Life hack: White things turn yellow and gray over time. I will tell you 5 ways to whiten linen at home , even the thinnest and most delicate fabrics , even fragile lace , without damaging them.
Marble , lily , sugar: I love different shades of white!
It's so nice to wear white things. But just as snow melts and loses its splendor in spring , so white things turn yellow and gray over time ... How to whiten linen at home , thin and delicate fabrics , white fragile lace , without damaging them? There are methods that can also be used to prevent the appearance of yellowness!
If you wash a brand new white set each time with the addition of one of the listed products , it will remain crystal clear for a long time.
All the described methods are gentle! You don’t have to worry about insanely expensive lace underwear , it will remain safe and sound. But the spots and yellowness will disappear like a bad dream!
HOW TO BLEACH UNDERWEAR:
- Whitening with lemon juice
- Lemon juice will help to cope with grease stains and sweat stains , refresh the color of clothes. In addition, it has a delightful fresh scent.
Ingredients:
- 250 ml fresh lemon juice
2 liters of water
Application:
Boil water , add lemon juice to it.
Cool the lemon solution to a temperature suitable for washing delicate fabrics.
Soak things in it for 2 hours in it. After 2 hours, remove things from the solution , once again treat problem areas with lemon juice.
Wash the item in the usual way. Whitening with salt
Salt will help whiten collars
, cuffs , and also deal with stubborn stains. Ingredients:
- 1 st. l. table salt
- juice of half a lemon
Application
- Stir salt and lemon juice into a paste.
- Apply to problem areas.
- Leave the item for 30 minutes , then wash it in the usual way.
Bleaching with White Vinegar
Vinegar will not only defeat stains , but also disinfect the fabric , ridding clothes of any odors. White bite is a powerful water .
Ingredients:
- 250 ml white vinegar
- 2 liters of hot water
Application:
- Dilute the vinegar with hot water. Leave things in the solution for 8 hours.
- Wash your laundry as usual , you can add half a glass of vinegar to the conditioner compartment during washing: this will soften the water and help to achieve an even better effect.
Boric Acid Whitening
Boric acid is easy to find at a pharmacy or gardening store. Penetrating deep into the fabric , borax leaves no chance even for very old and hopeless stains.
Ingredients:
- 50 g boric acid powder
- 3 liters of water
Application:
- Dissolve boric acid in water according to the indicated proportions. Soak clothes for 3 hours in this solution.
- Wash your clothes as usual.
Whitening peel of oranges and lemons
Aromatherapy and whitening!
Ingredients:
- zest of 5 lemons , oranges and tangerines
- 2 liters of water
- 2 tbsp. l. hydrogen peroxide
Application:
- Place citrus zest in water and boil.
- Strain the decoction through a strainer , add hydrogen peroxide.
- Soak in citrus water for 2 hours , then launder as usual.
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