Any clothing needs proper and regular care. Dealing with pollution can be problematic, especially if it's white things. Experienced housewives often approach the solution of the problem unconventionally: they put aspirin in the washing machine, and sometimes they even use the usual shaving cream.
It would seem that can combine these funds and care for things? The author of the video on the Bright Side channel tells why and how to use them correctly for washing clothes.
Why wash with aspirin
Many refuse to wear white clothes (well, perhaps, "on holidays"), because they quickly get dirty, which means they have to be washed more often.
From frequent washes, white eventually turns gray or turns yellow. With a small pollution machine-machine is quite capable of handling. But she can not do without yellowness from sweat under the armpits or on the collars of her favorite shirts without special chemical bleaches.
That's when the active search for an effective remedy begins. Many people are surprised when they find reviews on the use of regular aspirin on the laundry care sites.
It costs a penny, and sometimes there is more benefit from it than from the most expensive powder.
Acetylsalicylic (or salicylic) acid is the main active substance in its composition.It is able to penetrate deep into the fibers of the fabric, removing traces of sweat, blood and other dirt. It is very effective to use the product as a bleach.
Do not be afraid to spoil their clothes, as it acts solely on pollution, keeping the structure of the fabric itself unchanged.
How many pills do you need?
Since acetylsalicylic acid is absolutely harmless, you do not need to worry about a possible overdose.
It is better to put more tablets in the solution, otherwise a snow-white color may not be achieved. The author offers the following proportion: 10 pieces of 325 grams per 4 liters of hot water. So that they dissolve faster and begin to act, it is better to grind them first.
How to wash with salicylic acid
There are two options for using miracle pills:
- for whitening with preliminary soaking;
- for removing minor stains or refreshing colors.
We will tell you in detail how to use them specifically.
First option
If only one name is left of a white T-shirt, then without pre-soaking it cannot be whitened.
Proceed as follows:
- Put the product in a basin (or any other container).
- Fill it with hot water.
- Add chopped salicylic acid. Leave to soak for 6-8 hours (preferably at night).
- Put the prepared laundry in the drum of the washing machine and wash as usual (according to the type of fabric).
If you need to remove a blood stain, the solution should be prepared exclusively in cold water.
At high temperatures, blood will penetrate even deeper into the depths of the fibers.Then get rid of it will be almost impossible.
Second option
This method will take much less time, but to remove old spots from the first try will not work. It will be more effective to use it to remove fresh contaminants.
It is enough to throw the crushed product into the drum of the washing machine to the loaded things and wash them on any program.
Throw aspirin directly into the drum itself, and not into the powder cuvette. So the substance will begin to act faster and more actively.
Make-up Shaving Cream
Traces left by foundation or lipstick can ruin your favorite T-shirt forever. Shaving foam will help to cope with them (especially if they are fresh), since it is an effective stain remover.
Glycerin, alkalis and surfactants in its composition remove traces of not only cosmetics, but also fat.
How to use shaving foam:
- Blot the stain with a napkin after wetting it with water.
- Apply a small amount of foam.
- Put the foam-treated laundry in the machine and stretch.
Now that your “arsenal” has a couple of simple but useful ways to do laundry, you can safely replenish your wardrobe with new snow-white things.