Well you've admitted that your samples did not come out really white. So you really haven't shown us how to get your dingy clothes really white as the title of your video suggests.
It's an epic fail so it's a waste of everyone's time to have made the video. You'd have to make a video that shows a successful outcome if you're looking to show a good hack. Better luck next time.
I would think watching a 3 minute video on how it didn’t work saved you a lot more time doing then it your damn self and finding out the same result. Find something else to stress about.
I make my own laundry soap grated fels naphtha mixed in with very hot water and borax. Bleach yellows things I’ve learned on anything with stretch fabric like bras socks that aren’t cotton etc I’ve used with great success a soak cycle with calgon water softener for hard water and the borax give calgon a try but yes sometimes the fibers in fabric won’t get clean so when you buy new try the calgon once a month or week and soak whites
I remember my Mom use to bleach my Dad's work clothes. In the final rinse she would add a bluing liquid, then hang everything out side. His clothes always looked brand new. I can not get my clothes to do that. Could it be that the old ways were better?🤔
Ms Stewart’s Liquid Bluing (🤔 how ya spell it lol)…… anyway it’s awesome for whitening and brightening! Just be careful because if you don’t use it correctly the bluing will stain everything!!
You are 100% correct. The sun will whiten things up and sterilize them. I leave them on the close line even after they are dry for a couple of hours. My mother also taught me that when I used cloth diapers back in the day. As for the blueing liquid works well on cotton but not so well on synthetic fabrics. I love cotton sheets so I use it occasionally on them. Also, bleach has a tendency to yellow cloth out over time.
No joke, I let some very badly-stained white clothing soak in a bucket of water with a double dose of RESOLVE oxi-action for an entire week! It came out sparkling white without any trace of stains. It might not be the fastest way to get laundry done but it gave me great results!
I like borax for heavy duty stuff. I think you should be very, very careful when you start using multiple products together. It can cause some very, very dangerous results.
You know what my Momma taught me Kristin? If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. That one lesson has blessed me all of my life. I hope my sharing that lesson will bless yours!
I watched a video of this Colombian lady, she uses white bar body soap!!! She says bleach makes clothes dingy and yellow over time. She also says using too much oxi clean damages your clothes over time. She adds a whole bar soap in her laundry (top load), and the soap just sticks to the sides of the washer and she removes it and uses it for the next load. For front loaders she recommends chopping up the soap or grating (if you have the patience). She washes her cleaning rags with the same soap and she will let them soak in a bucket with plenty of soap. She has the whitest whites I have ever seen. She shows her dingy white cotton mop and she hand washes it with a white body bar soap to show how effective it is. I hope you try it, you can use the cheapest brand of bar soap you can find and it still works. My theory is that bar soap has oils in it, moisturizers to prevent dry skin and that helps the dirt and grime slide off the clothes fibers easily. This works way better than any chemical.
The first time you put the dingy cloth in the dryer, the stains are set. I believe if you were to do this trial before the stains are set in, it would work.
The combo I’ve found for stains is Equal parts Dawn, ammonia and water. I wear footies around the house and they get really dirty. I spray them with this solution and and then soak in water. I usually rub together the dirty spots. ... heels and toes and they come out very clean. 🌟
Thanks I tried this last night with a dress shirt I loved over the years! That was turning yellow in neck area and other parts on the shirt it made my shirt wearable and white again thanks I sure will be using this method forever and not the bleach!
Here in the uk we only have front loader washers, they are great for this type of laundry. They have internal heaters, which allow to boil heavy soils whites and towels, no bleach needed. I have white towels that are 10 years old still look like new. Hot water in the best stain removers, just like the years gone by
Recently I watched a video to clean the range filters. Mine were super dingy, in spite of me regularly cleaning them. The video said to soak them in the sink filled with HOT water and baking soda. After soaking for 10-15 minutes, I added boiling water and let it sit a couple more minutes and began scrubbing. The sink water looked filthy and I can’t believe all I used was baking soda and hot water. I realized the reason my filters kept getting dirty so quickly is because I needed to clean the grease inside the range hood vent area. I used a scour daddy and dawn powerwash and all the grease came out! After all of this, I thought to apply the same concept to cleaning rags. I filled a medium sized trash can with some HOT sink water and a cup of baking soda. I soaked the rags for a few hours before washing them with detergent, oxiclean, baking soda, and washing soda. The cleaning rags turned out great! Not all the stains came out but they were bright and clean! I did the same thing with some dingy white clothes that I had. In the bucket with the hot water, I added oxiclean, washing soda, and borax. I soaked the clothes overnight. In the clothes was a white shirt that had some color transfer on it, a white shirt I had sprayed with Shout and washed twice but the stain was still vaguely there, among other dingy clothes. After soaking and washing, the results were impressive! I don’t know why more people don’t talk about simply soaking your clothes in hot water and baking soda or washing soda, or oxiclean. Try it! It really works!
