Laundry Tips

 

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White vinegar:
Eliminate soap residue by adding 1 cup of white vinegar to the washer's final rinse.
Vinegar also breaks down uric acid, so adding 1 cup vinegar to the rinse water is especially good for babies' clothes.
To get wool and cotton blankets soft and fluffy as new, add 2 cups white vinegar to a full tub of rinse water.


Baking soda:
1/4 to 1/2 cup baking soda per wash load makes clothes feel soft and smell fresh.
You can cut the amount of chlorine bleach used in your wash by half when you add 1/2 cup baking soda to top loading machines or 1/4 cup to front loaders.


To whiten yellowed silk or wool:
Mix 1 tablespoon white vinegar in 1 pint of water.
Sponge with this solution and rinse.
Wash as usual.


Chocolate stains:
Use club soda.
Soak stain with club soda before washing.


Cola stains:
Use white vinegar.
Apply undiluted vinegar directly to the stain within 24 hours.
Wash as usual.


Perspiration stain:
Sponge stains with a weak solution of white vinegar or lemon juice.


To remove smoky odor from clothes:
Fill your bathtub with hot water.
Add 1 cup white vinegar.
Hang garments above the steaming bath water.


Cornstarch:
For homemade laundry starch, dissolve 1 tablespoon cornstarch in 1 pint cold water.
Place in a spray bottle.
Shake before using.
Clearly label the contents of the spray bottle.