By
eHow Home & Garden Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Chlorine Bleach
- Enzyme Presoak
- Clotheslines
- Clothespins
- Laundry Detergents
- Color Removers
Step1
Check care label to make sure the fabric is bleach-safe.
Step2
Soak overnight in an enzyme presoak, which will immediately go to work breaking down organic materials to augment the cleaning process later.
Step3
Set washer to as hot a temperature as tolerable by the fabric (see care instructions on clothing).
Step4
Use twice as much (bleach-safe) detergent as usual.
Step5
Add chlorine bleach 5 minutes after the wash cycle has begun.
Step6
Hang in bright sunlight to dry.
Comments
katep1313 said
on 2/18/2007 add dishwashing detergent for electric dishwashers into the wash it great for whitening.
SHHill said
on 1/21/2007 Great! Thanks!
SHHill said
on 1/21/2007 Excellent!
Anonymous said
on 9/21/2006 There is a product called bluing (your grandma probably used it). WalMart still sells it. You follow the directions on the bottle to whiten yellowed cotton.
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 I have seen that this helps the yellow under arm stains.
Mix half water and half white vinegar in a spray bottle. Spray generously on the problem areas before putting the item in the washer.