Brilio.net - Bed sheets are certainly one of the important items that support our sleep quality, providing comfort and protection to the mattress. However, over time, bed sheets can become dirty if they are never cleaned.
Especially if your sheets are exposed to stubborn stains such as food spills, pee marks that leave a pee smell, or pet hair that sticks. These stains certainly require extra treatment to be completely removed.
Dirty sheets do require special care to make them shiny again. Many people rely on bleach to restore them to their original condition, but not all sheet materials are safe to use bleach, because some materials can fade if soaked in bleach.
Well, there's another trick you can try without using bleach. A man on the YouTube account EK TV CHANEL shared how to deal with dirty sheets with ingredients easily found in the kitchen .
" The stains are dirty yellow and have been there for years, and this is different from the previous video, where I used bleach. But if you bleach a material like this, it will immediately fade ," he said.
photo: YouTube/EK TV CHANEL
It uses soda ash and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), which are proven to be effective in removing stubborn stains. With this ingredient, you don't have to worry about damaging the color or material of the sheet.
Soda ash and baking soda are effective in cleaning dirty sheets because they both have natural stain-lifting and cleaning properties. Soda ash, also known as sodium carbonate, has the ability to dissolve stubborn dirt and oil stains. Meanwhile, sodium bicarbonate acts as a gentle abrasive that can lift dirt without damaging the fabric fibers.
First, prepare three spoons of soda ash and five spoons of baking soda, then mix them in a large container that is big enough to accommodate the sheets. Add two spoons of powdered detergent to maximize the cleaning effect.
photo: YouTube/EK TV CHANEL
After that, pour one liter of hot water into the mixture of ingredients. Then add cold water little by little while stirring until the temperature remains stable.
Once the mixture is ready, put the dirty sheet in it. Let the sheet sit for four hours so that stubborn stains can be lifted.
photo: YouTube/EK TV CHANEL
After letting it sit, you can start brushing the sheets if the stains are still stubborn. Don't force yourself if the stains are too difficult to remove, because it can damage the sheet material.
"If you force it, it'll be tiring. The stain has been there for too long," he added.
The final step is to rinse the sheets with clean water. You can add a little acid to speed up the rinsing process and remove any remaining odors.
photo: YouTube/EK TV CHANEL
By following this method, bed sheets that were previously full of stains can be clean again without bleach and safe to use. This trick is also more friendly to the bed sheet material, maintaining its color and quality.
photo: YouTube/EK TV CHANEL
Regularly washing your bed sheets is essential to keeping them clean, so make sure to wash them regularly to prevent stains from building up and make cleaning easier.
(brl/lea)