I was doubtful because of the comment below but you were truthful, straight to the point, transparent about this being an “experiment,” and extremely helpful. I think the title is correct because it did whiten the clothes and every TH-cam video has clickbaity titles so I can’t blame you there.
Have you tried aspirin? My partner was in a trip to Dallas and a woman at the laundromat gave him 10 regular aspirin when she noticed he had a lot of whites. She explained they whitened better that bleach and didn’t harm the materials in your wash. It’s worked very well for us. From bedding to workout clothes. Thanks
...... Am I missing something...... Dish towels are so cheap why all the added products and time and stress to get it clean.... depose of the old cloth and use them to wash the car or to mop up water. . who cares it has a stain on it....used to dry the dishes as long it's sterile and clean.
Best thing ever was clorox 2 powder, the one they discontinued and ivory dish detergent. Fill a tub with hot and soak overnight. You could soak whites or colors. The result was unbelievable. Despite washing these clothes, the soaking water was dingy brown. Thanks to the clorox company for discontinuing the best product ever
Andrea. Did you know that the oxi clean that you're using actually makes a specific OxiClean just for your whites?!!! I swear by it!!! I also keep a bucket by my wash tub full of 50/50 vinegar/ water and baking soda to soak my dish towels and dish rags in. I usually soak them the day before I am going to wash them. Just enough to cover the load. That works amazing also! from time to time throughout the day as I'm changing out other loads I will reach in with the rubber glove and swish the stuff around for better coverage. also if I noticed that stuff has more stains and isn't coming as clean I will add a little bit more vinegar. Just be prepared because it will cause that chemical reaction and the bucket could overflow. However I do bounce back and forth with the cleaning methods as I find that that works better. One more last thing to note... On the recommended usage, that is merely a recommendation. Try adding twice the amount of OxiClean recommended in a bucket or your washer. Add scalding hot water & put in a condiment bottle that you can squeeze to put on to spot clean. Just make sure to use an added extra rinse cycle.
Thank you. I have well water and I'm always fighting with the Dinge. Hundred percent cotton versus some polyester or Ray on that seems to make a difference and getting things white also. I'll be looking at your other videos thank you.
I'm so glad I learned to read comments before or some watching one of these types videos. I was originally going to post: How is it fast and easy if you have the longest video on TH-cam pertaining to bleaching whites, Instead, I'm going to use the seven minutes I saved to thank the commenters for warning me that you made a video of how you failed but titled it like you succeeded. Thank you my fellow TH-camrs, I shall pay it forward
I always run my bleachables through a hot soapy wash and then a second time with a little detergent and regular amount of bleach. Bleach does not cut through grease or oils so only soap does that job, then bleach can whiten better.
IMO. The items looked more stained to me. The process you used was to whiten. It did not remove the stains. I use Oxi Clean and do like you say have a routine.
I to love the smell of bleach. I have Dish cloth, bathroom washcloths and cleaning cloth and they're all white but the ones that I clean with are dirty and dingy no matter how I clean them. Yet my bathroom washcloths and dishcloths still look brand-new after 5 years. I do wash all of my cloths together on a hot cycle with bleach.
Soaking In Oxi clean works well I have a white comforter and my dogs redish brown tear stains stain my comforter the same color as the tear stains and bleach never gets it out I mean it looks better but not perfect then I tried oxi clean and it took out the stains much better than the bleach did so sometimes oxi clean works better then bleach guess it depends how long and what type of stain but give it a try soaking them in oxi clean for a while like few hours or overnight then wash them and see if it helps. I never believed in oxi clean until it took the stains out of the comforter better then the bleach did now I’m a true believer of the stuff it even got blood stains out after I soaked the item for a day
I always leave my whites for the last wash of the day. I use baking soda (1 cup) to washer filled with warm water and agitate for about 10 minutes and then suspend wash for the night. Next morning I finish the cycle and set up a second wash with cold water and Dawn Powerwash (1/2 cup). The clothes are white, fresh, stripped of any bleach or softener residue and lovely to wear. By the way, I wash all my clothes inside out because that’s the side worn next to the body.
