Laundry

Removing Armpit Odors with Vinegar   Use about a cup of white vinegar in the rinse cycle of your washing machine. You can even put the vinegar directly on the stain (I would probably only do this on cottons).   If you are looking for a quick fix, Defunkify Active Wear Laundry Detergent powder is…

How do You Stop Fluff Coming off New Towels?   It’s always exciting to get new bath towels, but there’s a few things you need to know about breaking in new towels. New towels are always very soft and fluffy, and then when you wash the towels the first couple of times the fluff comes…

How to Soften Towels in the Wash   Everyone wants to have soft towels, but at times that seems like an unrealistic goal. I mean, just how do hotels keep their towels so white and soft? Many people want to know why their bathroom towels are so stiff after washing. I have rounded up some…

Do your kitchen towels smell bad no matter how many times you wash them? I have always cleaned my dingy or greasy kitchen towels separately from our other laundry, but I never realized that there are several other do’s and don’ts for washing kitchen towels that really make a difference.   Washing New Kitchen Towels…

Q: What is the best method to remove candle wax from a tablecloth? A: First pick away whatever pieces you can from the tablecloth. Then put a thin cotton towel, a sheet of tin foil, then another thin towel on your ironing board. The towel that will be “absorbing” the wax should be one that is old…