White clothes can be difficult to protect and care for. It is very common for all white items, from dresses to underwear, to get stains of any kind. Furthermore, to maintain a bright white color, in addition to eliminating stains it is essential to protect the color.
Some stains are more difficult to remove: oil, chocolate, red wine or earth can enter the fibres of white garments and become very difficult to remove. Usually we resort to bleach which, although effective, is a corrosive and toxic product, risky for our health.
To have very white clothes you don’t need to resort to bleach: below we suggest 3 natural and foolproof tips to make your clothes look like new again.
1. Baking soda
Widely used in household cleaning, it is a product that offers a myriad of benefits and is an irreplaceable ally in many household chores. You can also use bicarbonate to whiten white clothes.
In a bowl, mix 4 litres of water with 200 grams of bicarbonate, then immerse the white clothes for an hour.
Finally, wash them normally in the washing machine. You will see that your laundry will be whiter than ever!
2. Aspirin
As bizarre as it may seem, the aspirin trick is one of the most effective ways to whiten white laundry and remove stubborn stains, especially sweat stains.
Dissolve 5 aspirin tablets in a bowl filled with cold water, then soak your white clothes for an hour. Finally, do a normal wash to make your underwear and clothes very white, as if they were new.
3. White vinegar
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