Brilio.net - Bags are one of the most important school equipment. This object functions to store various equipment, such as books and stationery. Therefore, many students choose to use backpacks so they can store lots of things. Because they are used almost every day, bags are prone to getting dirty and stained.
Dust and dirt that sticks to the bag must be cleaned immediately so that it doesn't become stubborn stains. Especially if the bag is brightly colored, stains and dirt will be clearly visible. If you don't wash it often, the stains and dirt will eventually turn into mold stains. The sign is that the surface of the school bag is black.
If mold stains have appeared, they will be difficult to remove even after washing and brushing with detergent. Additional cleaning agents are needed to remove stains so that the bag looks clean and bright again. Like a netizen who shared how to wash dirty school bags via YouTube Rends laundry.
In the video upload, he initially showed the dirty, blackened condition of his school bag. He also intended to wash the bag so that it looked clean again. Instead of washing it with detergent, just add one kitchen ingredient, you know.
How to wash a dirty school bag so it becomes bright again.
The kitchen ingredient used is dish washing soap. Apart from dish soap, he also uses soda ash, sodium bicarbonate and hot water. These ingredients are mixed into a cleaning fluid.
photo: YouTube/Rends laundry
Instead of washing it immediately with a cleaning fluid concoction, the YouTube user soaked his dirty school bag in plain water for 30 minutes.
"I soaked the bag for about 30 minutes first. The aim was to remove dust, sweat and dirt that was stuck to it. Then I gave it cleaning fluid," he said, as reported by BrilioFood on Thursday (14/3).
photo: YouTube/Rends laundry
While waiting for the bag to soak, the YouTube user made a cleaning fluid concoction from several ingredients, namely soda ash, sodium bicarbonate, dishwashing soap and hot water.
To do this, prepare a container to mix the cleaning fluid. Then add hot water, 5 tablespoons of soda ash, 3 tablespoons of sodium bicarbonate, and enough dish soap. Stir the four ingredients until evenly mixed.
"Here I prepare soda ash, sodium bicarbonate to remove mold, and dish soap to remove grease stains on the bag," he added.
photo: YouTube/Rends laundry
After the bag has been soaked for 30 minutes, discard the water used to soak it and replace it with new water. Then put the cleaning fluid in the bucket and soak the bag again for about 1 hour.
"Put the bag in and soak it for 1 hour. Later, if there are still stains attached, you can brush it," he said.
photo: YouTube/Rends laundry
After the second soaking process, the YouTube user brushed several parts of the bag that were still dirty and had stubborn stains. Brush the surface of the bag slowly so as not to damage the fabric or bag material. After that, the YouTube user rinsed the bag with fabric softener and dried it in a shady place so that the color of the bag remained durable.
"Brush until the stain is completely gone, then rinse with fabric softener," he said.
photo: YouTube/Rends laundry
As a result, the bag, which initially looked dirty and shabby, now looks bright again, like new. So, for those of you who have bags filled with stubborn stains, don't rush to throw them away, okay? These stains can still be cleaned with this trick, you know.
By applying the method for washing dirty school bags shared by this YouTube user, you can make your dirty school bag clean and bright again. You can also use several kitchen ingredients at home to help remove stubborn stains on the surface of the bag.