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Miracle Laundry: bright-white sheets!
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- Опубликовано: 3 ноя 2012
- Here is how I get my sheets to be bright-white every time. It's so easy and cheap. Enjoy!
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I have been using a homemade mixture of equal parts borax and baking soda for my regular washing detergent for years. Works just as good as the expensive detergents and I use plain distilled vinegar for the fabric softener. Works great and is A LOT cheaper than buying laundry soap and fabric softener. Great tip!
I was skeptical about this at first because I had washed my sheets adding vinegar and baking soda before with no success in whitening. But following your directions exactly the results were amazing!! Thank you for sharing
Do not ever be embarrassed when you help us. We all have problems, and you make a part of our lives easier. Bless you, girl.
I am SHOCKED!!!! This cleaned my sheets soooooooo well and removed dried blood completely!!! Wow!
Thanks so much for this:)
I've recently switched to all white bedding and never thought on how tedious it is to keep everything looking fresh&stark white.
I already use Nellie's All Natural Laundry Soda&Dreft because I have sensitive skin so I don't think Baking Soda&Vinegar will be an issue.
BTW,I believe my grandmother used to do this,I just never paid attention:)
Good video, thanks for the tips! I'm getting ready to do a load of whites using your method. Just FYI, dryer sheets *are* expensive, yes -- *and* they are also laden with noxious chemicals. I throw in a couple of pieces of aluminum foil, shapes into balls, and that works great in the dryer. I also make my own laundry detergent that is unscented/non-toxic/contains no dyes. My reasoning is that everything ends up going back into our water supply/oceans and the pollution is finally catching up with us.
I wish I would have been using this for years instead of just discovering it a few months ago. It helps so much! We've tried bleach, but I'm with you on the "wearing out fast" bit. Plus it can be messy and a pain to use. Happy cleaning!
I did just bleach the sheets and it did pretty much nothing. I was extremely disappointed in the results. About to try this.
So I went to the store yesterday to buy the ingredients you mentioned and I tried it. I also added half a lemon bc I'm not really a fan of vinegar smell. This morning when I got the sheets & kitchen towels out of the dryer, they were white! Thank you so much for these tips. I will now wash my whites like this everytime. 😊♥️
WOW! Thanks so much for the information. I have been trying to find something that would do this for years. Although my husband bathes daily and often twice a day, he's just one of those people who produces a lot of oil. His whole side of the bed gets stained. It kills me that I buy beautiful sheets, only to have them get stained so quickly. I'm gonna go try this right now. Love your videos.
I use this method of cleaning to wash my sheets and towels every so often. I probably should do it again. I am out of laundry detergent and this would be a good time to use the baking soda and vinegar. I really should try to stock up on white vinegar, baking soda, and apple cider vinegar because I use them all for soooo many things!!!
We love it in the drain as well. Your aunt is a smart lady!
Your presentation is the best I've seen so far. Thank you for the info. The only additional things that I add are borax and dishwashing powder. I occasionally use liquid bleach, but I'm very sensitive to strong chemicals, so I have to be careful. It's probably wise to add these things to a liberal amount of water so the chemicals don't react in an adverse (negative) manner. Thank you again.
Just want to mention: in my experience with also washing dog towels and bedding (a lot of it) If you have used bleach on your items before, then the yellow or grey will Not go. I have now switched to using on full loads 5kg 1 cup soda crystals, 1/2 cup baking soda, 1 tablespoon borax (this is an anti bacterial agent) 1 cup vinegar (the cheapest I can find any colour) and 1 tablespoon detergent (I often just use left over grated bar of soap). I put it in all at once direct into the drum. You can also use it on colour washing it won't fade the colours it will give life to them. I often also add two tennis balls into the load to give the washing a beating which will improve the cleansing action. If you put those same balls into the dryer with only a drop of essential oils on each, then you can do away with the dryer sheets altogether and the washing drys faster and fluffier with a scent you actually like. if you need an antistatic in the tumble dryer add a scrunched up ball of aluminium foil. Ps. Someone mentioned that their washing machine kept waster standing that made everything smell stale - A)check the filters regularly B) the vinegar, baking soda and the borax will stop any kind of smell as it cleans and descales the machine and pipes every time it's used.
Oh, this is helpful. You mention "soda crystals". What is this? The dog bedding drives me crazy. After washing it still smells and is full of hair. I have Pugs and Pugs are horrible shedders. I would like to give this a try. Thank you.
