Hints and Tips for Doing Laundry

We all know how nice it is to find an 'easier' way to do household chores. I have put together an article explaining all the things I do to make the chore of laundry a little easier on me. This article will tell you what to do to save time, money, and your clothing!

For years I would just throw the laundry into the washer, paying no special attention to anything, (only separating whites, nothing else), and after so many washes, all our clothing looked 'dingy'. To get your white loads their whitest, make sure to always use the hottest water setting that is safe for the fabric. If you have hard water, use a water softener along with your laundry detergent,. This will increase the detergent's efficiency. When you use bleach, make sure not to add it until about 5 minutes after the wash load has already started. And of course never wash colored clothes with white ones! Spot treating and scrubbing the bottoms of socks, collars, etc...is a good idea too. A great , and inexpensive way to scrub out stains is to wrap a bar of soap in a nylon net, bunch it around the bar so it's rough, then tie a knot in the net or secure it with rubber bands.