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Homemade Laundry
Cleaners
By: Michigan
State University Extension |
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White Vinegar. Eliminate soap residue
by adding 1 cup of white vinegar to the washer's final rinse.
Vinegar is too mild to harm fabrics but strong enough to dissolve
alkalies in soaps and detergents. |
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Vinegar also breaks down uric
acid, so adding 1 cup vinegar to the rinse water is especially
good for babies' clothes. To get wool and cotton blankets soft
and fluffy as new, add 2 cups white vinegar to a full tub of
rinsewater.
DO NOT USE VINEGAR IF YOU ADD
CHLORINE BLEACH TO YOUR RINSEWATER. IT WILL PRODUCE HARMFUL VAPORS.
Baking Soda. 1/4 to 1/2 cup
baking soda per wash load makes clothes feel soft and smell fresh.
Dry Bleach*. Dry bleaches containing
sodium perborate are of low toxicity (unless in strong solution,
then they can be irritating to the skin). Use according to package
directions. |
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Baking Soda. You can cut the
amount of chlorine bleach used in your wash by half when you
add 1/2 cup baking soda to top loading machines or 1/4 cup to
front loaders.
Vinegar. To remove smoky odor
from clothes, fill your bathtub with hot water. Add 1 cup white
vinegar. Hang garments above the steaming bath water.
Cornstarch. For homemade laundry
starch, dissolve 1 tablespoon cornstarch in 1 pint cold water.
Place in a spray bottle. Shake before using. Clearly label the
contents of the spray bottle. |
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Author: |
Michigan State University Extension
Posted: June 30, 2008 |
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