Brilio.net - Washing clothes can be quite a challenging household chore. If not done properly, clothes may not be maximally clean and can smell musty after washing.
Because they don't want to bother, some people choose to use laundry services to wash their clothes. Clothes washed in a laundry usually look maximally clean and fragrant. However, using a laundry service can increase household expenses.
To save money, you can wash your own clothes at home. To get the clothes maximally clean and fragrant, make sure to wash them in a special way.
A YouTube user named Bundaa Ipi shows how to wash clothes without going to the laundry, but still get maximum results. "Washing tips so that the laundry smells like it came from the laundry," she wrote in the video caption.
First, wash as usual with detergent. To make it more practical, you can use a washing machine for this process.
photo: YouTube/Bunda ipi
After washing, the clothes can be rinsed with clean water several times. In order for the laundry to smell good for a long time and before putting it in the washing machine for the last rinse, mix 2 sachets of fabric softener with a ladle of water first. Then the key to making the fragrance last is to add vinegar.
"I use 5 drops of vinegar, the kind that is usually used for food. It doesn't smell sour, in fact, the vinegar will strengthen the fragrance," he said further.
photo: YouTube/Bunda ipi
Stir until all the ingredients are mixed perfectly. Once done, put this fragrance liquid into the washing machine. Soak the clothes for a while so that the fragrance sticks perfectly.
photo: YouTube/Bunda ipi
After soaking for a while, wring out the clothes one by one. Dry the clothes in the washing machine, then dry them in the sun.
"We just let it air until the clothes are dry so they don't smell musty," he said.
photo: YouTube/Bunda ipi
When it is dry, lift the clothes that are drying. Well, the result is not only looks cleaner, the fragrance of the perfume is still strong, you know.
"I no longer worry about my laundry smelling musty or unpleasant because I use a mixture of fragrances mixed with vinegar," he said.
Looking at the comments column of the video, many netizens are grateful for being told how to wash clothes using this method.
"Thank you very much for the tips, Mom. They are very useful for me who has small children at home, Mom," wrote the YouTube account Bundamikanadhi.
"Wow, thank you, Mom, for always sharing the daily benefits for us housewives," said the YouTube account Nutrisi_jiwa.
"Thank you very much, Mom Ipi. This tip can make you save more on using fabric softener," said the YouTube account Bundaratisyah.
"Great tips, Mom. I want to try it for my laundry too. Thanks for the tips, Mom," said YouTube account Jernitarevi.
"Thank you for the tips, Mom. So I'm not confused about what to wash when it's raining and cloudy in the afternoon, it still doesn't smell musty, Mom," commented the YouTube account Hanata Family.