I've been traveling for a month staright (road trip) not much time to do laundry, speacially my bras. Now that I am back all of my ligh colored bras are very dirty...How can I get them back to be as white as they were without destroying them??
2007-04-28 10:34:51 · 9 answers · asked by bee 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Soak them in the sink with soapy bleach water,rinse well...:)
2007-04-28 10:38:38 · answer #1 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well what ever you decide to use, please don´t use bleach. I find the best soap for getting white clothes whiter than white is, the good old fashioned bar soap. You know the one for washing clothes, you can buy this in your local hardware shop & most super market´s stock this. Soak your whites in cold water ,remove add the soap . Give a good rub with the soap. leaving the soap on & free from water,say 1/2 should do. This let´s the soap soak into the material. Then back to cold water add more soap& give a good rub. I normally wash my bras by hand & after giving them a good rinse hang them outside in the sun, The sun will do the rest of the work , bye bleaching your whites the natural way . Whiter than white
2007-04-28 10:44:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing I would know to try is soaking them in Oxi-clean (directions are on back of container) in a very clean bucket. I would leave them overnight to soak, then launder as usual the next day. Hang them out to dry, the sun can help bleach them out too. Good Luck!
2007-04-28 11:16:35 · answer #3 · answered by debijs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mildest soap for bras is Forever New. It doesn't dry out the esastic the way laundry detergent and bleach do. Also it gets rid of soap crud which I suspect yours have. You can find it in finer stores......like places that exclusively sell bras. It's expensive, 36 ounces for $13 but then so are bras.
www.forevernew.com
2007-04-28 10:43:56 · answer #4 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You must be careful with bras or the fabric will deteriorate. Don't use bleach. Soak them in warm water with some non-bleach pre-wash. I would say at least thirty minutes and then check them. Then wash them on the gentle/delicate cycle as you normally would with your normal detergent. I hope this works for you. I always get beige bras.
2007-04-28 10:40:40 · answer #5 · answered by Ceci 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in the future try hand washing them at the hotel. Also most rooms will have a blow dryer for you hair, but it works just as well on your bras and panties.
2007-04-30 14:04:18 · answer #6 · answered by knihelpu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest using Woolite and cold water and soaking them for a while. Woolite is real gentle detergent.
2007-04-28 13:38:12 · answer #7 · answered by ruthie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you should just invest in new bras
2007-04-28 10:43:03 · answer #8 · answered by koala punch2 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
soak in hot water and OXYCLEAN
2007-04-28 20:17:54 · answer #9 · answered by dodgeum43 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