i think i just ruined a huge load of laundry

[EMMIEOOO]

uggghhh!!!!
i just washed 3/4's of my babies clothes and there was a package of silica gel in there. now everything is covered with teeny weeny little pieces of gelly sticky crap. and i cant find anything on the internet. HELP I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO!

[virginia+3]

Id try re-washing, with some vinegar or something in there.

[LisaMLS]

Id try re-washing, with some vinegar or something in there.

That's what I'd do, too.

[haydensmom]

Yikes that sucks! Let us know if anything works.

[minna_k04]

Re wash in hot water if the clothes can handle hot water. If that doesn't work, try rewashing again with a drop or two of dish detergent.

[EMMIEOOO]

right now i have it soaking in hot water so i hope it helps. how can one little package cover so much!

[lawchickasaw]

oxy usually works on everything for us. poor you. oh, i had a waxy stain on some cotton and someone told me to put rubbing alcohol on it? you'd probably have to do it piece by piece.

[ILoveMyLittleOne]

I accidently washed a diaper with Ella's clothes once. What a mess!!

I hope it all comes clean for you!!:hugs:

[Armylovin]

I've done this and used hot water and baking soda and rewashed it. I then ran it just on a rinse cycle as well and all was fine!

[Kitty]

I'd try letting it dry then shaking it off. Then re-wash of course.

[EMMIEOOO]

third wash so far. still there. i am now washing on hot and pouring boiling water in there too. baking soda is next. augghh what a long night

[glow]

I would try taking everything out and shaking it off I dont think the gel will dissolve or go anywhere so washing may not do any good?

can you hang the stuff maybe when they dry it will be easier to shake most of it off then you can rewash to get the rest?

[PurplePasion]

So I looked it up and the material safety data sheet (every hazardous chemical has one) says that its not water soluble. I'm not sure if what you're seeing on the clothes came out of one of these packages or something else in the wash. Anyway, the best advice I can give is to call the company that manufactures silica gel during office hours and ask them what to do. You might have to go through a few people to get an answer but its all I can think of.

Sud-Chemie Performance
Packaging
101 Christine Dr.
Belen, New Mexico 87002
Phone: (505) 864-6691

[EMMIEOOO]

thanks everyone! i got it mostly out now at 1230 i am drying it. on top of the silica gel there was also a diaper in there :shocker: i dont know what was wrong with me. but i used the baking soda and that really helped now i have diaper lint but thats it. what a day i dont think i can be trusted to do laundry ever again :hooray:

[Mom2Faith]

I accidently washed a diaper with Ella's clothes once. What a mess!!

I hope it all comes clean for you!!:hugs:

I did the same thing!!! But I didn't just wash it, I dried it too....Needless to say, the dryer lint trap was crazy full :)

[ILoveMyLittleOne]

I did the same thing!!! But I didn't just wash it, I dried it too....Needless to say, the dryer lint trap was crazy full :)

Haha, luckily I noticed it before it went to the dryer!