2007-03-13 05:58:52 · 19 answers · asked by jc 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Q. How do I keep white shirts white?
A. Don't dry clean them, don't bleach them and don't soak them, says Megan Bueschel, spokeswoman for designer Anne Fontaine, who has a store at 909 N. Michigan. Dry cleaning and bleach both will eventually yellow your shirt.
Wash your shirts on your washer's warm setting (about 95 degrees), not hot, which can break down fibers. And, she says, don't dry them -- air dry them.
Iron them on a "low cotton setting" and don't use starches.
OK, that's fine if you actually iron. But what about those of us who leave that chore to our trusty dry cleaner?
HAPPY CLEAN LAUNDRY!
2007-03-13 06:03:38 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well the easy way for me is by using the good old fashioned bar soap for washing clothes, you can buy this in any hardware store ,it´s normally brown in colour. So soak your shirt in cold water then give a good rub to the collar & cuffs and the underarms. then leave free from water for 1/2 hr or so, then back to the cold water give a rub add more soap then straight to the washing machine on a normal wash. The best way after you have used this soap is to to hang your whites outside as the sun will bleach your white´s the natural way ,Also the more you wash clothes in hot water the more the stain stays perminent
2007-03-13 13:09:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends how dirty they are in the first place. Never wash them with darks. Don't use cholrine bleach as a cleansing agent as it will weaken the fabric, you might risk peroxide bleach. Use detergent with an optical brightening agent. Try to remove local stains from the collars and cuffs etc. with proprietary stain removers before washing.
If you hang them outside on a sunny day the sun will bleach them naturally.
2007-03-13 13:11:59 · answer #3 · answered by Barbara Doll to you 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Use a biological detergent and never, ever, wash them with anything remotely coloured. Always and only wash whites with whites. I know it is a nuisance as it could mean running your machine with only a few items in it, but it is cheaper than having to replace your shirts frequently.
2007-03-13 19:01:38 · answer #4 · answered by Ladyfromdrum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use bleach according to directions on the container. "Blue" them if they start getting too dingy. Also a cold water wash is better than a warm wash. Add the bleach to your washine machine if it has a dispenser otherwise wait until your machine starts washing. Adding a little extra bleach for stains is a must.
If anyone wants to contest/debate that; it's measuring cups at 10 paces.
2007-03-13 13:02:54 · answer #5 · answered by Jedi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A dessert spoonful of bleach in with the washing liquid when washing whites will bring them up sparkling every time. Also never ever Wash whites with any other colour whatever the labels say you can do.
2007-03-13 13:23:11 · answer #6 · answered by ANF 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Only wash whites with white and if grubby use Ace, Vanish or a touch of bleach (tiny touch) to bring them back up white again.
2007-03-13 13:02:43 · answer #7 · answered by googleymugley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mrs. Stewart's Liquid Bluing.... it's in the laundry aisle... you just add a few drops to the rinse cycle and it's like magic!
2007-03-13 16:47:50 · answer #8 · answered by Mary G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i get a box of fabric whitner 5 sachets in a box just put one in each white wash also oxi clean is quite good
2007-03-13 13:02:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
add some baking soda or white vinigar to your wash... about a half cup of baking soda or 1 cup of vinigar. it really works great. and it doesn't leave any odor. hope ths helps
2007-03-13 14:57:59 · answer #10 · answered by tabby261 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