Citric acid: The secret to reviving and whitening your clothes

White clothes tend to turn grey and, in some cases, yellow over time. However, there is a straightforward way to refresh them. Simply add two tablespoons of this product to the drum and start the wash.

Maintaining white clothes can be challenging. Despite following the washing instructions provided by the manufacturer, they often turn grey or yellow in certain areas. How can this be prevented? Fortunately, there's no need to rush to the store for special chemical agents. Home remedies that are inexpensive can revive white fabrics effectively.

Many people, in their quest to whiten clothes, resort to using baking soda, which is certainly effective. But what if you don't have any baking soda? Another household product can work just as well; you just need to add it to the drum.

The mentioned product is well-known citric acid. It is not only great for whitening and refreshing white fabrics but also for softening them in the washing machine. How do you use it? There are two methods. The first is adding one or two tablespoons of citric acid directly to the drum and setting the washing machine to a regular programme.

The second method involves dissolving five tablespoons of citric acid in one litre of water and pouring it into a bottle. Before each wash (with white clothes), pour two or three caps of the resulting solution into the fabric softener compartment.

Another trick for removing grey and yellow from white clothes is to create homemade "whitening bombs." The ingredients are laundry detergent, baking soda, salt, and hydrogen peroxide.

The preparation method is simple. Start by taking out a large bowl. Add a cup of laundry detergent, half a cup of baking soda, and 60 grams of salt. Finally, pour in 100 millilitres of hydrogen peroxide. Put on gloves and mix all the ingredients together. Form them into balls and place them in the freezer for 24 hours.

Throw the frozen balls into a bowl filled with warm water and wait a moment for them to completely dissolve. The solution prepared this way is ready to use. Just throw the white clothes in and leave them for an hour. After that time, put them in the washing machine and wash as usual. When they dry, they will be snowy white.