Iheart2cook I think that means baking soda
yoly507 Oh, ok. Thank you so much.
I cup dishwasher powder, 1 cup detergent, 1 cup bleach and 3/4 cup borax....wash on the hottest wash you can and youll have the whitest whites...works on grubby pillows too
yoly507 it doesn't mean baking soda, it's washing soda in a crystal-shaped form. only used for cleaning....
Love it. I'm totally going to try this. Thank you for passing on good advice, and giving her credit. Very sweet.
Baking soda and vinager are wonderful cleaning agents when used together. I have also used vinager, bleach and hot water to clean mildewed shower curtains and other milded items (bathroom ceilings, attics, towels...etc). Baking soda and vinager paste also works great on kitchen sinks (porcelain and stainless) as well as tubs. And my trick for pet stains (urine, blood, snot, and feces)...peroxide! Test spot first to make sure it won't ruin carpet color or furniture. Clean the main mess up first, then sprinkle the spot with 3% peroxide (what you buy at the drug store) ...the spot will bubble up as the peroxide reacts...then blot with a clean rag or towel...repeat until spot is gone. This will also neutralize the odor.
+Tara L FYI warning: vinegar + bleach = TOXIC chlorine gas (yes, household products when mixed together can kill you), same goes for bleach + ammonia. Try googling it.
+Rob Abbott- Well aware Rob, but thanks. Yes, you have to be careful when mixing and use in well ventilated area.
Tara.
Just read your post. Sounds good.
EXCEPT. !!!!!
VINEGAR + BLEACH = POISON
you must NEVER combine the two
vinegar added to bleach causes the bleach to releases toxic chlorine and chloramine vapors. It can be deadly.
It's not something that would be obvious since each has a strong odor on their own. Mixed together the odor is not very pleasant but it is not necessarily alarming either. Breathe enough of the combination and it WILL harm you.
BUT, something interesting is that vinegar is anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and anti-viral, just like bleach is. BUT, bleach has toxic qualities. VINEGAR DOES NOT.
For cleaning around the house vinegar can replace bleach entirely.
Hi! I love this so much. Honestly, for me, this process took a few cycles to achieve that super bright white clean finish.
I came across this video several months ago and now I spot treat the worst stains with Resolve carpet cleaner and soak an hour before using this method.
I now look forward to Sundays to super clean, fresh, and bright white bedding :) Thanks for the video!
Love this, thanks. FYI--I no longer by Downey or dryer sheets: now I use white vinegar in the rinse cycle. Keeps the color longer and towels are soft and fluffy. It saves me a lot of money.
Does the vinegar method work alone where you don’t have to use dryer sheets??? Or only when used in conjunction with the baking soda? Do you see lint on the clothes without using the dryer sheets and using this method? Thanks
I haven't used Gain recently, but I will keep my eye out for that detergent/dryer sheets. I love fresh smelling clothes/sheets! :)
Thank you!!!, my white cotton fitted sheets that had yellow/brown stains from my legs/feet are now clean and white! Tried doing this in a plastic tub first but didn't work, guess it needs the agitation from a washing machine. Have tried washing the sheets with nonbleach additives, and even pretreated with spray on stain remover, but could still see the stains, and avoided bleach because it can degrade cotton. But I could only wash two sheets at a time for it to work in a front loader. So next time soaked fitted sheet for 6 hr in OxiClean per directions and then washed as normal, fitted sheet came out perfectly clean and white.
Ugh I wish it wasn't midnight this makes me want to rip the sheets off and wash them right now LOL I'll have to try tomorrow
kaleidoscopicmind5 did it work?
Mmm KayK not at all 😭 I'm at my wits end. No amount of bleach or soaking helpssssss
angelofdreams2012 I have hard water
Vinegar in rinse makes laundry softer than any fabric softener and no chemicals! Baking soda whitens teeth with hydrogen peroxide and they stay cleaner FAR longer, especially when you rinse, floss and rinse again .
Place hp in ears weekly. Clean tobgue and brush twice daily with hydrogen peroxide. Mouth feels awesome all day.
Great video.
Thanks and God bless you!!!
omg i hope ur not using hydrogen peroxide and baking soda as your toothpaste
Wtf do not put hydrogen peroxide in your ears weekly, you're doing more harm than good. Only do that if you need to clear a clog. Otherwise, your ears will take care of themselves. Christ..
Good morning. I had a front loader. I kept the door open after use as there was a smell. Leave the door ajar after use. As far as vinegar and backing soda,....I do this all the time! It's really a great idea! I enjoy your vids.
