10 Simple Laundry Solutions
New
uses for an umbrella and pegs, smart stain removing, ironing clothes
and neutralizing bad smells. Also, the connection between a bottle of
bleach and a dust pan…
To remove wine stains
To
remove a red wine stain from fabric, locate the area of the stain over a
ball, cover the stain with salt and then pour boiling water over it.
For endless good odor
Get
one of those launry softners odor strips and put it in your bag
(especially gym bag). It will keep the good odors going! You can also
put it in: shoes, hampers, closets, diaper bags and drawers!
To prevent sweat stains on white shirts
Before
ironing white shirts, spread some talcum powder on the arm pits and
neck areas of the shirt, to prevent sweat stains, then iron the shirt.
To remove wrinkles from delicate fabrics
To
get rid of wrinkels of silk, wool and other fabric that can’t stand the
direct heat of an iron, put a sheet of aluminum foil on the ironing
board and place the item of clothing over it. Use the steam and hover
over the fabric several times without touching it. The moist heat over
the metal sheet will help straighten out those wrinkles.
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!
To collect dirt the recycling way
Cut the top part of a bottle of bleach of laundry soap and use the half with the handle to collect dirt, earth of kitty litter.
To prevent a rope from knotting
The secret to preventing a rope from knotting is to put a clip near the end.
To wring a sweater
Get
your sweaters dry faster with a lettuce drier. After washing it by
hand, put it in the lettuce drier and squeeze out the extra water.
To keep the sweater in good condition
To
keep a sweater fluffy and pleasant, add a tiny bit of vinegar to the
washing machine’s cycle. Fill the cap of the vinegar bottle 2-3 times to
use, and you’ll get very pleasant results!
To dry clothes
No
more room on the line? Use an old umbrella as a laundry rack. Hang it
upside down on a door handle and use the frame to hang up your delicates
like socks and underwear.
