I have tried oxyclean, but it has not worked well. What can I use to make them white again and keep my new clothes bright?
Thank you.
2006-10-02 06:46:11 · 14 answers · asked by ♥sweet♥ 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
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2006-10-02 07:08:20 · update #1
I'm a nurse, all my uniforms are white and I had the same problem keeping them that way! I use either Ironout, it is an all purpose cleaner that can be used on laundry, or Yellowout that is specifically for clothes. Both work really well. You just put it in the wash water when the washer is filling, add the clothes and let them soak for 5 min., then add your detergent and resume washing cycle. I get it at the grocery store. I do all my whites with it. Good Luck!
2006-10-02 07:02:08 · answer #1 · answered by hmb 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they are all white, you can soak them overnight in 1 scoop of powdered auto. dishwasher detergent, then wash as usual. Or you can soak them in any of the pre-soaks you can buy in the laundry aisle, such as Biz . Every once in awhile( maybe 1 per month) I like to add a whitener to my rinse cycle. You buy this wherever they sell the clothes dyes. In Europe ( I've done it too), all the whites get boiled with soap powder(not detergent). To boil, Put water & soap in largest pot you can find, put a few clothes at a time. Bring to a boil & boil for 15 min. Be sure & rinse untill the water is clear or put them in the washer for the rinse cycle, hang in the sun untill dry. They will be blinding white & smell sooooo goooood.
2006-10-02 14:17:12 · answer #2 · answered by mazell41 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Washing in hot water tends to dinge white clothes, and using too much bleach. You could try bluing, or rit dye has a whitener, and putting in the sun helps also after washing. Also heavy drying in the dryer will turn them yellow also.
2006-10-02 14:26:47 · answer #3 · answered by linda m 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This can be tough. First it depends on the fabric type and quality. Secondly, I have found that too much bleach can really weaken fabric. I swear by OXICLEAN. It comes in a powder formula that you can put in the washer or mix with water in a bowl and let your clothes soak. I have never had success with bleach.
2006-10-02 13:49:33 · answer #4 · answered by MarshallGrl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could try the old wives trick of white vinegar in your rinse water.
Have you soaked the items overnight in oxygen bleach? Of course there is not substitute for a blisteringly hot Australian day outside!
2006-10-02 13:50:51 · answer #5 · answered by the_peggy_bundy_lush 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use straight bleach (Clorox). But make sure you add it to the water before you put your clothes in. Besure the clothing can take clorine bleach though ... Clorox has clorine in it and some labels on clothing say that clorine bleach cannot be used.
2006-10-02 13:50:28 · answer #6 · answered by lfbrowne 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bluing.
They may sell it @ the supermarket otherwise the drugstore (chemist). Basically it's a dye that counteracts the yellow by introducing a tinge of blue which ends up looking white to our eyes.
;-)
2006-10-02 13:49:54 · answer #7 · answered by WikiJo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The problem is, that yellow/gray is the natural color of most fabrics, and they are actually dyed white. Using non-color safe bleach will often remove the dye and return them to yellow.
2006-10-02 13:48:56 · answer #8 · answered by Beardog 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
there is a product called La France it is a powder bluing. Also you could try liquid bluing. You can find these products as most grocery stores and they are near the all fabric powdered bleach products
2006-10-02 13:49:36 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try adding a blueing agent, it should return the whiteness to your clothes. I've also heard that vinegar works.
2006-10-02 13:55:04 · answer #10 · answered by Kainoa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