How do you keep white socks clean? I washed them in bleach and they still show dirt on the bottoms? Is there a cleaner out there that is strong enough to get the bottoms clean? I tried "Shout" and "Spray & Wash", but they don't work. I don't want to have to soak them in bleach each time I wash them as I don't wear them a lot and don't have enough whites for a whole laundry load. Any suggestions?
2007-09-22 06:10:58 · 9 answers · asked by timbrock123 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Return white socks to sparkling white by boiling them in a saucepan with a few slices of lemon. The lemon is a natural bleach. Dishwasher detergent also whitens socks - just add a little to the regular washload.:)
2007-09-22 06:16:38 · answer #1 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can't really answer this one, but can give some advice:
(1) Buy more white socks so that you can accumulate a washer load of them (and don't you also bleach cotton underwear?)
(2) Keep in mind that they'll look greyer on the bottom when you take them out of the wash than when they're dry.
(3) If you wash and bleach your socks in hot water, they'll come out clean, even though less than white. After all, the only reason you don't have the same problem with your colored socks is that it doesn't show.
(4) Anything strong enough to get the bottoms of white socks really white would probably make them wear out sooner.
(5) Who besides you sees the bottoms of your socks, anyway?
2007-09-22 06:23:24 · answer #2 · answered by aida 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use to always think bleach was the only answer but a friend of mine introduced me to Biz. It's a powdered laundry booster. It can be used a couple different ways depending on the stain. You can add just a couple drops of water to make a thick paste for really stubborn stains or just add a 1/2 a cup to each load for extra clean bright clothes. If you've already dried the socks, chances are the bottoms won't come any cleaner but for the future I recommend Biz. Good luck! If it works for my husbands yucky socks it will work for you! Besides using bleach will break down fibres and you'll have thin holy socks...............
2007-09-22 06:24:20 · answer #3 · answered by n8turfreek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way I do it is I put my whites in a bucket and soak them with hot water with about a cup of bleach added. Let them soak until the water gets cold. Then, wash them in your machine in hot water, adding a cup of bleach to the wash. Mine always come out looking just like new. Good luck!
2016-05-21 00:07:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I soak my whites in Oxyclean overnight in the washer and that stuff works the best of anything I've tried.
2007-09-22 06:26:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when u wash with detergent and bleach together they counter react each other, put your detergent in washer first with the water going then add clothes, when the washer goes into the first rinse cycle then you add your bleach
2007-09-22 06:20:20 · answer #6 · answered by cindy m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like taylee's answer, and i myself have had alot of luck with oxy clean. When i used it properly my socks and whites were nice and clean.
2007-09-22 06:21:48 · answer #7 · answered by norajean2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I USE OXY CLEAN THE POWDER OR LIQUID BOTH WORK ME.YOU CAN FIND IT RIGHT NEAT NEXT TO THE SHOUT. THE BLEACH WILL EVENTUALLY EAT AT YOUR SOCKS AND THEY WILL BECOME WEAK.
2007-09-22 06:21:12 · answer #8 · answered by angel_eyes4e 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
throw them out, how much are a couple pairs of old socks worth? 10$ or so. switch to grey and black and never go back.
2007-09-22 07:39:10 · answer #9 · answered by Subconscious point of view 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