I accept your challenge. my mother used to use the power of the sun along with the bleach and borax. if you let the soaking pile sig in the sun for 1/2 a day . you will see the whitest clothes
I worked hospital laundry and we used industrial laundry detergent that was only used in hospitals and Hotels and I couldn't believe how white every thing came out
In my hospital 1960 s plus we had our own laundry were all the nurses uniform aprons ect worked in the isolation hospital at the time hygiene was a big thing wearing mask gowns made of cotton masks washed reusable by washing
I do use some of these / I also use bluing in my whites, makes a big difference ( detergent + baking soda + bluing..,all according to their directions & I use warm water)
now you can use the old ones..to clean and dust..or wash down the walls..or whatever you need a rag for!! things dont last forever and no it didnt work..lol
Just a thought. Water is the real cleansing agent. Most people.use WAY TOO MUCH soap (as seen here) with little soak time expecting good results. Patience is the best answer to most problems. SOAK, RINSE REPEAT. 🙂
I am not a fan of blue dyes in laundry soap this is why I make my own out of grated fels naphtha and borax mixed with very hot water . I believe hard water makes white dingy so I’ve had success with calgon water softener to the wash and this works best with borax and fels naptha
Do not bother watching this. Nothing came clean. Throw away your hoarded pennypinching rags. Spend hundreds of dollars stockpiling socks, face cloths and dishwashing sponges alongside your toilet paper. Be abundant and spend less time obsessing about the small stuff.
UTube One Good Thing by Killer Miracle Whitening Solution.Very hot water just to cover items.1 C. Laundry detergent, 1 C dishwasher powder,1 C bleach, 1/2 C borax.
You know that's a lot of ingredients that you're going to end up putting on your body now you're only talking about towels that's one thing but sucks all the bleach all the borax couldn't you just be a washing machine you have no agitator you can't soak it those washing machines they don't use enough water could not be a problem too
The pb with waching machines in the US is the way they wash clothes. In Europe we use w.machines with internal heater, boiling and removing stains alone and whitening. You ppl need change washing machines!
Any help if you have hard water at home cuz you're on a well. The iron is high in my water and I am a renter so a softener is not an option. Im not investing in that for a place that is not my own. Using bleach in my water pulls iron right out and makes it stick to the clothes. No bueno
Avoid white towels, socks and wash cloths, dishrags to begin with --- gray for most and black for clothes works for my eyes. Otherwise, haul out a stiff scrub brush and fels naptha and scrub/soak/heavyduty wash with bleach soak EVERY TIME. Do not let stains set in, treat them immediately.
@@carlynesaintroc4709 Well it appears there's a response one year later LOL there are many ways to maintain your clothes bright and white not every fabric requires the same washing style however baking soda is certainly an option that works for me. OXY white does a decent job as well particularly for heavier cottons also never let stains sit too long on a fabric. I never wash whites in hot water as they tend to yellow fabric at least in my experience. One more thing to add however I'm sure you already know this but to my surprise many people don't. Do not mix white with colors and an extra rinse or two helps as well. ❤️
I agree, don’t let your whites get that stained. I soak my dish cloth at the end of the day in the sink with a little bleach, then wring it out and wipe down the counters, handles etc. this way I feel like I didn’t waste water either. My grandmother used powdered Tide and Clorox and hung the clothes in the sun, her sheets smelled amazing!
The best way to keep socks white is to first make it a rule not to walk around the house in them. Wear slippers only. The second tip is to wash white or light colored socks by hand hand at the end of the night. This also works for underwear. The longer the soiling stays on the garment the more it sets in. Of course most people won't keep up with this but there are some robot people out there that do this. Not walking around in socks, and only putting clean feet in shoes, also keeps fabric soles of the shoes from staining.
Would appreciate suggestions from the community. I learned the hard way using bleach with my current washing machine, a Maytag Bravos XL Steam model, maybe 4 -5 years old. I’m very careful about using bleach. For years I used a font-loader but never felt it got clothes really clean, or wet, for that matter so I went back to a top loader. The Maytag is a top-loader and has a huge drum. Too big and too deep now that I have had it all these years. Unfortunately, after using bleach during a white cycle, I noticed that the color wash I did a couple days later came out streaked in places. Apparently, bleach residue remained on the side of the drum. I think some even remained on the inside of the dryer drum because further streaking seemed to have occurred. I can’t use bleach anymore. Suggestions for something that will help with whites but safe for colors? P.S I loathe this particular Maytag model.
The very best stain removal recipe is one I read about in the Tightwad Gazette years ago. Add 1 cup of Cascade dishwashing detergent and 1 cup of Clorox 2 to 5 gallons of the hottest water that comes out of your tap. After soaking overnight, wash like normal. It works great on all kinds of stains, but it's especially effective on biological stains (blood, poop, vomit).
I agree. Also you can make washing soda by placing baking soda on a baking sheet and placing it the oven. I don't remember the temperature or the amount of time needed but it really is just a chemical reaction that takes place when baking soda is heated to a high degree. I've made it before and it works.
