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Post by birdy on Jun 13, 2024 16:27:44 GMT
DD is starting her career as a dog groomer. She is coming home loaded with dog hair on her work clothes. She often uses a lint roller, but I'm finding when she washes/partially dries then hangs her clothes on the lines to finish drying, they are still covered with dog hair. Our dog is a non-low shedder. I really don't want other dogs hair all over the laundry area. I'm even finding it on my clothes. Has anyone found something that actually works to collect/remove dog hair in the washer/dryer. I've found some products with mixed reviews on Amazon. Looking for something that you've tried that actually works. Thanks!
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Post by Merge on Jun 13, 2024 17:27:09 GMT
What is she wearing? I know some groomers wear scrubs because they seem to keep less hair on them.
Perhaps she could do her work laundry at a laundromat instead of at your home?
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Post by Katiepotatie on Jun 13, 2024 18:58:17 GMT
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Post by mrsp on Jun 13, 2024 19:08:20 GMT
I have two hounds who shed 24/7! And one who really likes to sit on the sofa (which is fine, I put down blankets). I try to wash the blankets weekly but before I wash them, I run them through the dryer on “air” for 20 minutes or so and collect the hair from the trap. I read somewhere that the hair is better removed by the dryer so I started doing that. The blankets are soft fabric so they sort of hold on to the hair. Between the dryer-washer-dryer method, they come pretty clean.
If your daughter does not dry her work clothing in the dryer, I would still send it through the dryer after washing on air dry, just for the hair collection.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 13, 2024 19:14:12 GMT
It sounds like the fur is getting imbedded in the fibers of her clothes. We have a Labrador and she sleeps with us. Dog fur is just a way of life in our house. But I feel like my laundry comes out clean and fur-free. I use dryer sheets (for her blankets that are synthetic)or wool balls (our regular clothes).
She needs some clothes where the dog hair won’t stick to the fabric. Look for a smooth finish. I’d go for some Lycra or spandex to make them comfortable.
I’ll admit that it’s absolutely impossible to de-fur our house. But the clothes are clean when they come out of the dryer.
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Post by River on Jun 13, 2024 20:08:10 GMT
I've had really good luck using the bounce pet hair and lint guard dryer sheets. I was skeptical at first, but they proved to be very effective.  |
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Post by workingclassdog on Jun 13, 2024 21:56:07 GMT
I have a St. Bernard that sheds like there is no tomorrow.. I haven't done the dryer trick (will do that next time).. but I really haven't found anything to cut down on hair.. I have done the special dryer sheets and lint brushes..nope... hair is part of our life.
I run two vacuums regularly and a Swiffer. Brush the dog all the time. It's just what it is. Until this dog I never seen this much hair.
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Post by freecharlie on Jun 14, 2024 3:24:49 GMT
The bounce works a bit
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 14, 2024 5:09:41 GMT
I bought some of the sticky silicone Fur Zappers that were on Shark Tank. You toss them in the washer and in the dryer with the clothes and they do help. The people giving bad reviews don’t know how these things work. The fur doesn’t exactly stick TO them, they help get the fur to release from the clothes in the washing and drying process so some of it can get rinsed out in the wash and the rest will get kicked out into the dryer filter. Some hair does stick to the things themselves, but that’s not the primary way they work.
I too think the best remedy is to get clothing that the hair doesn’t stick to as much. Could she wear an apron of some type at work to prevent some of the hair from getting on her clothes in the first place?
