Back-to-school season has a way of testing every clean shirt, lunchbox, backpack, and dorm hamper, usually before the first full week is over. If you’re looking for a stain remover for kids’ clothes, start with the simplest rule: pretreat spills early, use the...
You pull a load from the washer, give it the usual sniff test, and everything seems fine. Then the clothes dry and suddenly something smells off. Musty, sour, stale. Maybe a little like a gym bag that has seen things. When laundry smells after drying, the odor usually...
Packing light sounds great until real life starts happening. A kid spills juice in the car. Your beach towel stays damp a little too long. Someone runs out of clean socks halfway through the trip, which somehow becomes everyone’s problem. That is where a small travel...
Summer laundry comes with its own challenges. It shows up damp, sandy, sunscreen-smeared, and smelling faintly like a pool noodle. Swimsuits get stretched. Rash guards hang onto sunscreen. Beach towels bring home half the shoreline. Swim bags somehow become their own...
Towels usually get stiff for a simple reason: buildup. Too much laundry detergent, fabric softener, dryer sheets, and scent beads can leave residue on towel fibers. That buildup makes bath towels feel rough, less absorbent, and oddly heavy even when they look clean....
Babies go through a lot of laundry for such small people. Between spit-up, diaper leaks, milk dribbles, and outfit changes that somehow happen three times before lunch, their clothes get tested pretty quickly. That is why choosing the best detergent for baby clothes...
If you’re choosing between oxygen bleach and regular bleach, oxygen bleach is usually the better pick for everyday laundry. It helps lift stains, brighten fabrics, and freshen dingy clothes without being as harsh as chlorine bleach. Plenty of people reach for chlorine...
Sweat stains are rude, but deodorant buildup is sneakier. Put the two together, and suddenly your favorite shirt has stiff underarms, yellowish marks, white streaks, or that “I swear I washed this” smell. If you’re trying to figure out how to remove sweat and...
The new year is here! As we wave this past year goodbye, it’s the perfect time to brainstorm goals for the future. In an increasingly eco-conscious world, it’s no surprise that many are looking for ways to create a sustainable 2024. If you’re considering...
Sweater weather is here, and it has brought its annual cesspool of germs with it. It's sad but true; winter is when germs thrive. As the chilly weather continues, colds, flus, and other illnesses are sure to circulate through your community. Now's the time to ready...
Run-of-the-mill cleaners are full of chemicals that can aggravate sensitivities. From bleach to brighteners (and every additive between), big-name cleaners are an allergy attack just waiting to happen. That’s where hypoallergenic cleaning solutions come in....
As the new year approaches, many are thinking about their daily habits. How much household waste do we produce? What are we doing to meet our green goals? Whether you’re an old-timer or you’re just starting your sustainability journey, the new year is a great time to...
The holidays are here! No matter what this holiday brings you, we’ve got the perfect gift to help you celebrate sustainably. The gift-giving season is the perfect time to help that special someone stock up on green cleaning essentials. If you’ve been on the...
You can feel it in the air. The time of pumpkin spice lattes, chilly weather, and changing leaves is approaching. For the folks at Charlie’s Soap, that can only mean one thing: the annual shift from summer to fall laundry is here. As you trade in colorful sundresses...
A nice, candlelit dinner party. Your best white tablecloths. What could go wrong? The short answer—everything. Long-time cleaning veterans know that tablecloths bear the brunt of wear and tear, and candle wax is no exception. Cleaning wax from fabric can be a painful...
If your laundry came out of the washer looking worse for wear, you’re not alone. It’s paradoxical, but many laundry detergents can leave a stain on your clothes. Full of added dyes, optical brighteners, and other fillers, subpar detergents can leave lots of residues...
Between mud, dirt, and sweat stains, your favorite white sun hats, visors, and baseball hats get put through the ringer. White hats of every style can get scuffed, smudged, and stained. So, when your favorite white fedora falls into a muddy puddle, don’t panic. With a...
Oxygen bleach is making a name for itself as a chlorine-free bleach alternative. It’s true—the powerful oxygen bleach from Charlie’s Soap has it all, with all the stain-fighting, whitening, and brightening power of regular bleach without the downsides. Wondering if...
You can’t walk down the laundry aisle without dozens of scents jumping out. It seems that everything is manufactured to bring a different romantic landscape to your clothes. So, what’s the problem? Well, scented laundry soaps are full of perfumes, additives, and...
Fall is here, and it brought its stormy weather messes with it. The next time your kid comes in with muddy clothes after playing in the rain, don’t panic. With a little help from Charlie’s soap, mud stains will be a thing of the past. Try out these simple steps to get...
Smores, ice cream sundaes, chocolate chip cookies: some of your kid’s favorite treats are also the messiest. Chocolate that begins in tiny, toddler hands ends up in unexpected places. Every parent knows how it goes: the mess starts with the shirt, and eventually, it’s...
As one of the leading producers of eco-friendly laundry detergents, Charlie’s Soap always has our customers’ best interests in mind. One of the most pervasive myths in the laundry industry today is that fabric softener is necessary for getting clothes clean and...
A common myth pervading laundry rooms everywhere is that fewer suds = dirty laundry.  Between high-efficiency (HE) washers, agitator machines, and an assortment of different detergents, it can be challenging to know which products are best suited for your laundry...
We’ve all been there - you pull your laundry out of the dryer, and somehow your clothes smell worse than before you put them in the washer! The reason this happened can be a bit of a mystery - but fear not - we’ve got the secret to great-smelling laundry. An April...
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