First thing if you put fabric(s) in a dryer with stains on them - it won’t ever come out because you are essentially baking the Stan into the fabric fibers. But lye soap would normally take those stains out ( lye with real beef tallow).
Lady T. Not true. You can get all sorts of stains out that have been on clothes for 5 years plus and repeated times in the dryer. Hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and dishwashing liquid.
Just looking for ideas on general maintaining whitening and stain removals . Found several that don't use bleach . now using mix of detergent ammonia , HP , and white distilled vinegar . Not bad pretty good but for ancient yellowed shirts only so so some whitening but not too brilliant lol .
I put Dove White bar soap the original scrubbed into a stain and ajax, I let it sit for a good half hour, then I put into a hand wash with regular detergent with fabric conditioner. The stain is mostly gone
Thank you for the comparison!!! I definitely understand better how to keep up with keeping your clothes whiter now instead of using 20 dif methods of whitening. Like u said less is more
How to Remove Stains Faster & Easier!! ✨ Here: th-cam.com/play/PLd8k78uua8y81ANCDH8jCb88yP7YbTJdd.html
Always use cold water on whites..
@@playah_Ent yes i just found that out my towels are so whits now !!
Well you've admitted that your samples did not come out really white. So you really haven't shown us how to get your dingy clothes really white as the title of your video suggests.
i accidentally put a white shirt in my colored clothes now my white shirt is blue how can i make it white again if it’s possible?
It's an epic fail so it's a waste of everyone's time to
have made the video. You'd have to make a video that shows a successful outcome if you're looking to show a good hack. Better luck next time.
So agree. Wasted time watching it expecting a miracle happen in the end, but it never did 😟
Omg! Thanks so much!
... Moving on... With only 3min wasted..
I would think watching a 3 minute video on how it didn’t work saved you a lot more time doing then it your damn self and finding out the same result. Find something else to stress about.
This didnt work. Misleading title.
I make my own laundry soap grated fels naphtha mixed in with very hot water and borax. Bleach yellows things I’ve learned on anything with stretch fabric like bras socks that aren’t cotton etc I’ve used with great success a soak cycle with calgon water softener for hard water and the borax give calgon a try but yes sometimes the fibers in fabric won’t get clean so when you buy new try the calgon once a month or week and soak whites
I remember my Mom use to bleach my Dad's work clothes. In the final rinse she would add a bluing liquid, then hang everything out side. His clothes always looked brand new. I can not get my clothes to do that. Could it be that the old ways were better?🤔
I like that 👍
Sunshine really helps
Ms Stewart’s Liquid Bluing (🤔 how ya spell it lol)…… anyway it’s awesome for whitening and brightening! Just be careful because if you don’t use it correctly the bluing will stain everything!!
The sun bleaches the best
You are 100% correct. The sun will whiten things up and sterilize them. I leave them on the close line even after they are dry for a couple of hours. My mother also taught me that when I used cloth diapers back in the day. As for the blueing liquid works well on cotton but not so well on synthetic fabrics. I love cotton sheets so I use it occasionally on them. Also, bleach has a tendency to yellow cloth out over time.
So your thumbnail was click bait then!
I switched to brown dishcloths, stains don't show!
Exactly!!!!
Brilliant
At thispoint, I just dyed them black.
I think the point is to get them super clean, not hiding it.
@@Rollwithit699 we know.....I was just teasing
Oxy Clean does work when you soak dingy whites for the amounted time & amounted oxy clean. You can soak more than 1 item at a time.
No joke, I let some very badly-stained white clothing soak in a bucket of water with a double dose of RESOLVE oxi-action for an entire week! It came out sparkling white without any trace of stains. It might not be the fastest way to get laundry done but it gave me great results!
Use washing soda instead of baking soda. Also oxy clean is mostly powdered peroxide.
I like borax for heavy duty stuff. I think you should be very, very careful when you start using multiple products together. It can cause some very, very dangerous results.
So true. 👍
Hydrogen peroxide works !! Use it lol 😂grandma taught me let soak then soak in bleach then rinse and wash
You’re not combining the two right?
I can’t believe I watch that whole thing to find out that neither one really worked🙄 I am never going to watch another one of your failed videos again
Thanks for stopping me waste my time
You know what my Momma taught me Kristin? If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. That one lesson has blessed me all of my life. I hope my sharing that lesson will bless yours!
