Whitening Dirty Washcloths

By Susan (Guest Post)

My light colored wash cloths are all stained. At first I blamed my husband who works construction. But then I started see the ones I use stained also. Always right in the middle. I think it is the liquid body wash that is staining them. No amt of bleach or oxy or borateem works to remove the stain! Anybody else notice this?

By

kimhis

Just go right to dying them pink or blue and be done once and for all!

By

melody_yesterday

baking soda added to the wash --
just shake some in & it's inexpensive.
I have been whitening with peroxide latley.
It's 2/$1 here & I use about 1/3 bottle every week--
I cut down on whites in my clothing to wear regurally because it's so much hassle & I'd rather spend time on other things !
My mother was notorious for figuring out ways to lessen her houshold burdons !
She would never have or use white linens .bed clothes or toweling due to the fact that after it is greyed or yellowed it's another expense of either time to correct or cost to replace! !
She would opt for off-white,antique white,cream or eggshell if it was all THAT important ,choose printed bed clothes & definatly a dark color for washcloths !
If my guests or family feel I am inadequate without all the "whites" they know where there are Motels that use whites !
My time is MINE & I don't run a catering service !
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I just read another whitening tip that has been around but I forgot !
Lemon Juice ! It will make your clothes smell so nice !
also you can add it along with baking soda !

By joesgirl (Guest Post)

Try adding 1/2 cup of borax to your regular detergent & 1 cup of bleach.

By aardvark (Guest Post)

I used OxyMagic this week to pre-soak then wash a white dress shirt my hubby had mistaken thought clean and IRONED. I noticed icky sweat stains and more AFTER he ironed them in. It came 100% clean when washed as described 3 days later (after an out of state wedding).

By

Noella

Soak the stained washcloths in Oxyclean overnight, then wash with regular detergent, bleach and more Oxyclean. See if that helps.

My step-son went four-wheeling one night and was covered with mud - head to toe. He wore white socks. After the first washing, it was hard to tell that the socks had even been washed, they were still grayish-brown. I washed them by hand for a few minutes to get more dirt out, then soaked them in Oxyclean overnight. The next day, I washed them as I described and they actually came back to white - I could hardly believe it!

By Sheila May (Guest Post)

Tanya, a common misconception about white cloth is that it is woven from white cotton whereas it is usually made from greige goods and dyed white. Therefore, when you use bleach on it, it doesn't whiten your laundry, but removes the dye leaving a greyish color behind. Any of the other products mentioned above, or Oxy-Clean, used according to instructions, should work just fine. (My family calls me the "stainmeister"). Good luck.

By Mom in PA (Guest Post)

My mother in law is the laundry queen. She suggest DG Powder Bleach for all whites. It is in an orange box and is the Dollar General store brand, hence the "DG". Good luck!

By

gddyup2

Try All Fabric Bleach. A friend gave me some and it removed all the yucky baby barf stains. I was looking for an organic or biodegradable alternative to borax. Put about a 2 tsp in a bucket of hot water and let sit for a couple days. Won't bleach colors either. My son was eating pomegranates in a light blue polo shirt, yikes! Blue as new and no signs of fruit stains. I've used it in my carpet cleaner, as a grout cleaner and my husband uses it to clean oil stains from the driveway. It's one of those products I can't live without. I got it from shoponestore.com, but other than that I think you have to know someone that sells it. Totally worth every cent.

By

Grandma Bess

Tanya, In the Thriftyfun Search type in "Using Borax instead of Bleach" and you'll get all kinds of whitening tips. Joyce