my very expensive white sheets are starting to yellow with age. can anybody tell my how to bring back the white and crispness to them. to me the ultiment luxery is to sleep in crisp white sheets.
2006-11-08 21:29:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
tatslady2, i'm from australia and i've never heard of murphy oil soap. is that available out here
2006-11-08 22:44:53 · update #1
oxy clean
chlorine bleach
bluing
2006-11-08 21:33:07 · answer #1 · answered by movielovingirl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Using bleach might help, blueing in your rinse water will definitely help. My best advice is if you can to hang them in the sun. The sun has a very strong bleaching power, and it will also add a crispness and a fresh smell back into your sheets. I know it is getting to be Spring/Summer where you are so the sunny days should be on your side.
Another thing you could try, although I have never done it with sheets. I use this method for getting stains out of fine laces. Buttermilk. Buttermilk has a gentle bleaching effect that will not harm delicate laces. Then rinse well and wash as ususal.
I still think the sun is the way to go.
2006-11-09 08:06:04 · answer #2 · answered by damsel36 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soak them in OxyClean and water overnight. Then wash them with detergent that has OxyClean in it..They should be very white. Bleach can eat them up eventually. My white cotton sheets are going on 15 years and are soft and smooth like glass. I have always used an Oxygen enzyme on them.. first Biz ..then Oxyclean...never chlorine bleach.
2006-11-10 00:29:55 · answer #3 · answered by Cynthia M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A woman once told me to use Murphy's Oil Soap. She has 7 boys and I would think she knows what she's talking about. Her sons always look nice and New lol
2006-11-09 05:39:18 · answer #4 · answered by tatslady2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use bleach and bluing, and add a little starch to the rinse water for crispness.
2006-11-09 06:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by grannyhuh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try boiling them when you do your washing, with a good detergent. Beats all the bleaches etc, these only make the sheets rotten.
2006-11-09 06:37:30 · answer #6 · answered by david l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bleach from the supermarket
2006-11-09 05:39:07 · answer #7 · answered by AussieGal777 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is best to buy new sheets or use bleach.
2006-11-09 08:14:11 · answer #8 · answered by zigazagie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bleach them or just buy new ones
2006-11-09 06:14:46 · answer #9 · answered by BEN Roe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use bleach and blueing
2006-11-09 06:32:01 · answer #10 · answered by txcatwoman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