I watched a video of this Colombian lady, she uses white bar body soap!!! She says bleach makes clothes dingy and yellow over time. She also says using too much oxi clean damages your clothes over time. She adds a whole bar soap in her laundry (top load), and the soap just sticks to the sides of the washer and she removes it and uses it for the next load. For front loaders she recommends chopping up the soap or grating (if you have the patience). She washes her cleaning rags with the same soap and she will let them soak in a bucket with plenty of soap. She has the whitest whites I have ever seen. She shows her dingy white cotton mop and she hand washes it with a white body bar soap to show how effective it is. I hope you try it, you can use the cheapest brand of bar soap you can find and it still works. My theory is that bar soap has oils in it, moisturizers to prevent dry skin and that helps the dirt and grime slide off the clothes fibers easily. This works way better than any chemical.
Thank you! I was just about to waste my time!
@@11AriseAndShine11 disagree - viewers need to know!
The first time you put the dingy cloth in the dryer, the stains are set. I believe if you were to do this trial before the stains are set in, it would work.
I use bleach cheap store brand and oxy and baking soda for 5 hours and still dingy. Work shirts 1 month old Any ideas
If you’re going to use baking soda and vinegar use HOT HOT Water
The combo I’ve found for stains is Equal parts Dawn, ammonia and water. I wear footies around the house and they get really dirty. I spray them with this solution and and then soak in water. I usually rub together the dirty spots. ... heels and toes and they come out very clean. 🌟
Thanks I tried this last night with a dress shirt I loved over the years! That was turning yellow in neck area and other parts on the shirt it made my shirt wearable and white again thanks I sure will be using this method forever and not the bleach!
I'm gonna try that
What kind of dawn did you use?
I heard vinegar & baking soda destroys the washing machine and will void the warranty.
Here in the uk we only have front loader washers, they are great for this type of laundry. They have internal heaters, which allow to boil heavy soils whites and towels, no bleach needed. I have white towels that are 10 years old still look like new. Hot water in the best stain removers, just like the years gone by
Recently I watched a video to clean the range filters. Mine were super dingy, in spite of me regularly cleaning them. The video said to soak them in the sink filled with HOT water and baking soda. After soaking for 10-15 minutes, I added boiling water and let it sit a couple more minutes and began scrubbing. The sink water looked filthy and I can’t believe all I used was baking soda and hot water. I realized the reason my filters kept getting dirty so quickly is because I needed to clean the grease inside the range hood vent area. I used a scour daddy and dawn powerwash and all the grease came out!
After all of this, I thought to apply the same concept to cleaning rags. I filled a medium sized trash can with some HOT sink water and a cup of baking soda. I soaked the rags for a few hours before washing them with detergent, oxiclean, baking soda, and washing soda. The cleaning rags turned out great! Not all the stains came out but they were bright and clean!
I did the same thing with some dingy white clothes that I had. In the bucket with the hot water, I added oxiclean, washing soda, and borax. I soaked the clothes overnight. In the clothes was a white shirt that had some color transfer on it, a white shirt I had sprayed with Shout and washed twice but the stain was still vaguely there, among other dingy clothes. After soaking and washing, the results were impressive! I don’t know why more people don’t talk about simply soaking your clothes in hot water and baking soda or washing soda, or oxiclean. Try it! It really works!
Try soaking with 3-4 denture tablets!
Bleach is not recommend if you have a septic system, however. And yes, it does damage the fibers.
I have a septic system and I use bleach when ever I want to.
@@jaytee2642 That is probably true but I like to use bleach every now and then to kill germs. So I make sure my septic is pumped every two years.
I use washing soda, baking soda borax, and nellies or beekmans laundry soap clothes come out fresh and clean
Thanks for sharing!!
I was doubtful because of the comment below but you were truthful, straight to the point, transparent about this being an “experiment,” and extremely helpful. I think the title is correct because it did whiten the clothes and every TH-cam video has clickbaity titles so I can’t blame you there.
try just baking soda and vinegar and some laundry detergent no bleach and see what happens
What’s wrong with using bleach?
Have you tried aspirin? My partner was in a trip to Dallas and a woman at the laundromat gave him 10 regular aspirin when she noticed he had a lot of whites. She explained they whitened better that bleach and didn’t harm the materials in your wash. It’s worked very well for us. From bedding to workout clothes. Thanks
im gonna try this thankyou
Did you watch?
I use clear ammonia for cleaning on sanitize . My whites stay white and don’t ever ever change color
...... Am I missing something...... Dish towels are so cheap why all the added products and time and stress to get it clean.... depose of the old cloth and use them to wash the car or to mop up water. . who cares it has a stain on it....used to dry the dishes as long it's sterile and clean.
Best thing ever was clorox 2 powder, the one they discontinued and ivory dish detergent. Fill a tub with hot and soak overnight. You could soak whites or colors. The result was unbelievable. Despite washing these clothes, the soaking water was dingy brown. Thanks to the clorox company for discontinuing the best product ever
I hang my clothes in the sun and let the sun brighten and sanitize my clothes.
