How to boil laundry at home?

With the advent of modern washing machines and various bleaching agents in homes, many housewives forgot how to boil laundry at home. But sometimes this process is simply necessary if the households are allergic to chemicals or there are small children in the house. In addition, regular machine or hand washing gradually turns white products into greyish, and so you want that things always have a fresh snow-white appearance. And then old grandmother's recipes come to the rescue, how to boil the laundry at home. In this way, correctly choosing the proportions of suitable means and following the rules of technology, it is possible to achieve an irreproachable result, which will not give any modern means of washing chemistry.

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Boiling laundry at home - which fabrics can be processed?

The most ancient and reliable method of disinfection and restoration of snow-whiteness is the boiling of laundry for bleaching. This method of washing was very popular in those times when all clothes and linen were made of natural materials: cotton and flax.

In our all much more difficult, because many products contain synthetic fibers that "do not like" high temperatures. Therefore, before you boil things, be sure to carefully read all the labels on the clothes. In this process, find out what material is made of products and whether they can be exposed to high temperatures.

Important! It is recommended to boil linen for bleaching only linen and cotton materials. From this they will become truly clean and snow-white, but they will not lose their density and strength.

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The main goals of boiling

To understand whether it is worthwhile to deal with this rather time-consuming and time-consuming process, one must know not only how to boil laundry at home, but also what this process gives. The advantages and possibilities of this procedure are as follows:

1. Disinfection of underwear and children's things.
2. Washing of bed linen from natural fabrics without the use of allergenic agents.
3. Removal of the most difficult, stale stains from towels and linen.
4. The return of freshness to washed up things.
5. Whitening natural fabrics.

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What tools are needed for boiling laundry?

If you do not have a washing machine that has a special function of boiling laundry, then for this procedure you will need:

• Large enamelled pan or a boil( basin).You can also use a galvanized tank, if any.
• Wooden pliers( wooden stick) for stirring laundry.

Important! Prepared dishes for digestion should be free of chips and rust. Otherwise, you will only spoil things. Instead of a wooden stick, you can use a wooden spoon or spatula, the main thing is that you do not get burned by working with boiling water.

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Detergent formulations

To properly boil the laundry, it is necessary to select the suitable detergent composition. As an auxiliary detergent, use one of the following:

1. Laundry soap. Grate soap on the grater. For 1 liter of water, use 20 grams of laundry soap, and for greater efficiency, add 1 tbsp.spoon of soda. You can use both soda ash, and food. They both soften the water well.

Important! If things are washed, and the stains are old, then during the digestion increase the concentration of ingredients.

1. "Persol".For 5 liters of water, take 2 large spoons of oxygen bleach."Persol" does not contain chlorine, so it will not harm the tissue.
2. Detergent + ammonia. In a solution of any detergent, add 1 tbsp.a spoonful of ammonia for 5-6 liters of water.
3. Soda + salt. If you could not bleach things in a normal soap solution, then use the following recipe: for 1 liter of water - 25 grams of soda and 25 grams of salt.
4. Chlorine. Bleach things by the following means: for 10 liters of water, 0.5 liters of chlorine, 500 grams of salt and 500 grams of powder. Chlorine can be replaced with bleach. Use this recipe only for a durable fabric, such as linen. But do it infrequently, as not even every cotton can withstand the long-term effects of such an aggressive solution.

Important! Chlorine is absolutely not suitable for people suffering from allergic diseases and in the event that you think how to boil the baby's underwear. In addition, you can not use bleach to boil colored things, since they completely lose color.

1. Ammonium alcohol + hydrogen peroxide. To whiten the textiles, add 2 tablespoons to the soap solution.spoons of hydrogen peroxide and as much ammonia. Cook the textiles for no more than 50 minutes.

Important! Things of babies must be disinfected, especially in the first days and weeks of the baby, when the umbilical wound heals and any infection is dangerous. To digest children's things and diapers, use only baby soap, and reduce the boiling process to half an hour. After digestion, rinse things very carefully.

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Basic rules for boiling

For a long time, there are basic rules of boiling at home, which must be adhered to if you decide to boil the laundry:

1. The digestion vessel must be perfectly clean, free of damage and have a lid.
2. For 1 kg of dry laundry you need at least 10 liters of water.
3. So that the laundry soap dissolves more quickly - grate it on the grater.
4. Correctly calculate the mixture for digestion: for 1 liter of water - 25 grams of the mixture.
5. Always shake the laundry before boiling.
6. Do not boil things of different colors at the same time.
7. In the prepared solution, you must put things in, and then put the container on fire. If you first boil the solution, and then immerse things, the result will be exactly the opposite: the mud will be welded on the laundry forever.
8. Do not stack things too tightly so that the stains are evenly washed and it would be more convenient for you to mix.
9. In the room where the laundry is boiled, the window should be constantly open, especially when auxiliary substances such as bleach and ammonia are used.
10. For uniform cooking, periodically mix the laundry with a wooden stick or tongs.
11. Very dirty things first, soak in soapy water, then boil.
12. To prevent the foam from pouring onto the stove, after the water boils, fix the fire
13. After boiling, leave the items in the solution until it cools.
14. Boil dried products in the fresh air, on the sunny side, so that they are filled with fresh fragrance.

Important! All rules apply to natural fabrics, products made of synthetic materials are not subjected to boiling!

