If you're thinking about getting rid of those older white clothes that have stains or whose color has already turned yellow, we have some tips for you.
It will no longer be necessary to discard them, because with the homemade techniques that follow, you will be able to return the original color to the pieces and use them longer.
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See with us how to carry out the process to have White clothes again, using natural ingredients that pose no health risks.
Check out the six most applied ways below, which can bring the best results in a few steps.
Techniques to make your clothes whiter
1. With lemon juice and salt
Use lemon juice and salt to remove sweat stains from your white clothes. To do this, just combine:
5 cups of hot water;
2 cups of lemon juice;
100g of salt.
Soak the clothes in the mixture for 1 hour and rinse well. For an even better effect, dry them in the sun.
2. With hydrogen peroxide
Try hydrogen peroxide to lighten clothes and eliminate pillow stains, or as it is more commonly known, hydrogen peroxide. To do this, mix:
2 liters of hot water;
2 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide;
1 spoon of liquid detergent.
Soak the clothes in the solution for 20 minutes, rinse and wash as usual.
3. With baking soda and lemon
Combining baking soda and lemon can create a powerful whitening paste. To do this, mix three tablespoons of baking soda and one tablespoon of lemon juice.
Apply the paste to stains on white clothes, wait 30 minutes and rinse with warm water.
4. With lemon zest and vinegar
Lemon zest and apple cider vinegar are a great option for restoring your clothes' shine.
Boil 750 ml of water and add the zest of 2 lemons. Let it sit for a few minutes and add ½ cup of apple cider vinegar. Soak the clothes in the mixture for an hour, rinse and air dry.
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5. with aspirin
For extremely yellowed clothes, aspirin can be an effective solution. Place two effervescent aspirin tablets next to the detergent in the washing machine and run the appliance normally.
6. with white vinegar
Such a product not only lightens, but also softens clothes.
Mix 3 cups of water with ½ cup of white vinegar and let whites soak for 30 minutes before rinsing. On persistent stains, vinegar can be applied directly.
Natural and effective recipes
The recipes mentioned above are very effective when it comes to removing stains and lighten white clothes.
Try using them in your everyday life and get incredible results. Best of all, the techniques adopted are economical and not harmful to health, unlike the use of bleach. Try it!
