![]() ![]() Just think, you bought those white socks for about $3 per pair? And you will ultimately pay about $18 in brand-name detergent keeping them clean. Do you care? If it costs you *twice* as much? I no longer buy white sheets, towels, socks, etc., and now I don’t care about dingy whites or yellowing towels! You asked if Tide gets clothes cleaner? Well, try it and see! Perhaps it will get your clothes a tad whiter. I suspect you have fallen prey to the Whiter Than White, Cleaner Than Clean advertising campaign of the major detergent manufacturers. If you use the above tips, not only will you save money on detergent, but your washer will last longer, clothes will last longer and your utility bills will be smaller.Īvoid White Fabrics and Use Cheap Detergent Heavily soiled clothes can be cleaned with warm water. Most clothes (except for heavily soiled ones) can be cleaned very well with cold water. Instead make sure you are loading your washer correctly (too many clothes hinders agitation, clothes don’t get as clean, too few clothes allow the clothes to stay away from each other so they don’t get as clean either), and experiment to see how little detergent you can use and still get the level of cleanness and fresh smell you want.Īlso, hot water is not ever needed to wash clothes. ![]() So regardless of what brand of laundry detergent you use, don’t follow the manufacturer’s recommended detergent amounts. In fact, the more detergent you use the faster your clothes wear out and fade. The actual cleaning is done by the agitator and the clothes rubbing against each other. It breaks down the surface tension in the water so that it can dissolve water soluble dirt more easily. Laundry detergent doesn’t clean the clothes. ![]()
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