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Washing

~ Homemade "Spray n' Wash" - get a spray bottle and fill one half with water, and the other half with dawn dish soap!

~ Babywipes are great for removing stains from clothing. They are a quick and easy stain remover.

~ Keep clothes from Fading - When you buy a new pair of blue jeans or anything that you know the color will fade, like reds, some blacks etc. When you wash these clothes put in about an 8 th to a quarter (depends on the size of washer) cup of vinegar in the wash when you start to fill up the washer then put clothes in and wash like normal. Trust me it works and your clothes won't smell like vinegar & they won't fade! Works great on all colors of clothes.

~ To get stains out of white clothes use powdered dishwasher soap (like Casscade) and bleach. Add half cup of each to washer. Best for baby clothes.

~ To soften new blue jeans, soak them overnight (or for 12 hours) in cold water with plenty of fabric softener. Then wash as usual.

~ Use Oxyclean or Clorox Oxygen Action to get stains out of white clothes

~ Put 1cup of white vineger and only half the amount of detergent,.Your wash comes out smelling better and you save money doing your wash

~ Use vinegar in the rinse water to get rid of soap scum

~ To get blood stains out of clothes - pour a little peroxide on a cloth and wipe off every drop of blood.

~ Plain salt water removes blood stains!!

~ To clean your washing machine: Fill your washing machine full of hot water on the large cycle. Then add about 1 cup of white vinegar and let it go all the way through the wash cycle until it stops.

Drying

~ Pin your dryer sheet to an article of clothing before putting in dryer to keep it from getting lost in a sleeve or pant leg and embarrassing you later!

~ To make your own fabric softener sheets, dab a little liquid fabric softener onto a washcloth. Throw it into the dryer.




Ironing

~ To speed up ironing put aluminum foil under your ironing board cover. It deflects the heat back up into your garment. It also lets you set your iron on a lower setting while still getting the same results.

Other Uses For Dryer Sheets

~ Use the dryer sheets that you have already used once for wiping off the lint and dust from the top of your dryer, cleans it up quick and just toss it in the garbage when you are done

~ You can use most dryer sheets twice!! They work just as well the second time and oyu'll spend half the money!

~ Chases ants away when you lay a sheet near them.

~ Takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don't get opened too often.

~ Repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.

~ Eliminates static electricity from your television screen. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling.

~ Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of Bounce.

~ Freshen the air in your home. Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.

~ Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew.

~ Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing

~ Freshen the air in your car. Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat. (It works great!)



~ Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti static agent apparently weakens the bond between the food and the pan while the fabric softening agents soften the baked-on food

~ Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket

~ Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs.

~ Eliminate static electricity from venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.

~ Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.

~ Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.

~ Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight so they will smell better in the AM.

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