2007-01-28 16:27:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
If you wash them with just whites it could be your water you could us a product in your wash cycle to help this there are a few out there I cant think of the name off hand but their found in the laundry soap aisle
2007-01-28 16:40:55 · answer #1 · answered by youhoo it's me 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Separate your loads...for best results. Also, it could be water quality..if you have 'hard water' the calcium deposits will remain on clothes unless you soften the water. Calgon has a laundry product that reduces the hardness of water. Using bleach for whites (and bleach for colors) may help to reduce the dinginess. Usually following the directions on the bottle or box of detergent and bleaches will produce good results. Washing heavily soiled items separately may prevent the graying, as well as, frequent washings...after one to three wearings. Yellowing may be caused from leaving whites on hangers without wearing or laundrying for too long. Spot treatments with a slightly diluted bleach may help to even out the color. I also use fabric softener to prevent static cling and to help the fabrics last longer.
You may have scorched the clothes in the dryer (too high of a setting). I do not know how to correct that problem.
2007-01-28 16:43:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
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.
2016-03-15 01:36:21 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your clothes do not look white and bright, you may not be using water that is hot enough to properly dissolve the detergent and rinse the dirt away during washing. Water temperature must be above 60 degrees F for detergent to be effective, even if it is a "cold" water detergent. Usually a crammed washer with less than recommended detergent and cold water leads to dirty (tattle-tale gray) clothes. Do not overload the washer if you want soil and odor to be completely removed from clothes.
2007-01-29 07:46:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be minerals in the water.
Try these whitening methods (NOT AT THE SAME TIME) to see which works best for you. You should soak for at least 2-4 hrs
1) Soak them in detergent and bleach with warm water
2) Soak them in white vinegar to remove antiperspirant stains
3) soak them in IRON OUT or YELLOW OUT
Either of these 3 methods will make them white, but if you want them "bright white", add BLUETTE Bluing to the rinse cycle of your white load.
2007-01-29 16:06:04 · answer #5 · answered by Gina Q 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White clothes should be washed with only other white clothes. Cottons and whites that do not shrink can be washed in hot water, any good detergent, and liquid bleach. White clothes that are nylon or synthetic material can be washed in detergent and non chlorine bleach or a little ammonia. If they do not get white after washing like this, maybe you have hard water. Try adding a bit more detergent or water softener. Also a blue type fabric softener might help.
2007-01-28 16:44:23 · answer #6 · answered by janeyw 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
This is what my mother taught me and it really works...always wash your whites SEPARATELY from coloured clothes. If they are all gray/yellow now, start washing them separately and use washing powders meant for whites only. After a few washes, they should look better. Good Luck !
2007-01-28 16:32:46 · answer #7 · answered by orangejuicelite 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
white
2017-03-22 03:15:04 · answer #8 · answered by maha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most likely response is "your water". Have you heard of Laundry Pure? It's a new apliance that treats the water eliminating the need for detergents, softeners, bleach or hot water, but even with it pre-filtration is highly recommended when water is that bad. I love it...
2007-01-28 16:37:04 · answer #9 · answered by spike russel 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
put white vingear about 1/4 cup in rinse for a medium load, and use only a bleach 2
2007-01-29 01:27:43 · answer #10 · answered by Judith C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