Have your laundry colored things? This happens with almost every housewife. Magically, a colored item fell into a drum with white clothes. As a result, after washing you get not white, but multi-colored linen. Why is this happening? You will find the answer in our publication, and also find out whether it is possible to reanimate faded clothes.
What clothes shed most often
So that the laundry is not painted, before washing, you need to consider:
- Temperature condition. Even those things that have not been painted before can fade when washed in hot water. Always look at the tag and designations left by the manufacturer.
- Distribution. Underwear must be divided by color. Even small ruffles, ruffles, pockets, bright-colored collars can, after washing, shed and stain adjacent items. White items must always be washed separately, even if colored items have already faded.
- Type of clothing. Most often, just bought things are subject to molting, especially of saturated colors: red, green, blue, brown, orange. It can be jeans, a jacket, a shirt, yes anything. You need to wash colored items separately, manually - so you can evaluate their reaction to being in the water.
If things have stained, how can I return them to color without leaving my home?
How to save linen yourself
To restore color, do not wait for the item to dry, act immediately on the stain detection field. Put it back into the washing machine and fill the bleach.
Such substances can be used:
- Antilin. Suitable for restoring the color of fabrics of any shade. It is advisable to use immediately after detection of painting.
- To restore whiteness, use bleach for natural and synthetic fabrics.
Home remedies
A quick recipe will help to quickly revive a painted thing:
- grate laundry soap on a grater;
- dissolve in water;
- pour 1 tbsp. l starch, citric acid or table vinegar;
- apply from the wrong side at night.
Not sure how else you can whiten your clothes and remove stains from a T-shirt or dress? Method for natural fabrics: use of ammonia or peroxide. Dilute 200 ml of alcohol in six liters of water; in the case of peroxide, it is 4 liters of water and 50 ml of peroxide. In this solution, things are soaked for half an hour.
To wash synthetic laundry, use a mixture of soap and peroxide. What to do:
- prepare a solution of laundry soap;
- pour 2 tablespoons of peroxide;
- add 5 tablespoons of alcohol.
Dilute the product in 10 liters of water, leave the fabric to soak for half an hour.
How to clean a sweater, blouse, shirt from delicate fabrics
Care must be taken, the methods are quite experimental:
- In 5 liters of water, 4 tablespoons of salt are bred. 1 tablespoon of starch, ammonia and hydrogen peroxide is also added.
Delicate products made of wool, fine fabric are soaked in a solution for a couple of hours. Do not force them, so rinse the laundry slightly after soaking. - Dilute 1 tablespoon of mustard or mustard powder in 1 liter of water. The solution should stand for 3 hours. Only then can you wash clothes in it.
What to do if linen is shed and cannot be restored
For cotton t-shirts, the idea of paints is suitable. Sponge them in random order. To prevent the dye from rinsing off during washing, fasten it with an iron. You can also use a stencil to apply labels or drawings.
Interesting ideas can be realized with the help of a felt-tip pen. It is also fixed by ironing. If a thing is made of material that cannot be painted, use decorative stickers, embroideries, and decor.
What colors can be washed together: careful sorting
Of course, washing one or two things of a certain color is unprofitable. But there are colors that can be combined:
- Try to load black, gray and blue underwear together. You can not worry that they are shedding.
- Combine yellow, orange, red things.
- Combine fabrics of brown, purple, green colors - they will not affect each other.
Do not forget to choose the right washing mode. For colored clothes, it is better to set the temperature to no more than 40 degrees.
Now you know how to wash things in the washing machine so that their design remains untouched. Preserve the vibrant color of your favorite clothing with our recommendations.