Keeping your bed linen white is one of the most difficult chores in the house. You can wash it regularly but there’s no guarantee it maintains the bright colour.
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Pillowcases are especially notorious for becoming greasy, grimy, and yellow really quick. Luckily, the internet's best-kept secret on how to wash them back to white is revealed. And it doesn’t involve bleach.
Surprising things you’ll need to wash off the yellow stains
To wash your pillowcases back to its original sparkling white, you’ll need three things.
The first one - surprisingly - is a shampoo. It comes in handy as a lot of greases on your linen comes from your hair oils. The shampoo doesn't have to be expensive, the basic one will do the trick.
The second one is laundry soap.
And finally, you’ll require a laundry brush.
It takes some time to follow through with the washing process so make sure you have a good couple of hours to complete it.
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Here is how you clean the yellowed stains
To get your yellowed pillowcase completely clean, use about a tablespoon or two of the suave shampoo and rub it into the pillowcase. Let the shampoo soak into the items for about 10 minutes.
You can use a brush or just rub the fabric together, but make sure that all of the yellowed areas are covered in the shampoo.
After that wash the items with soap in hot water. You the brush where necessary.
You will see the difference right away!
You don’t have to clean your pillowcases like this every time. Do it once a month and they will still stay white longer.
You can also add a squirt or two of Dawn soap to a load of sheets to removeany body grease from them.
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Sources used:
- Frugally Blonde: 'How To Clean Yellowed Pillowcases'
