Vinegar for Laundry

Question: How can I get whiter whites without using bleach?

Answer: Vinegar! How about whiter whites, removing soap residue, softer clothes, and less static cling as well?

Here are some useful tips on how to use white distilled vinegar in your laundry:

Brighten colors by soaking clothes in one gallong of warm water mixed with one cup vinegar. Follow by rinsing in straight water.

Add 2 cups of vinegar to the rinse cycle in your washing machine when washing sheets and blankets. This will help to remove soap residue and make those blankies soft and fluffy! Adding vinegar to your rinse cycle will also reduce the chance of lint building up and pet hair sticking to your clothes. For softer clothes, add just 1/2 cup to the rinse cycle.

For delicate items, add 2 Tablespoons to the rinse cycle (or rinse water if washing by hand). Helps to remove soap residue!

Prevent silks, wools and linens from yellowing by adding 1/2 cup of vinegar to the rinse water.

If you left wet laundry in the machine to long and it smells sour, add two cups of vinegar (no laundry detergent) and run a normal cycle. Follow up with a normal cycle with laundry detergent and the sour smell is gone!

Spray full strength white distilled vinegar on underams stains and ring around the collar as a pretreat before washing. No more embarassing underarm and deodorant stains!

Follow this simple recipe for a stain pretreat. Keep in a labeled spray bottle away from children.

1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup ammonia
2 tsp. liquid soap (detergent or soap base)
1/4 cup baking soda
1 qt. water