#wash it with either soap or laundry detergent

[twipsai]

sorry to use my outdoor voice but NO NO NO NO NO. DONT DO THAT!!!! EVER!!!!!!!!

binders quite literally restrict your rib cage. it prevents you from getting air into your lungs, even when not doing sports (which is why you never wear them for more than 8 hours). when youre doing physical activity, your body needs more oxygen to keep you, know, conscious, cuz youre burning through it faster. you do the math, wearing a binder while doing sports is basically like just straight up suffocating yourself tbh (trust me, ive tried) and can lead to even more health issues that isnt just shortness of breath, like your ribs literally breaking, your lungs filling with fluif, etc

sorry for the long reply, i have seen people do this way too much. dont do this!!! doing small physical activities quickly with binders is fine as long as you rest up and take if off sooner than later, but during any kind of sports or physically labor is extremely dangerous!!!

Soooo on that note:

I really wanna know if I should be doing this.. first of all gender euphoria. Booblessness. But also ????? Proooobbbably shouldn't? But I wanna know why also

[discountalien-pancake]

Has anyone else ever tried washing antique/vintage black silk lace and found that it unleashed the most awful smell? (Yes, I know washing silk lace is inadvisable, I have my reasons and I’m doing so at my own discretion.)

[jotun-appologist]

I had a delayed allergic reaction to the bodywash I have been using for the oast few months, and now I have that scaly, hard dermatitis rash all over my hands and arms again and I know I only just swapped bodywash two days ago, but I am upset it isn't gone yet.

Oh well. Its what I get for buying a dollar tree body wash and not checking for SLS when I know I am allergic to it.

Was sad, because it smells good (prosilk moonflower scent) but it gave me an excuse to try the native body wash (got cashmere rain) which is so much better. The lather, the texture, and the smell are all just really really good. And it is so much thicker so I don't feel like I need to dump a whole glob onto the washcloth. Gods sometimes spending $10 is worth it

[heartfullofleeches]

Drabble ft Thembo Darling mistaking one of Aspen [Housewife Yan]'s night slips for a tank top. (GN Reader, but they are described as having big naturtals and slightly implied to be taller than Aspen. Reader's chest is referred to as tits once or twice. Slightly suggestive.)

-

Wedded and residing in the same home as your spouse for several odd years, misplacement of your separate possessions as individuals is a one of numerous staples tied to married life. Your toothbrush in the slot where his would normally be. Leaving home smelling of lavender and honey instead of your regular body soap. Taking out the trash in pink slippers due to your own being nowhere in sight.

It's never been a point of issue to either of you. As a matter of fact, your wife seems delighted to find you at the breakfast table sipping from his favorite mug.

Groggy and drained of energy by the steam of a nice, hot shower before bed, you stumble into the bedroom as the click of the bathroom door muffles the sound of running water. Your wife enjoyed taking his time when he had it to spare, but unfortunately you were too exhausted to stay with him longer.

Pawing through the darkness, your fingers lace around the chilled knob of the top dresser drawer where you normally kept your nightwear. The insistence of your wife urging you to join him lead to you forgetting to grab a shirt for yourself. Losing your battle with the beast known as fatigue, you grab the closet one - throwing it over head as you switch trajectory for the bed.

"Something feels.....off."

As the fabric petals around you, you immediately notices something strange about the garment both in texture and the form at which it shapes to your frame. At first feel, you chalked the silk like touch of the shirt as some effect of the new laundry detergent Aspen picked up the other day. For a split moment, you pondered if you even put on anything to begin with - the material light and breathable like warm spring air. The familiar bind of your tank tops makes an appearance as the shirt rides the curve of your ample chest, biting the skin as you huff in frustration.

"Did it shrink in the wash?? Didn't he just buy these for me?"

Fiddling with oddly thin straps, your tits squish through the top of the shirt as you pull its hem in tandem. Your nipples pucker at the iciness cupping your chest as the fabric adjusts to the warmth of hot-bloodded body. Your teeth chatter as cool air blows over your bare stomach - the shirt barely having enough material to cover your navel.

"This thing totally shrunk! And it's brand new too...."

Slumped in defeat, cherubic humming echoes from behind the bathroom door - crescendoing as the handle turns and a figure shrouded in fog steps out. Aspen hangs his towel on the shower rack drilled to the backside of the door, facing away from you as he questions-

"Is everything alright, my love? Could've sworn i heard you saying something a moment ago."

"I think my tank top shrunk in the wash...."

"What?!" Aspen spins on his heels, expression flared in shock and surpise at your declaration. "But I just bought those for you! First thing tomorrow, we're marching down to that store to get you clothes that can survive more than one wash."

"I know." You whine, plopping down on the bed center of the brilliance still bleeding through the bathroom door. Aspen's jaws fall slack as he stares at you, but the source of his disbelief no longer regards the alleged faulty tank top.

"Darling?"

"You didn't even need to buy me new ones, but it was sweet of you to do anyway."

"Darling."

"And look what happened. Having to return gifts is the worst!"

"Darling!"

"Huh?!?" You snap to attention as your wife shouts, the fat of your well endowed bust nearly slipping over the low cut of your attire as you jump from the fright of if all. Breath violently yanked from his person, Aspen stammers for the proper words to say as he fans himself.

"Good heavens, if there are higher powers above, please give me strength." Aspen mutters feverishly to himself - regaining his prim and proper composure as he clasps his hands together; nails digging into his skin to remind him of self control.

