How do you keep your white socks really white as the months go by? Is bleach the only thing that works?

Question

It's harder to keep them white when you run or participate in outdoor sports regularly. Tired of buying new socks after a few months.

Also, I change my socks at least twice day, once after working out, and then for work. But still over time they lose that really white look and i just buy new socks.

Answer 1

I used to be an engineer at a coal fired utility, and I do a lot of hiking and running on terrain.

You can imagine what my socks looked like.

Bleach got them dingy. I tried Oxy-Clean and they were white as new, PLUS it didn't eat away at the fabric.

Answer 2

you the best way I find is the good old fashioned bar soap for washing clothes. soak the soak´s in cold water then give a good rub with the soap . Leave the soak out of the water with the soap still on , this gives the soap a chance to do it´s work about 1/2 or so . Then back to the cold water give a rub add more soap then straight to the washing machine on a normal wash. Hang your soaks and whites outside as the sun will do the rest of the bleaching the natural way & leave your whites whiter than white

Answer 3

I learned a secret that has really worked for me... Bleach actually makes your clothes yellow slowly over time. THat and it weakens the fabric of clothing so that you'll see your whites literally falling apart. A friend taught me that you wear whites and then if there's a stain or something in them, remove the stain immediately and then soak it in a tub of water for a few days. Then drop them in the washer and run the white cycle as usual, using detergent, not bleach. You then hang them dry. If you keep this up, your whites will stay white forever.

Answer 4

Many people bleach their whites weekly but I only use bleach when it's absolutely necessary. I raised three sons who were atheletes, such as yourself. I have always used Tide & made sure I used Final Touch clothes softener as well. Final Touch contains a bluing agent which left their socks nice & white all the time.

Answer 5

Don't use bleach. It causes deterioration of the fabric. What I do is, periodically, put all the dingy whites in the washing machine, in which I have already dissolved some DISHWASHER detergent. Agitate the machine until everything is wet, and turn the machine off. Let them soak for a few hours. Then, add your regular detergent and finish the cycle.

Answer 6

Take a plastic wastepaper basketor stainless steel container NOT aluminum, pour in 1 gallon of HOT water, Add 1/2 cup of automatic dish washing compound(Cascade) and 1/4th cup of bleach ,let it soak for 30 minutes and then wash as usual/ they will come out sparkling clean.

Answer 7

Keep the inside of your shoes clean. That, after a while, messes up your socks as much as walking the streets in your stocking feet(Wearing socks). Change your socks more often, so the dirt doesn't get ground in.

Answer 8

Wow I your just mean no self expression I'm 14 an I love my chemical romance and black veil brides you need to lightin up so what if they like those bands did you even take time to listen to the epic bands they listen to the screamo bands express them becuease you hold them down and that's what there doing inside(for the record blink-182 ,and my chemical romance is not screamo) my parents like my chemical romance,motley crue,the ramones as do I you need to chill .they are not satanic either and even if they are so what who cares! And this is comein from a guy who goes to a catholic school hey I wear convers to band tees lots of bracelets eyeliner black tight pants and I have extremely long hair to but you know what it's called being yourself and that is something you can't take away know matter what now stop your complain and go do whatever it is that you do and chill out okay?enough said .

Answer 9

Bleach yellows. A small amount of Ammonia works great, so does oxyclean and the sun.The others gave some really good advice.

Answer 10

Yup, I've tried, the oxy thing, bleach, everything, NOTHING gets them back to how they look right out of the package...