I love hanging clothes on the clothes line
It smells delicious? So how does it taste? 😂
Andrea. Did you know that the oxi clean that you're using actually makes a specific OxiClean just for your whites?!!! I swear by it!!! I also keep a bucket by my wash tub full of 50/50 vinegar/ water and baking soda to soak my dish towels and dish rags in. I usually soak them the day before I am going to wash them. Just enough to cover the load. That works amazing also! from time to time throughout the day as I'm changing out other loads I will reach in with the rubber glove and swish the stuff around for better coverage. also if I noticed that stuff has more stains and isn't coming as clean I will add a little bit more vinegar. Just be prepared because it will cause that chemical reaction and the bucket could overflow. However I do bounce back and forth with the cleaning methods as I find that that works better. One more last thing to note... On the recommended usage, that is merely a recommendation. Try adding twice the amount of OxiClean recommended in a bucket or your washer. Add scalding hot water & put in a condiment bottle that you can squeeze to put on to spot clean. Just make sure to use an added extra rinse cycle.
Wooh bleach And delicious 😂😂
I’m glad I’d watch this video so I know what doesn’t work completely! Thanks for this so I don’t have to make the same at home!
Thank you. I have well water and I'm always fighting with the Dinge.
Hundred percent cotton versus some polyester or Ray on that seems to make a difference and getting things white also.
I'll be looking at your other videos thank you.
I use borax. When stuff gets that grey they go in hamper and I use them for car, painting, caulking rags.
I'm so glad I learned to read comments before or some watching one of these types videos.
I was originally going to post:
How is it fast and easy if you have the longest video on TH-cam pertaining to bleaching whites,
Instead, I'm going to use the seven minutes I saved to thank the commenters for warning me that you made a video of how you failed but titled it like you succeeded.
Thank you my fellow TH-camrs, I shall pay it forward
Don't see the difference. 🙄
soaking clothes in Peroxide ( and boiling water) does it! You’ll be shocked!! You’ll need a few bottles tho.
Sulphuric acid works too.
I always run my bleachables through a hot soapy wash and then a second time with a little detergent and regular amount of bleach. Bleach does not cut through grease or oils so only soap does that job, then bleach can whiten better.
Once items have been dried in the dryer, the stains are pretty much set. If a stain doesn't come out, better to hang it up to dry and try again.
IMO. The items looked more stained to me. The process you used was to whiten. It did not remove the stains. I use Oxi Clean and do like you say have a routine.
Let them soak.
I heard dawn dish soap works
How about peroxide. I have used it on food stains on my whit t shirt works pretty good
Yes it does work 👍
use washing soda and borax
I to love the smell of bleach. I have Dish cloth, bathroom washcloths and cleaning cloth and they're all white but the ones that I clean with are dirty and dingy no matter how I clean them. Yet my bathroom washcloths and dishcloths still look brand-new after 5 years. I do wash all of my cloths together on a hot cycle with bleach.
Awesome!!
I don’t mind the smell of bleach but I do think I’m allergic to it.
Try a little blueing.
I was expecting to be white like the towels on the thumbnail, i am disappointed
You have a pretty hand
Soaking In Oxi clean works well I have a white comforter and my dogs redish brown tear stains stain my comforter the same color as the tear stains and bleach never gets it out I mean it looks better but not perfect then I tried oxi clean and it took out the stains much better than the bleach did so sometimes oxi clean works better then bleach guess it depends how long and what type of stain but give it a try soaking them in oxi clean for a while like few hours or overnight then wash them and see if it helps. I never believed in oxi clean until it took the stains out of the comforter better then the bleach did now I’m a true believer of the stuff it even got blood stains out after I soaked the item for a day
This was a waste of time .
I always leave my whites for the last wash of the day. I use baking soda (1 cup) to washer filled with warm water and agitate for about 10 minutes and then suspend wash for the night. Next morning I finish the cycle and set up a second wash with cold water and Dawn Powerwash (1/2 cup). The clothes are white, fresh, stripped of any bleach or softener residue and lovely to wear. By the way, I wash all my clothes inside out because that’s the side worn next to the body.
Smells delicious! 😂 I love the smell of bleach, so that sounds like something I would say. I love all these cleaning tips !
Thanks Mel ❤️
The fumes are harmful to your lungs!
Yeap! It's algo great to give you lung cancer.
Those I throw away 😂
I accept your challenge. my mother used to use the power of the sun along with the bleach and borax.
if you let the soaking pile sig in the sun for 1/2 a day . you will see the whitest clothes
This makes me want to know how hospitals wash their bedding and towels. Everything is always a bright white and you know they're not new.
