Have you stained your favorite white blouse or T-shirt? Are you worried that it’s gone forever; nothing will remove the stain? Depending on the type of stain, and how bad it is, there are a few natural stain removal methods that might help! Natural stain removers are often more powerful than the kind you purchase in the store. They’re also Eco-friendly and non-toxic, when used properly!

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Rust stains: Remove as much of the stain as possible, before treatment. Soak the stain in lemon juice. Sprinkle salt directly onto the lemon juice. Let the mixture react overnight then rinse it with cool water. Do not use hot water. If the stain hasn’t been removed yet, the hot water will set the stain.  Repeat these steps if the stain remains.

Grass or ink stains: Saturate the stain with cheap vodka and wash as usual.

Perspiration stains: Yellowed spots on your whites usually come from perspiration.  Most think that these stains are impossible to remove! Scrubbing the spots with baking soda and water will do the trick!

Mix together, four tablespoons of baking soda and a dab of water. The goal is to make a paste that’s easy to apply and scrub.  After scrubbing the stain with the mixture,  let it sit for 5 minutes. Then, launder as you normally would.  Then launder as usual.

Red wine stains: Immediately pour salt on the stain to absorb the moisture. Let the salt work into the fabric, then scrape it away. Next, blot the stain with liberal amounts of club soda.

For all other stains, try dabbing the area with lemon juice, vinegar or hydrogen peroxide.

A natural stain remover is easy, Eco-friendly, and much more cost effective than other, store bought stain removers. If you’re pressed for time, and need stains removed, quickly, remember Raleigh Laundromat, Laundry Express. Our Raleigh laundry service experts can help you remove your stains easily, and efficiently.

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Bright white clothing, towels, and other fabric materials are best when they stick to their original color of stark white. Sadly, they don’t always stay crisp summer-white. Most of the time, they end up graying and dull, making a direct B-line for the trash. Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a way to brighten those whites; a way to restore the beautiful, stark, bright white color, without any fuss? Thankfully there’s a way! Laundry Express has the secret that works every time!

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Below, you’ll find a few ways to brighten whites, as well as, keep whites, white- permanently, without the risk of them graying to a dull, unwanted color!

• Baking soda
• Vinegar
• Borax
• Lemon juice
• Hydrogen peroxide

These household products naturally whiten. To whiten clothing or other materials, add ½ cup of any of the  cleaners listed above, to each wash cycle to keep clothes, towels, tablecloths, and other things,  bone white.

If you’d like to make sure the clothing won’t turn, you can mix in ½ cup vinegar and ½ cup borax to your white loads. Both ingredients will help brighten whites. The vinegar will soften clothes, too!

To restore whites, presoak dingy whites in a mixture of one gallon hot water and ½ cup washing soda, a powdered mineral soap that helps brighten clothes. Then launder your clothes as usual.

For clothes that have been dull and grayed for quite a while, try a different method.

• Fill a pot with water
• Add several lemon slices into the water
• Bring the water to a boil.
• Fill a tub with the mixture and soak white linens, socks and non-delicate items until the water cools
• Wash clothes as usual.
• Hang clothes to dry in the sun (another natural whitener that doesn’t cost a thing!)

Bright whites are important! No one wants to wear less than white, clothes! We hope you’ve enjoyed this secret way to brighten your whites at home, that we’ve shared, and use it to your advantage! If you have stains that need removed, and don’t feel like dealing with it, on you own, consider bring the soiled clothing to our Raleigh Laundromat,  Laundry Express! We will launder your clothing for you!

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