How to make white laundry white again: Mum shares unlikely cleaning hack
Mum surprises hundreds after sharing unusual washing hack to ‘make white go white again’: ‘I have to try this now’
- Mom shares an easy method to remove stains from whites
- The simple idea involves an “old school” tactic
A mom shared her unusual cleaning hack to “make white people white again.”
The clever mom used the method to transform a heavily stained pillowcase and make it look like new again.
To share before and after images to the ‘Mums Who Clean’ Facebook group, the simple technique impressed hundreds.
The mother explained that she boiled the pillowcase in a pot of hot water on the stove for 15 minutes, adding two detergents before finishing it in the washing machine.
Back in the day: A clever Aussie mom transformed a heavily stained pillowcase and made it look like new again
After: The mother explained that she boiled the pillowcase in a pot of hot water on the stove for 15 minutes, adding two detergents before finishing it in the washing machine
“Someone recently posted how they boiled their cleaning cloths in a pot of water with bicarb for 15 minutes and got great results,” she wrote.
‘Inspired, I tried this with a really coarse pillowcase….and added some Lectric [Washing] Soda too.
Then machine washed in my usual load of powdered linens and Napisan/Vanish Oxy, [then] line dried. I am very happy with the results.’
The mom shared a trio of images, including the disgustingly brown pillowcase and how filthy the water was during the cleaning process.
She added, “I want people to know that this cover has been machine washed many times with detergent and Napisan on our regular 40 degree wash.
“It was the cooking and then the washing that made it white again.”
The mom shared a trio of images, including the disgusting brown pillowcase and how filthy the water was during the cleaning process (pictured)
Hundreds thanked the mother for sharing her recommendation and were eager to try it for themselves.
“What a great result,” one wrote, another added, “OMG, I have to try this.”
“I have to do this, but I’m afraid of what will come out,” another admitted.
“Hotel and hospital sheets and towels are boiled, that’s why they’re so white!” said another.
One woman said she uses this exact cleaning hack to “strip and sanitize” clothes and bedding.
Others said the method reminds them of the “old days” of cooking clothes on the stove to remove stains and odors.
“This is a trick from the granny generation and back in the day!! Brilliant hack! Well done!’ one wrote.
“Memories of my mother cooking tea towels and handkerchiefs every week,” said another, a third wrote, “Back to basics like our grandparents and great-grandparents did.”