White Bed Linen

spendaholic · 7 June 2005 at 5:48PM

Well, it's more cotton than linen, but it's starting to yellow, particularly around the pillowcase area - and we do have pillow ticks which are spotless.

I'm currently using Ariel non bio (but have switched to Tesco own non bio for grocery challenge) which normally brings my whites up quite well. But, is this where the white vinegar comes in? Or the laundry gloop?

And would someone kindly redirect me to the easy, words of one syllable guide to making said gloop or to the same kind of guide for using white vinegar, please?

Will malt vinegar do?

Ta much.

squeaky · 7 June 2005 at 6:03PM

For laundry gloop - Click Here

For all the other tips you need to click on the Save Zillions on Cleaning which you can find via the "Collections" sticky at the top of the board, or you could follow the clue in my signature

Alternatively - Click Here

spendaholic · 7 June 2005 at 6:04PM

Thank you, Squeaks.

Jay-Jay_4 · 7 June 2005 at 6:09PM

Where's Nile when you need him?

He used to work in a place where they tested washing powders, he's always really good at stuff like this...... maybe a PM?

Lucie_2 · 7 June 2005 at 6:38PM

I have been having the same problem this is what the good folk on here came up with for me............

Str4berr3 · 8 June 2005 at 12:43AM

Don't know if this help's much, but if you have'nt got very sensitive skin try using Bio for you whites. As i do, The whites stay white for much more longer ( as in the more wear and tear).
Even though it is not recomended for sensitive skin, We all do have sensitive skin in the house-eczema,and this does'nt seem to effect us, But i do use the Non-Bio for lights and dark washes aas i dont want to be wearing Bio washed clothes too much....

Nile · 8 June 2005 at 8:22AM

Jay-Jay wrote:

Where's Nile when you need him?

He used to work in a place where they tested washing powders, he's always really good at stuff like this...... maybe a PM?

I'm here.
Sorry Spendaholic but my advice isn't very money saving:eek: or 'Old Style' either. I used to evaluate the performance of washing powders and fabric softeners in a research & development laboratory. The BEST powder for whites is Persil.

In the lab, the test cloths were evaluated using natural light and 'black' light (ultra violet) conditions............nothing was better than Persil.

I use Persil (but no separate fabric softener) for all my whites and they last for years. Socks are a bit stiff/scratchy without the fabric softener but it's worth it for the whiteness. I'm still wearing white sports socks that are (still white) over 10 years old!

Heavily stained clothes? I used to apply a range of stains to test cloths, bake (set the stains) in the oven then test with a range of UK and international washing powders........nothing was better than Ariel bio. It's the enzymes in the bio formulation that deal with stains like sweat, blood, poo etc.

For our general washing we use Surf powder. For heavily/difficult stained clothes we use Ariel bio. We also use Lenor fabric softener.

I don't work for Proctor & Gamble or Lever Bros............I'm just passing on my experience. Hope this helps.

spendaholic · 8 June 2005 at 4:13PM

Thanks, everyone. Sorry I didn't come back sooner. I've been at that new job all day and they "watch" your internet activity.

My mom used to swear by Persil but I always used Fairy. Then we developed allergies and had to do some experimenting. That's how we ended up with non-bio and Ariel was raved about by someone cos it brought her whites up great, and it is great on the clothes, whereas Persil wasn't.

I'll give Persil another go just for the bedding.

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