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Grandma's 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

Your laundry has rubbed off or even worse, has it yellowed?

It's a real hassle to get back!

But no need to buy so-called miraculous products to get the white linen back.

My grandmother is an expert and she told me all her secrets to recovering white linen naturally.

Here are the 15 best grandma's tricks to get laundry whiter than white without using bleach ! Watch:

1. Marseille soap

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

Contents
  • 1. Marseille soap
  • 2. Baking soda
  • 3. Soda ash
  • 4. Lemons
  • 5. Bicarbonate + white vinegar
  • 6. Aspirin
  • 7. Hydrogen peroxide + baking soda + dishwashing liquid
  • 8. Lemons + Marseille soap
  • 9. Baking powder
  • 10. Milk for ink stains
  • 11. Lemon juice + hydrogen peroxide
  • 12. Bay leaves
  • 13. A packet of yeast
  • 14. Dishwashing liquid + ammonia + lemon juice
  • 15. Bicarbonate for white curtains
  • 16. Soda crystals + detergent

Yellow stains are truly a plague on white laundry. How to wear a white tunic with a yellow patch on it? Here is a trick to get rid of those yellow spots. Fortunately, Marseille soap works miracles to remove them. And if you don't have any, you can use baking soda or lemon. Check out the tips here.

2. Baking soda

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

Is your white laundry starting to look grey? It's not very pretty... But it's almost inevitable when you put your laundry in the washing machine. Fortunately, a simple spoon of baking soda is enough to give your sheets a white boost. Check out the trick here.

3. Soda ash

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

And boom ! You made a big stain on your white shirt... You think it's ruined and you'll never be able to get it back? Think again. Before you lose all hope, try this trick with percarbonate of soda. It is formidable against stains on cotton. Check out the trick here. And it's also an effective grandmother's trick for laundry that has rubbed off.

4. Lemons

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

Has your laundry lost its shine? Does it turn off-white or even gray? Fortunately, there is a foolproof trick to make t-shirts regain their whiteness. Essential also for a shirt that has yellowed! This is a trick that grandmothers know well since it involves using lemon. Check out the trick here.

5. Bicarbonate + white vinegar

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

When you store sheets in a humid place, mold is never far away. And mold stains are particularly difficult to remove. Fortunately, the white vinegar + baking soda shock duo will eliminate all traces of mold on your white linen. Check out the trick here.

6. Aspirin

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

Do your white clothes look gray? Or worse... yellow halos have formed in the armpits? To revive your laundry and whiten gray laundry, there is a little magic cachet that works wonders. It's aspirin. Another amazing, economical and effective grandmother's trick! Check out the trick here.

7. Hydrogen peroxide + baking soda + dishwashing liquid

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

Yellow stains on t-shirts under the armpits... we can do without them. Once they become embedded, the t-shirts can stay in the closet. But that... that was before knowing this great trick to permanently remove these halos. With the trifecta "hydrogen peroxide + baking soda + dishwashing liquid", excellent results are obtained. Check out the trick here.

8. Lemons + Marseille soap

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

Whitening laundry without bleach looks like an impossible bet. But with lemons or Marseille soap, you can take up the challenge! You can forget about environmentally harmful bleach and still have sparkling white clothes. This is arguably the best trick for whitening laundry without bleach. Think about it for your tea towels! Check out the trick here.

9. Baking powder

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

We have seen that baking soda, sodium percarbonate and lemon are natural and powerful weapons for whitening clothes. But do you know that baking powder is also very effective for white linen? So instead of putting it in a cake, put it in your washing machine. And you will see the result. Check out the trick here.

10. Milk for ink stains

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

Did your child make a beautiful ink stain on his white t-shirt? No need to scold him! You can make it go away very easily by using milk. It also works against fruit stains by the way. Heat some milk and soak your white clothes in it. After an hour, this little incident will be forgotten. Check out the trick here.

11. Lemon juice + hydrogen peroxide

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

As you may know, it's best to avoid using bleach. It is a product harmful to health and the environment. And its use is not recommended if you have a septic tank at home. The good news is that it is not essential. There is a natural alternative for bleaching laundry. Just use lemon juice and hydrogen peroxide. Check out the trick here.

12. Bay leaves

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

Clothes that rub off, it happens to everyone! But it is useless to buy special wipes to solve this problem. There is a much more economical natural solution. My grandmother indeed used a super effective recipe to remove colored laundry that can boil. All you need is a few bay leaves and boiling water. It can't be cheaper! Check out the trick here.

13. A packet of yeast

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

Over time, the curtains turn gray. Because of the sun, the dust and the fingerprints clinging to it, it's almost inevitable... Luckily, a friend told me her secret to make white curtains shine again. Just soak them with yeast before putting them in the washing machine. Original, isn't it? But above all, it is economical and efficient. Check out the trick here.

14. Dishwashing liquid + ammonia + lemon juice

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

Shirt collars that have blackened are a real hassle to recover. And wearing shirts with unclear collars... it's just impossible! Yuck... The solution to having impeccable shirt collars is to clean them with a mixture of dishwashing liquid, ammonia and lemon juice. Don't worry, it's very easy to do. Check out the trick here.

15. Bicarbonate for white curtains

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

White curtains that turn gray or turn yellow, we could do without them! It's really not pretty... But it's true that it's difficult to keep them white for long. Fortunately, by using this grandmother's trick, you will be able to restore your curtains to their full shine, and this easily. Just wash them and then rinse them with baking soda. Check out the trick here.

16. Soda crystals + detergent

Grandma s 16 Best Tricks To Whiten Clothes WITHOUT Bleach.

As you may have noticed, pillows tend to yellow over time. It's because of perspiration coming through the pillow cover. It's hard to avoid this problem... Fortunately, there is a powerful grandmother's recipe for bleaching pillows and recovering all-white pillows. With a mixture of washing soda, washing powder and a tiny bit of bleach, yellowed pillows are white again as if they were new. Check out the trick here.