Witty washing: 10 advice to modern hostesses

Our grandmothers did not know anything the best from spots on clothes, than laundry soap. Later, our mothers discovered for themselves soda, chloric bleaches, and we enjoy new and safe stain removers and powders. But, you see, all the same sometimes witty secrets of girlfriends, mothers and grandmothers perfectly supplement action of innovative novelties for washing.

Let's remember the most working secrets for washing.

Secret No. 1. Aspirin.

Do you want that the white blouse remained it is dazzling white? Take this simple advice. Add to loading by white things one tablet of aspirin. It will keep whiteness.

Secret No. 2. Salt.

This secret for dark things. To keep the saturation and purity of dark color, add a small cup of salt during rinsing of things.


Secret No. 3. Hand sanitizer.

In spite of the fact that we transferred almost all the records to smartphones and on tablets, spots on clothes from ink remain a current problem. Especially, if you have children of school age or students. Use a secret of the American housewives. They advise before washing to process a spot hand sanitizer (we know this means by a method of dry manicure), to leave for 10 minutes, to wash with hot water, and after – to wash a thing as usual laundry detergent.


Secret No. 4. Lemon.

Use even of very good deodorant does not guarantee total absence of spots of sweat on clothes. It is especially a pity to see them on delicate knitted fabrics or a white blouse. Try to act as follows. Part lemon juice in water in proportions 1:1. A clean sponge rub sweat spots this structure. And then erase as usual. Everything has to depart!

Secret No. 5. Foil.

Food aluminum foil can be useful when drying things in the washing machine. Make of it a small ball (of the size of a tennis ball or slightly less), and put this "ball" in a drum at the drying mode. It will reduce drying time, will make it more effective, will soften fabrics – such way works as sheets for drying or fabric softener. Besides, the foil reduces a static stress in fabric.

Secret No. 6. Dry towel.

Do you want one more secret how to accelerate the mode of "drying"? You will need a clean, dry and fluffy towel. Put it in wet things when the machine begins to work in the drying mode. But only for the first 15 minutes. And then take out it. Such simple trick considerably accelerates drying of things.


Secret No. 7. Pepper.

Let your color things remain bright! And for this purpose it is not even necessary to buy "Caress" or expensive fabric softener. Add one teaspoon of ground black pepper when washing (not red!), this reception will keep color. It prevents from coloring of fabrics during washing.

Secret No. 8. Hand wash instead of a dry-cleaner.

Recently services of dry-cleaners become more and more expensive. Sometimes it is necessary to choose for what thing it is worth spending as money is not enough for everything. Do not worry! Even if on a thing there are recommendations only of a dry-cleaner, in most cases hand wash can replace professional cleaning. Exceptions are made by such materials as leather and velor. And silk and wool can be erased, but only manually, very delicately, and in warm water.


Secret No. 9. It is better not to erase viscose.

This material is very inclined to a usazhivaniye. Any influence by hot water promotes it. Even if on the label of a thing from viscose machine wash is allowed – better not to do it, give preference to dry cleaning.

Secret No. 10. Do not throw out a measured glass.

It is better not to lose and not to throw out this thing, it is necessary even to very experienced housewives. Always measure exact amount of laundry detergent for each washing. The overdose is not recommended. Too large amount of powder does things and matters rigid, and the main thing – promotes faster wear of the washing machine.