I used to make my own laundry detergent w/ this stuff as well, and it worked at least as well as commercial detergents. my only complaint is the scent, which is why I only gave it 4 stars; in my home made detergent the scent of this would linger, and I hated it (kind of smelled like funky salsa once the clothes were out of the dryer), but w/ pretreating I haven't noticed that.Customer Review: best stain remover on the planet
Summary: 5 Stars
Fels-Naptha is the most amazing spot cleaner I have found and it's easy to use! It takes out grass stains, very oily stains, ring around the collar and even orange soda pop that has been on a t-shirt for 2 weeks. Just wet the problem spot and rub the wet soap bar into the bad stain. Once you have the spot all lathered up, rub the fabric too, like how the old fashioned scrub board was used. Throw the clothing in the washing machine. Remember heat sets the stain, so don't put the item in the dryer until you make sure the stain is really gone. Really bad items like fabric yellowed by age may take 2 treatments. I buy some really nice clothes at garage sales and thrift stores then treat the spots with Fels Naptha. It helps me have a fabulous wardrobe I wouldn't buy otherwise. This soap even works on silk. I find breaking the bar in half helps make it easier to use. I hope they make this soap forever!Customer Review: Good Ol' Country Folk Know...
Summary: 5 Stars
... that when the job is tough, this is the soap to use, on the principle that 'nasty' drives out 'nasty.' The smell and feel of this stuff, and even the color, hauls me back to childhood like the odor of madeleines transported Marcel Proust... and I'll bet you never expected THAT simile, did you?
I didn't really expect to find Fels Naptha for sale in the cyber arcades, but here it is. I searched for it just to recommend using it as an antidote to poison oak/ivy. Unless you've scratched the skin enough to see blood, it will wash away the allergenic resin even three or four hours after contact. And whaddya know, a previous reviewer has already offered the same testimonial. Well, let's see... Baseball moms! This is the soap to use for both grass stains and pine tar on your kids' unis!
Now if I only had stock in the company....
Customer Review: works, but isnt natural
Summary: 3 Stars
i used to use fels naptha to make my laundry soap, but i am sure they changed the recipe. when i started up again 2 years ago i noticed that it smells like chemicals. the ingredients list is not very specific but doesn't look natural. it works well if you can get around the scent but whats the point of making your own soap if it is just as full of chemicals as the storebought? (well i guess there is still price.)
i switched to using castille soap, it works well enough but not as good as fels naptha. i am trying to find natural soap brands to work with.
fyi, if you make your own laundry soap, dont forget to add "bluing" to your white loads. its harder and harder to find but makes whites whiter (its why laundry detergent is blue.) oxobrite peroxide bleach also really helps if you add it to each load.
Customer Review: Soap Star!
Summary: 5 Stars
Fels Naptha Heavy Duty Laundry Soap is absolutely the best. We have used this mighty bar soap on our clothes for years. As a matter of fact, our mothers and our grandmothers used this very same brand, so we can truthfully say it has been a family favorite for generations. Instead of using bleach that can eat through the fabric, try Fels Naptha. West the soap bar, wet the spot, rub the Fels Naptha in, rinse then launder as usual in your washing machine. Nine and a half times out of ten the stain will be gone. Or it will, at least, lighten the stain. Now that is what I call a real Soap Star! Another great laundry product is Zout Laundry Stain Remover, Liquid, 12 fl oz. Between the two of them your laundry stains will be easily managed. ~ The Boss (Mrs. B. agrees!)