To avoid disgorging clothes, it’s not just anti-decoloration wipes. This grandmother’s tip works just as well and it costs much less.
Do you systematically use an anti-decoloration wipe for fear that a new garment ruin your laundry? This technique is made for you, since it will reduce or even do without the use of wipes to absorb the colors that disgorge during washing. You will reduce the risk that clothes detect on each other. The good news is that this gesture made by grandmothers for a long time is very simple and inexpensive.
The clothes disgorging when their dyes are not completely fixed in the fabric. During washing, heat, water and laundry relax the fibers and release pigments that disperse in water. Certain textiles, such as cotton or dark and lively tissues, are more sensitive to this phenomenon, especially during the first washes. A poorly fixed dye or an excess of dye still present in the fibers accentuate the risk of discoloration and transfer on other clothes. Anti-decoloration wipes play a role of pigment trap in the machine drum and limit color transfer, but they do not fix the original dyes. The solution? Stabilize the colors from the start, as our grandmothers have always done, with salt. The latter helps fix the pigments in the fibers and prevent discoloration over the washing.
Before the first washing, soak your garment in a bowl of cold water with a handful of fine salt (about 100 g per liter of water) and a glass of white vinegar. Leave to act one to two hours, then rinse with clear water before washing in the machine. This technique strengthens the fixing of dyes and preserves the intensity of colors longer.
Salt is effective in a pre -treatment, but it cannot completely prevent an unhappy garment from continuing to disgorge. As a precaution, always wash the new clothes separately and avoid mixing the white with dark colors.
