“If you were in front of thousands of people speaking, on camera for hundreds of thousands more, and hand to wipe a speck of dirt out of your eye while you’re speaking and everyone is expected to be focused on you, would you use your middle finger?”

I think family size is the kicker. My kids are really active and exploratory. So residue and odor leaves me needing to do multiple loads a week. I know scientifically when it comes to bacteria and odor I could do the deep freeze/freezer thing…but I just can’t.

There are some items we have to hang dry. Those I can keep on the one hanging rack. If I did it for everything though my 3-4 loads a week means my office/desk/craft space is now basically permanently occupied by laundry. Summer is more feasible…that’s only three months of consitent +13 C for my area though. :'(

O.O

That’s a terrifying amount. I use around 1/4 cup for most mid to large loads. 1/2 maaaybe if it’s a large towel load. Does the job well enough.

I buy a Eco friendly and very affordable detergent from Costco. I need to use such a small amount even for a large load the jug lasts seemingly forever. So I don’t feel the need to do up a homemade detergent.

When it come to softener though. Vinegar. It works, it’s cheap, I can also use it for other household cleaning. Cooking and baking as well of course. You can’t use if for loads that need bleach and use with fabrics that have a lot of elastic material can decrease it’s life span. Overall though it works great dissolving soap and detergent residue that can make clothes feel stiff and scratchy, and less prone to lint and pet hair cling. Can help with odor and colour brightening too.

I will happily continue to be a millennial who ruins industry on that front.

It would be great if it did show improvement when evaluated in research. The clinical evidence just isn’t there though.

There is nothing stopping someone from enjoying it out of pure personal preference though.

I see a lot of people discussing this font and mentioning OpenDyslexia.

I couldn’t find research on Atkinson Hyperlegible. It says it was recently this year, I also couldn’t find any research on effectuveness when I looked through the website. If I missed it I aplogize and would love to learn more if someone wants to take the time to link/copy the applicable info. My hope is since it’s a non-profit group focusing on helping those with vision problems it has been well developed tested for effectiveness. Certainly if someone wants to try for themselves please do. Before going all out though say converting large volumes of things or implementing for a classroom I think asking questions would be prudent.

Unfortunately OpenDyslexia does not actually help those with this learn disability! The authors of the below article do a good job of discussing why and the harm misconception/misuse of products like these can create.

Wery JJ, Diliberto JA. The effect of a specialized dyslexia font, OpenDyslexic, on reading rate and accuracy. Ann Dyslexia. 2017 Jul;67(2):114-127. doi: 10.1007/s11881-016-0127-1. Epub 2016 Mar 18. PMID: 26993270; PMCID: PMC5629233. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5629233/

Here is some more info and strategies for those instered in regards to dyslexia. https://childmind.org/article/understanding-dyslexia/