Baby powder is your guy then. Put some of it on the stains, then leave to sit for a while. The grease will vanish once you brush off the rest of your johnson and johnson cornstarch baby powder.
Add Pepper To Reduce Fading
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If you are a cooking-lover, you surely know that cracked black pepper adds a spicy flavor to any dish you make, making it tastier. Thanks to the hot flavor that pepper brings to food, you might like many of the foods that you used to dislike.
Your clothes can also get a spicy look if you add some pepper to the washing cycle. Two teaspoons of pepper will do the job when washing your black clothes. The detergents’ residue which causes your clothes’ colors fading away will be wiped away.
Use A Fluffy Towel To Dry Your Clothes
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Remember the feeling of drying your skin with fluffy home towels or Supima cotton towels? It may be a bit tickling, but it really makes you the cleanness and freshness of your skin.
You might be already thinking of taking a hot bath. Your fluffy home towels can be also useful in drying your clothes. Toss a towel in the dryer for the 15 first minutes. Any extra water in your clothes will be absorbed by it. It will also fasten your clothes’ drying.
Add Peroxide On White Clothes
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Instead of using a chemical whitening liquid to bleach and whiten your clothes, you can use peroxide. In comparison to the chemical bleaching products, peroxide serves as a natural ingredient. Put some in your bleach dispenser or washing machine.
You can then add your white clothes and let the wash cycle begin. If you add few teaspoons of baking soda to it, you will make a natural and robust remover of underarms stains. But you still need to let the solution sit on the stain for 30 minutes. You can scrub the material very slowly and get the needed results.
Specialized Detergent For Dark Clothing
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Many people are not quite aware of the fact that the sort of detergents to use is bound by the kind of clothes they wish to clean. So what they basically do is choosing randomly any detergent they have at their disposal.
As a matter of fact, if you go to the supermarket’s detergent aisle, you will notice that there are a number of specialized detergents to use based on the fabric and the color.
If you are to clean black or white clothes, use a detergent which is made specifically for clothes in these two colors. If you think it is a bit expensive, you can opt for cold water washes’ detergent.
Sorting The Laundry
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One more mistake many people do not pay heed to is washing clothes with different colors altogether. You may end up with clothes with rainbows on. It is important to categorize your clothes based on their color before putting them in the washing machine.
In other words, keep the blacks with the blacks, the whites with the whites and so on and so forth. If you do this before each wash cycle, your clothes will remain vibrant and their colors will be preserved for a long time.
If you wash the same-colored-clothes all at once, the dye which may bleed during the wash cycle will be absorbed by the clothes. This way, you will be strengthening their dye.
Less Washing Machine Using
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If you are too many as a family, then probably doing laundry on a daily basis is a must. It is absolutely unacceptable to accumulate the laundry. However, you might consider using the washing machine less often, especially in cleaning and washing the same clothes.
The dye of your dark clothing might fade if you keep cleaning them every now and then. Try to avoid washing such clothes unless they got stubborn stains or smell very badly. This might not be very possible in the case of clothes which get easily dirty.
Turn Your Clothing Inside Out
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Turning your clothing inside out when washing them is a simple trick which may save the money you would spend on new jackets and skirts whenever the old ones’ dye fades. If you do this before every wash cycle, you will preserve your clothing from having their dye and design faded and damaged.
In fact, you are also invited to turn them inside out if you prefer drying them in a more traditional way by hanging in your backyard. Sun might destroy the beautiful colors of your dresses.
Use Citrus Oils
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You have already read above about how effective lemon can be in whitening and bleaching your clothing as long as you add some into your washing machine. Citrus oils can give such an amazing scent to your washed clothes.
Take a cup of baking soda, a ½ cup of Borax, 1 cup of vinegar, and about 20 drops of citrus oil. Shake the detergent you have just made yourself and put it in your laundry room.
Instead of using the chemical detergent with fake, fresh smell, that fades away very quickly, use this natural-made detergent to give your clothing a refreshing 24/7 smell.
Save more money in your pocket and check the efficiency of simple hacks and ingredients you could have in your kitchen cabinet or your bedroom drawer. If you got further tips you want to share, please do not hesitate to leave them below in a comment.
