Effective laundry tips with available ingredients in the kitchen

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With the ingredients available in the kitchen, you can use them as an effective cleanser in laundry, thanks to their deodorizing, natural cleansing and non-toxic effects.

1. Baking soda

Baking soda can be effective for everything, from making hair soft and shiny to cleaning your entire home. In addition, it also helps remove stains and odors from the washing machine and clean your clothes.

How to make: Mix the solution of 4 liters of water and 1 cup of baking soda, steep clothes for 20-30 minutes and rinse under normal tap water.

2. Vinegar

Although vinegar is acidic, it is gentle enough to help keep the brand new color of the fabric without fading. Like baking soda, it helps remove dirt left by the washing powder.

How to do it: Add a cup of white vinegar to the washing machine's discharge cycle, it will help clean your clothes better.

3. Coffee or tea

Tea and coffee create black in your clothes. If you want your clothes to become new in a darker way, try tea and coffee. Although they have a fragrant smell, they will not cause the smell of coffee on your laundry.

How to make: To make your clothes darker, add 2 cups of mixed coffee or tea and wash clothes normally.

4. Salt

You will be surprised to know that salt can light up dark spots on clothes and every corner of your home. You can use salt to remove yellow stains and prevent hoarseness from sticking to your clothes.

How to do: Add a bowl of salt to your clothes that are strewn or yellow when washing.

5. Vinegar and salt

Combining these two ingredients can help you clean clothes most effectively. Especially wear them if you want your jeans to not fade quickly.

How to make: Soak jeans in salt water, or water and white vinegar in a ratio of 1:1 before rinsing. Then, put the jeans in the machine and wash at cold temperatures.

In addition, you can also try lemon juice for white clothes, mouthwash for sweat socks, alcohol for pens, essential oils for smelly clothes.

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