1/4 cup baking soda
Toss in washer directly
1/2 cup vinager
Wash on warm
I started using vinegar in the laundry years ago when I had babies and cloth diapers. I used it in the rinse cycle as a natural disinfectant and softener. Now I add it and the baking soda to anything I want clean and deodorized. Great tip. Thanks for reminding us all.
The vinegar in the rinse right ? Never with the baking soda directly ?
Vinegar is in the rinse only/
@@sinda11 thank you
start at 2:51
thanks😊
Thanks, SIGH.
I was about to switch to another video Thank you
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My friend has given me a beautiful white duvet cover but it had obviously yellowed/dulled over time. It's too pretty and in too condition to throw away so I have just grabbed it out of the linen closet and put it in the washer using this recipe....I hope it works, it would make my day/week/month/year!!!!
+Suzanne Porter Hi did it work ?
worked great even on my tan sheets. also used same principle for my white sweater. it is now very bright and white.
Great tip! I have white sheets too but they never get that yellow or with stains I use arm n hammer detergent leaves them so white and bright!
Beatrice Lombedo I know this is an old post but do you use the powder or liquid form and can you use it on colors?
@@pinklight911 Powder
You can use it in your regular laundry too! You can put vinegar and baking soda in a spray bottle and clean your kitchen and bathrooms. It wll shine the chrome bright!!
Hi Kathryn, I love this tip. I used baking soda and vinegar in my bathroom sinks and toilets. Haven't tried these together in the wash, but vinegar is great as a fabric softener. Also, I highly recommend using Wool dryer balls. No scent, but they are so inexpensive and you can add a few drops of essential oil on them after the clothes and dry. You just air dry them for about 10 minutes and they're amazing. I got my dryer balls on E T S Y. I've used subitofarmstore and pdickson3. You might do a video on using them. Love your family and videos.
My God this takes forever to get to the point, I dont need the whole explanation and how happy you are about it, if im already trusting you're not lying then I don't need all this
I just got home and this REALLY works!! My pillows and their cases!! Thanx so much for this.. I'll be using it from here on out and won't hesitate to buy those white sheets I really want!
I mix vinegar and baking soda and pour it into the fabric softener compartment . Was totally happy with the cleaning power. Next time will try your method . Thanks !
Wow this worked better than all the other methods i’ve used! My sheets and pillow cases are still a little yellow but much better than before!
I use a sope call Zote. You can find it on the soap line in Wal-Mart. I just mealt in a pot with water or throw it in washing machine in pieces with hot water.
I have used BS/V in my kids laundry because he has sensitive skin. I never thought to use them for my white sheets!! Thanks for the tip!
Thanks for sharing this recipe for bright white sheets! It really works!
Thanks for the info! I tried this and it worked!! I use flannel sheets year round and was frustrated with the yellowing. I love your videos!
Excellent video. Cannot wait to try this. I’ve actually used vinegar and baking soda to deep clean my mattress, and it looks almost brand new again. I’m a hot sleeper, and sweat a lot
2 years into cloth diapering and this is the best for getting the diapers "glowing white" I'm glad I stumbled into this video.
Wow!!! .... it really works .... thank you
DO IT ON A DIME
I wear white shirts @ work. They are getting dingy yellow. Im going to try this on my white shirts. I love your channel on everything diy's, recipes, decorations, etc. You are such an inspiration. Merry Christmas & God Bless.
Yay!! :) Let me know if it works for you! xo!
I am trying it tonight and will let you know the result tomorrow. I am using distilled white vinegar which is used in cooking.
Use a clothes line. Very best secret.
On a sunny day~
This method and a sunny day line dry will make the sheets brand new looking again and if you pin them nice and tight they look ironed
And add some lemon juice. This helps in the sun! :)
That is true.
vinegar and baking soda work really well to get odors out of things. I love doing this on my towels when they get musty.
Used this hint on my nice percale sheets that have turned off white over the years and they turned out much nicer and really soft again! Nice!I had to chuckle though, before I listened to the video and heard you introduce your channel as "Do it on a dime",I saw the title and it, as all one word DoItOnaDime, reads "Dolt On a Dime". (Chuckle)
Thank you for this!! I was ready to throw out my bfs work socks and some towels but this saved them! They look almost new!!
