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Tips so your Clothes Don't Become Discoloured

Mary Smith
By Mary Smith. Updated: January 16, 2017
Tips so your Clothes Don't Become Discoloured
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It's happened to a lot of us, the moment when you open the washing machine to find that a piece of clothing has lost its color and dyed all the other clothes. Faded colour is a very common problem with easy solutions. There are a number of tricks that can help us prevent the discolouration of clothes and staining our favourite clothes. Knowing how to wash your clothes, for example, is one of them. If you want to know more tricks so your clothes don't become discoloured, Read this OneHowTo.com article and try them out.

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Contents

  1. Prevent clothes discoloration with salt
  2. Prevent clothes discoloration with boric acid
  3. Prevent clothes discoloration with white vinegar
  4. Monitor the water temperature

Prevent clothes discoloration with salt

To prevent clothes discoloration, a very effective home trick is to soak clothes with salt. Before the first wash, take your discolored clothes and soak in cold water with plenty of salt. Before adding clothes, mix the salt well. Leave the items to soak for 20 to 30 minutes. Don't leave it any longer as the salt can damage the clothes. For best results, turn your clothes inside out before leaving them to soak. It is very important not to soak different colored items as the colors may bleed. Apply this trick to each of the items separately.

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Prevent clothes discoloration with boric acid

Another at home trick to prevent the discoloration of clothes is using boric acid. Boric acid is one of the most widely used chemicals in the home, especially for laundry because when diluted in water becomes a practical and effective detergent. As there are various types of boric acid, be sure to buy the right type for clothes. You can buy it at any chemist or supermarket.

To prevent the discolouration of clothes before the first wash, soak your discoloured clothes in water and add a teaspoon of boric acid powder for each two liters of water. Remember not to mix clothes of different colors. It is very important that you measure the amount well and do not put too much because boric acid is a highly effective compound however if inhaled it can become toxic. So do not forget to wear latex or nitrile gloves and, if the amount of boric acid is high, a protective mask.

Tips so your Clothes Don't Become Discoloured - Prevent clothes discoloration with boric acid

Prevent clothes discoloration with white vinegar

One of the most widely used methods is white vinegar. Before the first wash, add two cups of undiluted white vinegar in a bucket or other container and soak the discoloured clothes for 15 minutes. Do not mix clothes of different colours; it's important that you do it for each item separately. For best results, turn your clothes inside out before soaking them.

Vinegar, besides being used to prevent the discolouration of clothing, is also an effective detergent. In this article we explain how to wash clothes with vinegar.

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Monitor the water temperature

One factor that causes the discoloration of clothing is the incorrect adjustment of the water temperature. It is very important to carefully read the label of each item to make sure you are using the wash temperature you need. If it is indicated to be washed in the washing machine with warm or cold water, do not use hot water. Remember that you cannot mix coloured clothes with white clothes.

Tips so your Clothes Don't Become Discoloured - Monitor the water temperature

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