If you’d like to know how to keep white clothes from fading, there are simple rules to follow. White is a colour everybody likes until it comes to clothes.
The reason is pretty simple. A lot of people do not like white clothes because they do not know how to keep white clothes white for a long time without the colour fading into was white lol.
If you would love to leave that category, here are simple steps you can follow to help keep your white clothes white for a long time.
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How to prevent white clothes from fading
1. Wash off fabric stains as soon as possible
You shouldn’t second guess this step when it comes to white clothes. As mentioned in 101 ways to remove fabric stains, try to get rid of fabric stains immediately it occurs.
Once you have access to detergent and water, soak your white clothes in it for about 15 minutes. Washing off fabric stains as soon as they occur help prevent build-up.
2. Avoid over repetition of white clothes without washing
The colour white isn’t like dark colours. Always wash white clothes after one or two wears. Invisible body sweat can turn white clothes perpetually brown after a long period of time.
3. Never wash white clothes with together with coloured clothes
This is a no brainer. If you love your white clothes, please never EVER! wash them together with coloured clothes. The end may be disatrous.
You never can tell which of your coloured clothes may give away it’s colour in water thereby ruining your white garment.
Three years ago, I lost my cute white bra by washing it together with a heap of coloured clothes. One of the coloured clothes in my laundry bucket gave away it’s colour in water thereby ruining the colour of my bra. (insert heavy tears*) lol.
The bra never remained the same. Urgh!!! I learnt a lesson.
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4. To keep white clothes white, opt for detergents that contain bleach or bleach alternatives.
Detergents like KLIN can help boost the appearance of white clothes. If you need a bleach alernative, a natural home remedy to use in making white clothes whiter is the use of baking soda.
Add a spoonful of baking soda to a small amount of water and make a paste. Place the paste on the stained area of the fabric. Brush stain gently.
Allow the mixture to soak into the clothes for 10-15 minutes. After that, run the fabric under water and carry on normal laundry processes.
Other home alternatives to baking soda used in making clothes whiter are lemon and vinegar. However, care has to be taken when using vinegar because it is very acidic.
Too much of it can ruin your clothes.
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5. Dry white clothes under the sun
The Sun is nature’s gift to anyone looking to keep whites white. Suprisingly, the Sun is a natural bleaching agent.
6. Don’t dry white clothes close to smoke
Smoke ruins white clothes easily. Never dry white clothes in an enviroment where smoke is emitted.
7. Know when and where to wear white
Knowing when and where to wear white is the number one often ignored hack to keeping whites white naturally.
I’m not saying whites should be kept for days when you’re bound to be indoors or in a calm setting.
You just need to know that the colour white unlike other colours should be worn appropriately. For example, It is not adviceable to wear white in certain situations like:
– when you are going to be around messy kids. I know you can treat stains immediately they occur however, is prevention not better than CURE?
– if you are going to be outdoors on a rainy day (it is quite easy for the devil someone to ruin your clothes by splashing you dirty ground water while driving) lol.
– if you are going to do a job that requires a lot mess e.g mechanic jobs. White wouldn’t be appropriate. Would it?
If you follow these simple rules, you’re on your way to naturally prevent white clothes from fading.
DO YOU HAVE OTHER WHITE CLOTHES HACK YOU SWEAR BY? kindly share your suggestions in the comment box below.
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