This recipe would be AWESOME for a duvet! Happy cleaning. :)
Hope so because I just watched your video for that very reason. I use a sheet between my body and my duvet, and I keep enough sheet at the top of the bed to fold down over the duvet at night. It keeps it cleaner longer so I laundry sheets a lot more than this duvet. But the duvet's top is becoming slightly darker and a little yellow at the top, so today is wash it day! Going to try your method ...
GIRL!!! Thank you SO MUCH for this tip!! Works perfectly on my white towels and white curtains!🙏🏽 Question: Can I use these ingredients on lighter colors? Like a light, light blue, or will the color be washed out? Our bed sheets are light blue and I was hoping I could wash my sheets like you wash yours.🤞🏼
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Awesome!! I am setting up my guest room with white bedding...on twin beds. This will be very useful keeping the sheets/comforters sparkling white!!!
Wow, thank you for sharing. Amazing results and I'm thinking that it probably helps with the smell that occurs in a front loader machine. As well.
I love using vinagar and baking soda in my washer. I use my own homemade laundry soap, but love the vinager. you can even put some vinagar into the washer with the soap. I know the volcano thing, but you can pre mix it, let the volcano work, then when reaction if over put it. vingar helps with hard water I beleive. I was great when I washed my girls diapers in the laundry. most of my cloths come out very nicley with out stains. Thanks for the video.
Thanks so much! I've been looking to make our whites brighter since I found the Dawn/borax/washing soda/water mix (pennies on the dollar) for whiteness also.
Great tip I love baking soda its great for a body scrub too and face scrub just baking soda and water
Borax and white vinegar plus reg laundry soap work beautifully too.
I also will soak my whites in my machine for a few hours if really not bright.
My grandma taught me this- I’m 60
I haven't, but I bet it would work wonders (we don't have any white towels, actually, just blue, brown, and tan ;) )
If you need a pretreat for you items with body or head oils a tip for you is shampoo, I had a laundry service for a few years and that is how you remove ring around the collar! Works great for oils from the skin. Just a tip for you and I’m going to try your tip. Thank you
The front-loading ones are usually HE, the are just more energy efficient :)
you can add the 1/2 cup of vinegar into a downy ball so it will naturally disperse in the final rinse of the cycle. 😊
Thanks, Debbie! :)
You should always shower before you go to bed to wash off the grime of everyday living. That and the body oil that you secrete at night causes the yellowing. Body oil is still oil, so I have used Dawn directly on the oil stains. Works wonders. Also, could use shampoo.
+LaCaixa034 You can also use shampoo on the collars of shirts to get rid of the grime.
+LaCaixa034 better yet, put plastic on the bed or sleep on the floor... sheets will always be white :)
LaCaixa034
Will try it
I love your channel. It didn't immediately click that you were do it on a dime, but it felt like family. Ha
Can you do this with color sheets? Thank you for post
I would say give it a try. You can pre-treat the garment directly using the same cleaners :)
I love your videos.
Could you make one on gardening: what's your routine, what you plant, when and how, and how's it's been working out?
Thanks a lot
Omg I can't believe I missed this video but I had seen one of your other videos with this informtion and I am so grateful for it because I use Vinegar now!
The only problem is you started by showing us yellowed white sheets then ended showing us a embroidered duvet cover. I tried this and it actually didn't work very well so it would have been great to actually show an after of the bedsheet since duvet covers aren't slept on and don't get as soiled.
Wow, we are totally going to try this! Thanks for the awesome tip!
Vinegar is AWESOME! So many uses, so economical, so old school. I love it!
The vinegar smell doesn't stay with the fabric. But, if it bothers you, then use the Extra Rinse cycle. Also, vinegar is a disinfectant and anti-static too. So, if I'm not adding bleach, I add vinegar to my loads.
I'll tell you a quick story about when I accidentally added bleach to my husbands new clothes. Did I almost freak! I quickly spun out the washer and restarted it. And, because it's a front loader which uses less water, I added more water to help it rinse. Everything was fine when it was done. WHEW!!!! Now you know if it ever happens to you.
Baking soda and vinegar cleans mucky drains too. Vinegar in the rinse cycle takes out any soap residue left from the clothes and leaves them fresh.
Well I found some more crisp white sheets, Three strikes better not ruin them again.
I cannot thank you enough for this hint. For some unknown reason, my husband's pillowcases always look awful... stained and yellow. I will definitely give this a try as I have tried everything. Beach does the trick but it also caues your sheets to wear out fast. I cannot believe how white your sheets came out.
will this method works on colored clothes or sheetd
I had similar issues with brand new white towels and hard water. Vinegar in rinse cycle got them really clean and much fluffier but not whiter. Used a bluing solution and bam, white. Will try baking soda. Cheaper if it works as well. Thanks for tip.
