Here is another one of Myrtle's fun Helpful Hints:
For white laundry
Instead of bleach, add 1/4 - 1/2 a cup of lemon juice to the white laundry cycle, to make your clothes brighter and whiter!
I don't have a lot of lemons on my tree right now, but when they start producing again, this might be something I could try. I checked online and Reader's Digest recommends a full cup of lemon juice into your wash cycle.
Reader's Digest also suggests that a cup of vinegar into the rinse cycle can kill bacteria, smell fresh, reduce static, etc.
I'll have to try this lemon or vinegar trick one of these days.
Instead of bleach, add 1/4 - 1/2 a cup of lemon juice to the white laundry cycle, to make your clothes brighter and whiter!
I don't have a lot of lemons on my tree right now, but when they start producing again, this might be something I could try. I checked online and Reader's Digest recommends a full cup of lemon juice into your wash cycle.
Reader's Digest also suggests that a cup of vinegar into the rinse cycle can kill bacteria, smell fresh, reduce static, etc.
VinegarMom did tell me a LONG time ago that vinegar would set the color on clothes if she sees that they're bleeding dye.
There are so many benefits to be reaped by adding 1 cup white vinegar to your washer’s rinse cycle that it’s surprising that you don’t find it prominently mentioned inside the owner’s manual of every washing machine sold. Here are the main ones:
- A single cup of vinegar will kill off any bacteria that may be present in your wash load, especially if it includes cloth diapers and the like.
- A cup of vinegar will keep your clothes coming out of the wash soft and smelling fresh — so you can kiss your fabric-softening liquids and sheets good-bye (unless, of course, you happen to like your clothes smelling of heavy perfumes).
- A cup of vinegar will brighten small loads of white clothes.
- Added to the last rinse, a cup of vinegar will keep your clothes lint- and static-free.
- Adding a cupful of vinegar to the last rinse will set the color of your newly dyed fabrics.
I'll have to try this lemon or vinegar trick one of these days.
I'll try the vinegar trick, Kay. If I had lemon trees hanging around MY back yard, I might try the lemons. Thanks! :-)
ReplyDelete...come to think of it, the vinegar will remove soap scum from the inside of your washer too. I love this.
ReplyDeleteWhen my kids were growing up, everyone had the dingiest white tshirts and pink socks because I wasn't a very good laundry mother. My poor son's white baseball uniform (how cruel to have white uniforms...) was brown, and I couldn't figure out how those other mothers scrubbed out the stains and dirt. Felsnaptha, they told me, with a scrubbing board and bruised knuckles. I wish I knew about the vinegar and/or lemon trick back then - but what kind of vinegar? I only have rice vinegar for cooking.
ReplyDeleteMy poor family just didn't sparkle with brightness. It is why ecru is my favorite white. Much more forgiving.
I buy vinegar by the gallons tomake household cleaners and weed kiiler, but I have not tried as a laundry aid. I will now.
ReplyDeleteWill try the trick..it sounds helpful..
ReplyDeleteI actually never use bleach at all. I'm lazy at laundry
ReplyDeleteI never use bleach either. I do separate colors from whites. Will the vinegar leave an odor? I may have to try some.
ReplyDeletethe solution to all cleaning problems...vinegar!
ReplyDeletevinegar is even good in food! Thanks for the useful tips!
ReplyDeleteI do use vinegar as a fabric softener. It gets all the soap out. Is there anything vinegar can't do?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information. I have never tried vinegar or lemon on my laundry but I would like to try it!
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