How to care for white clothes tends to be more difficult than other colored clothes. Apart from being difficult to clean after stains, white clothes can also become dull or yellow over time. It's not surprising that many people choose to buy lots of darker colored clothes, rather than white.
However, white clothes that are already dull can still be made bright again, one way is by soaking them in bleach. However, a number of people are reluctant to use clothes bleach because the material is considered to have a strong odor.
So, if you're one of those who don't want to use bleach, this trick from Instagram account user @homeaglow_ looks like it's for you. After investigating, this woman has a trick to make dull white clothes bright again using just two kitchen ingredients.
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Before getting into the trick, first prepare a bucket or basin to soak the white clothes you want to wash. Pour hot water into it, then soak your white clothes. It doesn't stop there, you also have to add enough baking soda. Yup, baking soda is one of the main kitchen ingredients for practicing this trick. After that, stir well and let it sit for a few moments. "Overnight is great, but 30 minutes to an hour is good enough (Soaking overnight is fine, but if it's only 30 minutes to 1 hour it's no problem)," added the owner of the Instagram account @homeaglow_, quoted by BrilioFood on Tuesday (16/7).
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After soaking, continue washing the clothes with water and detergent as usual. You can wash it manually by checking it or putting it in the washing machine.
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After washing, wring the clothes and dry them in direct sunlight until dry. The owner of the Instagram account @homeaglow_ explains that sunlight will act as a natural "whitener" for your clothes, you know.
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On the other hand, if there are still stubborn stains on your white clothes, you can smear them with lemon juice. So, this lemon is the second kitchen ingredient to practice this trick to make dull white clothes bright again. If so, continue to dry the clothes for about 2 to 3 hours until they are dry, then lift them.