Ha ha they keep up with it 👍
I worked hospital laundry and we used industrial laundry detergent that was only used in hospitals and Hotels and I couldn't believe how white every thing came out
@@gaillarocque9097 they have washers going up to 90 centigrade kills bacteria
In my hospital 1960 s plus we had our own laundry were all the nurses uniform aprons ect worked in the isolation hospital at the time hygiene was a big thing wearing mask gowns made of cotton masks washed reusable by washing
This is one of the most misleading titles I've ever seen lol.
I have had no luck with bleach. I had more luck with oxy clean, vinegar and baking soda in hot water.
I hate the new HE machines. They are crappy at cleaning. I miss the old ones so much
So true...same here
I do use some of these / I also use bluing in my whites, makes a big difference ( detergent + baking soda + bluing..,all according to their directions & I use warm water)
now you can use the old ones..to clean and dust..or wash down the walls..or whatever you need a rag for!! things dont last forever and no it didnt work..lol
Just a thought. Water is the real cleansing agent. Most people.use WAY TOO MUCH soap (as seen here) with little soak time expecting good results. Patience is the best answer to most problems. SOAK, RINSE REPEAT. 🙂
I am not a fan of blue dyes in laundry soap this is why I make my own out of grated fels naphtha and borax mixed with very hot water . I believe hard water makes white dingy so I’ve had success with calgon water softener to the wash and this works best with borax and fels naptha
I don’t use bleach at all, I put 1 c of hydrogen peroxide in with my arm and hammer wash pods and my whites look great.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Do not bother watching this. Nothing came clean. Throw away your hoarded pennypinching rags. Spend hundreds of dollars stockpiling socks, face cloths and dishwashing sponges alongside your toilet paper. Be abundant and spend less time obsessing about the small stuff.
UTube One Good Thing by Killer Miracle Whitening Solution.Very hot water just to cover items.1 C. Laundry detergent, 1 C dishwasher powder,1 C bleach, 1/2 C borax.
My secret for keeping socks white is not wearing them!
I found two amazing products at Walmart that works wonders. Cloralen max and white brite.
Sadly, bleach is not good for my septic tank - I would have to take this setup to a laundromat.
You know that's a lot of ingredients that you're going to end up putting on your body now you're only talking about towels that's one thing but sucks all the bleach all the borax couldn't you just be a washing machine you have no agitator you can't soak it those washing machines they don't use enough water could not be a problem too
The pb with waching machines in the US is the way they wash clothes. In Europe we use w.machines with internal heater, boiling and removing stains alone and whitening.
You ppl need change washing machines!
At this stage you should use these towels for floor cleaning or dusting as I use them
Any help if you have hard water at home cuz you're on a well. The iron is high in my water and I am a renter so a softener is not an option. Im not investing in that for a place that is not my own. Using bleach in my water pulls iron right out and makes it stick to the clothes. No bueno
0:05:20 “...are they going to be as white...? NO “. Don’t waste your time. There’s your answer
Avoid white towels, socks and wash cloths, dishrags to begin with --- gray for most and black for clothes works for my eyes. Otherwise, haul out a stiff scrub brush and fels naptha and scrub/soak/heavyduty wash with bleach soak EVERY TIME. Do not let stains set in, treat them immediately.
Never! I love my white towels, bedding, rags etc... it’s really quite simple to maintain once you get the knack for it.
@@samueltheoriginal Pray-tell, what is the secret that makes it quite simple?
@@carlynesaintroc4709 Well it appears there's a response one year later LOL there are many ways to maintain your clothes bright and white not every fabric requires the same washing style however baking soda is certainly an option that works for me. OXY white does a decent job as well particularly for heavier cottons also never let stains sit too long on a fabric. I never wash whites in hot water as they tend to yellow fabric at least in my experience. One more thing to add however I'm sure you already know this but to my surprise many people don't. Do not mix white with colors and an extra rinse or two helps as well. ❤️
@@samueltheoriginal I'm just seeing this video for the first time but I had to ask. Thanks for responding.
They are still dirty no progress you could have used a stain remover with a brush and them wash
I agree, don’t let your whites get that stained. I soak my dish cloth at the end of the day in the sink with a little bleach, then wring it out and wipe down the counters, handles etc. this way I feel like I didn’t waste water either.
My grandmother used powdered Tide and Clorox and hung the clothes in the sun, her sheets smelled amazing!
I do the same thing with my dish rags, which happen to be white. They look brand new.
Yes! My gMother always added bleach to dish water.
As for the sheets? I love that smell!
@@BluJns me too, especially after she hung them out on the line. Sunshine and bleach🙃
Best way pour petrol and set alight. Buy fucking new gongo.
