Laundry Tips for your Laundry room

Here you will find useful laundry tips on how best to look after your new washer and get the most out of it.

When you've brought your washing machine you want it to last as long as possible and to get the best use you can from it.

Find the best tips for your laundry room from visitors to this site - just scroll to the bottom and you will see our huge selection of tips.

There are also plenty of different kinds of material out there and each one should be washed in slightly different ways to get best results. We offer advice on how to get the best results.

Make sure you look after your new investment well by giving it the proper care it deserves by cleaning your washing machine properly. You will find the best laundry tips righter here.

Aspirins in the wash

Some one once told me that aspirins have a variety of uses. When I do my whites I drop a couple of aspirins into the wash, it helps remove some stains ...

kids driving up laundry prices?

Kids generate tons of laundry, especially in the mobile mess making stage (also called toddler hood).

My best method was to combine kid diapers and ...

Get 'em While They're Young

Teach Junior and Darla to do laundry when they are little. Let them learn the correct way from you. Sorting clothes helps them learn their colors. Even ...

Dryer Sheets dotn't work well with towels

I've found that using dryer sheets when drying towels will cause the towels to repel water instead of absorb it. Use liquid fabric softener on towels.

Removing articles from clothes before washing

Make sure you check each and every pocket before you put clothes into the washing machine. I was about to wash my sons pant yesterday and found out he ...

Use vinager to keep color from fading

Everyone hates it when they buy a cool black t-shirt or black jeans and a couple month later they are starting to fade. Here is a way to reduce the chances ...

Line dry inside

Have a date or special occasion and want your clothes to smell "downy" fresh... Wash them in cold water with the normal amount of soap for the load. Add ...

White Socks Turned Pink? Don't worry!

One trick I learned when I once accidently put in a bright pink shirt with some whites, is that most of your whites can be restored! Put in JUST the whites ...

buy great smelling detergent

The best laundry tip is to use great smelling detergent. This makes all the difference in the world

Hand Wash Helps!

I always find that washing my delicate items like fancy blouses by hand helps them last longer. It preserves the integrity of the fabric while still giving ...

Colored Jeans fading and running...

Take a bucket filled half with water and half with Vinegar. Soak your jeans for 12 hours. Rinse jeans and wash in the washer. I did this and after one ...

Never Dry Shirts

I never dry any shirts. As soon as the wash load is finished I hang all shirts up to dry. For sweaters I lay them on a drying board.

Once the shirts ...

Sticky Velcro

Make sure when tossing in Velcro bibs or jackets that have Velcro hoods or pockets to attach the Velcro together to prevent things from sticking together ...

Removing oily food stains

My mom taught me that if you keep a bottle of shampoo in the laundry, you can use it to remove oily food stains.

Just pour some on the stain and gently ...

Hang Slacks upside down after drying

I always hang my husband's pants upside down by the leg cuffs. This avoids those annoying little dents that a hanger can create.

OXYGEN additives

Oxygen additives work best when the water is as hot as you can get. I usually put a scoop in boiling hot water then add the stainedclothing and let soak....

Prolong the Life of Your Dryer

I had read somewhere a woman had dryer issues and called a repairman. He told her that using dryer sheets will eventually clog up your dryer lint filter ...

Use Ammonia to Boost Detergent Cleaning Power

Ammonia may smell bad, but it's great to add to laundry. It freshens, removes bad odors like fishing ickies, barn odors. It boosts the cleaning power of ...

Cut Ironing Time In Half!

Wrap a layer of aluminum foil around the ironing board, and then put the ironing board cover over it. The foil will reflect heat so you're actually ironing ...

Tips from a mom!

1. Always check your pockets! Cell phones are small nowadays, you might end up washing it!

2. Put the detergent in while the water is coming in.

3....

Grass Stains

After a full soccer match, grass stains are surely a laundry issue! To remove them from clothing, start by using a pre-treater(ex. Stain Stick) and let ...

yellow stains - baking soda paste

make a paste of baking soda and water. Apply to the underarm yellow stains and let sit.
wash in hot sudsy water.

no more ironing

I put my jeans in the dryer for about 15 minutes,take them out while the are still a little bit damp.If you like a crease in them ,then you hang them up ...

Check the pockets

My best tip for washing clothes is check pockets before you put clothes into washing maching.

Stopping Clothes wrinkling when drying

When my clothes are finished drying, I leave the dryer set on the cool air setting and let it continue to run. I remove a few articles at a time and hang ...

Stains in clothes

I work in a meat packing plant and occasionally I come home from work with dried meat on my pants legs. I found the best way to get this out is to soak ...

Fresh, light linen - use baking soda

Add 2 teaspoons of baking soda to a load on sheets with the detergent. The sheets come out brighter and have an airy feeling to them. It's a great improvement....

save bras; use mesh bag

If you want to put bras in the laundry but save them some wear and tear, just put them in a zippable mesh bag. This will prevent you from having to wash ...

