How to Brighten White Linen: 7 Helpful Suggestions

A garment, sheet or tablecloth that’s more yellow than white instantly loses all its charm, and you won’t enjoy wearing it anymore. Your prettiest blouse is turning more and more yellow and you’re sad about it – don’t panic! Thanks to a few tricks, you’ll be able to restore its radiance and wear it again with pleasure.

1 – LEMON
Known for its whitening properties, lemon is a citrus fruit of choice for your laundry. For this System D preparation, you’ll need 2 grams of salt and the juice of 2 lemons. You can also replace the salt with bicarbonate of soda, also renowned for its ability to whiten fabrics. Mix all these ingredients in lukewarm water and place in a basin for an express hand-wash. Lemon is a natural household product. You’d be wrong to deprive yourself of it!

2 – SUDDEN BICARBONATE
Biodegradable, practical and non-toxic, it’s the ultimate household product. In laundry, baking soda is a cleaning agent that removes dirt and yellowish stains caused by perspiration or dampness.

This gentle abrasive restores the shine to white linens. For machine washing, pour two cups of baking soda into the drum. For hand washing, add half a cup of baking soda to the water and soak the yellowed laundry. It’s a good idea to sprinkle the product directly onto the stains, then rub.

3 – SODA CRYSTALS

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