"Dearest. My sweet angel, my love of loves - you are not wearing one of your shirts. You are wearing one of my slips."

Oh.

Ohhhh.

That explains- so much. More specifically the spilts at the sides and what you now recognize as frilly lace stitched around the hems.

"Oh, no. I'm stretching it all out, aren't I? Here, I'll try to get it off before I completely ruin it."

"NO!" Aspen's hands shoot forward as if you're inches from placing your hand on a hot stove. He clears his throat, rounding the bed to where you sat.

"Ruined is a rather bold claim, wouldnt you say? You already have it on, so there's no point in taking it off. Besides, I have plenty more you can stretch out some other day. It's getting late. Why don't we lie down?"

"I guess you're right..."

Sighing, you roll onto your backside as Aspen crawls over to his side of the mattress to join you. Elastic expanding to the fullest of its limits, your nipples peak out the sidelines of the slip as you lay there none the wiser.

Aspen shoves his knuckles between his teeth to stop himself from screaming.

[sunmoon-starfactory]

Loads o' Laundry 2.0

2 years after the release of Loads o' Laundry, we now present: Loads o' Laundry 2.0: a much-improved version of the Laundry mod and system!

Several gameplay features have been improved and many annoyances bigger and smaller have been resolved! A large number of new objects have also been added for your enjoyment. Sims 3 and 4 players may see some familiar things... Overall, it represents a marked improvement over the original version.

Furthermore, the Laundry Mod now comes with full language support for Dutch, French and European Portuguese with more coming soon... Edit: Polish has been added!

Before proceeding further, make sure you have the following requirements installed:

Requirements

Easy Lot Check

Easy Inventory Check

Smarter EP Check

Money Globals

Time-out Controller

Fetch Water (water bucket)

Suds 'n Bubbles (for making your own detergent)

Flowing Fabrics (for the fresh outfit)

Various master meshes (see Manual)

A more detailed list of requirements as well as detailed instructions can be found in the Manual.

Gameplay overview and Download links below the cut

Gameplay Overview

Your Sims will now generate laundry if their hygiene is low enough. This requires the Laundry Global Mod (offered separately from the objects) as well as a Laundry-related object being present on the lot.

Sims may store their laundry in a hamper. Sometimes automatically if it's close enough and your Sim is inclined to be neat....

Wash and dry your clothes: a variety of both historic and modern, manual and mechanical ways to wash and dry your laundry are included.

Tired of the laundry piling up? Simply place a "Laundry-Begone-Box" on your lot and your Sims will no longer generate laundry!

Laundry Global Mod

The global mod is the backbone of the laundry system. You will need it in order to have your sims produce laundry. As it is a Global Mod, it is in its own rar. The Laundry Mod also has various trait-related features for you to enjoy:

Support for the Nevernude, Neat and Slob trait

Support for the following custom lifestates: Ghost, Mermaid & SkeleBro

NEW: Support for @anachronisims' Nudist trait

NEW: Hamper magic! If your sims are neat enough, they may automatically put their dirty laundry in the hamper (if there's one in the room)

MAC-compatible!

You need to have the file "SunMoon-Laundry_Hamper_Wicker_Round-REQUIRED" in your folder in order for the global mod to work!

Washers, Dryers, Tubs and Lines

Your Sims may wash their laundry using a wide variety of both manual tubs and modern washers. Both of these require detergent to use. Of course, after your laundry has been washed, you can dry them using either a dryer or a line. Just make sure not to hang your laundry outside on a rainy day. Just a small overview of the features offered:

Laundromat mode: run your own laundromat business at home or on a community lot! Sims will actually wash their dirty laundry! Of course, it works for visiting Sims too!

NEW: @anachronisims Big Spender Trait now effects the likelihood of a Sim using a laundromat machine

NEW: Stock your washer or tub with a detergent of your choice; no longer will you need an entire box of detergent for a small load, now one detergent will last multiple loads!

NEW: 2 extra detergents have been added. You can now choose between a Box or Bottle of detergent, Soap Solution or even a Baggy of Soap Nuts!

NEW: The fabulous @jellymeduza has created a fantastic little ceiling rack for drying your laundry

NEW: Many more washers and dryers straight from the Sims 3 and 4

NEW: Modern laundry detergent vendor. You can still access any laundry product still despite its looks.

Custom sounds and animations: not only does laundry come with custom (Sims 4) animations courtesy of @mortia, there are also some custom sounds!

Color Controller

This set also comes with a "Color Controller". This object allows you to choose the look of not only your newly-spawned laundry, but also how the fabric on your drying lines looks like! Use only ONE per lot.

Bonus

Another new feature is the (optional) support for @lazyduchess Laundry token: players with FT installed, have the option of downloading his laundry mod and getting the same slower motive decay for comfort when changing into different clothes using our fresh outfit object. Players without FT and/or this token will get a small bonus to the comfort motive instead. This is NOT available for MAC-users! You will need the following files from his mod should you want this feature:

ld_BecksLaundryMotiveDecayController

ld_BecksLaundryMotiveDecayToken

Download links

Now for what you have all been waiting for: the download links. REMOVE all old files before updating! File names have been changed!

Download Laundry Global Mod (Required) Download Loads o' Laundry (objects) View Manual

Localization

Added support for Dutch

Added support for European Portuguese - Obrigada @logansimmingwolverine!

Added support for French - Merci @helene2troie !