Inside Out Will Do The Trick

Oftentimes, people throw their jeans in the washer without thinking to turn them inside out. Then, after only a few washes, the color fades away. Correct ...

Be patient - delay putting detergent in

Do not put the detergent before the water has risen to the desired amount because many clothes can get ugly stains or discolored if the detergent is put ...

Mildew spots

If you find a black mildew spot on something that was wet too long, maybe the beach towels in the trunk?, pour a good amount of peroxide all over the stain,...

Dry Clothes for Five Minutes then Hang

I do not like to dry my clothes all of the way because of possible shrinkage. But I have found that if you just hang them to dry straight from the washer ...

Money-saving Laundry Tips

When washing laundry, wait until there is a full-load before running the machine or use a lower water setting.

Use the proper settings for the proper ...

Clean the dryer lint catcher!

If you take out your dryer lint catcher about once a month and scrub it with dish washing liquid and a tooth brush, you will lower your energy bill and ...

Cheap Hairspray for Ink Stains

Cheap hairspray is a great way to get ink stains out of clothing. Before you wash the stained clothing, put a couple paper towels under the stained area....

OxyClean

Always pre-treat. Sometimes these usightly spills can go unnoticed. I always try to put one scoop of OxyClean in the wash. Also, nothing makes whites ...

Safety pins fo stains

Whenever I travel, I take a couple safety pins with me and use them to mark items that have stains. This makes it easier to pick out which pieces of clothing ...

Make it a game

I make laundry (the dreaded deed) in my house into a game for my two children to help me. So we get to spend some quality time playing while sorting clothes ...

Color Catchers

Worried about colors running together? Want to wash died clothing with your normal loads? Use a color catcher! These can be bought in most stores, and ...

getting wrinkles of your clothes

To get wrinkles out of your clothes quickly, without ironing, simply throw your clothes in the dryer with a wet towel.

soak em

Before washing clothes you should allow them to soak in water. This allows the soil to easily break bown .

Lestoil for oil and grease stains

use a product called lestoil. it works miracles. it removed grease and oil from the rear of my white shorts! after i had already washed and dried them!...

make your own laundry soap!

my tip is to battle the rising cost of laundry soap. just make your own. it costs less and is better for the environment too!

it is very easy and everything ...

Using Cold Water for doing Laundry

I use cold water for all my laundry. It helps to prevent fading from colors, keeps designs in tact, and also is lowering my electricity bill because I ...

Dewrinkler

My mom taught me how to make my own dewrinkler without having to spend extra money on it while shopping.

You take an empty spray bottle and mix 1/8 ...

Stay close to the washer!

Keep an eye on your washer. Our old one used to get stuck on one part of the cycle and would keep agitating until someone stopped it. I ruined a load of ...

Sorting socks

The best laundry tip I have to keep track of your socks is to buy a mesh bag and place your socks in the bag as you remove them. This way you won't be ...

washing red clothes

the first time you wash a red item of clothing, wash it in cold salted water only; that will set the dye and it will not bleed.

Don't Remove Your Dryer Sheets

When I do more than one load of clothes, I leave the dryer sheet from the first load in the dryer. They still smell good and I'm sure they have some life ...

Goog off for Paint stains

I have gotten paint stains and have used "Goof off" to get it off. It smells horrible, but after two washes even dried paint comes out. Good Luck and take ...

The Cleanest Mens clothing

My husband has the worst stains on his shirts, so right after he takes them off, I make sure to spray them with a pre-wash stain remover. This helps them ...

A Different Use For Baking Soda

So we all have boxes of baking soda just sitting there on the pantry shelf. I put leftover baking soda to work.

When I do laundry, I use a mixture ...

Sort for drying too

You sort your clothes for washing; you should do the same for drying, so you’re not mixing slow- and quick-drying items.

Keep Them Separated

Something my Mom taught me when I was young is to always separate your dark and light colors. Wash your towels only with other towels. But keep bathroom ...

New Fabric Conditioners

To save on water during rinsing and help the environment as well, the market now offers fabric conditioner that allows users to rinse their clothes in ...

Washing super stinky clothes

If you have to wash super stinky clothes, think clothes that have been in the gym locker all year, or that funky smell under the bed, I have found a great ...

Freshen clothes up left in washer

I am always washing clothes and then having to leave the house before they are finished. Then, I come home and they have that icky smell from sitting ...

Tennis Balls when drying !

Toss a tennis ball in the dryer when you're drying your clothes. It prevents static cling and also helps to keep things soft and fluffy!

End the missing sock dilemma!

Whenever my children take their socks off, I safety pin them together so that they can't be lost. This works great; I haven't had alost sock in months ...

Smelly Washer Solution

It seemed I had tried everything to remove a mold smell from my washer! Bleach, vinegar or baking soda didn't make any difference. I called the manufacturer ...

Spray in Wash for all stains

For any stain, minor to major, use Spray N Wash " In Wash". Instead of wasting time spraying every stain on every piece of clothing, you start your wash ...

