I just bought a cloth from a company called Norwex. It is a microfibre cloth made esp. for mirrors and windows. This thing is miraculous. I washed all my outside windows after a dirty winter with the one cloth, without rinsing it. And it left no streaks. It is one of those companies that sells thru hostesses and it might only be available here in Canada. If they were cheaper, it is one of those products I would buy in bulk to give away to all my friends and family. Unfortunately, I think they cost something like $15 a piece. If you're happy with the regular microfibre, just remember to wash it alone. If you wash them with other things then they leave lint when you use them on mirrors or glass.

With organic, people think it's just the way the cotton is grown. That is part of it but a small part. The biggest issue for sheets is in the dyeing and finishing. That's where all the chemicals are used. Some sheets actually also have a chemical coating to make them feel smoother. A lot of the finishing chemicals get washed out when sheets are laundered before use. Some wash out over time. Others are used in treating the cotton fibers. So if you're going organic, and it says "100% organic cotton" that's one thing. But the sheeting itself would need to be milled in a global certified mill. Here is the info for that from Coyuchi's website: "This product is certified to meet the Global Organic Textile Standard [GOTS], the toughest organic-textile standard in the world. To obtain the GOTS "organic" label, a product: Must contain at least 95% organic fiber. Must not be treated with bleach, formaldehyde or any other toxic substances. Must be colored with non-toxic dyes. Must be produced in mills that enforce strict social and environmental standards, treating their employees and the earth with deep respect. GOTS certification means that this product meets the very highest standards from the field to the factory to your home. For more information on GOTS, click here. "Unless sheeting is GOTS certified (I just bought some towels which are) I wouldn't pay extra for organic. Coyuchi's towels are GOTS certified, but not the sheets. But they are specialists. Here is a 220 count percale with good reviews: https://www.coyuchi.com/220-percale.html And a 300 thread count percale: https://www.coyuchi.com/300-percale-sheet-sets.html All the organic Boll and Branch sheets are sateen weave -- or at least I didn't see any percale. So if you dislike sateen, and want percale, I wouldn't go there. As we know, thread count can be tricky as there are no standards and no verification. IOW it's basically marketing. I did a lot of research on sheet quality and it is all provided by retailers who are not buying from the mill. Also little information as there are no U.S. owned mills that produced sheeting any longer. It's all done overseas. I know that using a flat sheet as a bottom sheet appears to be returning. Of course, hotels do that and I just cannot stand it as the sheets work loose and bunch up. I would measure my mattress and buy bottom sheets that fit. And when replacing a mattress be sure it doesn't create problems.

I've tried LOTS of green detergents. They could do an episode of Hoarders in my laundry room. Moderately hard midwestern water.. fairly sensitive to artificial scents. I do often use a small amount of STPP and sodium percarbonate or hydrogen peroxide bleach. One thing I noitce is that scents RARELY make it through the dryer cycle. Green detergents seem to vary by person/water much more than the 'Petro' products. Here's my experience: Great: Ecover: Zero powder (Very effective, but likes 2 rinses), liquid 2x (Alpine mint and zero) Charlie's- My old standby, powder for most anything; liquid for fleece and sportswear. Has removed garage floor black grease/dirt covered jeans for me Biokleen Premium Plus - Light citrus, works well Puracy - Good ingredients, ultra concentrated with a pump, good results ECOS with enzymes (Sam's Club) has done well for me after a few uses. Very economical Win Green. My best results on fleece/sportswear (with H202) Good: Biokleen: free and clear powder, liquid, coldwater, sports liquid. Ok cleaning. I like the scents in bottle, sport has a eucalyptus bite, doesn't seem any more effective than others from the brand Nellies. I know it's supposed to be similar to Charlie's, but hasn't worked quite as well for me OK: Caldrea Lavender Pine. $$$$$ Average cleaning, Smells decent, similar to Mrs Meyers (They're siblings) with the ingredients, but easier to use Method. Lavender Cedar. Works well, but has optical brighteners (yuck) Zum: Soap, not detergent. Makes it to OK mostly for the unique scents (discovered on my quest for a masculine laundry detergent..Cedar, pine mint, rosemary tea tree, patchouli, frankincense and Myrrh....). Not an exceptional cleaner with hard water..I like it for bed linen duty as a touch of the scent remains if you don't overdry. Meh: Mrs Meyers. Way too thick, terrible dribbling packaging. Lemon Verbena smell gives me a headache, average cleaning. Lots of strange ingredients in it Seventh Generation Ultra Powder Mandarin Sandalwood. Smells good in jar, like the ingredients, but doesn't smell clean out of washer. Vaska. Wanted to like this one..but still suds after 3 rinses and so-so cleaning. Green Fabric Softeners. Occasionally use for sheets. All work about the same, scent doesn't usually make it out of the dryer Vaska Lavender Caldrea Lavender Seventh Gen (free and clear and blue eucalyptus) Ecover Sunny Day. might work the best, but a headache scent for me

my sheets are washed and changed weekly as well. It wasn't a perspiration problem, it was a problem of a not so great washer, and the need to use biofriendly detergent, as originally stated. Anyway, today I happily soaked my white bar cloths today (washer was free of workers) &soaked them in the Persil & oxiwhite. Almost EVERYTHING came out of them! Hooray. They were looking not so good despite regular washings. Thank you for all your help! I'm not sure I can go back to "green" laundry products after this. And I am a believer of such things. my sheets are a beautiful thick crisp all cotton. I love them. I know I can get the rest out, its minimal compared to what it was. I should've taken a before/after shot, but it was too embarrassing!