2007-06-22 13:38:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
You could add bleach, but be careful to not use too much, it can weaken the fibers. There is a product called Liquid Bluing, it puts a slight tint of blue in the wash water that makes things look whiter too. My grandmother always used that. You might want to check your water too, if you have really hard water it could make your whites look dingy so add some Borax (20 Mule Team is a decent brand) to the wash cycle.
2007-06-22 13:50:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the white clothing is yellowed, gray or kind of orange in color, and has been that way for some time, it may not be possible to GET it really white again, but there is a great, multi-purpose product sold in stores called Iron-Out. I have never used it for laundry, but we've always gotten excellent results with it for other household jobs, and they do feature laundry on the front of the container as being one of its main uses. Go to www.ironout.com for more info. I tried something called YellowOut (same company?) with marginal results. Unless they've changed it in the 3 years or so since I used it, it is definitely a product that is designed to be effective on yellowing laundry that is in the very early stages of decline.
If you want to know how to KEEP brand new or nearly new white stuff white until it ultimately ends up in the ragbox someday, now THAT I can help you with! Over the years, I've gotten lots of compliments on how nice and white my family's
clothes are--even from my mother-in-law! It's my own little recipe that I kind of invented by accident several years ago in a desperate attempt to remove a stain. Our family has referred to it as "The Dip" ever since. If you are interested in the recipe, please ask for it at Yahoo! Answers (new question, or question within your question if it's that's how it's done--I'm new to this), and I'll post it.
2007-06-22 15:44:40 · answer #2 · answered by Krystal Klear 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wash in warm to hot water with a good detergent and bleach. I prefer Tide liquid. Hang clothes outside on a good summer day. The longer, the better. My whites are at their best in the summertime.
2007-06-22 19:33:23 · answer #3 · answered by noonecanne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could add bleach as everyone has said unless the fabric is not bleach tolerant as described by the manufactuerer.. Since no one else has hit that yet, pretreat any stains or spots then use oxy lcean. That stuff works great..there are also some detergents with "whitening " addatives that are not bleach based.
2007-06-22 14:04:26 · answer #4 · answered by ALittleAboutALot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clorox 2
1/2 cup of borax in the wash
1 cup of white vinegar in the rinse
Dryer Max Dryer Balls in the dryer
2007-06-22 14:18:41 · answer #5 · answered by robgwisdala 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bleach Bleach Bleach and more Bleach!!!! But follow the instruction on the bottle or something bad might happen!
2007-06-22 13:40:36 · answer #6 · answered by abyron1990 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i do al my cotton whites on a 95 boil wash once awk ...any thing that is white and needs a 30 or delicate was i ad a little ace bleach in2 the wash ..sparkling !!
2007-06-23 00:54:38 · answer #7 · answered by LISA G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bleach and washing the whites in the hottest water that the fabrics can handle.
2007-06-22 13:40:22 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tide and bleach will do the the work. Don't use to much will ruin your clothes.
2007-06-22 13:50:13 · answer #9 · answered by one4life 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
clorox and hot water....make sure you follow instructions on the
bleach bottle so as not to compromise the fabric......some
white fabrics can tolerate more bleach than others......
AND a little borax in the rinse cycle.....and that should do it....
2007-06-22 14:45:19 · answer #10 · answered by isageegee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