Can you put soda in a washing machine: many people make mistakes

22.02.2023 13:26

Despite the abundance of household chemicals, housewives continue to look for alternative options for washing clothes.

So, regular soap or even baking soda is used. You can find many interesting reviews about this household life hack on the Internet. But is it true that you can wash everything with soda?

Let's figure out whether it is possible to use soda when washing in an automatic washing machine.

This product can really deal with odors, difficult stains, and even restore whiteness to darkened fabrics.

In addition, soda will help clean the machine from scale and mold. At the same time, it does not cause skin irritation and can be used for washing children's clothes.

Soda
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But not everything is so rosy. There are cases when soda can only do harm.

You should not pour it into the washing machine or add it when soaking if you are going to wash membrane fabrics, as well as products made of natural fabrics (wool, silk, leather, velvet and suede). Also, do not use soda when washing synthetic fabrics and leatherette.

Soda will be useful

For cotton and linen items, mixed dense fabrics, bed linen, towels and other textiles.

It is recommended to pour soda into the compartment for household chemicals. In a normal situation, 2 tbsp. is enough for washing, and if the stains are difficult, then 5 tbsp. will be required.

Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor