Laundry Tips!~Let's share!

Taurus Babe · 09-21-2006, 02:32 PM

This is the place to share laundry tips! Goodness knows there are some secrets out there that could benefit us all! I only have a couple and the best tip I have my grandpa taught me years ago:

Use cold water on blood (hot water sets the stain!)

Putting anything in the dryer sets the stain.

Use Lavender Oil (or similar) to get out oil (car, motor boat, etc.). On a cloth botch spot.

Please add!!

09-21-2006, 02:40 PM

Pour some salt onto that blood stain along with cold water and rub. This helps tremendously. Shout is also an awesome product. Love Oxy Clean too. Hairspray works on any ink stains. I told you guys I love laundry. I am pretty good at getting out any stain.

09-21-2006, 02:41 PM

Just thought of another one.... Adding a cup of vinegar to your whites keeps them from yellowing. The smell goes out fast if you use dryer sheets.

Newsbot · 09-21-2006, 02:45 PM

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Tink · 09-21-2006, 03:08 PM

For our daily showers I keep only white towels, since white can be bleached to stay fresh looking.

When the kids were young I kept red washcloths on hand too in case they got a "booboo" since blood doesn't look near as scary to a child when it's on an already red cloth' and if they stained it hardly showed!

Lindsey · 09-21-2006, 06:15 PM

I learned this from my grandma last year.. I had some grease spots on my jeans from work and she mixed vinegar with dish soap and scrubbed that into the stain using an old toothbrush. After washing again the stain was gone!

Marilyn · 09-21-2006, 07:34 PM

Great thread!!! I don't have any tips, but want to keep this one going so we all can learn!!

rivermom · 09-22-2006, 04:32 AM

Great laundry tips ladies!

I don't have any tips. I hate laundry worth a passion.

09-22-2006, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tink

For our daily showers I keep only white towels, since white can be bleached to stay fresh looking.

When the kids were young I kept red washcloths on hand too in case they got a "booboo" since blood doesn't look near as scary to a child when it's on an already red cloth' and if they stained it hardly showed!

that's really good idea...my dtrs both get nosebleeds alot esp. in the fall and winter because fo their allergies and i swear it looks like they are losing two pints of blood- scares me and them although i know it's not that bad!!!

guess it's time to start stocking up on humidifiers.

magnolia · 09-22-2006, 11:20 AM

Simple Green (in the automotive section) helps with grease based stains (spaghettie sauce, pizza sauce, french fries - you know, eat a few, wipe your hands on your pants, the boys do that all the time!)

I've used Cascade Dishwasher Liquid in a load of stained baseball paints and it helps "boost" the Shout in getting the stains out.

Forgot to add your liquid fabric softener? Don't worry - take a damp washcloth, pour the amount of softner on the wash cloth, let it soak in, then toss in the dryer with your clothes!

Ponyup · 09-22-2006, 11:35 AM

Have your husband do the laundry!

Ponyup · 09-22-2006, 11:38 AM

blood is easy soak in cold water & the blood comes right out. Then wash. I had a bloody nose everyday of my life until I was in the 3rd grade. Every picture I have from when I was little if you look close I have blood on my shirt.

Tide sticks actually work, they took grease right off of my favorite khaki capris (don't ask me how I got grease on them because I do not know).

Goop will remove grease & manure stains

RLC12345678 · 09-22-2006, 12:50 PM

The way I do my laundry has always worked for me. I wash all towels, underwear, socks, anything really "dirty" in HOT water and dry it in the dryer. I was all t-shirts, pants, jeans, bras, delicates, blouses, ect. in COLD water and hang everything to try except for the t-shirts. I just think it's icky if you don't wash your underwear, towels, and socks in HOT water, but like I've said before, I'm a germaphobe.

RLC12345678 · 09-22-2006, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ponyup

Have your husband do the laundry!

Here's yet ANOTHER instance when I need the LOL smiley that is laughing with tears!!!! Instead, I guess I'll just use this one:

Mandy · 09-22-2006, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ponyup

Have your husband do the laundry!

LMAO!!!!!

09-21-2006, 02:32 PM	#1
Taurus Babe Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 668	Laundry Tips!~Let's share! This is the place to share laundry tips! Goodness knows there are some secrets out there that could benefit us all! I only have a couple and the best tip I have my grandpa taught me years ago: Use cold water on blood (hot water sets the stain!) Putting anything in the dryer sets the stain. Use Lavender Oil (or similar) to get out oil (car, motor boat, etc.). On a cloth botch spot. Please add!! __________________ Taurus Babe aka Thorsmomma

09-21-2006, 03:08 PM	#5
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	For our daily showers I keep only white towels, since white can be bleached to stay fresh looking. When the kids were young I kept red washcloths on hand too in case they got a "booboo" since blood doesn't look near as scary to a child when it's on an already red cloth' and if they stained it hardly showed! __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

09-21-2006, 06:15 PM	#6
Lindsey Donating 4WT Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,764	I learned this from my grandma last year.. I had some grease spots on my jeans from work and she mixed vinegar with dish soap and scrubbed that into the stain using an old toothbrush. After washing again the stain was gone! __________________ Lindsey "I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it..." -Marilyn Monroe

09-21-2006, 07:34 PM	#7
Marilyn Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 4,907	Great thread!!! I don't have any tips, but want to keep this one going so we all can learn!! __________________ Marilyn If anyone would like a free Bible Study CD or book entitled "Searching for Truth", PM me with your mailing address and I'll send you one. "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32

09-22-2006, 04:32 AM	#8
rivermom Donating 4WT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tontitown, Arkansas Posts: 2,475	Great laundry tips ladies! I don't have any tips. I hate laundry worth a passion. __________________ ~_/> , /\/\ ,,, Sheryl When I grow up I want to be a horse whisperer!

09-21-2006, 02:40 PM	#2
Shannon Guest Posts: n/a	Pour some salt onto that blood stain along with cold water and rub. This helps tremendously. Shout is also an awesome product. Love Oxy Clean too. Hairspray works on any ink stains. I told you guys I love laundry. I am pretty good at getting out any stain.

09-21-2006, 02:41 PM	#3
Shannon Guest Posts: n/a	Just thought of another one.... Adding a cup of vinegar to your whites keeps them from yellowing. The smell goes out fast if you use dryer sheets.

09-22-2006, 11:20 AM	#10
magnolia Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 482	Simple Green (in the automotive section) helps with grease based stains (spaghettie sauce, pizza sauce, french fries - you know, eat a few, wipe your hands on your pants, the boys do that all the time!) I've used Cascade Dishwasher Liquid in a load of stained baseball paints and it helps "boost" the Shout in getting the stains out. Forgot to add your liquid fabric softener? Don't worry - take a damp washcloth, pour the amount of softner on the wash cloth, let it soak in, then toss in the dryer with your clothes! __________________ Suzi "Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been"....Jimmy Buffett

09-22-2006, 11:35 AM	#11
Ponyup Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 659	Have your husband do the laundry!

09-22-2006, 11:38 AM	#12
Ponyup Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 659	blood is easy soak in cold water & the blood comes right out. Then wash. I had a bloody nose everyday of my life until I was in the 3rd grade. Every picture I have from when I was little if you look close I have blood on my shirt. Tide sticks actually work, they took grease right off of my favorite khaki capris (don't ask me how I got grease on them because I do not know). Goop will remove grease & manure stains

09-22-2006, 12:50 PM	#13
RLC12345678 4WT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,614	The way I do my laundry has always worked for me. I wash all towels, underwear, socks, anything really "dirty" in HOT water and dry it in the dryer. I was all t-shirts, pants, jeans, bras, delicates, blouses, ect. in COLD water and hang everything to try except for the t-shirts. I just think it's icky if you don't wash your underwear, towels, and socks in HOT water, but like I've said before, I'm a germaphobe.

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