How to bleach socks 🥝 at home
White socks look very harmonious in combination with jeans or light trousers, they look attractive, but so far new. After washing, their appearance leaves much to be desired, so the problem of how to whiten white socks is the most common.
to contents ↑How to whiten white socks?
Today's market offers many whitening products, stain removers, cleaning products and special powders. Folk recipes also do a good job of the task. We suggest using some recipes, rules.
Tip number 1
The basic rule in the care of white footwear is washing after each sock. In this case, getting rid of dust and stains will be much easier and faster.
Council number 2
Before washing white socks in the washing machine, soak them in a special solution: 1-2 tbsp. l Dissolve boric acid in 2 l of water at room temperature. Leave this item for several hours. After soaking, rinse and start normal washing.
Important! Since the health of your skin and the comfort of your legs in general depends on the quality of such linen, read our useful review on the topic “Which socks are better to buy?”.
Council number 3
Before the main wash, wash with ordinary household soap and let them lie down for 2-3 hours, then wash in a typewriter.
Important! Our mothers and grandmothers used this method even for diapers, and even for bedding - things were always clean.
Tip number 4
To whiten white socks, you can also use stain removers with which store shelves are filled. Follow the instructions necessarily, since increasing the dosage of the product, you will not achieve the result, but only spoil the fabric. For soaking in a stain remover, it is better to take warm water so that the bleach penetrates the fibers of the fabric.
Important! If it’s hard for you to make a choice in favor of a particular household chemical product, view our ratings of the best stain removers at different prices:
Tip number 5
A mixture of washing powder and dishwashing detergent will help get rid of dirt. When using this method, avoid too high a concentration of the mixture in water, as these products can corrode the fabric and you risk not bleaching, but completely ruining things.
Tip number 6
Use a universal remedy - mustard. She can to wash the dishes, head, and for washing it will do. Pour 50 g of mustard powder into the drum before washing. The temperature regime should not be higher than 40C, since hot water will boil the powder.
Important! In case of severe contamination of white things, apply mustard pulp directly to the stains, and then add to the washing machine. So it will be much easier to wash off white socks.
Tip number 7
You can try to return the socks to whiteness using hydrogen peroxide: for 10 liters of hot water, use 2 tbsp. l hydrogen peroxide and 1 tbsp. l ammonia.
Council number 8
Cotton white products bleach with lemon. In boiling water add sliced lemon and washing powder (1 liter of lemon per 1 liter of water). Put the necessary things in the solution and boil for 15 minutes. For heavy soiling, you can add stain remover. After boiling, rinse the products, wring and dry.
to contents ↑Important! It is better not to bleach woolen and synthetic products in this way, but treat them with ordinary household soap.
How to wash socks in a washing machine?
To wash the white socks in the washing machine, after soaking it is better to set the full wash mode for cotton.
Useful rules for washing white socks in a typewriter:
- Socks, like all other products, are preferable to wash over.
- The recommended temperature is from 40 to 60C.
- Throw a small number of items into the wash with items matching the color or wash mode. For example, with bedding, towels or bright items.
- You can throw ordinary balls for tennis into the machine, which will create friction and you better wash your laundry, and less powder will be left. This method is also effective when washing single large items or when loading small ones.
- When rinsing white linen and light socks, add ½ cup of baking soda to the machine, and then another ¼ during the cycle itself.
- Pay attention to the product label, where the washing temperature is indicated.
- If you used bleaches during washing, do not hang things in the sun - they will turn yellow when exposed to direct sunlight.
- To remove white socks from traces of shoe paint, soak them in a solution of warm water and boric acid (20 g of acid per 1 liter of water), then rinse the fabric and dry it.
- To avoid losing steam during washing, use bags for washing small items, special clothespins-clips made of soft plastic (clips) or fasten pairs with several stitches of thread.
How to wash wool socks?
Wool products are best washed by hand, as this material is very capricious and easily deforms when handled carelessly. Be sure to use only special products for wool and rinse.
The general washing pattern will look like this:
- Wash wool socks on both sides, twisting them in the process. To do this, shake them well from dust, twist them and shake them again.
- Lather the product and rub lightly. Water temperature should not exceed 30 C.
- Rinse the product thoroughly after washing. You can pour water in a sock, as in a glass.
- It is impossible to twist woolen products, just squeeze a lump. Dry open or hang on a rope in the fresh air. Products from angora and mohair can also not be rubbed and twisted.
to contents ↑Important! Woolen items must not be dried on a battery.
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In order not to waste time searching for socks that are suitable for each other in color and size, do not be lazy to sort them before washing and drying. And to make white socks always look perfect - use our recommendations.
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