How to Make Clothes Last Longer
To discourage fading colors, add 1/3 cup of white vinegar to your rinse cycle., To restore whites without damaging the fabric, soak the items in lukewarm water with oxygen bleach for a couple of hours depending on how white you want items to be...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: To discourage fading colors
Your fuchsia tank-top may last longer than you expected! -
Step 2: add 1/3 cup of white vinegar to your rinse cycle.
Then rinse with vinegar and water, use one tablespoon of water to one quart of water.
Once you're done treating them, wash them in hot water with chlorine bleach added.
If possible dry the clothes outside. , Most likely they will come out of the wash good as new.
To prevent further fading, try washing all black items in cold water with ivory flakes, and only a small amount of detergent. ,,, Socks are not that important, but who likes yellow socks? , You can also try adding a non oily make-up remover.
Then wash items as you normally would and never have to deal with annoying blush stains 5 minutes before work. ,, -
Step 3: To restore whites without damaging the fabric
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Step 4: soak the items in lukewarm water with oxygen bleach for a couple of hours depending on how white you want items to be
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Step 5: usually in between 15-24 hours.
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Step 6: To refresh black clothing
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Step 7: add strong coffee or tea to your rinse water.
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Step 8: To remove ink stains
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Step 9: spray a fair amount of hairspray on the ink
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Step 10: let it sit for a a couple minutes
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Step 11: then put it straight in the wash. For leather items put petroleum jelly on the damaged area
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Step 12: let the jelly sit for 2-4 days
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Step 13: wipe the area.
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Step 14: To make your jeans look like you bought them yesterday
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Step 15: soak them in 4 table spoons of vinegar and 5 quarts of water for about a half hour
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Step 16: and wash them inside-out.
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Step 17: For sparkling white socks
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Step 18: boil them in a sauce-pan with lemon slices
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Step 19: and add dishwasher detergent regularly to your sock load.
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Step 20: To remove make-up stains
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Step 21: put dish detergent
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Step 22: or shampoo (preferably a grease cutting formula).
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Step 23: Hang or fold your clothes depending on its needs
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Step 24: that amazing BCBG blouse you just bought is not going to last that long if you stuff it in your dresser the second it comes out of the wash.
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Step 25: Take your work clothes off when you get home.
Detailed Guide
Your fuchsia tank-top may last longer than you expected!
Then rinse with vinegar and water, use one tablespoon of water to one quart of water.
Once you're done treating them, wash them in hot water with chlorine bleach added.
If possible dry the clothes outside. , Most likely they will come out of the wash good as new.
To prevent further fading, try washing all black items in cold water with ivory flakes, and only a small amount of detergent. ,,, Socks are not that important, but who likes yellow socks? , You can also try adding a non oily make-up remover.
Then wash items as you normally would and never have to deal with annoying blush stains 5 minutes before work. ,,
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