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Thread started 11/07/09 9:12pm

Lammastide

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Getting whites white again

(NOTE: This is a laundry discussion, not a racial one! biggrin )

We own a gorgeous white waffle weave duvet cover and pillow shams that have become pretty dull over the four years or so that we've had them. We wash them regularly, of course, using bleach, but it has been years afterall. Before I go out and replace the set with something similar, I'd like to see just how white I can get them again. They're 100-percent cotton, and it's not like they've got hard stains from blood, oils, etc. I know I can't get them like-new again, but anyone have suggestions on how I could get them as white as possible without completely degrading the fabric?
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Reply #1 posted 11/07/09 9:26pm

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yikes, I hate white laundry. I have like 2 or 3 white shirts for about a year, it's all I can handle lol

I hear baking soda helps get whites white again. You might wanna look this up before you take my advice but a 50/50 mix will boost the bleach's effect on your laundry.
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Reply #2 posted 11/07/09 9:44pm

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"does my cock look fat in these jeans?"
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Reply #3 posted 11/07/09 10:04pm

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errant said:



Actually I use this stuff and it does make a difference.
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Reply #4 posted 11/07/09 10:23pm

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Hydrogen peroxide


http://www.associatedcont...oxide.html

1. Whiten Your White Laundry
Pour in a cup of hydrogen peroxide into a washer load of white laundry instead of chlorine bleach and it will whiten your clothes. Don't pour it directly on your clothes. It can fade out the color just like bleach does!
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Reply #5 posted 11/07/09 10:30pm

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lazycrockett said:

errant said:



Actually I use this stuff and it does make a difference.



yeah, i like it
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Reply #6 posted 11/07/09 11:06pm

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Lammastide said:

This is a laundry discussion, not a racial one! biggrin )


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oh boy, imagine!!!

I only just started using Fabric softener boxed it smells nice!
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Reply #7 posted 11/08/09 1:07am

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Detergent with bleach
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Reply #8 posted 11/08/09 1:10am

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ZombieKitten said:

Lammastide said:

This is a laundry discussion, not a racial one! biggrin )


falloff falloff

oh boy, imagine!!!

I only just started using Fabric softener boxed it smells nice!

and makes your towels all cwudderly
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i need to get some fab softner, this warm weather dries things to a crisp
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Reply #9 posted 11/08/09 2:11am

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Reply #10 posted 11/08/09 2:13am

Imago

oops, upon reading this thread. redface


OK, Oxi-clean does a great job. It really does make a difference.
Tide also does a good job, but it uses a chemical that reflects light and fools you into thinking your fabric is cleaner than it is--I wouldn't use it. boxed


Direct sunlight for a few hours also bleaches whites. It's also the only real way to kill bad smells like cat urine--really intense, direct sunlight works miricles.

However, I think it damages fabric too, but I'm not certain.
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Reply #11 posted 11/08/09 2:20am

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Imago said:




DEAD WITH LAUGHTER !!!I can almost hear the kid saying THAT'S WASCIST ( errors intended to get the toothless tone )

lol lol lol lol lol
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Reply #12 posted 11/08/09 3:01am

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Nikademus said:

Hydrogen peroxide


http://www.associatedcont...oxide.html

1. Whiten Your White Laundry
Pour in a cup of hydrogen peroxide into a washer load of white laundry instead of chlorine bleach and it will whiten your clothes. Don't pour it directly on your clothes. It can fade out the color just like bleach does!

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Reply #13 posted 11/08/09 9:04am

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Dr Beckmann Glowhite powder sachets.
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Reply #14 posted 11/08/09 9:12am

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Another vote for Oxiclean.

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Reply #15 posted 11/08/09 12:02pm

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oxiclean took smoke stains straight out of some vintage bark cloth curtains from the 40's, it made the silver and gray tones silver and gray instead of yellow/ivory
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Reply #16 posted 11/08/09 2:17pm

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I thought it was racial so I clicked here. At least you cleared that up lol
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Reply #17 posted 11/08/09 2:26pm

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purplecorvette1 said:

Dr Beckmann Glowhite powder sachets.


Yep. Glo White is a-maz-ing.

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Reply #18 posted 11/08/09 2:33pm

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Too much bleach will shred the cotton.
IF the Oxiclean or hydrogenperoxide (same stuff) doesn't work... then do this.

