How Do You Make White Clothes White Again?
Making white clothes white again has long bedevilled those doing laundry. Some new approaches, and one old one, are likely to restore stained or spotted white clothes to their original whiteness. You may need to take more than one approach, but success is within your reach. Take action as quickly as you can. Keep the soiled area wet until you can work on it. If your spot contains fats or proteins (lipstick, spaghetti sauce, ice cream, blood), use cool water and rub with bar soap, followed by liquid dish detergent. If the stain is mostly color (fruit juice, grass-stain or wine), use hot water. Often you’ll succeed right away. If so, wash and dry garment as usual–assuming your clothing is washable. If you have any doubts, see Step 3. Follow your first steps with enzyme-based presoak, according to directions, and wash garment in warm water with non-chlorine bleach added to detergent if some stains remain after your fast action in Step 1. Sometimes a recent tough stain will require two ro
