Socks endure a lot of punishment and can be tough to get clean. This is a guide for getting socks really clean.
Have trouble getting your white socks white and don't want to bleach them? Update that box of baking soda in the refrigerator and use the old one to soak your socks in.
Add one half cup and your detergent to a small level water load with your socks and let them soak for an hour then wash as usual. You have taken care of two jobs at once.
By latrtatr from Loup City, NE
1. Are they white and mostly cotton? If white, wash them separately with a bit of bleach in the wash water.
2. If they are colored, also wash a small load separate from other garments and use powdered color-safe bleach as directed.
3. If they're white and you've a place to dry them outside on a line or laid out on the grass, the sun will help whiten them.
Another good tip about socks (anklets or knee socks) is to buy at LEAST two pairs of the same size and color at one time. That way, with luck, the socks may wear out one at a time and you have a chance of still having a matched pair for a longer length of time.
Nett of NH
I've used a bar of soap to wash my children's and grandchildren's socks for years and then throw in washer. It gets them as white as can be (even grass stains come out).
By C. Reep
The reason most socks are white is because dye weakens fibers so white socks are stronger, I've been told. There is nothing better than the scrub board for getting them clean.
By Shirley from Dawson Creek, BC
I learned a trick when parenting newborn twins. I use either cold or warm water in the washing machine. After including my usual laundry detergent, I add 1/4 - 1 full cup of Borax. If the stains are really stubborn, I also add an equal amount of washing soda. I then soak for an hour or so. This has worked on everything from formula to mud.
By Nancy from Excelsior Springs, MO
Try ammonia instead of bleach, or even a 1/2 cup of baking soda and the downy ball filled with white vinegar one of those should work for sure.
Donna
If you have folks in the house that walk around in their white socks and you can never get them clean, dissolve a dishwasher cube or two depending how many socks you have in a bucket of water and let them sit overnight. The next day, wash as a small load. You won't any lose socks and your white socks will be bright white from the clorox in the dishwasher soap.
Brandy from Detroit, MI
I've also used Mrs. Stewart's Liquid Bluing for brightening the whites that have gone yellow or gray. But be careful - you must always dilute bluing in cold water. You add it to the final rinse.
By Ann
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