It is known that white things have to be periodically bleached additionally because they quickly get dirty and turn yellow after a large number of washes. To do this, use chlorine-containing bleaches, expensive imported IVF analogues and folk remedies.
The latter include aspirin - how effective it is and how to use it, you will learn in this review.
What is the secret of action
An aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) tablet is a cheap pharmacy that is also used for washing and bleaching clothes. There may be several names for the drug, but any one is suitable for washing:
- Aspirin S.
- Upsarin UPSA.
- Acetylsalicylic acid.
- Aspirin Cardio and so on.
Important! Aspirin C is the best soluble in water.
You can also use expired tablets - feel free to throw spoiled aspirin into the washing machine, this will not affect its properties and the machine will not harm.
Compare the cost of bleach and acetylsalicylic acid, and you will understand why they put aspirin - to wash, bleach and save.
How to wash clothes with aspirin
For effective washing of white linen, a solution is prepared from the following ingredients:
- 10 tablets of 325 mg.
- 15 liters of warm water.
In order for the washing with aspirin to bring results, you need to crush the tablets into powder, put them in water, put the laundry in it and leave it for 8 hours.
After soaking, you can start both manual and machine wash. If there is no time for soaking, you can add crushed acid to the drum along with the laundry. The effect will not be as pronounced as with soaking, but the quality of the wash will improve.
Important! Before washing in an aspirin machine, always push the pills. This can be done in a mortar or in a coffee grinder.
How to bleach with aspirin
Aspirin bleaching is a favorite method of economical housewives. The most common bleaching recipe is:
- Take a few tablets of an antipyretic (depending on the volume of the laundry).
- Explain them.
- Mix with powder or laundry gel.
- Pour the mixture into a cuvette (pour the liquid solution into the drum).
- After choosing the appropriate mode, start the wash.
Before bleaching linen in this way, you can not soak it. Soaking should be done only for things that are too gray or yellow.
You can eliminate sweat stains on clothes in a similar way:
- Powder 2 tablets.
- Take half a glass of warm water and dissolve the resulting powder.
- Treat stains with a sponge or cloth.
- Leave for a couple of hours.
- Wash by hand or in a washer.
- Dry under natural conditions - under the influence of sunlight, the whitening properties of aspirin will manifest themselves even more.
Sometimes the spots are simply sprinkled with powder, but the acid act stronger after dissolution.
Is it possible to clean the washing machine of limescale with aspirin
Using acid tablets, you can descale the details of the automatic washing machine. To do this, proceed as follows:
- Take half a pack of acetylsalicylic acid (5 tablets).
- Rub it into powder.
- Mix with conditioner.
- Launch a single wash without laundry.
This mixture will not clean up a strong coating, but it will surely remove fresh layers of scale and will also be an excellent prevention, as it acts similarly to citric acid. For more information on descaling methods, see the page “How to clean a washing machine with citric acid».
In conclusion, we say that user reviews about such washing and bleaching methods are mostly good. The soaking method is especially praised, but machine wash also brings results.
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