Banish dingy fabrics and stubborn odors with this ultimate laundry stripping guide! Perfect for deep-cleaning towels, bed sheets, and gym clothes, this method cuts through trapped oils, detergent buildup, and musty smells to leave your items feeling ...
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Fill your bathtub or a large bin with very hot water. Add the Borax, Washing Soda, and Ariel to the water and stir until fully dissolved. Add your towels, sheets, or gym clothes (make sure they were washed and dried previously). Let them soak for at least 3–4 hours, stirring occasionally. You will likely see the water turn cloudy or murky—that is the trapped oils and residue being released! Drain the tub and run the items through a rinse-and-spin cycle in your washing machine (without adding more detergent) to clear out the mixture. Use white vinegar in the rinse cycle to break down residue and bacteria that cause that persistent "musty" smell in towels and gym clothes.
1/4 cup Washing Soda
ARM & HAMMER Super Washing Soda Powder
1/4 cup Borax
20 Mule Team All Natural Borax
1/2 cup Ariel Laundry Detergent
Ariel Laundry Detergent Powder
1/2 to 1 cup of distilled white vinegar directly into the fabric softener compartment of your washing machine (or add it directly to the drum during the final rinse cycle)
Great Value Distilled White Vinegar
Clean Washer
My first pick for cleaning the washer! Safe for all machines.
Affresh Washer Cleaner Tablets
More tablets and works great!
Active Washing Machine Cleaner and Descaler Tablets for HE Front and Top Loaders
Just hook to hose on vacuum and clean away lint trap easily!