Partial language support for many other languages has been added in the form of catalog descriptions for Sims 3 and 4 conversions. (NOTE: 3t2 conversions have no Simplified Chinese, 4t2 conversions have no Hungarian. None of them have Thai)

Polish, Russian and Brazilian Portuguese support is currently in progress and should hopefully become available sometime in early 2024

Would you like to have this set fully translated into YOUR language? Don't hesistate to make a translation using the localization strings. Just send it over when you're done and we will add it to the set! (send it via or Discord or PM fireflowersims)

Special credits and thanks: @gayars, @2fingerswhiskey, @picknmixsims, @lazyduchess, @jellymeduza, @logansimmingwolverine, Gaby, @hodgekiss, @mustluvcatz-reloaded, CashCraft, ATS/Sandy, EAxis, all the people who helped to localize The Sims 3 and 4, all our many wonderful Beta testers

[hauntedhokage]

Lucifer/F!MC

word count: 1.4k

warnings: solo play, technically trespassing(?), panty stealing, in-denial Lucifer but also possessive Lucifer, not beta read

note:  this is officially a double-dip: I started this for kinktober and have been inspired to finish it for the @om-adventcalendar

He didn’t like you. 

That had to be stressed that he did not like the little human living in his home. You were too fragile for the Devildom, too soft, too human. His brothers had their own variations of interest developing, the pact you’d made with Mammon only signifying more trouble to come as more pacts were made. More trouble for him to have to clean up as the eldest or else he’d be answering to Diavolo and Barbatos as to why the Devildom was in such disarray around a human of all things (and one that wasn’t Solomon). 

No, Lucifer didn’t like you. But he couldn’t deny that you were attractive - he’d go so far as to say that you were beautiful. With features that bordered on angelic, features that weren’t commonly seen in either the Devildom or Celestial realms, features that he’d thought about constantly. It was annoying how often you were on his mind, how often he had to talk about you and think about the way you had to look up at him when you spoke to him - or the time he’d lent you his cloak due to unplanned rain and the way it made you look tinier than you already were.

Your clothes were tiny, too, which was to be expected considering your size in comparison to his own, but it was more apparent when your clothes somehow ended up with his own laundry. A shirt here or there wasn’t enough to make a fuss, he just folded or hung up the shirt depending on how he knew you took care of them and left them in your room for you to put away properly. Sometimes he’d take a moment to smell your detergent mixed with his own that lingered on the fabric, sometimes also palming himself through his pants because your scent had the worst impact on his anatomy, but you always got your clothes back and you were none the wiser as to what he would do with them when they were in his possession. 

This time when dropping off the shirt for some human world band that you often slept in, his eyes caught a couple pieces of fabric that he didn’t often see. A red lacy bra and panties just laying on the floor by your bed. Clearly worn if the way the panties were rolled a bit was any indication, and he can only stare at them while continuing to hold your shirt in his hand. The thoughts running through his mind are impure at best, depraved at their worst and he has to question whether or not he was really thinking about taking the garments for himself. Would you notice? Probably but it was easy enough to blame Asmo for either mistaking them for his own or stealing them for his own horny purposes. It wouldn’t have been the first time, your agreement with Asmo that had been in place since your third week in the house stating that any clothes removed had to make it back to you freshly washed or replaced within a week with no questions asked, so this would be easily played off as either yet another laundry mishap or Asmo just being Asmo. 

But instead he closes the door to your bedroom, making sure it was locked with an extra protective ward on it for good measure, then picks up the two garments. The flimsy fabric likely looked delectable on your figure, and he could only imagine what you might have gotten into wearing a set like this. Did you put them on for someone else, or did you just feel better wearing something like that under your school uniform? If it was for another demon he’d need to know who exactly it was to make sure the little human under his care wasn’t in any danger, if it was one of his brothers he’d have to put an end to that activity immediately. You were here as an exchange student to learn, not seduce the rulers of the Devildom.  

At least that’s what he told himself as he holds your intimate apparel to his nose. You used wonderful soaps and perfumes, always smelled delectable, but smelling your natural sweet musk on your clothes was intoxicating. A natural aphrodisiac that had his pants tightening and aching for relief, a relief he can’t stop himself from seeking despite being where he certainly shouldn’t have been.

Lucifer didn’t like you, but you were the constant trigger to any lapse in self control he experienced.  He was stroking his cock with your panties shoved so far into his face that he’d likely be smelling you for days. It was your name he was whispering in the fabric, your hand he was fantasizing about having in place of his own, your panties he was peeling from his face to wrap around his painfully hard cock. If only he’d selected any other candidate, this wouldn’t be happening. He’d be much more collected, less frustrated all the time, would likely have time to relax, and - most importantly - wouldn’t be standing in a bedroom that wasn’t his masturbating into the used underwear of the human exchange student living in his house. 

The one he certainly didn’t like at all. 

“Fuck,” he hisses into the empty room, feeling the first drag of the lace along his length. He wanted this to be slow and easy, something to savor since he’s sure he’ll never get the opportunity to do this again. This tear in his carefully constructed veil of self-control would be mended and never put at risk again. He hoped that even long after these were washed, whoever had the pleasure of seeing you in these lacy panties could smell him on them and know that backing off would be in their best interest. 

