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@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe I heard powder detergent is not compatible with softshell jackets. Whats about that?

@ttk@ruhr.social I haven't heard that since I don't use softshell jackets, but I would assume it's because the granules of detergent need a bunch of agitation to fully dissolve into the water. This isn't an issue with permeable fabrics, because the water washes right on through them. Softshell is fairly not-permeable so I assume the granules would just get trapped between the different layers and exist there in different concentrations and have trouble fully rinsing out.

Mre. Dartigen [maker mode]
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@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe @ttk@ruhr.social Yeah, it tends to leave powdery marks on the outer shell, and leaves the garment feeling kind of weird and slightly greasy. You could probably get around it by pre-dissolving your soap powder in some warm water (I've had to do this before when I needed to hand-wash a large piece of hand-dyed fabric). Possibly also doing a second rinse cycle.