When laundry day rolls around, take 5 minutes to sort through all your dirty clothes. Put the colored items into one basket, and put all your white items into another one. Don’t forget about socks, underwear, towels, and undershirts. Washing white-striped clothes can be a little confusing because they’re often both dark and light. Luckily, you can throw them in with either batch as long as you pay attention to a few caveats: don’t wash them with your whites if you’re using bleach; don’t wash them with your coloreds if there are dark indigo jeans, black sweatshirts, or red clothes. Most washing machines have a special compartment for fabric softener, but this can also be used for white vinegar. Use a measuring cup to make sure you’re getting the right amount into the laundry machine.  Don’t worry—vinegar won’t make your clothes smell weird! Don’t jump straight to bleach when washing your whites. Overusing bleach can actually cause your whites to turn more yellow. Plus, bleach is recommended for white clothes only made of cotton Use your normal brand and the regular amount for the size of the load you’re going to wash. Depending on how you like to do things, you could turn on the water and add the detergent before adding the clothes to the machine; or, you could add the clothes and then turn on the water and add the detergent. For the best results, use a detergent that has optical brighteners in it. These make your clothes look lighter and brighter. Once you have the washing machine set up with the white vinegar, laundry detergent, and clothes, you can proceed as you normally would. Hot water will work better at removing stains in your white clothes. You use cold water for colored clothes because hot water could make them get too light over time. So it makes sense that you’d opt for hot water for whites. If you put still-stained clothes into the dryer, the heat will set the stain into the fabric, making it that much harder to remove. Check for remaining stains and repeat the stain-treatment method of your choice. Wash and check the clothes again before drying them. Some heavily stained items will need to be treated and washed 2-3 times, especially for stains like grass, wine, or coffee. If you use a dryer, opt for the lowest heat-setting. If you can, line-dry your clothes, either outside or on a drying rack. This is the least damaging way to get your clothes dry, as it is the gentlest option and won’t stretch the fibers as much as the dryer would. It may seem like extra work, but before you know it, it’ll be a habit to wash your white clothes differently from your colored ones. And your clothes will look much better in the long run!
अपने सफेद कपड़ों को, कलर वाले कपड़ों से अलग रख दें: फेब्रिक सॉफ्टनर में 1⁄2 cup (120 mL) व्हाइट विनिगर मिला लें: वॉशिंग मशीन में लौंड्री डिटर्जेंट मिलाएँ: गरम पानी का इस्तेमाल करें और लौंड्री के लोड को ठीक वैसे ही चला दें, जैसे आप नॉर्मली किया करते हैं: कपड़ों को ड्रायर में डालने से पहले उनके दाग के निकल जाने की पुष्टि कर लें: अपने सफेद कपड़ों को अच्छी कंडीशन में बनाए रखने के लिए कम हीट का इस्तेमाल करें या उन्हें टाँगकर सुखाएँ: