Another tip that removes stains from white clothing is to spray the stain with a can of white spray paint. Be sure to shake the can before use, also it may take several coats if the stain is set. Besides aspirin, you can throw in some anti depressant medication. I've been adding them to my laundry and my clothes have a much brighter outlook.
Thanks. My washing machine has been having migraines for years and I didn't know what to do to help. Thanks to Brightside, my washing machine has a new outlook on life. Without this video, I would have still been sitting in the corner crying because I couldn't help my old washing machine. Thank you Bright Side, for teaching me my washing machine could take aspirin and not be harmed. I love you.
We've been hanging our laundry for decades. All my housemates and my tenant use the laundryline. We have a great dryer, but hanging clothes out in the sunshine and breeze is the way to go. Thank you BRIGHT SIDE for the terrific laundry tips. Next time I am going to keep and use that mouthwash coupon instead of tossing it into the recycling bin.
The tried and true method for keeping your washer from smelling (especially front loaders) is to put 1/2 cup vinegar in the fabric softener cup. Do this every time you do a load of laundry and you won't have the stink. The vinegar also cuts any soap residue on clothes, and I have never had my clothes smell like a pickle when they come out.
if you put tin foil under the clothes when your ironing them it irons both sides at the same time due to heat reflection also great for stuff thats hard to iron
Hmm, technically you tube is social media if u have internet cellphone or not. You have a social media account. Thats like saying youre not a driver, but yet u drive to work, school or whevr.
I swear this true...My boyfriend had some blood stains on a very expensive sweatsuit that were on there for 3 weeks. I got them wet in the rub, put Dawn dishsoap onto the stains, rubbed the fabric together with suds and the stains completely went away. Dawn works better on stains than stain remover sprays
A 1/4 cup of baking soda in the wash will eliminate odors from clothing. Wipe out odors and buildup of fabric softener in the dryer with a spray of half vinegar and water. Then, wipe dryer walls dry. Remember the inside of the door. Gently wash lint screen with warm, soapy water and a soft brush to remove build up of lint and fabric softener. Rinse well and allow to air dry.
I've been using dye and scent free Clorox2 for a long time on whites and color clothes forever. I also use a scent and dye free detergent and fabric softener and have never had an issue with clothes stretching or having stains that wont come out. Another thing that can be used that's super cheap is Peroxide added to the wash. I know a lot of people that do it, works great on whites and colors as an additive to your other detergents to lift stains and odors.
If you have a front loading washing machine, don't do this under any circumstance. Front loading machines have a zinc conection rods for the barrel. Asprin will help eat those rods up and break. Never use anything in a front loader except HE detergents. It is made to inhibit the destruction of those rods and connectors.
THANK YOU! However, I do use vinegar, for the first washing of bright colors, like red. I put the vinegar in the liquid bleach tray, and wash and dry as usual. BTW, we wash using only cold water. Helps save costs, plus, it reduces shrinking. Heavy loads, like sheets and towels, or denims and sweatshirts, I wash on the heavy cycle, but still in cold water. It really helps to protect things like elastic, or anything that has a touch of lycra or nylon. Started doing this after I washed a pair of dungarees and a sweatshirt, only to have them come out "shorter" than when I put them in! Who wants their denim boot-legs to look like crop pants? Or a sweatshirt that only reaches the waist. (Not as warm that way). Plus, we dry everything on "Low". And if you want to have a nice, warm towel after you have a shower, or a warm, cozy sweatshirt or hoodie, just put them in the dryer on low (or medium) for about 15 minutes. Take them right out and use them.
They've found socks lost in the dryers themselves in the machinery. Also it is good to vaccume out your dryer hose from time to time to stop house fires.
On the older washing machines, they have actually found socks stuck inside the machine.. Yo saying the washing machine ate my sock, actually has some truth to it
Hairspray works on ink and protein stains, such as, blood. Spray with hairspray an let sit for a few minutes before adding to wash. Check garment before drying or allow to air dry. Using the dryer with "set in" stains.
My hair stylist told me about hair spray after I got a little of the color rinse on the neck of my shirt, despite all the gauze or whatever around my neck and tucked into the shirt, as well as a cape. It was a favorite shirt, and I was quite upset. Came home and used hairspray, and voilà! Spots all gone!
My laundry room is a converted back porch, so my back door is in the laundry room. There are so many days when I look at that back door and wonder how far I could get before they notice I'm gone.
I avoid ironing at all costs! If my clothes stayed in the dryer too long and are now wrinkled, all I do is lightly spray water on them. I keep a sprayer bottle full of water on my dryer all the time. Then I just run the dryer for about 5 - 10 minutes and take my clothes out as soon as it stops. Voila! My clothes are "ironed" and no need to use the iron. :) You're welcome! :)
My washing machine prefers oxy condone. But I think it's hooked on it! 😧 It keeps stealing my socks, probably selling them to the laundrymat on the corner for tide pods! 😧 That's where it all starts. Starts with aspirin, moves on to oxycodone, then onto the dreaded tide pods.🙄
Please use fabric bags to wash and dry underwire bras. The wire can and will get into the pump and poke holes in the hoses. I and my daughters found out the hard way. It cost several hundred dollars to fix.
I got brown shoe dye out of a white shirt with my water pic. Just keep flushing the spot from the underside of garment with really cold water and don't rub the dye further in the fibers. Once the water started running clear, for good measure I put it in a basin, added a little oxyclean ( or generic equivalent) and covered it with ice cubes and let them melt on the spot. Since I got to the dye stain before it dried and didn't rub it in the fibers I got it all out.
I can just remember laundry day when it was done in an outhouse. It took a whole morning just to get it washed. Buttons were regularly broken in the mangle. The whites were always brilliant. When twintubs came along laundry could be done more than once a week. It was possible to do the laundry at the same time as getting children fed and ready for school. Then after taking the little ones to school (walking them there) the washing just had to be hung on the line. Just time for a coffee before going to work. Now we poor women have to spend 17 minutes a day doing laundry? Does that include tumble drying or hanging on a washing line? I for one don't begrudge those 17 minutes. I quick tip. Keep your washing machine free of limescale by once a week putting a handful of soda crystals in the washing machine drum and do an empty wash at 60 degree
I have used Clorox bleach, to remove the gray tint. Well it did an amazing job of devouring the material. I have bottles that leaked, onto my vinyl floor. The colors in the vinyl is completely white. Clorox 2 will remove blood stains. Put it on the area, throw in hamper, wash when you do your clothes
@Samuel Lovell you can also take a pinch of borax in a bottle of water 3x a day and soak in it if you have Morgellons disease from GEO Enginering by the military complex.
To remove blood, put paper towel or something you don't mind getting stained under cloth that has blood stain, pour hydrogen peroxide on the blood. After it stops bubbling, blot with paper towel. If stain remains, repeat. If hydrogen peroxide doesn't bubble when applied, there's nothing left for it to work on. I've never had the hydrogen peroxide remove color from anything I've tried this on, but TEST the fabric in an inconspicuous spot first. (Also works on grout and tile.) Learned this technique from an EMT.
why all the extra steps. All's I do is pour the hydrogen peroxide on the blood until there is no more blood and wash. you don't need to blot with paper towel . Never had any issues with any fabric. Keep it simple.
I used to do that when I lived on my own, but it turned out that by pinning the toes of my socks together, it would damage the toes of the socks, as they would get caught on the latch of the safety pin. I even used a little plastic "gadget" that had "grippers" inside each of two holes. You were supposed to stick the toes (or perhaps even the upper part) of each sock and then wash. I was never happy with that. My husband, on the other hand, always tied his socks together as a pair when single, and he continues to do it to this day. I just "pair" mine by folding over the tops very gently before washing. Sometimes they come out separate, but at least I knew that I put both in to be washed. Keeps me from going nutso.
Baking soda..from the laundry detergent aisle. I've used it in every wash load for decades. I'm 74 yrs.old...my mother & grandmothers used baking soda. I think all the pioneer ladies used it too. Also Borax. I prefer baking soda. Put a hefty scoop in the wash and cut way back on detergent...only use about a tablespoon of detergent per wash load, less for smaller loads. It the clothes have stains, I run the loads longer. Stains always came out.
I do the entire household laundry (4 of us). Sheets, clothes, our towels and rags. Just saying; regarding the beginning. Working on my 3rd load as I comment, and fold. I like to fold when it's hot, which saves me from ironing a lot.
Yes! I’ve been known to put a timer on to catch clothes as they come out of the dryer to prevent ironing! Iron IS a four letter word. 😂 Glad we’re on same page.
To get the cleanest clothes ever, put a little lye in and only a little soap if any. Lye reacts with oils in the clothes to form soap, essentially. Probably wouldn't want to use it on delicate or lightly soiled stuff but really oily stuff can benefit. Just double rinse, or maybe put some lemon juice in the rinse to neutralize any remaining lye.
I use sock clips before putting socks in the hamper, run them through the washer/dryer and put the away with the clips on. Keeps them together in the drawer too. Walmart has "multi-purpose hanger clips" that work the same way and much cheaper than the sock clips brand
17 minutes are you kidding me, takes me that long just to drag and sort the clothes and then folding and putting away! Who came up with this is ridiculous
It's because of people like me who only spend 3 minutes, we bring down the average. (1) don't sort. Sort BEFORE. When you take off you clothes, you don't mix them all in one pile, then sort them 8 hours later. One pile for the washer, one pile for hand wash. Everyone older than 7 and younger than 70 do their own hand wash. (2) dump everything in, pour detergent, 5s. (3) folding, it's all in how picky you are
It's 17 minutes per day. Not per load. Breaking it down per day makes no sense because no one can do laundry that fast. Therefore, the proper time interval should have been per week. 17 x 7 = 119 minutes a week, which is approximately 2 hours per week. This makes far more sense for a load of laundry since it is unlikely that anyone washes a load ever single day.
I learn from my mom to put the white clothes in soapy water and then spread them out in the yard (usually on the grass) to get sun. Once it has been dried, you wash it. It comes out like new!!!
If you have blood on clothes, say lady problems, immediately wash in cold water with soap. Doesn’t matter if it’s hand soap or a bar, just get on it fast and scrub! Most of the time you can get the stains out before you launder.
Actually if u use hydrogen peroxide..it dissolves right then n there..i just do over sink u can soak lil to..it also work if blood spills on carpet, my dog cut paw n had bloody paw print every where just put hydrogen peroxide on each spot then dissolved n scrubbed off with wet wash cloth, towel
Cool. I found out over time, for me, if the stain is fresh, using warm water will do. If it dried, then hydrogen peroxide does better. Also, my clothes seem stubborn with the stain if I use hydrogen peroxide before water.
Plain White Distilled Vinegar is the best fabric softener, deodorizer, and rinse to get out left over suds. Gran taught me that and Nursing school drummed it home.. Bed bound patient washing hair rinse with vinegar water suds gone and de-tangles easier, cut body odor with same especially private parts.. a gallon costs fraction and lasts a long while..
Teresa Vogt - I used vinegar (2 Cups) in the wash when I did my towels to get the built up fabric softener out of the towels. Fabric softener takes the softness out of towels after awhile. Wash on Hot. Do 2nd wash right behind it using 1/2 Cup baking soda. Dry in hot dryer. Use the same formula (vinegar in hot water) going forward and your towels will stay soft. Avoid the fabric softener if you want soft towels! BTW - no vinegar “salad” smell - just fresh, clean smell. Also this works well on sweaty gym clothes that smell. You May need to use warm or cold water but it will get the smell out! Teresa - I added your name to connect the subjects. I’m sure you probably know this already. Also agree about the low cost of using vinegar instead of detergent.
Turning silk screen printed clothes inside out helping protect the print from fading in the wash. Always add laundry products before your clothes. Helps prevent residual undissolved products from staining.
I remember back in the day in school we use to have ironing contests to see whose creases would be the sharpest! We had that staflo starch to keep our pants stiff 😂and when we ran out of that we got sum flour and water and sprayed it on our clothes!😁💯
Iron? But that's a "4-letter word!" :-D In my house, any garment that says it needs ironing stays on the rack in the store! Ditto for hand-washing or dry cleaning. I've got better things to do with my time than fuss over pesky laundry procedures. Toss it in the wash and dryer; then back in the drawer or on the hanger, and done! The only time my iron gets used is to press open seams if I'm sewing, and, I don't sew much these days, so basically, my iron has become a dust catcher.
I came up with this idea on my own some years back. I sometimes use baking soda instead. Just rub the baking soda and cold water into the stain and let it soak for several hours. Now I am going to go try the aspirin version.
Use alum powder after washing your clothes with detergent To remove detergent oil from clothes and it give excellent finish while you iron your clothes
Soak rag/or single sock with laundry fabric softener and put it it in the dryer instead of dryer sheets. Be careful not to use too much softener or it will turn the inside of your dryer blue.
Great information, helpful great to know that there are alternatives to multinationals products that cost a small fortune. ?For you I have 1 dog and if I wash his rugs ( which are bathroom floor mats) then all my clothes are covered in dog hair. Companies are trying to tell me there is no such thing as a lint filter on a front loading washing machine. So is the dog hair just staying in the machine and then attaching to my clothes and is it just going straight down the drain to block my drain ???? HELP 🤬
Cheap cola works amazing on oil stains. Soak garment in a litter or amount needed for 4 hours. Then simply wash them. If it's a white garment, wash in bleach water with a scoop of borax or oxy clean. Worked incredibly well on bed linens from my recent move.
nobody Uknow Add baking soda, and your favorite essential oil to it . 7 c water 6 c white vinegar 1 c baking soda 20-25 drops of your favorite oil ( mix it up slow, or it will bubble up everywhere 😆) I use the empty gallon jug from white vinegar, to mix it up, in.Make sure you write FABRIC SOFTENER on the bottle 😉 Shake it up each time you use 💁🏽♀️ It works great 👍🏼
I have always used vinegar in the rinse, and if I wanted to soak certain items such as towels and washcloths, after running them through a cycle would fill the washer with water and vinegar and let soak overnight. It removed soap residue and softened the towels. Also, I had someone deep clean my home and she used a 50-50 mix of vinegar and water on all surfaces - counters, floors, furniture - even antiques - windows, mirrors, etc. When I came home, there was no odor. It just smelled 'fresh', as if all the windows and doors had been open all day. After that, the majority of my cleaning is done with white vinegar, baking soda and water..
"You need 10 aspirin @ 325 mg tablets per gallon of water... soak clothes for 8 hours..." I've got a better idea: put your clothes in the machine add the detergent then press start
I sort clothes from everyday wear and office clothes, run office clothes and sunday clothes in short cycle and normal for sweaty and and clothes For everyday wear, also wash jeans seperately
If you're washing something delicate like a merino wool jumper (sweater to Americans!) it can be washed on the delicate cycle in your machine, using Wool Wash or laundry liquid for delicates, in warm water, in an underwear bag (will prevent it from being damaged). When washed , while still wet, roll in a thirsty towel and press all over to help absorb moisture. Then lay the garment flat on a thick towel, preferably away from sunlight and leave to dry naturally. Dont put it in the dryer, it will shrink. The jumper will last for a long time if you always wash this way.
I decided to give this a try. (I had a small spot on a cherished white t-shirt.) Added LOTS of aspirin and let it soak overnight then washed it. The spot is still there.
I had some very beautiful but fragile 1860 year old baby linen which had gone yellow. Bleach would have destroyed it. I emptied a whole packet of asprin into a bowl and poured boiling water over it . I just left the garment in the bowl for a little while and all the yellow somehow vanished! I am dressing a family in 18th Century costume so am thrilled to have this for the baby. Am just about to starch it. Thank you so much for posting this!
Huh, took so long to wait for aspirin to soak I ended up using my usual stain remover and took the aspirin for the headache all the faffing around had caused.
My grandmother used lemon juice and sunshine to get stains out of whites. Bleach will burn a hole in the sunshine. I don't where white because I'm a dirty dirty worker. So I can't say how well it works.
Using magnets duplicate the effect of soap by making water wetter. That is to say in the agitation movement makes the water molecule chains shorter (each H2O is a little magnet) by aligning the small H2O magnets to the poles allowing H2O to lift the soil out of the fabric. This application also reduces the drying time as the residue of detergent is absent allowing better air flow.
hey guys - lots of people assume there is room in anybody's house to do something which takes up lots of room! Guess what, if you live in an apt., there is no room! especially if some people work at home. maybe overnight? nope, some one works late and needs the shower (clothes in the tub). But, you do tell us we can add the aspirin to the washer - so thanks - great to know. :}
Lemon juice will do the same thing as aspirin. It's the citric acid in it. If you have a soaker sink simply put a cup of lemon juice in the water and let your whites soak for a few hours prior to laundering. If you put a cup in each washer load it will help keep your whites bright.
I have a mortar & pestle but, after reading the 10 aspirin per ONE gallon of water & the 8 hours in a washing machine, I came to comments!! Been laughing so hard that I'm done with this video!!
