Many housewives speak positively about washing clothes with the addition of baking soda. The effect really exists.
But not every housewife knows that this trick has a downside. We will tell you when washing with soda only does harm.
Soda is added to clean the washing machine from mold, it also helps to enhance the effect of washing powder, but there is one point that cannot be overlooked.
You can't use baking soda
Not all materials respond well to such a trick and are inferior in quality after washing. This primarily concerns membrane materials.
In addition, it is not allowed to use soda when washing items made of wool and silk, velvet, suede, velour and synthetic materials.
Also, do not use soda to clean items made from genuine leather or leather substitutes.
Washable
By the process of elimination, you can see that all other fabrics can be safely washed with soda. Including natural materials such as cotton, linen and mixed types of fabrics.
How to proceed
Everything is extremely simple. The laundry is loaded into the machine, sorted by color and type of fabric.
Washing powder is poured into the loading tray and the required compartment, and then 2 tablespoons of soda are added. If you are washing things with ingrained or complex stains, you can add 5 tbsp.
