Bleaching secrets?

[HEyHEY]

I can seem to get my whites whiter. I think I'm doing it wrong. I need some advice here.

[lost-in-nj]

1. Don't wash them

with your dungarees or red shirt


guaranteed disaster

promise!!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


um are you washing them in hot???




lost

:hi:

[HEyHEY]

2. yup

[NMDemDist2]

3. if you are already bleaching, then you need bigger help

here's a whole thread in the Frugal forum on it

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=353x1839

[DS1]

4. Simple Green

it can clean anything

[AlCzervik]

6. you can use that for laundry? I hate the smell of bleach so simple green would be

a good alternative.

[DS1]

7. dunno

used it for about everything but, though

[LeftyMom]

9. It works on laundry.

A presoak in hot water with an oxygen bleach (oxiclean or something similar) and simple green will get any stains out, even old ones.

[AlCzervik]

5. soak them first with some bleach and borax, that might do the trick.

[joneschick]

8. does your washer have a setting something like "whitest whites"

does your washer have a timed bleach cup? can you set for a saturated soak?
how do you feel about borax?


:hi:

[reyd reid reed]

10. Dishwasher detergent

Like Cascade. The powder, not the liquid or gel or tabs or anything else. Powder.

Hot water. Bleach. Dishwasher detergent. Borax. Soak for a while and then launder.

[joneschick]

11. seconded

the picky resale shops that take kids clothes recommend the dishwashing detergent trick and it works.