If you were here he’d want you in front of him, on your knees and just watching him pleasure himself with your underwear. You wouldn’t be allowed to touch him, but he knows that you wouldn’t be put off by that. If anything, it would probably make you feel more powerful to know that he was so caught up in whatever these feelings were that just having you touch him would be too much. Nothing he could say would deter you from that path, and he’d be equally as powerless to stop you when you eventually decided to take over. You wouldn’t grip him tightly, just firm enough that he felt the lace dig into his skin but not too much that it hurt to feel the fabric drag along his sensitive skin. A pace that wasn’t torturously slow, but not so fast that he’d be led to believe you wanted him out of your room. It was probably you wouldn’t - he’d seen the way you’d look at him when you thought he wasn’t paying attention, the gentle touches that he got before you remembered where you were and told him to get away from you. 

“Oh, Lucifer,” you’d coo, eyes locked on his own as your other hand would move to cup his sac, carefully kneading to deliver that additional stimulation that had his jaw clenching, eyes shutting tight as he pulls his bottom lip between his teeth. “You can cum for me. I won’t tell anyone you didn’t last long. Just give it to me already.”

When his eyes open he’s still in your room, but you’re not there in front of him. Just himself and his softening cock in his hand held loosely in red lace. The once bright fabric has darkened with the dampness of his spend, and he frowns at the fact that he’d ruined these for himself - your scent was likely overpowered by his, and that just wouldn’t do. But he finds a suitable replacement - a black pair of your lacy panties from your hamper to keep with him until they lose your scent. He’d toss them in with your laundry next time you did yours, and it’d be like he’d never borrowed them to begin with. He would just try his best not to cum in those ones until he was ready to return them.

He’s only a little unnerved by the way you look at him across the dinner table that evening. Like you knew something you shouldn’t, but he’d get to the bottom of that later since he’s confident that it had nothing to do with his personal time that afternoon.

[urfavchaotichotmess]

What the slashers smell like :

Bo ;

He smells like cigarettes (menthol) , car oil and gasoline. the cheap gasoline smell, not the good one that makes your mouth water. On days he actually showers he’ll smell like the 3in1 body wash or very rarely irish spring soap bar.

Vincent ; {had help on this one 🧍🏻‍♀️ ngl }

wax of course because what else would he smell like, a musky smell mixed with sweat from slaving away in the basement & a lemon like smell. probably from the scent based waxes laying around.

Lester ;

he smells like animal blood, sweat BUT he uses deodorant he finds laying around so his B.O isn’t atrocious. you’d definitely give him a long hug though. he’s so precious i love his life.

Michael ;

he just straight up stinks. that’s my man and all and imma stand beside him but the homeboy just stinks. a whole can of bounce that ass. he probably has 16+ cavities built up over the years. he smells like a decaying body and pure shit.

Thomas/Bubba ;

they smell like flowers, meat and laundry detergent. i just know they’re clean. you cannot convince me that they aren’t the cleanest slashers in the history of slashing. chefs kiss.

Jason ;

mildew, dirt and fresh cut grass is what comes to my mind when i think about Jason. i just know his clothes are just full of that mildew scent. he probably don’t change his boxers either. love him tho

[gaygentbrontosaurus]

what Haikyuu characters smell like

…. because i’m sick of the sandalwood - vanilla bullshit, they're all in high school, they all smell like Axe or sweat

Hinata Shouyou

doesn't shower, but probably still has baby sweat so he doesn't stink

Kageyama Tobio

smells like Nivea cream. Very clean, very nice but also big baby vibes

Tsukishima Kei

showers with what his mom packed him so probably some organic oat-scented shit

Yamaguchi Tadashi

actually cares about his products and smells nice for a teenager but nobody notices

Ennoshita Chikara

Axe. Because everyone is using it, not because he thinks it's cool.

Nishinoya Yuu

doesn't shower. Also Axe.

Tanaka Ryuunosuke

showers sometimes, but only when his sister says that he stinks. Axe.

Azumane Asahi

one of the only people that actually smell attractive. definitely had an Axe phase in middle school tho. 

Sugawara Koushi

the only one on the team with a fresh shirt every practice, smells like fresh laundry

Sawamura Daichi

dad smell, like 3 in 1 hair, body, face and working in the garage

Iwaizumi Hajime

responsible adult, has a nice cologne and doesn't use too much of it, just enough. buys body wash in bulk because it’s cheaper and more convenient.

Oikawa Tooru

smells like everything. has a nice (in his opinion) perfume, strongly scented floral body wash, citrusy shampoo and coconut body butter. he is living his best life but everyone has to deal with his smell that enters the room before he does.

Matsukawa Issei & Hanamaki Takahiro

bought Axe and “manly man” body wash for shits and giggles and “ironically” use them. but in the end they still smell like Axe. also yes they bought one of each and share everything.

Yahaba Shigeru

easily impressed by Oikawa, also experiments with different smells but thankfully he’s more subtle with it

Kyoutani Kentarou

Axe.

Terushima Yuuji

Axe.

Aone Takanobu

nice, subtle scent, smells cozy.

Ushijima Wakatoshi

soap is soap, so also Axe.

Tendou Satori

either washes with just water or has a very specific and complicated hair care routine. there is no inbetween. smells like sandalwood and no one knows why.

Shirabu Kenjirou

Axe.

Daishou Suguru

you would think he’s edgy and different, but deep down we all know he uses Axe.

Miya Atsumu

Axe. He is THE prime Axe user. if someone thinks it's cool and manly it's Miya Atsumu.

Miya Osamu

Axe. but one of the milder ones

Suna Rintarou

doesn’t care. Axe.

Haiba Lev

stole his dads fancy cologne, which would be nice and all if he didn’t shower with a chocolate-scented body wash.

Kozume Kenma

long haired gamer. doesn’t shower. probably borrows deodorant from someone on the team because he didn’t pack any and doesn’t care how he smells. so Axe.