Wash Hanging Clothes together

It seems so easy but I have just learned that if I wash all the hanging clothes together, I can obviously hang them all up without having to dig through ...

An Odd Tip If You Have a Firepit! READ!!

Do you have a firepit that you enjoy using? Are most of your washables natural fabrics like cotton or wool? If you answered yes, I have a great laundry ...

train the kids

Kids can get in the habit of throwing their clean clothes in the laundry hamper, just so they won't have to hang the clothes up while cleaning their rooms....

Using Dishwasher Soap to do laundry

Told my daughter to do this with baby clothes-
Automatic dishwasher soap is great for all kinds of baby stains. You can pre-soak or rub it like a paste....

keep stain from setting

If you are out and get a spot on your clothes (machine washable), just rub a little hand soap (liquid or bar is fine) and it will keep the stain from setting....

Regular Table Salt - add to the wash

Adding about 2 tablespoons of regular table salt to your colors in cold water will brighten and enhance the colors! It will also act as an exfoliliant ...

Out of bleach need to whiten

If you are out of bleach and need to do a load of whites you can also use liquid dishwashing soap. It will whiten just as good if not better then bleach ...

Vinegar in the Wash

There is no need to spend outrageous money on those high priced oxygen cleaners. Add a half cup to one cup of vinegar to your wash cycle with the detergeant....

Coca cola for cleaning

If you have really greasy or soiled clothes i know this will sound funny or lame but trust me i thought the same thing till i tried it take 1 12 oz (CAN)...

Stale Smelling Towels

Do your towels sometimes smell stale or sour? Try using an extra rinse cycle every other washing. The sour stale smell is soap which has accumulated ...

Front load washer warning

Be sure you've considered thoughtfully the purchase of a front loading washer. We had one and were very dissatisfied with it.

Perhaps we're unique,...

Use Vinegar instead of fabric softener

Use vinegar in the softener cycle instead of using fabric softner. It works great - just a 1/4 cup will make the difference! No your clothes won't smell ...

Common sense laundry tips

Always use stain treater on soiled clothes before washing - especially if you have kids!

Use bleach on white socks to keep them that way.
Use fabric ...

Rough Clothing Solution

If your towels and other cottons get rough and stop being absorbant, just add a cup of vinegar to the rinse cycle and skip the fabric softner. I do this ...

The power of Lemon

Use fresh lemon juice mixed with water, and soak garments in it overnight to whiten and freshen up your clothing!

Remove Grease or Oil

To get out grease and/or oil from garments, pour a generous amount of baby powder on the stain and let sit at least overnight. The powder absorbs all ...

Get that Grease out of my Clothes

If you have ever worked on a car, you may have gotten grease or oil on a pair of pants or a shirt and never been able to fully get it out.

A little ...

Washing trousers with a crease

When you want to wash a pair or trousers that has a crease down the front - try folding the trousers along the crease line and placing the folded trousers ...

Softening Advice

Instead of buying expensive dryer sheets:

Take a slightly damp washcloth, and pour approx.

1 Tbsp. of your favorite Fabric Softener into

the middle ...

Running colours

Soak your brightly colored tops in water containing one spoon salt before washing it for the first time. Color of these clothes would not fade.

Keep the dryer on a low setting

We usually focus on getting the clothes dried quickly and efficiently. This usually requires us to the heat up, which results in fading and wear-and-tear ...

More than laundry for your washer

I put almost anything in my washer to disinfect it or clean it. Sometimes, I throw my white flip flops in there with some bleach and hot water, and they ...

Just Do It - wash stains straight away

The best laundry advice I have, is to just do it. Wash clothes right away after being stained.

The linger the stain has to set, the more unlikely it ...

Save your washer parts

While washing clothes keep in mind to put the all the zippers and buttons on the clothes closed and wash these clothes from insde out it will protect washer ...

Dryer sheets

To help get extra soft and cling free clothes, add two or more dryer sheets to your dryer. Make sure that you clean the lint trap. SOmetimes I add the ...

Kiss lipstick good-bye!

Pour liquid laundry detergent directly on the lipstick stain; allow to settle into the fabric for a few minutes (3-4); rub detergent into fabric; toss ...

Out of bleach need to whiten

I have found if you are out of bleach and need to do a load of whites then you can also use liquid dishwasher soap it will whiten the whites very good ...

The right detergent

My best tip is to buy the laundry detergebt recommended by the manufacturer of your machine. Be especially careful to make sure that if you have a front ...

Laundry & Dishwasher Info Dot Com

Hi,
I have an information, non commercial site, which provides many laundry and dishwashing peices of informtion, for the domestic and professional user....

"Free" water

I use the water my dehumidifier collects for my laundry needs. I just empty the dehumidifier tank into my washing machine. It's great soft water and it'...

USE LESS DETERGENT

Using less detergent the first few times you run the machine will less the chance of that icky white build up that can end up on your clothes and clog ...

Standard but important

Firstly I wash my clothes by their color.
I don't pass 5 kg at one time.
I don't use softener for the coloured clothes.

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