The Secret to Getting WHITE CLOTHES WHITER (Easy Stain Removal)!!

How to get clothes white again. Do you struggle with stains on your white shirts? Dingy whites are the worst! Bleaching white clothes can be hard to do if you don't know the easy steps. My daughter has to wear white shirts to school (uniform) and most of the kid's shirts look grayish. Not hers! Same with white socks and towels.

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Note: there are some old or polyester fabrics that won't get white (time to replace). Give it a try, you'll be amazed at what a difference it makes! Just be careful if you use the kitchen sink like I did that you get everything out!!

OxiClean is bleach free. It's an oxygen-based stain fighter and brightener. It has no chlorine in it either.

I let my whites soak overnight. The towels didn't go totally white because they are several years old.

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[wyominghome]

Part of the problem with dingy clothes is the new washing machines. They really don't get clothes very clean. UPDATE 7/18/22: But let me add one thing more. Consumer Reports just recommended Persil liquid detergent as the best on the market for getting clothes white. I live in an area where the water is super hard with minerals. So much so that my whites were all looking yellow and feeling stiff. I tried Persil and it really seems to work. My white clothes looked super white after one wash. I don't know what's in it, but Persil does seem to deal with hard water yellowing. One of the few times in my life when a product claim actually proved to be true.Thought I'd pass that along.

[TheeRoyalVirgo]

I recently switched to using the Tide with bleach powder detergent in my whites, and have been very satisfied with the results. It really gets and keeps my whites white without needing to add any extras.

[CL]

I have a old washer and what I do to soak clothes is let it fill up and then shut the machine off and I time it. Works well.

[crisshanmiggins]

Girl, I' m gonna make things waaaayyyy easier for you!!! To get your whites whiter by adding 1 cup of baking soda for a more natural option or you can add some Cloralen Bleach to your whites! Cloralen bleach whitens, deodorizes and deep cleans clothed. I don't know what they put in this stuff but it works!!! Bless you, girl!

[Neiri-qgwk]

Bluing and Oxyclean works to keep whites white. But, if you want to turn whites whiter or turn yellowed clothes white again, couple of packets of Rit White Wash with your regular detergent will do the trick. I've used it myself.

[onemishelle]

All white fabric has a blue tint making them look white. To keep it, I use Mrs. Stewarts liquid bluing in my rinse. Careful, though you must dilute it. Works perfect and my whites are never dingy.

[kimilyteixeira]

I will definitely try this. I usually throw out my white shirts due to sweat stains. Hope I can save some money, and some shirts, by doing this. Thank you

[darlenebradley]

Another tip is to hang white clothes on a clothesline. The sun also bleaches! For pre-soak, I have an acquaintance who soaks her white clothes in her chlorinated swimming pool because the chlorine for the pool is a different concoction than the chlorine bleach sold in the store for cleaning. Not sure exactly what she puts in the pool, but she's been doing it for years....I have a suspicion it is a combination of whatever kind of chlorine is in the pool water, combined with the sun exposure that does the trick. I use TSP in my washer as a rinsing agent. I read somewhere that the phosphates that were removed from laundry detergents years ago were the rinsing agent that kept detergent residue from building up in the fabric. I have also used a cup of laundry powder, a cup of dishwasher detergent, a cup of bleach to rescue items that were beyond hope and destined for the rag basket. Interesting post!

[Pepe-HH-BM]

What a nice woman; even since the beginning of the video, I was hooked by her nice voice and I couldn’t stop watching it. So pleasant and calming. I did fall in love with your channel!

[CoolKoon]

This is a neat guide, but everyone should keep in mind that OxiClean contains a weak(er) bleaching agent (sodium percarbonate) and an optical whitening agent. This means that it should only be used on completely white clothing, not only colored clothing is off limits but also clothing with some color in it. I'd skip the (crystal) bleach, it just weakens the fabric.

[juniorjr.]

I use OxiClean & arm and Hammer washing soda & Dawn.... Let it soak... Then add to your washer add your favorite detergent....

[cherylsxavier]

Instead of using the oxy clean use 6 or 8 aspirin. The oxy clean and bleach eat the fiber of the material and they wear out faster. I use a 5 gallon bucket and let everything soak overnight with 6 aspirin. It works great!🙂

[AVToth]

I also use blueing. After rinsing and adding vinegar, letting close soak, agitate (I found a new washer that agitated, adds as much water as I want and let's me soak for as long as I choose.) I do a last rise and depending on the size of the load add a table spoon up to 1/4 cup blueing. I keep an old milk jug to dilute the blueing because it is a dye. Whites are so white they are unbelievable.

[MPam]

No matter what products you use, i believe it helps to start with truly hot water to properly launder white clothing. I'm just old fashioned that way. Unfortunately, I live in a senior apartment building where our hot water heaters are set (for our safety i've been told) to limit the water temperature. So, what we have is extra warm water. It's very frustrating. Ha! Thanks for your tips however. I'll have to give them a try as soon as i find a way to access hot water.

[debrazink-brody]

Great advice, thank you. I would just turn washer off once water filled and let it soak over night then start washer in the morn.

[rsoubiea]

it does help to always wash whites together. they really get dingy washing them in a mixed load.

[patriciapolk]

Thank you so much for these tips. I had new sheets that got a tough sweat stain. I soaked them for 6 hours and washed following your instructions.
They look brand new! I have been anti white anything, but this experience changed my mind.

[bluesky]

On impossibly stained clothes, curtains and others (nothing to lose by trying), I've done week-long soaks with Oxi-Clean. I agitate it from time to time, rinse the clothes and replace the Oxi-Clean once or twice. Miracle.

[thelovelyathena]

I’m at the point where I no longer buy/wear white clothes (it takes a lot to get them clean.) I always end up throwing them out if they don’t get clean enough.

[stargazer]

I used to just soak the whites in the washer with lots of cold water, for most things(because hot sets in stains) detergent and Clorox bleach. Can’t do that now with the front loaders. You cannot leave Clorox in a small amount of water or it will eat up the fabric. Have discovered Clorox 11, squirting it directly on to stains for however long it takes. Then soaking, then rinsing 2 times. My soak and rinse cycles use more water, so that’s what I use except for delicates. When this very expensive washer breaks down, I hope I can still get an old fashioned agitator which depends upon water (which I will gladly pay for) to clean my clothes. The first time it broke down it took 3 weeks to get the 2 computer boards that run the machine along with $750. And it would have taken several months to get a different machine. And by the way, it takes 30 minutes to spin. How does that save energy? The energy saved is using almost no water. What government agency thought this up? Don’t tell me . I know.