Posts tagged “cold water”
Clothing goes into wash, comes out with light pinkish stain?
The laundry is sorted by color. Darks from lights. Reds separated by themselves. Each load is washed with cold water and a high speed tumble. Clothing are air dried. No fabric softener is used. The detergent is Tide 2x ultra with bleach alternative color safe. The clothing is washed at a laundromat. When clothing is [...]
more laundry detergent versus hot water – which more economical?
I read the best way to cut laundry costs is to use cold water. What is the cost trade-off between using more laundry detergent with cold water, instead of using warm water? Would there be an added benefit of better color retention with cold water instead of warm? (also possibly more ‘clean smell’ to your [...]
How to get blood stain out of white jeans?
I had a mishap today with a friend who got hurt and got a couple drops of blood on my white jeans. I guess its what I get for wearing jeans before Memorial Day! ha! So anyway, I need to get these small blood spots out of my jeans ASAP! These are my favorite jeans! [...]
how do you get black nail polish out of a pink fabric chair? please dont say nail polish remover!! help!!!!!!?
well my friend painted my toenails BLACK and they were still wet and when i came into her room i rubbed my foot on her pink fabric chair. its like half out and we have used nail polish remover, windex, tons of hairspray, tide to go, a sharp scraper, we tried blotting, zout the laundry [...]
How do I remove laundry stains that transferred from new black jeans to a red sweater after washing & drying?
I didn’t find the black stains on my red sweater until the next day after I had washed AND dried, so the stain is probably really set in there. I washed with cold water so the black wouldn’t bleed, but I didn’t think about the dryer and set it at a high temperature. I read [...]
What can I do to get rid of a sour smell in laundry?
My husband’s work shirts are made of 100% poly. He works outside all day, and the odor is horrible. Several workers of the same company have the same problem. I have tried oxy, colorsafe bleach, vinegar, baking soda, hot/cold water, soaking in different household cleaners… I even tried pet/ stain and odor remover! Do you [...]