How to Keep White Shirts White | Dorm Living 101 

No problem! I learned the hard way it does make a difference to separate the hard whites from the soft whites.

My mom would tell me this too! I cherish her valuable lessons. Thank you so much for this awesome advise! Brings me back memories to my mom’s life teachings.

I wonder if the dryer actually contributes to making white T-shirts and white socks dingy.

Do you wash white clothes in hot or cold water?

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You are so welcome!. Now, you will not here other laundry experts talk about soft whites and hard whites. This is something I came up with after washing grubby little socks that kids have been running around in and such and then having to wash my husband's white dress shirts. Oh yeah! It does make a difference to sort those into soft and hard. What are you laundry challenges?

@ThisandThatwithDeniseJordan Great idea to create a hard and soft white category - it makes good sense. My laundry challenge is keeping my husband from drying large amounts of clothing at once. I have a thing for drying in small units with like items. For example, I would never dry colored, casual shirts and colored towels together. I dry towels separately. My husband will throw everything into the dryer in an attempt to "help" out but it drives me bananas 😁

@@barbarareel71mom1son04 Barbara, I get it. My husband is very similar in his washing routines. You either have to try to educate him kindly or just let him do it his way. You don't want him to not help. Encourage him and encourage him more when he does it the way you need it done.

Glad it was helpful! And yes...it does make a difference in the machine as well as in hand washing.

Thank you. It’s comfortable and easy.

You are welcome. I'm glad to help.

Jasmine, I am so sorry you lost your mom. I know how that feels. Please. Hit me up with your homekeeping questions and for homecoming questions here’s a great resource…Ebony, Ivy, and Thyme in the Kitchen with Leona Dooley. She’s an amazing home cook and her very patient. You will love her. We are two peas in a pod!

Glad to help. What other laundry challenges do you have?

Thank you. Keep those whites sorted.

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Yes. You've got to separate your whites if you want to keep them nice. Oh...do you have hard water? That could be a problem.

I'm glad I was able to help. Separate those hard whites and soft whites. It does make a difference.

Tiffani! Thank you so much for stopping by. I really appreciate it.

I'm glad I was able to help. You've got those little ones so I know about grungy socks. It's a struggle to keep them white. How are you doing? It's been a minute since we've talked.

You are welcome.

Happy to help!

Lara…don’t use bleach. Try baking soda to lift the stain. I’ve got a short about how to do that but start there. Hopefully it’s not been put in the dryer since you tried to get the stain out. The dryer sets the stain and makes them more difficult to remove, but make a baking soda paste. Put it on the stained area and let it sit for about 15 minutes. Then give it a good scrub. Rinse. See if the stain is gone. If not repeat the process. However, if you’ve put the garment in the dryer already the stain may not come completely out. Let me know.

Now that is interesting. I met him at a RU-vid conference. I'll have to try to find that mention.

Bleach can tend to yellow whites. I avoid it. Separate your soft whites from your hard whites and then use a brightener like OxiWhite Revive or Dirty Labs Laundry Booster. You’ll get better results.

Happy to help Give it a try and let me know how it works for you.

It funny but I always wear the same thing for the laundry lab. It's just a habit I got into. It's comfortable and friendly.

Well, that could lead to some dinginess on your soft whites. I encourage you not to mix them. Unless, over time, you want a uniform shade of dinginess.

You are quite welcome.

I'm thinking Lowe's? You can probably find something similar on Amazon.

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Your husband's button down shirts count as soft-whites. That's what I mostly have...my husband's white shirts and my white blouses for soft whites.

I will do that.

Hmmm. If you have white dress socks the idea is still the same. If the socks have to be white white, don't wash them with grungy whites or soak them first and then wash them.

Now that you know, you can tweak your routine. It will make a difference. Now...if your soft whites are a bit dingy, you can revive them with White Revive by OxyClean. Let me know if that helps.

@@homemakingwithdenise it does. Thank you!

Now that is funny.

It depends but hats should be washed by themselves with like colors. Here’s how: How to Wash Baseball Caps in the Washing Machine | In the Laundry Lab ru-vid.comKoSyPZbB6cE?feature=share

I've never tried bluing. It might be too much trouble. I can see me coming out with a baby blue shirt. My hubby would not be happy.

You are too funny!

That's how I managed to keep my white jeans in top condition. I don't dare to wear it... 😞

Okay but sort that laundry.

Lots of people don't know this. they think white is white. I learned this the hard way. Three children and a husband with grungy socks needing white shirts for work or school.

Oh! I am sorry. What I do to restore brightness is OxiClean White Revive. It will take some of the dinginess out. Depending upon how long and how deep determines if you can get it all out. Just keep trying with the OxiClean White Revive and you should see a difference, let me know how this works for you.

Separate white whites like your dress shirts or button down shirts, underwear and gym socks, then lights and darks. You could throw the gym socks in with the lights if needed.

@@homemakingwithdenise cool come to Australia help me do my laundry 😆