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Post by disneypal on Jun 14, 2024 14:10:31 GMT
I've had really good luck using the bounce pet hair and lint guard dryer sheets. I was skeptical at first, but they proved to be very effective. View AttachmentI was going to make the same suggestion - works great for cat hair. |
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Post by birdy on Jun 14, 2024 16:04:14 GMT
What is she wearing? I know some groomers wear scrubs because they seem to keep less hair on them. Perhaps she could do her work laundry at a laundromat instead of at your home? Scrubs - not sure of the material but it's not slippery to keep hair from sticking. Laundromat may be an idea when they're really bad. Hate to have her do that weekly though. Ive seen what some people throw in those machines.  |
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Post by birdy on Jun 14, 2024 16:05:31 GMT
Thanks! Going to check that out. Is it easy to remove the hair from the brush? |
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Post by birdy on Jun 14, 2024 16:07:32 GMT
It sounds like the fur is getting imbedded in the fibers of her clothes. We have a Labrador and she sleeps with us. Dog fur is just a way of life in our house. But I feel like my laundry comes out clean and fur-free. I use dryer sheets (for her blankets that are synthetic)or wool balls (our regular clothes). She needs some clothes where the dog hair won’t stick to the fabric. Look for a smooth finish. I’d go for some Lycra or spandex to make them comfortable. I’ll admit that it’s absolutely impossible to de-fur our house. But the clothes are clean when they come out of the dryer. Does the hair stick to the dryer balls and if so is it easy to clean off? I have dryer balls she could try that. She will eventually need to invest in different scrubs I think! |
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Post by birdy on Jun 14, 2024 16:09:12 GMT
I bought some of the sticky silicone Fur Zappers that were on Shark Tank. You toss them in the washer and in the dryer with the clothes and they do help. The people giving bad reviews don’t know how these things work. The fur doesn’t exactly stick TO them, they help get the fur to release from the clothes in the washing and drying process so some of it can get rinsed out in the wash and the rest will get kicked out into the dryer filter. Some hair does stick to the things themselves, but that’s not the primary way they work. I too think the best remedy is to get clothing that the hair doesn’t stick to as much. Could she wear an apron of some type at work to prevent some of the hair from getting on her clothes in the first place? These are what I was checking out on Amazon. Thanks for explaining the concept. Does it do a good job or do you still end up with a lot of hair on the clothes? She's grooming every type fur you could imagine! |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 15, 2024 3:03:40 GMT
I bought some of the sticky silicone Fur Zappers that were on Shark Tank. You toss them in the washer and in the dryer with the clothes and they do help. The people giving bad reviews don’t know how these things work. The fur doesn’t exactly stick TO them, they help get the fur to release from the clothes in the washing and drying process so some of it can get rinsed out in the wash and the rest will get kicked out into the dryer filter. Some hair does stick to the things themselves, but that’s not the primary way they work. I too think the best remedy is to get clothing that the hair doesn’t stick to as much. Could she wear an apron of some type at work to prevent some of the hair from getting on her clothes in the first place? These are what I was checking out on Amazon. Thanks for explaining the concept. Does it do a good job or do you still end up with a lot of hair on the clothes? She's grooming every type fur you could imagine! They do help but some fabrics are notorious for the hair getting really locked in. Things like polar fleece will collect it like a magnet, but I’m guessing she’s not grooming dogs with fleece on, LOL. I personally shed like a dog LOL and I notice that my own hair sticks a lot less when I’m wearing clothes made of smooth natural fibers like cotton denim, certain t-shirts made of smoother cotton knits, etc. and anything with polyester content generates way more static. |
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 15, 2024 5:30:44 GMT
It sounds like the fur is getting imbedded in the fibers of her clothes. We have a Labrador and she sleeps with us. Dog fur is just a way of life in our house. But I feel like my laundry comes out clean and fur-free. I use dryer sheets (for her blankets that are synthetic)or wool balls (our regular clothes). She needs some clothes where the dog hair won’t stick to the fabric. Look for a smooth finish. I’d go for some Lycra or spandex to make them comfortable. I’ll admit that it’s absolutely impossible to de-fur our house. But the clothes are clean when they come out of the dryer. Does the hair stick to the dryer balls and if so is it easy to clean off? I have dryer balls she could try that. She will eventually need to invest in different scrubs I think! Not at all. But my lint trap is always quite full. |
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