OS way to brighter whites?

jackieglasgow

Right, then my little book of household remedies suggest a aste of hydrogen peroxide and bicarbonate of soda brushed/ rubbed in and left for a half hour before washing, Any. HTH

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They are not white marks at all. They are sweat marks on white top.

Oooops! Sorry for not reading properly. Is this thread any use?

tips for removing antiperspirant/sweat stains from clothes

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tori.k

Rub a little hair shampoo into the stains as its designed to remove natural body oil, works a treat

Any

I've already tried Vanish... though in liquid and not much of a help.

The shampoo idea sounds interesting! Definitely worth a try!

LJM

shampoo does sound a good idea

BitterAndTwisted

Invest in a little Vanish stain-stick if you can find one in the supermarket or hardware store, it's magic stuff. Worth every penny

redlady_1

I have white bedding and some of it is looking very tired after 6 years of ownership. Now I like my whites looking shiny and normally throw out anything that is no longer white but these cost me a fortune from Laura Ashley.

I don't like those stain devil things (they dont seem to work) so does anyone have any ideas to make the bedding all nice and shiny again please?

BitterAndTwisted

Ive had very good results with a few tablespoons of Napisan added to the detergent and a wash on the hottest temperature appropriate for the fabric-content. Drying in bright sunshine is an added bonus.

redlady_1

I think it may be the sun that has bleached one set a little "less" white! What is Napisan?

jackieglasgow

Its a steriliser for terry nappies. The sun will bleach your bedding if its 100% cotton, I use Biotex in my wash, I would use Napisan again if I remembered to look for it in the shops, I did use it when my two were in nappies, but I didn't have white bedding then.