Towels no longer absorbent or turned a load of laundry pink?
Don’t worry, there’s a fix for that.
Who hasn’t accidentally dyed an entire load of whites before?
We’re sharing some familiar laundry blunders and how you could hopefully fix them.
If not, you could end up with dull, dingy, and non-absorbant linens after a while.
The most likely culprit here is excess fabric softener.
It can coat terry cloth with a waxy, water-resistant film that ruins the very mission of towels.
Check every 15 minutes or so and remove when white; 90 minutes should be more than enough.
Try Rit Whitener and Brightener.
On the other hand, leaving clothes in the dryer for an extended period can create extra wrinkles.
Don’t worrythe wrinkles haven’t set in forever.
The steam created should relax most of the wrinkles.
If your clothes aren’t completely wrinkle-free, you’ll have to steam oriron them by hand.
Alternatively, you’ve got the option to use afabric shaver, which is much safer on clothes.
Also, wash anything prone to pilling inside out.
Gray-ish Whites
This one iskind offix-able.
Try soaking your clothes in warm water and powdered oxygen bleach, following the label for dosing.
(Read the package directions for the appropriate amount.)
It’s possible your whites won’t be pristine again, especially if they’re old fabrics.
To prevent this, it’s important to sort your laundry by color.
The dingy look is often the result of bleeding dyes.
Pull out the large pieces by hand, then give clothes a good shake before putting in the dryer.
If this doesn’t work, you’re free to actually pull out the underwires and replace them.
Small holescanbe darned but you’ve got the option to’t undo pulled threads.
Both are likely due to snagging.
Missing Socks
This is one of the biggest laundry mistakes… and mysterious.
Socks go missing all the time when you’re doing laundry.
But the machine is not eating them!
Feel around your washing machine’s gasket too, becausemanythings can creep their way into the folds.
Moving forward, your best bet is to place them in a mesh bag.
Melted-On Crayons
This one is very yikes-worthy, but fixable!
Turn the garment over and apply the product to the other side of the stain.
Let the product sit for 15 minutes, then try gently scraping it again.
Apply dish soap or laundry detergent to the stain, and rub it in with your fingers.
Dab stain remover then let it sit for the recommended amount of time on the packaging.
Wash on the hottest settingif the stain persists after this cycle, you may need to repeat the process.
Your only choice is to dye the whole garment its original shade.
Or, if the stain is tiny, try spot-dyeing with an eyedropper.
Unfortunately, there’s not a ton you’re free to do here.
The extreme heat from the dryer has effectively set the stain.
you could still address the stain at this point!
Shrunken Wool
This is abadand potentially costly error.
There really is no perfect remedy.
(No dryer!)
Also, try spot-cleaning small messes on non-dry clean items with a good stain remover first.
