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Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

Don't like doing laundry?

It is true that it is a chore for many people.

Clean stains, put in the washing machine, hang up the laundry, iron... What a hassle!

Fortunately, there are clever tricks to do your laundry easily and above all... save time!

We have selected for you the 15 best tips to make your daily laundry easier . Watch:

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

Contents
  • 1. Put the socks in a laundry net to find them and store them in pairs more easily
  • 2. Save a hundred euros a year by doing your own laundry
  • 3. Remove makeup stains with shaving foam
  • 4. On the door of your dryer, write in erasable marker the list of clothes you should NEVER put in the dryer
  • 5. Put baby powder on a greasy stain and leave overnight for the powder to absorb the oil
  • 6. Soften your clothes with white vinegar
  • 7. Easily de-crease your laundry with ice cubes
  • 8. Hang your sweaters this way to prevent them from falling and becoming deformed
  • 9. Eliminate odors from your jeans by putting them in the freezer in a Ziploc bag
  • 10. Use a pillowcase and a paint mixing stick (a ruler also works great) to thoroughly clean dryer messes
  • 11. Get rid of underarm sweat stains with baking soda and lemon juice
  • 12. Make a ball out of aluminum foil and use it as a fabric softener towelette in your dryer
  • 13. Dry your laundry much faster by adding a dry towel with the damp laundry
  • 14. Clean your iron with dryer fabric softener cloths
  • 15. To quickly store your clean T-shirts, lay them flat. Then pass the hangers through the collar, as in the photo

1. Put the socks in a laundry net to find them and store them in pairs more easily

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

If you don't have a laundry net, you can find one here.

2. Save a hundred euros a year by doing your own laundry

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

Discover an easy way to do your Marseille soap laundry here.

3. Remove makeup stains with shaving foam

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

Put some shaving foam on the stain. Leave to act for 10 min. The make-up stain will dissolve under the action of the foam. Carefully remove the shaving foam with a light colored cloth. Rinse with cold water.

The cloth should be light in color so that it doesn't rub onto your laundry when you remove the shaving foam. And be sure to use a shaving foam and not a gel.

4. On the door of your dryer, write in erasable marker the list of clothes you should NEVER put in the dryer

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

5. Put baby powder on a greasy stain and leave overnight for the powder to absorb the oil

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

6. Soften your clothes with white vinegar

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

Add 1/2 cup of white vinegar to your usual dose of washing powder. Pour the mixture into the detergent compartment. You will get a static-free, lint-free and very soft cloth. Check out the trick here.

7. Easily de-crease your laundry with ice cubes

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

Put a few ice cubes in your dryer with your creased clothes for about 15 minutes. The heat from your dryer will melt the ice cubes. As a result, water vapor will be released. Thanks to the steam, the laundry will be less wrinkled when you take it out of the dryer.

8. Hang your sweaters this way to prevent them from falling and deforming

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

To do this, take your sweater and fold it in half lengthwise. Place the hook of the hanger under the sleeve of your sweater.

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

Next, fold the sleeves and lower half of the sweater over the hanger.

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

9. Eliminate odors from your jeans by putting them in the freezer in a Ziploc bag

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

Leave it in the freezer overnight to remove bad odors. Check out the trick here.

10. Use a pillowcase and a paint mixing stick (a ruler also works great) to thoroughly clean dryer messes

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

Before cleaning your filter, remove all clean laundry from the dryer. Put a paint mixing stick or a ruler in the corner of a pillowcase or an old shirt. Lightly spray the corner of the pillowcase with water or a mild cleaning spray.

Moisture helps lint adhere to fabric. Slide the ruler or stick from side to side, and you'll be amazed at how many fluff pops out!

To discover: Probably THE Best Way to Maintain a Clothes Dryer.

11. Get rid of underarm sweat stains with baking soda and lemon juice

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

Squeeze fresh lemon juice or take concentrated juice. Mix it with water. Pour the mixture on the stain and rub. If possible let the T-shirt dry in the sun which will act as an additional stain remover.

For stubborn stains, make a paste of baking soda and water. Apply it to the stain. Let stand for about 1 hour before machine washing your garment.

To discover: Yellow Stains on White Linen? Our Tips For Removing Them.

12. Make a ball with aluminum foil and use it as a fabric softener towelette in your dryer

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

You can say goodbye to static electricity and you can reuse your aluminum ball. Check out the trick here.

13. Dry your laundry much faster by adding a dry towel with the damp laundry

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

14. Clean your iron with dryer fabric softener wipes

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.

Set your iron to the lowest heat setting. Let it heat up. Next, lay a fabric softener cloth flat on your ironing board and gently run the iron over it. The cloth will catch the dirt and leave your iron clean.

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15. To quickly store your clean T-shirts, lay them flat. Then pass the hangers through the collar, as in the photo

Laundry Chores:15 Essential Tricks To Simplify Your Life.