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How to boil white linen?

It is always difficult to erase white things, so the boiling method is the most effective in this case. However, this method requires certain skills and knowledge.

Traditionally, the process of digesting white products takes place in a special pan. Usually use an enameled container or a vessel made of stainless steel.

Important! Zinc and aluminum are not suitable for these purposes, since these materials are oxidized by heating. As a result of using such pans, things are made reddish on things.

How to boil the laundry in a saucepan?

1. Choose a pan or a digest of this volume to put all the necessary things. Do not forget about the ratio of water and laundry, which must also fill the tank( 10 liters of water per 1 kg of things).
2. Pour water into enameled container - slightly more than half the pan.
3. Stir in detergents and, if necessary, additional ingredients.
4. Immerse the laundry in a container with a solution. Water should completely cover things( if necessary - top up with water).
5. Put saucepan on fire
6. After boiling water, reduce heat and mix things with wooden tongs.
7. If you previously soaked the laundry, then enough for digestion 40 minutes, if not - boil until 2 hours. If you used a powder instead of laundry soap, reduce the digestion process.
8. After cooling the solution, remove the laundry.
9. Things must be thoroughly rinsed several times to remove all detergents completely.
10. In the last rinse water, add a little bit of blue to refresh the yellowed, washed items.
11. Dry products in the fresh air.

Important! In order not to worry about the integrity of things during digestion, put an old towel or a white rag on the bottom of the pan.

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How to boil whitening clothes - popular recipes

There are several ways to whiten natural fabrics, choose the most suitable for you.

Method No. 1:

1. Prepare a soap and soda solution: for 1 liter of water, 20-25 g of laundry soap and 20-25 g of soda( any).
2. For 1 kg of laundry you need 6 liters of solution.
3. Boil your clothes in enameled pots 1,5-2 hours.
4. Cool the stuff to the bath and rinse.
5. White jeans can also be boiled in this solution, but not more than an hour.

Method No. 2:

1. Mix 500 g of soda and 500 g of chlorine.
2. Add the mixture to a container with 10 liters of water and strain.
3. If bleach is not present, use bleach.
4. Place the laundry in a container with a solution and boil for 1.5-2 hours.
5. After the treatment, thoroughly rinse the clothes and dry them in the fresh air.

Method No. 3:

1. To eliminate the gray coating, soak things in salt water: in 5 liters of water, add 3 cups of salt.
2. Leave things for 50 minutes.
3. Then put the pot of things on the fire.
4. Boil the products for 30 minutes.
5. Cool things off and rinse.

Method No. 4:

1. Add 2 tablespoons to the soap-soda solution.spoons of ammonia and 2 tbsp.spoons of hydrogen peroxide.
2. Boil the laundry for no more than 40 minutes.

Method No. 5:

1. Soak things in cold water with the addition of soda.
2. Leave the laundry for 30 minutes.
3. Soap( 72%) grind and add to the solution.
4. Pour linen with hot water and boil for half an hour.

Method No. 6:

1. In 5 liters of water, dissolve 3 tablespoons of 3% hydrogen peroxide solution.
2. Soak the laundry in the solution for 1 hour.
3. Drain things for half an hour using the usual procedure.
4. Dry things in the sun, since the sun's rays are good for their bleaching.

Important! If you use hydroperite instead of peroxide, then dissolve 10 tablets in 10 liters of water. The boiling procedure is the same.

Method № 7:

A great way to whiten t-shirts, socks and other everyday things - boric acid solution:

1. Things for 30 minutes soak in a solution: 3 liters of warm water and 2 tbsp.spoons of boric acid.
2. Boil things for an hour using the usual method.

Important! Boric acid not only whitens the products, but also relieves them of the fungus.

Method No. 8:

1. Pour hot water into the enameled container.
2. Add 200 g of detergent and several crystals of potassium permanganate.
3. Put the things in the container with the solution and put it on the fire.
4. Boil the laundry for 40 minutes, then rinse thoroughly.
5. Dry under direct sunlight.

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Useful advices:

• Boil cotton things separately from flax. Always sort the fabric by type, before boiling.
• Do not digest things more often than after 5-6 washings, otherwise - the fabric will lose its strength.
• If you want to boil protective clothing, then use the following solution: in 10 liters of water, dissolve 0.5 kg of laundry soap, 300 g of soda and 300 g of silicate glue. Stirring the solution thoroughly, add a few spoons of kerosene. Lower the solution into the solution and boil for an hour. Puff the boiled objects into a soapy solution and simmer for 40 minutes. Rinse things several times.
• Qualitatively rinse things after boiling. If you do this using the machine, then select the "Super Ripples" mode, if by hand - rinse things at least 3 times in warm water.
• Bleaching agents that contain chlorine, dissolve well in water, since direct contact with the fabric in a concentrated form can damage the product.
• Use whiteness only for strong and dense fabrics, as this is a fairly strong chlorine-containing bleach.
• Soda bleach used for children's things. For 10 liters of water, take a glass of baking soda. Soak children's clothes in the solution for several hours, if necessary( if things have turned yellow), cook the laundry for half an hour, and then rinse thoroughly.

We hope that in the article we answered the question you are interested in: how to properly boil laundry, and how much time to spend it all depends on the purpose, fabric and detergent composition. We wish that your underwear is always clean and snow-white!