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Over time, white things lose their original appearance, no matter how carefully you handle them. Various factors lead to the appearance of yellowness and grayness. Sometimes regular washing is not enough, so you have to resort to bleaching. We'll tell you how to effectively bleach any fabric products at home.
Aspirin
Using aspirin to whiten clothes is considered a cheap and safe way. The components of the drug penetrate deep into the fibers and remove contaminants. It is important to adhere to the basic rules of dosage and sequence of actions both when washing by machine and by hand. This will allow light-colored items to retain their original appearance.
You can bleach clothes in a washing machine as follows:
- Grind two or three tablets and add to washing powder. Pour the resulting mixture into a special compartment, then turn on the selected program.
- Place the required number of tablets of the drug in the drum along with the clothes and set the appropriate washing mode.
Use this method of whitening if absolutely necessary. Frequent use of aspirin can damage the parts of your washing machine.
Whitening things manually consists of two manipulations:
- Soaking, during which a proportion of 1 aspirin tablet per 1 liter of water is used. Fabric items are soaked for at least 10 hours.
- Wash in the usual way.
Tips for not having to bleach
Proper care of clothing will reduce the likelihood of yellowing and staining of items. The main recommendations include:
- Sort your items when you throw them in the wash. Place white items separately from other items. Do not place cotton or linen ones next to each other, they will begin to turn grey.
- Follow label directions. Most often, color loss is caused by non-compliance with the washing temperature indicated on the label.
- Try to wash white clothes immediately after going outside.
- Dry white items naturally, in the sun. It allows you to maintain brightness.
- Place items that are completely dry for storage in the closet. Even slightly damp clothes will turn gray in a week.
- Place colored and white items separately to prevent them from packing and transferring dye to your white clothes.
- The grayness of white items can be caused by the presence of powder and conditioner residues in the fabric fibers. Therefore, resort to additional rinsing of white items.
Snow-white tablecloths, shirts and sheets are susceptible to environmental influences, frequent washing and contamination. Under the influence of such factors, things acquire a yellow and gray tint. Read on to learn about at-home whitening methods.
Soda
You can return the original white color to fabric products without boiling. Baking soda will help in bleaching light-colored fabrics and will also preserve their structure for a long time. Dissolve 1 tbsp in one liter of water. l. soda and 0.5 tbsp. l. ammonia. Soak things for 3 hours.
This bleaching method is well suited for children's clothes. Soda does not cause allergic reactions and is safe for baby's skin. Some types of stains need to be boiled with a soda solution for 30 minutes. The effect will be better than after chemical bleaches.
We use boiling
Check the laundry label before using the boiling procedure. White items made from delicate fabrics should not be boiled. Disadvantages of boiling things down:
- Appearance of a gray tint.
- Hardening of tissue fibers after the procedure.
These shortcomings can be eliminated by using bleach and rinsing with conditioner.
The procedure involves boiling white linen in a special solution. The duration of the procedure is 45 minutes. The clothes are immersed in an iron bucket or pan after the bleach solution boils.
The following solutions are used for digestion:
Powder, vegetable oil, soda and bleach . In an iron pan, add a tablespoon of oil and a spoonful of bleach. After the liquid boils, add three tablespoons of powder and two tablespoons of soda. Stir the solution until the components dissolve. Then load the laundry. Perform the boiling procedure over low heat. Finally, rinse the product in cool water. When boiling things, cover them with two fingers of water.
Baking soda with potassium permanganate . The solution is suitable for washing baby diapers. Add three liters of water, three tablespoons of soda and five crystals of potassium permanganate to the container. Don't overdo it with the last component.
Laundry soap with soda . To prepare the product, take two liters of water, three tablespoons of chips and soda. Carry out the boiling procedure described above. Finally, rinse the items in warm water with conditioner.
Lemon acid . Dissolve a bag of lemon juice in 5 liters of water. Boil the mixture over low heat. Immerse the product in the container. Boil the dull underwear for forty-five minutes.
Mustard powder and salt . Prepare a bleach solution. For a liter of water, a teaspoon of mustard and salt. After boiling, rinse the product with conditioner.
Hydrogen peroxide
Peroxide has an excellent effect as a bleach before washing. Fill an enamel container with five liters of water and heat to 70℃. Then pour in 2 tbsp. l. hydrogen peroxide and half a spoon of ammonia. Soak the items in the resulting bleaching liquid for 20 - 30 minutes; after washing, they will become much lighter.
If the color of washed fabric products is not satisfactory, soak them in a mixture of 2 liters of water and 1 tsp. peroxide for 30 minutes. Rinse in cold water. Keep in mind that the shelf life of the drug after opening is only one month.
Useful tips
The presence of a color pattern complicates the bed whitening procedure. Vanish or Amway bleach will help correct the situation. Choose a product depending on the type of fabric. Initially, you will need to remove stains from the white areas of the product. Then wash the product in a washing machine. Instructions for using bleach are indicated on the packaging. When the laundry turns gray or yellowed, use a mixture of 3 tablespoons of baking soda and 2 teaspoons of hydrogen peroxide. The prepared solution is added to the powder during hand washing. Then rinse the product with conditioner.
