I use the Kirkland pods from Costco. I don't notice a scent, but then I am not that sensitive.

I didn't realize linen had a smell.

I generally use unscented everything, and especially laundry products. I am in the process of switching to laundry sheets. The ones I am using are from Clean People. There is an unscented and a lightly scented version. They sent a free sample of the Fresh and Clean scent with my first purchase and it actually wasnt bad. I use them on towels which I usually do extra rinse on anyway.

They also make dryer sheets. I’m not as much a fan of the dryer sheets but they are ok. I’ll probably keep using the unscented ones from Bounce I have used in the past.

The only thing I can use that I have found so far is the Persil unscented and even that I have to make sure I use very little or I will itch. I hate that everything is so strongly scented. Why do our clothes need to smell of perfume, why do our dishes need to smell like perfume, why is all hand soap so nauseatingly strong scented? I wish we had more choices of unscented/fragrance free cleaning products of all sorts; from our body to our dishes and everything in between? Ever try to find fragrance free shampoos and conditioners...almost unheard of! UGH!

Bunny, I should have been more specific. A lot of detergents (and sprays and candles) have a "fresh linen" scent which, is not my favorite.

I will say that my grandmother's sheets, dried in the sunshine, smelled heavenly to me.

I also use Persil…mostly bc I think it cleans really well. I just get the regular 🤷‍♀️and it smells good to me, however I don’t have any kind of sensitivity. I like stuff that smells clean, example…I only like the “open window fresh” scent wet Swiffers…the lavender ones smell so perfumey. If it smells like normal laundry, I like it! 😂

I love the scent of the Persil pods. And Persil seems even better than Tide.

I like the scent of Borax, but otherwise, everything I use is unscented.

For bed linens, I use Mrs. Meyers lavender scented. It does not have a strong scent, just a barely there one. Even the dog likes it! Other than that, unscented, clear. I also use a minimal amount of detergent always.

For a long time, I used Purex Natural Elements Linen and Lilies scented detergent on bed and bath stuff, but not on clothes, which I always wash in unscented detergent. I really dislike the strong scents of most detergents too, but that one actually smelled nice - mostly like lily of the valley, IMPO. Not sure if I'd like it now. I gave that up some years ago and went back to unscented for everything.

We’ve been using this because it’s cute. But it actually works, too, and isn’t scented. Has only 4 ingredients.

I also like Mrs Meyers products for nice scents.

I use liquid Persil original scent.

https://www.persilproclean.com/us/en.html

I like Mrs. Meyers dishwashing liquid, but only a few of the scents. Nothing floral. Their autumn scents are my favorites.

dee, it's okay, not just you. I see "Fresh Linen" on products and I'm still not sure what that means. I have some all-purpose cleaner that "Smells Like The Ocean." Um, no it doesn't. I love the ocean and shore, but it has a funky smell.

I use Tide Free for laundry. I have a son who reacted not only to the scent of detergents but his skin also got itchy as a reaction to many of them. Tide Free was the only detergent I could use.

I use Nellie's too based on recommendation here.

I mostly use powdered detergents. They are environmentally friendly because they don't use plastic jugs, and you arn't paying to transport water. Mostly, I use Grab Green in scented or unscented. I order it online. I also use Cheer. If I use a liquid, it is All Free, with no dyes or scents to make anyone itch.

I use all free and clear powder for sensitive skin and also Tide original and Tide with Bleach. I don't find the scent unpleasant and if you have a machine that rinses well, the very little scent will remain. I have found some of the Tide scents hard to tolerate but the original isn't that strong.

I've only found the all powder at WM.

Years ago, when Persil first hit the U.S. market, I tried it and couldn't believe how strong the scent was; to me, it was very unpleasant. I also found it super sudsy. Have you looked at the Laundry board?

Iv’e been using Dropps pods with wool dryer balls. No added scents and my laundry is clean.

I use Tide Free and Downy unscented for clothing, but I add Tyler Glamorous Wash in Icon to my towels and sheets and blankets and throws.

Like @OutsidePlaying, I use laundry sheets. I am currently using ”peony and freesia” from Grove.co. It’s better to avoid packaging with plastic, like plastic pouches of pods, and plastic jugs with liquids are, IMHO, a double no-no because of the cost of transporting the water to create the dilution. If not sheets, powder in a cardboard box is decent option.

My son had bad eczema growing up, so we used All free and clear, or Kirkland brand from Costco and we still are using it eventhough he's out of the house for many years since college and is now living on his own. I tried using Tide or Gain, and they were just too strong for me. I tried the unscented laundry sheets, they are good but more expensive than liquid detergent.

I use Earth Breeze sheets- they dissolve in the washer, so no plastic to recycle. IIRC they are unscented. i need to change the shipping frequency, we have way too many now!

They did refund one pkg that was rain-soaked w/o any question.

Tried Nellie’s fragrance free - spurred by this thread - and love it!

Tide gives me a rash. So we use Persil/Kirkland and I don't notice an especially strong smell. And it cleans really well.

By far, the worst for me was Gain which was so overwhelming smelly it made my stomach churn.

My dermatologist reccommended All Clear for my daughter’s eczema.

Same as rich69b since our son had severe eczema. We still use unscented laundry detergents. All Free & Clear. Scents, even faint ones, can give me an instant headache.

After my mother and I had allergic reactions to dryer sheets in the late 70s, I will not use them. My reaction was minor, even though I was in HS and it was across my cheek (from pillowcase?), but hers was the entire abdomen area and it took several years to overcome.

One warning about Nellie's - I used for several years when DD2 discovered. Even though I wiped the clear front load washing machine door after each load, it built up to a hazy while. Her machine did too, even with the same practice.

I use the Kirkland liquid detergent. Every time I think I want more scent in my laundry try something else then I find it too strong.

After decades of using clear, scent-free detergent, I purchased blue Persil pro clean oxi power. I like the scent but it's a little strong. I think I'll use it for bedding and towels and things that I wash and put away for the season - fleeces and such. I wouldn't want to wear a tee all day that smells of Persil.

I try to get unscented but I do use a lightly scented dryer sheet for fear summer dog smell may be left behind. :)

Instead of doing another topic, what is the best and easiest way to get whites white? Oxyclean doesn't do it unless I soak the item for a long time. I have a confession to make. I don't know how to use clorox liquid bleach and I need to learn. Is it good for getting whiter laundry?

Oakley, do you use the white revive in the white plastic tub? Regular oxy doesn't do the trick for me either.

My combo for white clothes is Tide unscented, liquid Clorox, powder Biz and then I add Downy Free. I like my white clothes WHITE.