How to make linen and clothes white again in the wash: Carolina McCauley
An Australian cleaning lady shared her ultimate laundry hack to keep white people white in the laundry.
Perth’s Carolina McCauley showed how to make her homemade “laundry whitening blocks,” which she said keeps her white clothes and linens looking new.
The organized mom uses a mixture of baking soda, borax, oxy-bleach and water to make the blocks, which she pops in the machine with her whites instead of detergent and stain remover.
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Cleaning queen Carolina McCauley (pictured) has shared how she keeps her whites white throughout a wash using her homemade laundry blocks
The mom-of-two uses a mixture of baking soda, borax, oxy-bleach and water to make the blocks, which she then pops in the machine with her whites instead of detergent and stain remover
In a bowl, Carolina adds one cup of baking soda with one cup of borax, a type of salt used to clean and remove stains, and half a cup of oxy, or oxygenated, bleach, a powerful whitening agent used in many laundry detergents.
Then she slowly adds water to the powder and mixes until it has a wet, sandy consistency.
Carolina packs the wash solution into a silicone mold or ice cube tray and lets it dry.
In a bowl, Carolina mixes 1 cup baking soda, 1 cup borax, and 1/2 cup oxy-bleach, then slowly adds water until the solution has a wet, sandy consistency
Carolina packs the wash solution into a silicone mold or ice cube tray and lets it dry
She makes sure to store the blocks in a dry place and puts them in the machine’s drum each time she washes a load of whites.
“This wonder block will replace your laundry detergent and stain remover,” she wrote in the clip, which was posted to her popular social media pages.
Hundreds of Carolina’s 2.6 million followers were amazed by the easy recipe, which one said they can’t wait to try.
She makes sure to store the blocks in a dry place and puts them in the machine’s drum each time she washes a load of whites
Another asked what the best water temperature to use for white clothing and sheets, and Carolina recommended a cold wash.
Previously, another cleaning pro shared his tips and tricks for whitening laundry to keep whites shiny and spotless.
Brisbane native Dina Santos revealed her little-known trick of adding salt and baking soda to any load of white sheets or clothing in a video posted to her popular Instagram page.
The home stylist also recommended not overloading the drum and washing whites warm to keep them looking as fresh and clean as ever.
Brisbane mom Dina Santos has shared her secrets to keeping white sheets and clothes looking fresh using two little-known ingredients you probably have in your closet by now
In a video posted to Instagram, the home stylist recommended not overloading the drum and being careful to put washing liquids or powders in the right compartments
“Add 2 full teaspoons of baking soda and 2 flakes of salt (I swear ladies this works wonders and your whites come out beautifully)” suggested the mom-of-two.
“Put all your whites in the wash compartment and make sure you never overload it,” she wrote in the clip.
Dina said one should be careful to put washing liquids or powders in the correct compartment in the detergent drawer according to the machine’s instructions.
She used a detergent capsule and scent enhancers that go straight into the drum with her linens.
“Add 2 full teaspoons of baking soda and 2 flakes of salt (I swear ladies this works wonders and your whites come out beautifully)” suggested the mom-of-two.
She then adds her “magic” ingredients, two tablespoons each of salt and baking soda, which she said “work wonders and make your whites come out nice.”
The clever mom of two then suggested choosing a warm water temperature and starting a cycle as usual to keep your whites looking fresh
Dina said adding “magic” salt and baking soda to the detergent drawer “works wonders” on her white folks.
‘Then choose a warm temperature setting and wash as usual.’
Dina’s clip has garnered thousands of views and hundreds of comments from many of her followers who are grateful for sharing the clever hacks.
“This is such a fabulous tip. Can’t wait to try it out,” wrote cleaning queen Mama Mila.
“Baking soda is so good,” replied one fan, while another said, “Gotta try this! I have never used salt.
“Ohhh I’m so bad at overloading,” admitted a third.