Soak a new navy t-shirt (or if you are brave a pair of dark wash blue jeans) in warm water and allow that water to darken from the dye.

Take out said blue jeans or t-shirt and stir the water up and place comforter in to soak for like an hour.
Wash the comforter in cold water after.

The blue dye from the t-shirt or jeans will make you whites look whiter. That or this stuff called Tri-zyme from Amway. WITHOUT tearing up the fabric.
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Reply #19 posted 11/08/09 2:47pm

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Thanks for this thread...I've been thinking of how to whiten my clothes for days. Clorox-bleach doesn't work...My whites turned yellow some how. can't get rid of black marks on my white socks.... sad
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Reply #20 posted 11/08/09 3:01pm

Imago

paintedlady said:

Too much bleach will shred the cotton.
IF the Oxiclean or hydrogenperoxide (same stuff) doesn't work... then do this.

Soak a new navy t-shirt (or if you are brave a pair of dark wash blue jeans) in warm water and allow that water to darken from the dye.

Take out said blue jeans or t-shirt and stir the water up and place comforter in to soak for like an hour.
Wash the comforter in cold water after.

The blue dye from the t-shirt or jeans will make you whites look whiter. That or this stuff called Tri-zyme from Amway. WITHOUT tearing up the fabric.

guRRL, it's funny you said that. Whenever I try to whiten or lighten something in photoshop, I end up basically changing the hue towards the blue-end of the spectrum. It makes clouds, eyes, teeth--anything that needs to be more white practically pop the fuck out.
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Reply #21 posted 11/08/09 3:14pm

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Imago said:

paintedlady said:

Too much bleach will shred the cotton.
IF the Oxiclean or hydrogenperoxide (same stuff) doesn't work... then do this.

Soak a new navy t-shirt (or if you are brave a pair of dark wash blue jeans) in warm water and allow that water to darken from the dye.

Take out said blue jeans or t-shirt and stir the water up and place comforter in to soak for like an hour.
Wash the comforter in cold water after.

The blue dye from the t-shirt or jeans will make you whites look whiter. That or this stuff called Tri-zyme from Amway. WITHOUT tearing up the fabric.

guRRL, it's funny you said that. Whenever I try to whiten or lighten something in photoshop, I end up basically changing the hue towards the blue-end of the spectrum. It makes clouds, eyes, teeth--anything that needs to be more white practically pop the fuck out.

nod So you know what I'm talking about.
I learned that from working as a colorist in a salon. lol un-yellowing gray hair.
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Reply #22 posted 11/08/09 3:16pm

Imago

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Imago said:


guRRL, it's funny you said that. Whenever I try to whiten or lighten something in photoshop, I end up basically changing the hue towards the blue-end of the spectrum. It makes clouds, eyes, teeth--anything that needs to be more white practically pop the fuck out.

nod So you know what I'm talking about.
I learned that from working as a colorist in a salon. lol un-yellowing gray hair.

My hair stylist could work miricales with folks who tried to do it on their own first then needed 'corrections'.

He wasn't so good about the mess that was underneat the hair of course, but you can't change ugly--you can only cover it up or color it I guess.

Great thread!
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Reply #23 posted 11/08/09 3:29pm

RubyButterfly

Borax.
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Reply #24 posted 11/08/09 3:48pm

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RubyButterfly said:

Borax.

I heard that was good too.
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Reply #25 posted 11/08/09 4:00pm

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peacenlovealways said:

RubyButterfly said:

Borax.

I heard that was good too.



It won't cause the yellowing that bleach can, and it's more gentle on fabrics than bleach as well.
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Reply #26 posted 11/08/09 4:03pm

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RubyButterfly said:

peacenlovealways said:


I heard that was good too.



It won't cause the yellowing that bleach can, and it's more gentle on fabrics than bleach as well.

oh ok smile
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Reply #27 posted 11/08/09 4:09pm

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RubyButterfly said:

Borax.

Imma try that. eek Is it gentle on fabric?
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Reply #28 posted 11/08/09 4:13pm

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I have used borax to make snowflakes with pipe cleaners when my babies were little... It makes crystals form on the pipe cleaner!
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Reply #29 posted 11/08/09 6:00pm

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angel345 said:

I thought it was racial so I clicked here. At least you cleared that up lol

Hey, I'm cool with you throwing a little vitriol. It'd make my thread last longer! nod
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