When soaking and boiling laundry, observe the dosage of the products and the duration of the procedure. Otherwise, the product will become unusable.
Snow-white linen indicates the housewife's neatness. If you know other methods of whitening things, write about them in the comments to the article.
Mustard powder
Mustard powder will be a real salvation for greasy kitchen napkins and towels. In five liters of boiling water you need to dissolve 5 tbsp. l. mustard. Leave the resulting solution to infuse for three hours. After a while, strain the mixture through cheesecloth. Place the items in a washing container and fill them with mustard liquid.
For minor stains, soaking should be carried out for 20 - 30 minutes. Then wash the fabric items in a soapy solution with added laundry soap, rinse and dry.
Fabric bleach at home - ready-made products
Using ready-made bleaching products will reduce your time preparing traditional methods. You can achieve dazzling whiteness by:
- stain remover "Sarma Active 5 in 1". Fights both stubborn stains and fresh ones;
- stain remover "Vanish OXI Action". Perfectly fights against fresh stains, gives white things whiteness;
- Amway PreWash Spray stain remover. Removes fresh stains on white, but does not cope well with yellowness;
- stain remover pencil “Faberlic (Edelstar)”. Removes stains point by point; there is no need to completely wash the item in soapy water;
- powder "Eared Nyan". Will cope with any dirt, but will not give dazzling whiteness;
- Beau Plus Maximum bleach. Budget powder with whitening effect. Removes stains of various natures and adds whiteness.
Instructions for using ready-made products are written on the packaging.
Whitening clothes at home is the best way
Among the many effective ways to whiten clothes, the best method among housewives is considered to be boiling, with the addition of peroxide and ammonia. For the cleaning process you will need:
- ten-liter saucepan;
- 9 liters of water;
- 50 milliliters of hydrogen peroxide (3%);
- 20 milliliters of ammonia.
Heavily washed and yellowed laundry can be bleached as follows. Place the bedding in boiling water. Boil for 30 minutes. Add half a bottle of three percent peroxide and ammonia directly to the bubbling water. The product must be constantly covered with the solution, so as the water evaporates, you need to add it. After boiling, allow the laundry to cool. Hand wash and rinse. Dry naturally.
Potassium permanganate (+laundry soap)
Using potassium permanganate you can remove yellowness and save faded things. The product has long been known for its whitening properties. Copes perfectly with stains on any type of fabric.
To begin, dissolve a few crystals of potassium permanganate in a glass of warm water. Then you need to add 100 - 150 grams of fine shavings of laundry soap and a solution of potassium permanganate to a container with ten liters of water. Soak washed items in the resulting liquid for at least 30 minutes. Soaking time depends on the thickness of the fabric. The thicker it is, the longer this process should take. The last manipulation is to thoroughly rinse the items.
Potassium permanganate does not cause thinning of the fibers and does not damage the fabric. This method of whitening is recognized as one of the most gentle.
All of the above methods are gentle. Therefore, there is no reason to worry about expensive things, they will remain unharmed. But old stains, grayness and yellowness will instantly disappear from white things.
Bleaching things
The effectiveness of the procedure depends on the correct selection of the product and method. Pre-soaking white laundry will help achieve better whitening results. Depending on the type of fabric, they can be washed by hand or using a washing machine.
You can restore the snow-whiteness of cotton items by soaking or boiling.
It is recommended to bleach a lace set of underwear with Vanish. The boiling procedure cannot be used. To remove complex stains, you will need to soak the kit in warm water with bleach. The dosage of Vanish is indicated on the packaging. The duration of the procedure is at least three hours. Then wash the product as usual.
It is recommended to soak snow-white items made from synthetic fabrics in a self-prepared solution. They use soda, ammonia, salt, potassium permanganate, laundry soap and other substances. Next we will tell you in more detail about the soaking procedure.
Effective ways to combat yellowness
Traditional methods of bleaching linen made of silk or wool involve the use of products that any housewife always has on hand. For cleaning you will need the following:
- 20 ml of ammonia;
- 9 tbsp. l. salt;
- 30 ml peroxide;
- 70 g gentle washing powder;
- 12 liters of purified water (temperature - 40 degrees).
Damaged items must be soaked in a solution of these components for 5 hours (they must be washed in advance).
Bleaching of underwear (silk, lace) should be done with extreme caution to avoid damaging the sensitive material. The following are unacceptable: choosing a high temperature cleaning mode, machine washing, using chlorine-containing compounds. The best way to preserve the attractive appearance of underwear and bright white color is table salt and baking soda. When washing by hand, each component is added in an amount of 10 g. Many housewives use mustard diluted in water (2-3 tablespoons of product) to whiten their favorite items. After soaking the laundry in a water-mustard solution, washing is required.
Whitening for bleaching can only be used if you plan to clean products made of strong and dense materials. This product is good for returning the bright white color to tablecloths, bed linens (not silk), towels or cloth napkins. It is not recommended to soak things in white for a long time, maximum 20 minutes. When working with this product, be sure to use gloves.
