Photo Challenge A-Z: D

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011 | 24 Comments

D is for Downy

laundry items

Downy. A fabric softener. I use this stuff with every load plus their scented dryer sheets. They now have these “unstoppable” pellets (on the left) you put in the washing machine with the laundry to add extra fragrance. I mostly use them with towels and sheets. They’re a bit overpowering for clothing so I use regular liquid Downy for that. Purex actually came out with this idea first with their “crystals” before Downy had these. I actually like both brands and buy both still. I’m a clean smelling laundry nut. Just being a good housewife I guess…

I always love new household items. I find household goods from other countries especially fascinating. One of the reasons I used to love getting Ageha a few years ago was the January issue where they’d do a yearly rank of EVERYTHING. From laundry detergent to toothpaste. These goods reflect the daily life of not only a culture but an individual as well. The brands that tend to be #1 in a country have been established for generations and are familiar to everyone instantly! That’s amazing to me! Plus the variations in fragrance. American scents are so confusing to explain sometimes. “Clean Breeze.” And recently, as I showed Winn, there’s even a “New Zealand Springs” scent from Frebreze! How does it smell??? You really have to sniff for yourself to know

As for the above scents. The Unstoppable has the scent called “lush” and the liquid fabric softener is a dual-scented version called “Sage Jasmine Thrill.”

My friend loves Downy. When Purex came out with the crystals I was SO HAPPY because I could actually ship it to her. (You can’t ship liquids.) And just last week I shipped her a small packet of the Downy Unstoppables to use.