I noticed my pack had a oily substance. Did it affect your clothes that came in contact?
1006990
I did not put them in direct contact with items I felt might show oil spots. I also wrapped some in tissue cloth just in case
1006991
I just got my pack in. I also noticed a mild oily film inside of the packaging. However the blocks were dry. The instructions refer to applying a cedar spray to the blocks every 6 months. Not sure why.
1006992
Mine were dry...perhaps that's the reason the scent was gone even before I opened the box
41860
I have normal to dry skin that is prone to breaking out if I use anything too oily in nature. This didn't make me breakout however I stopped using it because I found it to be itchy.
1272515
They sent me the wrong size bag, so I'm not sure if this helps, but the material had a slite petroleum smell. I haven't used it, and I'm not quite sure if the materials are safe. I was even afraid to give it to my cats as a bed because of the smell.
564578
Wow, I actually never thought about that question. My skin did get a litter lighter and every effect it has on me is also mentioned by other reviewers. I have shopped on amazon for dozens of times , never had a bad experience about products not fitting description or being unauthentic. So as far as iam concerted, my purchase it's worth it.
575874
i just finished trying the set up you suggested (minus the vest) and found that when the packs are strapped to my sides at waist height the 3 inch bulge on either side was noticeable I add a sweat shirt and came to the conclusion that the only way the packs would remained concealed is if you like extremely baggy clothing. or wear a vest like they do in the military and police forces in which case the vest plus the packs would make you look very round (still need a not so baggy sweat shirt for this to work tho).
1676524
I think it would be too greasy for a leather jacket, May I suggest Leather CPR Cleaner & Conditioner.
955182
When I opened my space bags after 1 week of being vacumned closed, and traveling to Hawaii (17 hours), my clothes came out great. I was worried about that, too, but all of my clothes were still in great shape. I just took them out, put them on hangers, and could wear them the next day.
1135763
Mine came off with no problem; however, the product felt grose on my skin so I returned it. Yuck!Stayed greasy for hours. Yuck!
1273378
It may not be from the eco nuts - I have had oil spots on my clothes and we never figured out what caused it - but we were using regular laundry soap at the time.
93503
Stains easily. My sling bag was rubbing the jacket against my jeans and color from jeans was transferred. There was a few brown stain which I can't remove. Awesome jacket though but white not recommended.
241492
I was horrified to see the yellow pods in my last package too. As Michelle C. answered, a quick check of their website says they have changed their formula. http://all-laundry.com/laundry-tips-and-faqs
1423549
I haven't, though I know they will MORE THAN LIKELY take it from you . Because apparently plane jackets are using sporks and nail clippers . Regardless, I wouldn't chance it . Be safe; leave it in your checked bag .
2184623
I removed some from a backpack after my son decided I'd put on too many. I had ironed them on initially. A few came off cleanly but others left marks. I used GooGone to remove the remaining adhesive and now you can't tell anything was ever there.
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My guess is regular detergent may have a better chance, due to the surfactants in it that bind to oil and water so stains can be carried off. This detergent specifically does not have surfactants, so that leftover detergent on your breathable garmet doesn't just attract water to it. I used ReviveX on a Colombia shell jacket and it didn't entirely remove some auto grease stains that were present. BTW, I looked at the info on some current Arc'teryx packs out of curiosity and they all said "surface clean only".... Hope this was of some use to you.
1089416
The fragrance is not noticeable. I have very sensitive skin and this didn't affect me at all. As long as you're using a fragrance-free detergent you won't notice anything other than your clothes being cleaner and less scratchy.
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I would exchange it, mine had a slight "new" smell to it but after being out for a couple days, the smell was gone. It never smelled like chemicals, perhaps something got spilled on yours?
181162
Yes a few months ago they where working on my roof and I got black Tar all over my good jeans. The roofer said it wouldn't come out and I just sprayed the oil eater directly on all the parts that had tar rubbed it and put it wash and when they came out they looked good as new. Needles to say the roofer is my cousin's husband and he already bought oil eater for himself because not only did it remove the tar from my jeans it also removed the tar from his hands better than the professional strength soap he regularly uses.