Doing Laundry in College
This advice is for my daughter doing laundry in college. Doing laundry in college can be a challenge at times, but it's generally easier than you might think. Anyone can do it successfully. Just remember to read labels and take your time sorting, and you'll be doing your own laundry in no time. I like Tide for whites, together with a 1/4 cup of Clorox bleach. I like Free and Clear for everything else. And Oxyclean works a little better than Spray & Wash for pre-wash treatment on grass or other stains. ________________________ Adapted from https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-do-laundry-in-college-793594 By Kelci Lynn Lucier Preparation Preparing to wash your laundry often takes more time than actually washing your laundry, but it's a simple process that's easy to master. Read the labels on everything, especially anything valuable. Have a fancy dress? Nice button-down shirt? THESE PROBABLY NEED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DRY CLEANERS. New bathing suit? Anything made of a unique material? Clothes that are out of the ordinary tend to require extra care. Thoroughly read the instructions on the tags of all items (usually found by the neck, waist, or bottom inside left of an article of clothing) to avoid potential disasters. Anything that needs a specific water temperature or that necessitates an extra step needs to be removed from the rest of your laundry and washed separately. Sort out anything new. Clothes are most vibrant and pigmented when they're brand new, whether they're mostly dark colors like black, blue, or brown or mostly bright colors like white, pink, or green. New clothes can bleed their colors out and onto the rest of your clothes when they're freshly purchased, which can quickly ruin an entire load of laundry. Wash these separately on their first wash,