Super white and streak-free socks: the trick is not bleach!
Super white and streak-free socks: the trick is not bleach!
But in short, how is it possible to do this? The simplest method is the one that involves the use of sodium percarbonate. Once machine washed, this substance will ensure that your white clothes, including the pedals, are restored to their former shine.
But to best preserve the whiteness of white socks, it is best to avoid the washing machine and wash them by hand.
In the washing machine and by hand with sodium percarbonate
Sodium percarbonate releases all its whitening power at a temperature of 40 degrees. Simply add a tablespoon of this substance directly into the bathtub with the detergent and start washing.
For hand washing, just a tablespoon in a basin with hot water. The water temperature, for maximum effectiveness, must be at least 40°C as mentioned above.
Other useful natural remedies
By hand with lemon
Just soak the socks in a basin with very hot water and then add the juice of a lemon (filtered through a sieve). Then let them soak for a while and then rinse them without exaggerating with water.
More concretely, we need:
a cup of lemon juice (250 ml)
a liter of hot water
In the washing machine with vinegar
Another way to keep track of the whiteness of our socks is to use vinegar, which is often used instead of bleach for laundry. The use is elementary: pour a cup of vinegar into the washing machine tub, then proceed normally with the usual washing program.
By hand with vinegar and baking soda
But vinegar can also be used with hand laundry.
We need:
a cup of white vinegar (250 ml)
half a liter of boiling water
1 tablespoon of baking soda
A mixture of white vinegar and boiling water and baking soda is prepared and the socks are soaked in it for about 45 minutes. After this time, just add a little Marseille soap and rub vigorously.
If your problem is that white socks turn gray, you finally have the solution!