Yamamoto Taketora

doesn’t shower. Axe.

Kuroo Tetsurou

token “manly highschooler smell”. overuses Calvin Klein cologne. but shower gel? Axe. ironically watches the alpha male self care routines but secretly notes the shit down.

Yaku Morisuke

buys his products in those mom shops, all his products smell nice like lavender, jasmine or cotton and are vegan, clean and non-gmo.

Akaashi Keiji

takes care of himself. uses basic products, but has a separate product for everything, doesn’t believe in the 3 in 1 (actually uses a conditioner and face wash). smells like he showers regularly so the rest of the team is greatly impressed.

Bokuto Koutarou

Axe. douses himself with the deodorant. definitely had a tutti frutti phase in the past 2 years.

Sakusa Kiyoomi

rubbing alcohol, uses only hypoallergenic, non-scented products.

Yachi Hitoka

bought a strawberry-scented soap because it looked really cute. doesn’t like the scent at all but still uses it because she is anxious to tell her mom to get her a new one.

Shimizu Kiyoko

smells very feminine, uses fancier brands with floral smells.

Ukai Keishin

cigarettes. bought cologne to impress women but rarely uses it.

Takeda Ittetsu

laundry detergent. always has clean clothes and changes often.

[25jiwheretheyshouldntbe]

how do you clean the plushies (or do they just have to stay dirty)?

For the larger sitting ones and smallest keychains (the ones with their faces printed on as opposed to embroidered), I usually just spot clean them with a wet cloth. It's generally all they need, and I want to preserve their blushes and mouths, respectively!

As for the nuis with embroidered faces and no airbrushed blush, I usually follow something along these lines

Throw them in a ziploc bag full of baking soda, shake them around so they're coated in it, and leave them in there for about an hour. Along with neutralizing any smells they've picked up, it also draws out any oils that've been embedded in them, ensuring that their colors stay as bright as they can.

Fill a bucket or sink with water as hot as your hands can comfortably stand, get a tiny bit of laundry detergent (a little under a teaspoon for every nui being washed is good), massage the soap and water into each nui for about a minute. Place them in the sink, squeezing the air out of them so that as much of them stays underwater as possible, and leave them to soak for 15 minutes to an hour, depending on how dirty they are and how much time you have.

Drain and refill the sink, again with hot water, and rinse your nuis out With Force to make sure absolutely no soap is left in them. Repeat this until the water no longer comes out discolored.

Wring your nuis out until either they stop dripping or your hands cannot carry on any longer, whichever comes first. Swaddle each one in a wash cloth or hand towel like the little babies they are, and squeeze them a few times to help the towel start to absorb the leftover water. Leave them like this in a place with good airflow (or, even better, directly in front of a fan) for about an hour, then unswaddle them and leave them there until they're fully dry. If it's especially cold where you are, you may want to enlist the help of a hair dryer on its lowest setting for a few minutes.

Notes:

If they're filthy beyond belief, like, they were forgotten outside or dropped directly into a mud puddle or something, add a scoop of oxiclean to their initial bath 👍

Don't worry about being too aggressive while washing your nuis. This is enrichment for them, they like it.

There is no easy way to clean up the pilling that so commonly happens on them. I wish I had tips for this, but alas, your only option is to spend thirty minutes taking the pills off by hand.

[merriclo]

this might be weird but the bathhouse episode of WAN really got me thinking about Atsushi’s hygiene because in it he said that he only uses a bar of soap to clean himself, a habit left over from his time at the orphanage. and now i can’t stop imagining Atsushi’s first solo-trip to the grocery store where he had to go and buy stuff for his hygiene

outside of the bar of soap, he does strike me as the guy who would use dish soap for his hair in a pinch because “soap is soap,” or he would buy the 14-in-one shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothpaste, motor oil, etcetera is. tbh Dazai probably told him to use it (either as a serious recommendation or as a cruel bit, nobody knows). it also wouldn’t surprise me if he didn’t know anything about cologne either and (A) doesn’t wear any, (B) bought the cheapest most basic one available, or (C) was gifted some by Kunikida. tbh he probably smells like whatever laundry detergent he gets, cause that’s the only real scented thing he’s got T.T

but my main thing is.. what the fuck does he buy for Kyouka?? because they live together, and he’s pretty much her primary caretaker, so obviously he’d also be the one shopping for her. but this little girl was mentored by people like Kouyou, Verlaine, and Akutagawa, so obviously she’d have excellent hygiene. but what??? the fuck is he supposed to buy her??????

honestly he’d prob panic and call up like. Naomi or someone. and ask what to get her, to which she’d be like “uhhh shampoo, conditioner, and body wash?? some lotion if you’re feeling fancy???? Atsushi this is common knowledge why are you asking me this.” in the end he’d get her some sweet, cutesy scent like strawberries or cherry blossom, and bring it home and be like “hey!!!! i tried my hardest!!!!!!!!!” and Kyouka, used to the Port Mafia paycheck and Kouyou’s doting, would look at it like “what the fuck is this. thank you dearly but what the fuck is this.”

it’d be many moons until that girl got her hands on some nice perfume, either by getting Atsushi to buy it for her or getting it as a gift from a member of the agency. i could also def see her spritzing her stuffed bunny with her fave perfume

uhm. anyways Atsushi smells like laundry detergent and cheap cologne, and Kyouka, little miss spoiled-by-Kouyou, is surviving as best she can

[dollmaidcrystal]

Hi hi! Hope you're doing well~! Do you have any experience with PVC rather than latex? I recently got my first PVC maid uniform, and I'm having trouble finding reliable info on how to store/clean it. Would you know what works best to get out dust and dirt.?

