If you want your laundry to come out cleaner and fresher, the secret just might be to cut down on detergent. The wrong kind of laundry soap or even using too much can make your clothes dull. Try adding in an eco-friendly household substance! This can boost your detergent’s cleaning power without affecting the environment. Try the following…
First of all, the right amount of detergent can greatly help your laundry. More isn’t necessarily better; use the amount of detergent written on the instructions. Carefully measure with the provided scooper or with a measuring cup. Don’t rely on estimates because one tends to overestimate. This can result in costing you extra money and too much laundry detergent leaves a residue on your clothes after washing.
Don’t substitute other cleaning substances if you run out of laundry detergent
Don’t use dish liquid, dishwasher detergent, or shampoo either. They are all designed to produce a more suds than required for your waher. The extra foam can damage the control panel of a washer and make a mess. Detergents that are not formulated for laundry use can damage clothes and fabrics. If you do run out of laundry detergent, freshen lightly soiled clothes by going through a wash cycle without any soap.
Baking Soda is an environmentally friendly laundry aid. It helps to remove stains caused by oil or wine, as well as softening your washer’s waterwhen added to your detergent. Buy baking soda in bulk to save money and store in a dry place.
Plain white vinegar is everybody’s favorite green cleaner. This liquid works to disinfect, brighten, soften, and deodorize your laundry. Simply wash clothes as per usual, but add a cupful of vinegar to the last rinse cycle.
Hydrogen peroxide is a compound of water plus oxygen, which makes a good presoak for removing bloodstains from clothing or linens. Supplement your laundry soap with one cup of hydrogen peroxide for brighter whites, with much less wear and tear on your clothes — and the environment — than with chlorine bleach.
Club Soda has been long known as the treatment of choice for liquid stains. Plus, club soda is readily available, inexpensive, and non-toxic. It is also excellent for deodorizing pet “accidents” on bedding or slipcovers. Apply to the affected area ASAP and avoid rubbing. You can add some table salt for extra cleaning power. Then launder normally.
Reader’s Digest has the most unusual suggestion for a laundry detergent booster. They recommend battling odor-causing bacteria with a cup of alcohol-based sugarless mouthwash. Just pour it into your washing machine, together with your regular laundry detergent, to freshen a load of stinky gym socks.
Don’t get to thinking that if one laundry booster is good, two or more will be even better
Vinegar and baking soda are not the best washday combination, unless you like streaks on your just-washed clothes. Avoid using hydrogen peroxide, washing soda, or chlorine bleach in a wash load that contains wool garments — they can harm the fibers.
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