Expert laundry tips: everything you need to know

Doing laundry is not everyone’s favorite task.some of us keep adding  piles and piles of clothes till it starts overflowing from the laundry hamper or we run out of clothes

In this article, I will be sharing a few tips to make this tedious job smoother and easier. Also will share a few clothes washing tips to keep your clothes protected to last longer.

So les get started

Tip 1 : sort your dirty laundry

If you have space then try to keep your dirty clothes sorted. This will make your laundry routine much faster and easier. Keep separate baskets for different types of clothes. Sort them in categories like color, white, and linin. If you have more space than add one more basket for light color clothes.

If you don’t have space for separate baskets than hand laundry hampers to sort your clothes

Tip 2 : make a laundry schedule

Make your laundry schedule as per your family size. This will keep you routine focus and you will know in advance. What types of clothes are needed to be washed each day? Like you can do 1 load each day, regular colored clothes on alternate days. And other clothes such as whites, bed sheets towels, and cleaning clothes and kitchen towels once a week.

You can make a calander and wash your clothes according to that.

 Tip 3  : laundry washing supplies

Keep your washing and pre-treatment solutions always new to your washing machine. Keep a check on which item is finishing which saves a lot of time. Use liquid detergent instead of using powder detergent as they leave residue on the clothes. As well as in the washing machine which sometimes is difficult to clean. But delicate and special clothes with special detergents like “zee” or alocy delicates,

Do not too much detergent as it makes the process difficult and delayed, for baby and toddlers clothes use mild detergents as regular detergents can cause rashes o the small baby pigeon and rustic are some good brands for  babies clothes detergents

To make your clothes smelling good and soft Use fabric softener liquid available in the market

To keep your white clothes brighter You may soap your clothes in bleach for half an hour

Tip 4 : pre treating strains

For any type of strain try to pre-treat them immediately before they get dry. If you are outside then pre-treat them as soon as you come back home. Stains get stubborn and hard to remove if they get old. For your convenience, I have also given the link for the article for pre-treating different types of strains

Tip 5 : washer setting

may of us don’t give those dials and settings on the washer a second look, we set them once and never change the load size, type of cycle or water temperature.most of us wash everything in regular washing cycle which is for 50 to 90-minute cycle at 20 to40 degrees water temperature but we must not!.

clothes that are not stained and heavily soiled can be washed in a quick 15 to 30-minute cycle in cold water which also saves electricity and water. regular color should be washed in cold water to avoid fading and shrinking.

Jean clothes and kid’s clothes that are full of sweat, dirt, and germs should be washed in a regular cycle above 40-degree temperature should be pre-soaked in detergent if needed.

Our bedsheet and towels also have a lot of germs so wash them separately above 40-degree temperature and on regular ashing cycle

Cleaning rugs and kitchen towels should be washed n the hottest cycle to kill germs and bacteria.

Alternatively for those of you who don’t have a fully automatic washing machine can pre-soak heavily stained and dirty clothes in the hot water using a bucket, for 60 to 90 minute and then wash them normally in cold water

Use mesh bags to  wash you delicate clothes and lingerie to keep them protected from heavy spinning,

Very delicate clothes should be washed in cold water only, refer the clothes tag to know the correct temperature to be used on a particular type of cloth.

Tip 6 :new clothes care

New worn clothes should be washed separately, they may bleat and can and can spoil other clothes .soak them in water for 60 to 90 minutes and then wash them with the regular detergent. Before washing anything carefully read the washing instructions on the items care label, this label will provide you the guidance regarding exactly how to clean the clothing, for instance, some type of fabric might require to hand wash or hand dry them other clothes can be clean in the washing machine but may need cold or warm water.

Also, new baby clothes should always be washed before using the first time as the new fabric can cause rashes to the babies.

Tip 7 : drying

Once the clothes are washed dry them outside but avoid direct sunlight as it can cause fading the clothes, use good sturdy drying stand to dry the clothes.if you are always short of time or don’t have enough space for drying clothes you may go for clothes dryer which dries clothes 100%. IFB AND SIEMENS are good brands for that.

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