I have a little knowledge of PVC, just enough to know that I prefer latex. Honestly, the smell of PVC doesn't do it for me, but plenty of my friends relied on PVC to add a touch of shiny to their wardrobes.

Compared to latex, or even cloth, PVC is fragile in a lot of ways. It develops permanent creases if too much force is put on it. It becomes fragile when heated. It absorbs odors permanently, making maid uniforms that are regularly used for cleaning somewhat fragrant.

Washing PVC is easy enough. You can hand wash with lukewarm water and dish soap. My goth friends swear by throwing it into a laundry machine on a gentle warm/cold cycle with a small amount of liquid detergent. (Make sure you zip up everything first if you go the machine route.) Either way, you'll want to hang dry. I recommend also wiping your dress down with a towel if you have hard water.

Store PVC hanging or flat, someplace that doesn't get a lot of sunlight or gets hot. A corner of your closet works great. DO NOT store PVC with anything heavy placed on top of it.

As always, make sure you keep PVC dresses the heck away from latex or any soft plastics. Cheap PVC fabrics may still contain active leftover plasticizers, which can destroy rubber over time. If you have a full kink wardrobe, make sure your PVC outfits get their own corner.

[637lemonbelle637]

I'm weird and bored so. What do the Hashira smell like?

Giyuu Tomioka

So I think Giyuu would always smell like mint and chlorine. I did get that from somebody else and I think it fits him. I don't know why. He probably never even uses breath mints, he probably uses those mint squares. The weird paper things.

Shinobu Kocho

Dove. Just straight up smells like a dove soap bar. She just gives off that fresh scent of a freshly cleaned bathroom. Either that or morning dew. Probably because the morning dew from the grass seeps into her shoes way to often...

Gyomei Himejima

Wet rocks. Just straight river stone. He gives off the smell of nature. Like sniff him and you can smell a Bob Ross painting. It's oddly soothing... Like skipping stones..

Sanemi Shinazugawa

Sapwood. A fresh fruit smell. Something tropical and soothing. like fruit punch. Something fresh that makes you want to go on summer vacation when it's the middle of the winter. It most likely comes from his hair. He doesn't wash his hair with shampoo and instead makes his own conditioner ( probably like how Inosuke does ) He most likely mashes up some bananas and mixes it with honey and milk. His hair gets frizzy and dry easily so this treats it really well. Mmmm. Bananas.

Tengen Uzui

Citrus. Like lemon. His smell probably stings. He most likely uses lemon juice to fight wrinkles and signs of ageing. He then dulls it down with something more water based. Probably including coconut to help keep his skin moisturized. At this point he smells like a salon.. (It tingles the other Hashira's nose hairs..)

Obanai Iguro

He probably smells like cloth or laundry detergent and cologne. The cloth nd laundry detergent come from his clothes since his haori is much bigger then he actually is. And the Cologne. I bet he just wears it or something like it so he can mask the fact that he has a snake crawling on him all the time and that never leaves his shoulder. Kabumaru probably shed on him before.. or worse...

Mitsuri Kanroji

Sweet honey. She smells like sugar, like a bakery. Fresh bread and berries, a calming and nice scent. Cookies and milk. She just smells like food. Like those cinnamon shampoos people use. Her scent probably changes season to season since she would most likely make her products seasonal. (The candy cane scent is Obanai's favorite)

Rengoku Kyojuro

He smells like cats. Like the great outdoors. He gives off a man musk that isn't to strong but is easily noticeable as well. His hands always smell like pennies though. An iron smell. He also gives off the smell of a side walk. I don't know what that is meant to smell like but he just does.

Muichiro Tokito

Grass. He smells like grass. That's it. Just straight grass.

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Yeah that's how I think they would smell.....

[taavisplushies]

how i wash plushies

by taavi :)

TLDR

step 1: read the tush tags. does it say machine washable or hand wash only? this is important information to know! if it doesn’t have a tag, or if the tag doesn’t say anything about washing, just assume it’s hand wash only.

need help reading the tush tags? click here!

step 2: if it’s hand wash only, read this. if it’s machine washable skip to step number 5. time to figure out how wet the plush can get. if your plush is full of rice, beans, nut shells, etc, it’s best to not get them very wet. if your plush has a voice box, it’s best to not get them wet either. if it’s just a normal plush with stuffing and nothing else, you can usually get them as wet as you want! be careful with handmade ones though. if your plush can’t get very wet, or if you only want to give them a light cleaning, move on to the next step. otherwise, skip to step number 4.

step 3: this is for light cleaning, or plushies that can’t get very wet. you want to take either a damp cloth or some baby wipes and gently wipe them down. if they have stains use a very very small amount of dawn dish soap with a damp cloth to “rinse” it off. let the plush air dry in front of a fan or an open window. since you did not get the plush super wet, it shouldn’t take too long to dry. after they are dry, gently brush their fur with the same kind of brush that you would use for a dog or cat. do NOT share brushes between plushies and people or animals, because this can get oils and dandruff on the plushie.

