Laundry stripping recipe7/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Just as you’ve guessed it probably isn’t always 100% clean even after being washed. Have you ever wondered how clean your stuff is even after you’ve washed it in the washing machine? Warning: gross-coloured water guaranteed. Now, professional cleaner and organiser Christine from THE o.c.d shows us how to do it at home. It's said to be the most effective way of washing. Whatever way you choose to laundry strip your laundry it does actually work and I will definitely do it again when needed.You really don't realise how dirty your 'clean' clothes and linen are until you've done a strip wash. If your washing machine has a sanitary cycle or something similar that is approximately 3 plus hours long and uses hot water I would suggest using that method over the bathtub method. I would definitely recommend doing it even if you use the bath tub method. Well I hope this help you understand what laundry stripping is. My pillow cases were nice and bright white! I will definitely use my machine to laundry strip my sheets when they are in need of it again. I was much more impressed with how they looked after they went through the sanitary cycle of my washing machine. I was a little disappointed because from all accounts they should have been super duper white. The pillow cases still had a little bit of a yellow tinge. The sheets that came out of my bathtub were definitely cleaner than if I had just run them through the regular wash cycle that I normally use for my sheets. A big plus to using a washing machine to strip your laundry is that it is constantly swishing your laundry around for you. What? There is a heating element in my washing machine, who knew? Maybe I’ve been living under a rock but I didn’t know washing machines had heating elements. ![]() This setting runs for 3 hours! I also discovered that it uses really hot water heated by the heating element in my washing machine. I discovered that my washing machine has a sanitary setting. I have an LG top loading washing machine. There are tons of setting to explore! Get out your manual and check out what your machine can do. I figure I would check out my machine and see what it could really do. Since the water didn’t stay hot for very long I started thinking about how I can soak the laundry in really hot water. The sheets were definitely cleaner but I thought I could do better. My main concern was that the water didn’t really stay hot for long. Nothing like the pictures that I saw online though. The water did look a little dirty as you can see in the picture. I think I left my laundry to soak for about 4 hours. The instructions say this mixture is suppose to soak for 4 to 6 hours stirring every so often. I used a long broom handle to mix up my sheet soup. Then I swished around the mixture of powders into the hot water until it was dissolved and dumped in my pile of white sheets. Then I filled my tub with water as hot as I could get it. I gathered up about 3 sets of white sheets to do this experiment on. Whew, didn’t think I was going to give a science lesson! Laundry Stripping in Action It works very much like washing soda by increasing the PH of the water (washing soda has an even higher PH) allowing the detergent to break up stains easier. I have used borax before in my laundry and for other cleaning in my home. The next ingredient is Borax or sodium borate or sodium tetraborate. This helps the actual detergent to really get into the fabrics and remove the dirt and suspend it in the water ready to be rinsed away. Don’t confuse it with sodium bicarbonate. What is washing soda you ask? Well I had to do some research to find out. It has made such a big difference in my laundry. I have recently gone back to powdered tide and LOVE it. It has slowly been taken over by liquid laundry detergents. Powdered laundry detergent is hard to come by these days. The RecipeĪfter some extensive research otherwise known as a google search I found the recommended laundry stripping recipe:ġ/2 cup of tide powdered laundry detergent Not to seem gross but the pillow cases start to get a little yellow too. Just like sleeping in a hotel! Even though everyone says white sheets are the best because you just need to bleach them to keep them clean and white eventually they just seem to be dingy no matter how many times you bleach them. I thought I would give it a try and see what all the hype is about. ![]() To do this you are supposed to soak your laundry in extremely hot water and several different powdered cleaning agents. Stripping your laundry will supposedly remove, detergent residue, fabric softener, hard water minerals and body oils. ![]() The premise is that to get super clean whites, or any super clean laundry for that matter, you need to strip your laundry. Have you heard about this new cleaning trend going around out there called laundry stripping? I’ve been seeing it everywhere. ![]()
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