Laundry can be an important part of keeping your household clean and healthy.If you want to clean cloth diapers, towels, bedding, and other items, you should use bleach in your washer's cycle or soak your laundry prior to washing.Not all materials can be treated with bleach, and your washing machine may not allow it.If your laundry has been exposed to germs or unsanitary conditions, hydrogen peroxide and borax, tea tree oil, and lavender essential oil can be used to help clean it up.
Step 1: The washer should be set at the highest possible temperature.
You want to wash your laundry at the highest temperature possible when you use bleach.Use the setting on your washing machine to determine how hot the water is when you wash your items.The temperature of hot water is usually used for white items.Colored items should be washed in water that is between 86 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit (30 to 40 degrees Celsius).It is a good idea to wash delicate items in a cold water cycle.
Step 2: Add the usual amount of detergent to it.
Once you have set the correct temperature for the water, fill the cap from your detergent with the recommended amount.The detergent can be put into the washer's drum or the drawer.If you don't know where the detergent goes in your machine, consult the operating instructions.There is a drawer for detergent in front-loading washers, while top-load washers usually pour the detergent directly into the drum.
Step 3: You can fill the bleach machine.
The instructions on the bottle of bleach tell you how much to add.The bleach can be poured into the dispensers.The bleach can be added directly to the drum if your washer doesn't have a bleach dispensers.The water should start to fill the drum before the bleach is poured in.Don't put laundry in a washer that has not been washed.Pay attention to the type of bleach you use.All-fabric bleach should be used on colored items.
Step 4: Allow the cycle to run as you add your laundry.
Put your laundry in the washer's drum after you've added detergent and bleach.Allow the cycle to run through when the lid is closed.When your items are done being washed, dry them according to their instructions.
Step 5: Combine cold water and bleach.
To make a bleach solution, you need to add cold water.The amount of bleach you need depends on the load you are soaking.For every 1 gallon of cold water, add 15 liters of bleach.It's important to choose the right bleach for your laundry.White items can only be bleached with chlorine bleach.The bleach should be used for colored items.Make sure your laundry has been washed before you bleach it.
Step 6: The items should be soaked in the bleach solution for 15 minutes.
Place your laundry in the water once you have created the bleach solution.The items should be in the water for at least 15 minutes.If you are soaking laundry that is prone to germs, such as cloth diapers or an ill person's bedding, you should let it soak for at least 30 minutes.Do not leave the laundry in the bleach solution for more than 45 minutes.
Step 7: You can wash the items in your washer.
After your laundry has been washed, use hot water to rinse them.They should be put in your washer and washed with hot water to remove the bleach.To make sure your laundry can be washed in hot water, read the care labels.
Step 8: It is possible to wash or soak your laundry.
If you don't want to use bleach to clean your laundry, a combination of hydrogen peroxide and borax can be used.Adding a solution to a load of laundry can be done.Combine 4 cups of hydrogen peroxide and 1 cup of borax with your usual detergent to wash your laundry.After there is some water in the washer, make sure to add the mixture.Put 4 cups of hydrogen peroxide and 1 cup of borax into a bathtub that is half full with water and soak your laundry.Allow the items to soak for 15 to 30 minutes, rinse in hot water, and then run through a cycle in the washer.Hydrogen peroxide can be used on darker colors.It's a good idea to test it on an area that won't be visible.
Step 9: Tea tree or lavender essential oil can be added to the washing machine cycle.
Tea tree oil and lavender essential oil have antifungal, antibacterial, and antimicrobial properties.Tea tree and lavender essential oil can be added to your washing machine along with your detergent.When you are done washing the clothes, dry them according to the care label.The best way to use tea tree oil and lavender essential oil is with detergent.