step 4: this is for hand washing plushies that can get super wet! fill up a sink or bathtub with enough water for the plushie to comfortably soak or float in it. make sure you use cold or warm water, NEVER use hot water! hot water can potentially damage the plush! when your plushie is soaking in the water, add some dawn dish soap to your hand or a cloth. gently scrub the plush everywhere! if there is a stain that’s not coming out, try using vinegar instead of soap! WARNING: vinegar smells bad, so after using it you will have to wash the plush again with soap. after your plush has been scrubbed, rinse them off! gently squeeze the plush while rinsing them off to help get soap out. once all the soap is out, you can gently squeeze until most of the water is out as well. do NOT twist the plush as you squeeze them, this could disfigure them. after the plush has been washed, it’s time for them to dry off! lay them on a towel and set them in front of a fan or open window. you could alternatively set them outside in the sun, but be careful that you don’t get them dirty again! as they air dry, you should regularly rotate them so that all sides get a chance to dry off. air drying can take a long time, especially if the plush is bigger or very wet still. i normally leave plushies to air dry for a minimum of 24 hours, just to be safe! after the plush has dried off, you should gently brush them with the same kind of brush that you would use for a dog. do NOT share a brush between plushies and people or animals. doing that could transfer oils or dandruff to the plush.

step 5: this is for machine washing your plush! it’s important that you only put a plush in the washing machine if the tag says that it’s okay! if the tag says hand wash only, the washing machine could damage your plush! machine washing a plush is pretty similar to washing clothes in the washing machine. the main difference is that you might want to put the plush inside a pillow case to wash it. if the plush has hard eyes, they can get scratched up in the washing machine, so the pillow case should protect it. using your normal laundry detergent should be fine! make sure the washing machine is using cold water too, because hot water can potentially damage plushies. if the plush has any stains still, it’s time to try hand washing them. see step number 4 for hand washing these plushies. after the plush is washed it’s time for them to dry. first gently squeeze out the extra water, but do NOT twist the plushie. NEVER put a plushie in the dryer. it will most likely damage their fur. instead you should let the plushie air dry in front of a fan or an open window. maybe even set them outside :) it can take a while for a plush to air dry, but if you use the fan method and rotate them every so often, it should be dry within a day! unless it’s really big or super wet. after the plush is dry, it’s time to brush their fur! use the same kind of brush that you would use for a dog or cat. you should NEVER share a brush between plushies and people or animals, because it could transfer oil or dandruff to the plush.

NOTES

you can use any soap to wash your plushies. i just prefer dawn dish soap, because i’ve noticed that it’s very good at cleaning them up and removing stains!

if you have any questions feel free to ask me! i’m not very good at explaining things so i might’ve missed something! :)

[tea-withnofixinsplease]

We're makin leaps and bounds with this whole sustainability thing since we moved from our apartment a few years ago. Whenever i feel like im not doin enough I lay out all the tiny swaps we've done on the table

we no longer by styrofoam cups and reuse the ones we have

We no longer use plastic plates, we either use glass or compostable ones (and throw the compostable ones in the compost)

Our building has solar panels for electricity

Our soaps are zero/low waste

My mother and I started our loc journey so its much easier to find all-natural, plastic free hair care

I use reusable pads

I don't buy new clothes often if at all, 4 shirts in the last 7 years

3/5 of us eat strictly plant-based bc we're vegan,

We have an indoor hydroponic system growing leafy greens, tomatoes, peppers and fruits, and we bought seeds in bulk. We're planning on swapping rockwool cubes with reusable and compostable hemp fiber cubes

Since the hydroponic system is so bright, and the led lights last for 5 years at a time, we use the living area lights much less, opting for natural sunlight if the hydroponic system is not enough or is off.

We have a bokashi indoor compost bin for food scraps, and an outdoor cold compost bin for the scraps that cant go in the bokashi bin to make our own soil

We started a kitchen garden, and a pollinator/tea garden, and as of 2023 we now have a plum tree, a grapevine, two blackberry bushes, 5 reusable grow bags, 4 big planters and 2 big raised garden beds, lookin forward to fruits and vegetables in the spring, summer, fall and winter. We're planning to buy one more steel raised bed to ensure that we are cycling through what we're growing each year to limit pest-control methods, even neem oil, and planning on purchasing a lot more perennials and native perennials/annuals.

This fall Im gonna purchase a mushroom growing chamber kit for more low waste vegan meat alternatives and to add some healthy mushroom soil to the compost cycle

Our laundry detergent is environmentally safe

Our washing machine is water-efficient

We have a fridge with a water filter for cooking and drinking water

We have reusable grocery store bags

Im gonna try to grow lufas next year to replace our kitchen sponges and steel wool scrubbing pads,

Our property is small, and our neighbors are not as social/gungho about bartering or Co-Op food gardening,

but I'm proud of wat we've done so far, and I can do a lot more, and I plan to do so, so any advice would be welcome

[moldsporr]

YAYY!! also if u know how does one hand wash clothes..... I've been wondering for ages cuz I hav sum special clothes I don't wanna risk damaging

Oh hell yeah I know how to do that, i don't have the stuff to do it rn so I can't show you via pictures BUT I will still give you the tutorial

1. Make sure your clothes can Actually be Handwashed. Some NEED to go in a washing machine and will have "dry clean only" on the tag. If the tag doesn't have that you should be A-OK to hand wash it! It's very important to read the tags on your clothes to see what they can handle.

