How much do we spend each month on household cleaning and laundry products? Typically, you buy products to whiten your laundry , eliminate odors, remove stains, and protect its softness. However, few people know that it’s possible to achieve the same, or even better, results using only natural products. Vinegar, coffee, and baking soda are just a few of the natural ingredients that can revolutionize your laundry .
Vinegar . It is ideal for making laundry softer, especially towels. To restore softness to towels, add 250 ml of white vinegar to the wash cycle. Vinegar removes all mineral residue that builds up on towels and laundry in general, without leaving an odor.
Coffee . If black clothes are fading, coffee can restore their original color. Add 500 ml of brewed coffee or black tea to the rinse cycle to restore the garment to the same black it was when it was purchased—the coffee smell won’t linger on your clothes.
Bicarbonate . Dilute a tablespoon of baking soda in a glass of water and add it to the wash cycle to whiten your clothes. Never pour baking soda directly onto your laundry, as this can damage it. Lemon juice is also an excellent whitener.
Lemon juice . To neutralize unpleasant odors that build up on clothes, apply a solution of 50% lemon juice and 50% water directly to the affected areas before washing normally.
Hydrogen peroxide . This widely used product is also very useful for bleaching yellowed clothes. Soak your laundry in a solution of half a glass of hydrogen peroxide and about 3 liters of cold water, rinse, and wash normally.