The best way to keep socks white is to first make it a rule not to walk around the house in them. Wear slippers only. The second tip is to wash white or light colored socks by hand hand at the end of the night. This also works for underwear. The longer the soiling stays on the garment the more it sets in. Of course most people won't keep up with this but there are some robot people out there that do this. Not walking around in socks, and only putting clean feet in shoes, also keeps fabric soles of the shoes from staining.
I got black socks for that reason
Do ppl actually wash things by hand anymore ?
@@screamboy8 We do exist. Come check us out in the museum exhibit.
@@leeluv96 lol
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I don't! I use mesh bags or soak then spin dry on required speed.
Why? I don't get it?
Oh gosh i use waaay more bleach amd overnight...prob bad for fabric but it works!
Would appreciate suggestions from the community. I learned the hard way using bleach with my current washing machine, a Maytag Bravos XL Steam model, maybe 4 -5 years old. I’m very careful about using bleach. For years I used a font-loader but never felt it got clothes really clean, or wet, for that matter so I went back to a top loader.
The Maytag is a top-loader and has a huge drum. Too big and too deep now that I have had it all these years.
Unfortunately, after using bleach during a white cycle, I noticed that the color wash I did a couple days later came out streaked in places. Apparently, bleach residue remained on the side of the drum. I think some even remained on the inside of the dryer drum because further streaking seemed to have occurred.
I can’t use bleach anymore. Suggestions for something that will help with whites but safe for colors?
P.S I loathe this particular Maytag model.
Oxygen bleach
Try sodium percarbonate. Eco friendly.
The very best stain removal recipe is one I read about in the Tightwad Gazette years ago. Add 1 cup of Cascade dishwashing detergent and 1 cup of Clorox 2 to 5 gallons of the hottest water that comes out of your tap. After soaking overnight, wash like normal. It works great on all kinds of stains, but it's especially effective on biological stains (blood, poop, vomit).
You should know that it WILL weaken the fibers of the fabric. So you will have clean clothes but they won't last as long.
@@sharondamico4136 how will it do that? Genuinely curious?
Hi that lovely guitar song toward the end of your video what was that tune ? please and thank you
Here in Europe just set it 95°C normal detergent and bingo
I think you should use washing soda instead of baking soda. If you try powdered dishwasher detergent as a soak that sometimes works.
I agree. Also you can make washing soda by placing baking soda on a baking sheet and placing it the oven. I don't remember the temperature or the amount of time needed but it really is just a chemical reaction that takes place when baking soda is heated to a high degree. I've made it before and it works.
Whisk, clorox, oxy clean, baking soda, peroxide. Works really wonderful on whites!
That sounds like a toxic mixture
I really liked your time lapse. Thank you for that. I'm very sensitive to bleach, so this was very informative. Thumbs up!!
Cascade soap or par for dishwasher works better learned this over30 yrs ago
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Does it matter if it’s powder or liquid cascade?
@@ltepezano either one works or biz soak 24hrs come ouy like new no soaking with the other..
U can use biz on colors dont use other on colors oy white or towels..asprinso works.for whites soak 24 hrs
Andrea... have you tried Laundry Bluing? I've used it and it works! It was my grandmother who told me to use bluing. I use Mrs. Stuarts.
I need to try that! Thanks ❤️
Hello im wondering does chlorine whiten clothes like bleach?
I don't have bleach but have pool chlorine. Wondering can I soak my white towels in it
No, I wouldn't use pool chlorine.
My uncle worked construction and my aunt use to soak his white socks with whisk! They came out white as snow
First thing if you put fabric(s) in a dryer with stains on them - it won’t ever come out because you are essentially baking the Stan into the fabric fibers. But lye soap would normally take those stains out ( lye with real beef tallow).
Lady T. Not true. You can get all sorts of stains out that have been on clothes for 5 years plus and repeated times in the dryer. Hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and dishwashing liquid.
Just looking for ideas on general maintaining whitening and stain removals . Found several that don't use bleach . now using mix of detergent ammonia , HP , and white distilled vinegar . Not bad pretty good but for ancient yellowed shirts only so so some whitening but not too brilliant lol .
LoL! It's frustrating!
Things just won't whiten once they've been dried in the dryer!
No… I can fix that 👍
OxiClean White Revive. Thank me later.
Comment 300. Better late then never. Andrea Jean, you are hilarious! 1:28
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I put Dove White bar soap the original scrubbed into a stain and ajax, I let it sit for a good half hour, then I put into a hand wash with regular detergent with fabric conditioner. The stain is mostly gone
Thank you for the comparison!!! I definitely understand better how to keep up with keeping your clothes whiter now instead of using 20 dif methods of whitening. Like u said less is more
Mrs Stewart’s liquid bluing will get those bright white! 😀
I've used that product before.
I try everything, nothing works