social

Chlorine Bleach Alternatives for Laundry

November 28, 2004

Washing light colored laundry without chlorine bleach.When washing whites, use borax rather than bleach to whiten. Bleach can cause yellowing if used a great deal and will eat holes in your clothes after a number of uses. I find borax is a better whitening agent for the fabrics I wear.

Advertisement



By Walker

 
Read More Comments

4 Questions

Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.

August 9, 2010

What can I use in a laundry load (besides bleach) to disinfect colored clothing after a child has been ill and has soiled underclothing and bedding?

By Sherri Lile from MO

Answers

August 9, 20100 found this helpful

Borax, you should be able to find it (powdered) in the laundry section of your store.

 

Bronze Feedback Medal for All Time! 107 Feedbacks
August 10, 20100 found this helpful

I'd use borax too. Maybe wash twice, with hot water, or if not hot water, twice on longest cycle, and dryer dry. I forgot; since it's summer, hang the garments/bedding in hot sun.

Advertisement

Sun plus ozone from the atmosphere is a great disinfectant.

 
August 10, 20100 found this helpful

I've used Dettol for disinfecting loads of colored laundry.

 

Silver Post Medal for All Time! 297 Posts
August 10, 20100 found this helpful

White vinegar is a disinfectant. Just pour some in where your fabric softener would normally go. The vinegar smell will go away when the clothing is dried in the dryer. Hotels even use vinegar for cleaning purposes. It is an economical disinfectant.

 

Gold Post Medal for All Time! 846 Posts
August 12, 20100 found this helpful

Ditto on the distilled vinegar.

 

Silver Feedback Medal for All Time! 337 Feedbacks
August 12, 20100 found this helpful

In my opinion, hot water and detergent are all you really need clean your household laundry. With this last go round with the H1N1 virus, it was found that regular handwashing with soap and water was the single most effective thing to do to prevent the spread of germs.

Advertisement

If hot water and soap will clean your hands, hot water and detergent will do for your laundry!

 

Silver Feedback Medal for All Time! 278 Feedbacks
August 12, 20100 found this helpful

Heat kills germs. Hot water,detergent and a dryer set on hot is all you need. Medical instruments are sterilized by HEAT. Don't need any thing fancy. Hope this helps.

 
August 12, 20100 found this helpful

I buy a 40 oz. bottle of Pine Glo from Dollar Tree to use as a disinfectant/cleaner. Just pour about 1/4 - 1/2 cup in with original wash cycle along with detergent.

Advertisement

Cheap and effective. This stuff lasts a long time and very cheap. Hope this helps. Connie

 
Answer this Question

October 22, 2009

I have tried using hydrogen peroxide as a non-chlorine bleach. But my whites were not as white as I thought they would be. What else can I try?

By glenda from Arlington, TX

Answers


Gold Post Medal for All Time! 846 Posts
October 24, 20090 found this helpful

There are some answers in the archives below ;-) I will also add that other things I've learned since then by reading various ThriftyFun posts is drying whites on the line in the sunshine and using Oxiclean. Hope this helps :-)

 
October 24, 20090 found this helpful

My whites were getting very dingy I was using chlorine bleach and I used 20 Mule Team Borax 1/2 cup in a large load made a huge difference and it is $3.00 for a 4lb box.

 
October 24, 20090 found this helpful

For years people have used Mrs. Stewart's bluing to make whites look whiter. I have just recently started using it & it does seem to help. BJ

 
Answer this Question
Categories
Home and Garden Cleaning LaundryMay 20, 2013
Pages
More
🍀
St. Patrick's Ideas!
🎂
Birthday Ideas!
💘
Valentine's Ideas!
Facebook
Pinterest
YouTube
Instagram
Categories
Better LivingBudget & FinanceBusiness and LegalComputersConsumer AdviceCoronavirusCraftsEducationEntertainmentFood and RecipesHealth & BeautyHolidays and PartiesHome and GardenMake Your OwnOrganizingParentingPetsPhotosTravel and RecreationWeddings
Published by ThriftyFun.
Desktop Page | View Mobile
Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Contact Us
Generated 2024-01-28 14:30:50 in 19 secs. ⛅️️
© 1997-2024 by Cumuli, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
https://www.thriftyfun.com/Chlorine-Bleach-Alternatives-for-Laundry.html