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cleanit:reddit-non-reddit-links [2026/10/08 15:14] – [- Scrud: The Dirtiest Word In Laundry] greatwhitebuffalo41cleanit:reddit-non-reddit-links [2026/10/08 15:17] (current) – [- Scrud: The Dirtiest Word In Laundry] greatwhitebuffalo41
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   * Avoid soapy products and ingredients - anything with cocoate/oleate/palmate/sunflowerate ingredients = bad news if you have water prone to Scrud formation.  Same with liquid castile soaps.  This rule especially pertains to homemade “detergent” hacks that use hard soaps like Fels-Naptha, Zote or Ivory - these are fine as spot treaters, but don’t rinse away in automatic laundry machines.   * Avoid soapy products and ingredients - anything with cocoate/oleate/palmate/sunflowerate ingredients = bad news if you have water prone to Scrud formation.  Same with liquid castile soaps.  This rule especially pertains to homemade “detergent” hacks that use hard soaps like Fels-Naptha, Zote or Ivory - these are fine as spot treaters, but don’t rinse away in automatic laundry machines.
   * Don’t use liquid fabric softener you can’t see through or scent beads that promise to soften   * Don’t use liquid fabric softener you can’t see through or scent beads that promise to soften
-  * Consider a citric acid rinse product as discussed at [[r/laundry/comments/1nhdr0r/|https://www.reddit.com/r/laundry/comments/1nhdr0r//]] - these work to remove the minerals that are required for Scrud formation and help rinse away excess detergent.  They also make your laundry feel and smell great.+  * Consider a citric acid rinse product as discussed at [[https://www.reddit.com/r/laundry/comments/1nhdr0r//|r/laundry/comments/1nhdr0r/]] - these work to remove the minerals that are required for Scrud formation and help rinse away excess detergent.  They also make your laundry feel and smell great.
  
  
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 Starting from a new or cleaned machine, you should run a citric acid cleaning cycle somewhere between every 30-75 cycles, depending on your water hardness (harder, towards the more frequent softer to the less-frequent) Starting from a new or cleaned machine, you should run a citric acid cleaning cycle somewhere between every 30-75 cycles, depending on your water hardness (harder, towards the more frequent softer to the less-frequent)
  
-There's more information about sourcing citric acid and discussion of the various price and purity options at r/laundry/comments/1nhdr0r/+There's more information about sourcing citric acid and discussion of the various price and purity options at r/laundry/comments/1nhdr0r/. 
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 +**Editors Note:** See your washing machine manual for machine maintenance, how to clean your machine, if you have a filter that needs to be cleaned, and what type of product to use to best clean your machine. 
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