How To Whiten Fabric With Bleach

Mix 14 cup of bleach in a gallon of lukewarm water.

How to whiten fabric with bleach. Normally I recommend the bleachability test to determine if a colored item can be safely washed with Clorox Regular Bleach 2. Add 3-4 squirts of Dawn to a cup of water. Step 4 use cold water to rinse the clothes.

Bleach is used to remove color from clothes for a number of reasons. Bleach helps to whiten and brighten washable fabrics and some bleaches disinfect by killing bacteria. If the stain is still there after 15 minutes bleach wont remove it and you risk damaging the fabric if you continue to soak it.

You can buy specialty stain remover fluids that work for most situations. This is a safer bet for fabrics that arent safe to use with chlorine bleach because its gentler. Remove the shirt or other clothes from the bucket and wash.

The method of removing a stain from clothing depends on the nature of the stain and the fabric. One way to re-whiten the shirt is to wash it with bleach because bleach removes color from fabric. If the label clearly says no bleach this means you guessed it you shouldnt use bleach on it.

Bleach will not turn all fabric white. Or you can use it to give your fabric an stylish aged worn-in look. I used Clorox MyUltimateCare Bleach on these delicate curtains in the guest room and the lacy curtains in our bedroom and they came out of the wash perfectly white totally intact and smelling great.

In this video I used generic bleach. You can also try soaking your linen clothes or fabrics in a solution of 1 cup of baking soda and four liters of water for a few hours or even overnight. If youre treating cotton fabrics soak for no more than 15 minutes according to the University of Iowa Extension.