Does anybody know how to keep white cloth white, without using bleach?
Question:Even if I use bleach, my cloth turn out grey after a while. Any natural products?
Answers:
Prewash and soak in cold with your regular detergent and a cup of peroxide. Wash according to the label. That should do it.
For natural products, try using baking soda. Peroxide will also help keep them white. Iron Out or other similar rust-removing product is good, but definitely not natural. However, it does work.
I agree with Cici. Also, I swear by OxiCleen!!
hang them in the sun to dry.
To get white, white you must use a bleaching agent. That is how it got white to begin with. When you use bleach, add a little bit of laundry blueing. This already comes in some laundry detergents (those with blue powder). As to the greying, You may need to pre-rinse your clothes and then use an additional post-rinse.
try using baking soda in the rinse cycle, then rinse again,
also peroxide will bleach stuff out without the bad smell and effects of bleach, after the wash cycle has spun out, before it fills up for the rinse cycle, take the white clothes out for a little soaking in a tub use just enought to get the cloth wet, or if you have several things to do at same time use a whole bottle of it, and soak them in it one at a time for a few minutes then hand wring out, then put back in washer and run through the rinse cycle,
hmm seems a little more work that way,
also you could use vinegar with that same method, (white vinegar)
i even heard once upon a time that lemon juice works, but haven't tried that yet ,,,
i guess i never really worried about keeping something white that much,
basically trial and error till you find what works best for you...
kay
I have to tell you whites can be tricky depending on the type of fabric. I am an old RN who used to wear all whites and the worst thing we could do is use bleach on our uniforms believe it or not. The bleach actually tends to yellow them over after a few uses. It also weakens the fabric fibers considerably. The peroxide will help as well as lemon juice and hanging in the sunshine. Lemon juice may get pricey. I had an aquaintance whose husband was a painter. All painters back in those days wore white...go figure. His always looked as if he had put on brand spanking new painters clothes. I asked how his work clothes looked so great and she told me she heated a large pot of water on the stove to near boiling and put his clothes in it and stirred them around with a large long dowel rod then washed them and hung them out on the line in the sun. I never tried this myself so no personal experience to share about it.
Mrs. Stewart's Liquid Bluing
This product comes in a small blue bottle found in the laundry detergent aisle.
You add a few drops to the rinse cycle of your whites load... the blue counteracts any yellowing or graying of your white laundry.
Even old gray lookng socks will look like brand new!
It costs maybe $3.00 and one bottle will last for years.
lemon juice in wash water and the real trick to making it work you must hang the whites in the direct sun light, works for me.
I use oxy clean on my whites and it works grate. I also use proxide and it takes blood off of whites. Then I use backing soda when the clothes have a very bad smell because backing soda is an odor remover.
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