I don't understand how ppl are so shocked sheets can yellow after a week when white shirts can get yellow in the arm pits and men often struggle with ring around the collar after ONE DAY👀. Your body sheds dead skin, sweats (and usually heavier at night), it's often slathered in lotions, creams and perfume or cologne, your hair hair has products in it and if you forget or simply do not remove your makeup before bed, ALL OF THAT gets carried into bed with you. If you're not a "before bed" showerer, your bed is basically an oven baking the filth of the day into your sheets. Yellowing while not at all attractive is certainly not a condition of the chronically disgusting, lol😂
Yellowing, sure. Yellowing that does not come off with a laundry detergent... uhm...
OMG, my bf is not a "before bed" showerer, and what you are saying here is so gross that makes me wanna kill him when he comes from work today...
Shower b4 bed not in the am
Summer Shen same!!! I also take one before getting into bed and my boyfriend prefers the morning.
I have been doing this in my HE machine for a long time and it works great!!
Bought a black dress from target.. didn't wash it first and it dyed my sheets (where i was laying) like this blackish tint to my sheets. this is literally my last hope. Just did everything you said and is now waiting to see my sheets.. I really hope this works!!!!
Love this use it on all sheets!!!
I use a mixture of Borax, dishwasher powder and washing soda (NOT BAKING SODA). This works well for my whites and colors. It also removes from dirt very well from my husbands work clothes. I love it. I use vinegar in every load. I make household cleaner as well with it. It takes the smell out of the doggie bedding too. Sometimes I mist the doggie bedding when I am heading outside with them. It is dry and odorless in no time so it doesn't bother them.
Thanks so much for your advice.
great tip! will try this my pillow case gets really stained from my hair products.
Impressed!! GOing to try this on my regular whites too! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing more great tips and ideas 👍🏻👍🏻💜🦋❤️
I find your videos so helpful & enjoyable to watch, your really great! What are your suggestions to clean the mold on the washing machine rubber sealer?
When is the rinse cycle? Like how do you know if you dont have a high efficiency machine?
It should be marked on the dial of your machine for the wash cycle you're using which should be cotton/whites.
I change my bed sheets every week and wash them at 60'c and use vanish stain remover and also Persil washing powder, and to give them a fresh smell I use Comfort fabric conditioner, and I have really bright sheets every time, I also have a Heat Pump dryer also which makes them even softer
@@theycallmemisterwheat7118 Ohh yes, and will be retiring next month LOL
I can't wait to try this! Makes me want to leave work & go wash my sheets! Lol!
You can use Borateem. It is very good for removing odors. If your linens are quite gray and dingy, soak them before washing them. There is a whitening product on the market but I found it is very harsh on piled linens as towels. It weakens the fibers.
for sure!
CRISP WHITE SHEETS
Okay tried it..i went to the dollar store to pick up the vinegar... it wasn't distilled but i still tried the process and it did very very well. Thank you
Great video like all of yours!
When the sheets and pillowcases were in the dryer, they still looked yellow.
Is it the dryer heat that manifests the whiteness from the wash? Or am I missing something?
Thanks!
+Debbie Schultz They looked yellow from the light, they weren't really still yellow. The heat from the dryer wouldn't have affected anything. I've been using this way of washing my clothes for over 3 years now due to allergies and I don't always use a dryer to dry my clothes (fleece and crocheted items) so I know for a fact that it doesn't.
I’m going to try this. Hope it works!
Thanks. I had never heard of Heloise before...I googled it. She sounds awesome! I'll take it as a compliment. ;) Thanks for sharing your videos with me! I subbed :)
,Heloise used to have her column in many papers, also Good Housekeeping Magazine, but it disappeared. Too bad....
I am going to try this on my kids' white shirts. They have to wear white dress shirts or polo shirts as their school dress code, and they also yellow over time, and I don't like using bleach, so I will totally try this technique! Thanks for sharing!
This method did work! The tag on the sheets said "Do Not Use Bleach", so maybe that was why they previously got dingy, I don't know for sure but they look new again. Deo Gratias!
Wow, what a great laundry tip!! Thank you, I'm going to try that method to give extra whitening power to all our white linens, etc.! Thank you so much for sharing another great tip with us! I *heart* your videos!! :)
:) You've come along way Kathryn! Great tip!