Experienced housewives have revealed the secret to shiny sheets: no chemical bleaches

02.01.2025 03:20

Maintaining the snow-white color of bed sheets is a task that not every housewife can cope with.

Unfortunately, most families have to sleep on linens that have turned yellow and grey from frequent washing.

You can certainly try to whiten it back with store-bought bleaches, but it's much wiser to use natural home remedies.

Thanks to them, you will be able to reduce costs and also save your own time and energy.

White spirit vinegar

This product will be useful not only in the kitchen, but also as a weapon to destroy grayness on once white fabrics.

Washing machines
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This vinegar, unlike regular vinegar, does not have a strong smell, and it does not contain dyes or fragrances - it is simply an ideal product for laundry care.

How to Use Vinegar for Laundry

To bleach sheets, you will need to soak them overnight in a solution of 5 liters of water and 1 cup of white vinegar.

Once the sheets have soaked, wash them as usual.

Lemon juice

Lemon juice acid is a first-class natural bleach that works especially well on cotton and linen items.

How to Use Lemon for Whitening

You will need 5 citrus fruits, squeeze the juice out of them and dissolve it in 5 liters of hot water.

The sheets should be left to soak for at least an hour, but preferably overnight, and then washed as usual.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources


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  1. White spirit vinegar
  2. How to Use Vinegar for Laundry
  3. Lemon juice
  4. How to Use Lemon for Whitening