Safe to put Murphy's Oil Soap rags in dryer?

March 31, 2012 3:54 PM

Is it safe to put rags with Murphy's Oil Soap on them in the dryer? (I'm putting them in the washer first, obviously, but all the warnings on my dryer about oil and grease are making me nervous.
posted by ohmygoodnplenty to Home & Garden (4 answers total)

Best answer: Yes, it's a soap made from oils. The saponification process converts the oils to soap, so not only is there no oil left but it's really just extra soap in your wash cycle and comes right out.
posted by cali at 4:03 PM on March 31, 2012

Response by poster: Ooh, that's interesting. Thank you very much!
posted by ohmygoodnplenty at 4:21 PM on March 31, 2012

(The main culprit of oil-soaked-rag fires is linseed oil, but as I understand it any oil that slowly oxidizes at room temperature can get hot enough to spontaneously ignite. That includes most food oils.)
posted by hattifattener at 6:57 PM on March 31, 2012 [1 favorite]

Running the rags through an extra rinse cycle with some vinegar will get more of the soap out. I do this routinely with all my laundry due to our weird well water.
posted by SuperSquirrel at 7:04 AM on April 1, 2012