2. If the clothes have stains, put laundry stain remover on the stains before getting the clothes wet. You just gotta (gently) work the stain remover into the stain with your finger tips. Don't be too harsh w it

3. Fill your sink or a large bowl with lukewarm-warm water (depends on what the tag says, some clothes will be damaged by hot water so make sure to check. If the tag doesn't say then look it up, ex: "can cotton t-shirts be washed with hot water". While you fill the sink/bowl with water, also add in a bit of laundry detergent. The amount depends on how much laundry you're handwashing. Either way, make sure to mix the detergent into the water until it's dissolved.

4. Put your laundry into the water. Squeeze it gently to get the soapy water running through it, gently rub your hand over it too (using your palm is best for this) just to make sure it gets cleaned. Some color might bleed into the water but usually it's excess dye, which won't cause color loss. Make sure the clothes are fully submerged and soak!!!

5. Take them out of the soapy water and rinse them as thoroughly as possible. If your sink is able to do a spray, do that- if not, take a new large bowl and fill it with cool water (without soap) and soak it in that, gently squeezing the water off of it away from the bowl.

6: Get the rest of the water off! You want it to be Mostly dry. If the clothes can handle it feel free to wring it, but more delicate clothes may need to be more gently wrung out. Gentle squeezing and a towel are your best friend with clothes like that.

7. Dry them! There's lots of ways to dry your clothes if a dryer isn't available. If you happen to have a rack for clothes, definitely use that- clotheslines, too. If you don't have either of those, there's still plenty of ways to dry them. Just lay them flat on a towel and let them air dry- if it's a warm sunny day, placing them outside will help them dry faster. Once one side is dry, flip it to the other. If you're in a hurry, you can also use a hair dryer to dry a specific piece of clothing.

Bonus: if you want to make sure your clothes get REALLY clean, add borax to the soapy water. It won't bleach your clothes, it merely softens the water so the detergent can get at your clothes deeper and do a better job of cleaning.

[starlit-mansion]

i might make the post where i was very critical of laundry stripping specifically in one person's 50k note post unrebloggable soon because my problem with the original post is that it's a bad resource for probably 90% or more of people and situations, and i don't think mine is a sterling resource either. I just think that it's important to be really critical of life hacks, ESPECIALLY one's with really dramatic visual stim elements like seeing a bathtub full of brown sludge as proof it's worked.

So my slightly more articulated points are:

Based on OP's comments, OP has uncommonly hard water and issues with at least one of the big common detergents, and specifically was talking about very old worn clothes. All of these are probably not applicable to you if you don't think your clothes are gross right now. If they smell and feel clean as is, then you don't need to torture them for no reason.

You can make your own laundry soap, it's cheaper than storebought but also particulate inhalation is no joke, and you might be at some risk from it from borax... if you can buy borax; it's banned in some places. i'm not fucking doing that, because i want the laundry detergent that i like that already has blueing in it.

The particular practice of alkaline soaking isn't bunk, but it can be harmful to a lot of fabrics, is better for whites and lights rather than your dark clothes (again, dye leech!)

You can just do this with oxygenated cleaners (oxyclean), and you don't need to make your tub unusable for 12-24 hours. the tub thing is a very bright white surface that you can see a very visible change in, but you can soak things IN YOUR WASHER. if it's modern, it probably has a setting for it. if there's not a reason for you to haul heavy wet clothes from your bathroom to your washer, you don't need to see the dramatic visual results of soaking, the same way you don't need to see your dirty dishwater when you've got a dishwasher right there doing the work for you

the real thing that experts have to say on it is just wash your clothes more effectively. don't overload the washer, use 2-3 tablespoons (or the 1 line in the cap) of detergent per load, don't use scented additives or fabric softeners, look up how to clean your washer, add white vinegar into the fabric softener dispenser or add it in and run another rinse to deal with any issues from your clothes not being rinsed out. this is not as tiktokable but it's easier and cheaper and overall a good choice for the environment

if you need to do this for stuff, you probably need to do it once before doing laundry in the above way to maintain it, to strip out buildup from fabric softener, deodorant, body oils, lotion, etc. I'd only bother with it if the laundry was gross! I don't actually have stuff that feels and smells nasty. I used to have a polyester dress that had a body odor funk, but i stopped wearing it and donated it to a thrift store. It probably could have stood a good presoak to get rid of the gunk. i'd have done it in the machine drum or a bucket next to the machine, personally.

really, this is just rebranded presoaking. it sucks that most of us aren't taught how to do laundry correctly and there is a genuine pitfall of residue-leaving products that make things worse, but i also think Big Laundry is less out to get you than it seems. washers are helpful and efficient and we don't need to start mistrusting them and doing laundry by hand

line drying in sunlight is genuinely nice and also good at getting rid of germs and saving power and wear on the dryer. I can't do it where i live now but i used to. If your really want to do something old-fashioned for the aesthetic, a line of nicely hung clothes is lovely. (You can pop them in the dryer for 5 minutes to get rid of crunchiness, esp on towels)

I would be hypocritical if i said wash stuff less. I don't, because something in my head says it's gross. i want my clothes clean and i won't rewear stuff after 8 hours of wear unless its an emergency or a polyester skirt. however, you can hang and air stuff for longer wear. just don't do it for stuff directly touching your junk and pits and feets. wash that.

...also fast fashion is not purposefully trying to get your clothes dingy to make you buy more. the other problems with it vastly outstrip those and that was the one part of the post that genuinely bothered me. why invent a problem when you already are dealing with another separate problem (people don't know how to do laundry effectively and rely on info from commercials, and also there's a lot of hard water in most places.)

finally: research this stuff on like at least one reputable news/interest site. they're gonna write articles about every trend some tiktokker popularizes, that's good clickbait right there.