But should you combine baking soda and vinegar in a laundry load?
Read on for tips on using each of these powerhouse household staples to achieve cleaner, better-looking laundry.
Should You Combine Baking Soda and Vinegar in the Laundry?
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Do not combine baking soda and vinegar in the samecyclewhen doing laundry.
Neither is effective alone as a substitute for awell-balanced laundry detergent, but can befunctional when used correctly.
Stir well to dissolve.
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Fill the washer tub or a sink with cool water and add the dissolved baking soda.
Add the stinky clothes and allow them to soak overnight.
Drain the washer and then wash the laundry as usual.
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you’ve got the option to also use baking soda to refresh garments that arenotwashable.
Place the items in a sealable container like a storage tub with an open box of baking soda.
Leave them for at least 24 hourslonger is betterto help remove odors.
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Allow the mixture to work on the fabric for 30 minutes.
Before beginning to clean your iron, check that the iron is completely cool to the touch.
Gently scrub areas with excessive build-up, then rinse the cloth well and wring until it is just damp.
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Wipe the faceplate with the damp cloth to remove the paste, then dry the iron.
The mild acid helps dissolve any detergent residue left in the fabric fibers that cause stiffness.
The softer fibers will also releasepet hairandlintso they can be flushed away.
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Tip
The laundry will not smell like vinegar because it dissipates in the rinse water.
Allow them to soak overnight, and then launder as usual.
Only use this method on 100 percentcotton fabric.
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If you do not have dispensers, add the vinegar directly to the washer drum.
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Baking Soda - The Everyday Miracle.University of Wisconsin Extension Service.
Vinegar: A Potential Source of Healthy and Functional Food With Special Reference to Sugarcane Vinegar.Frontiers in Nutrition.
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