How to wash with aspirin in the washing machine?

Some housewives try to return things to their former whiteness using chlorine-containing bleaches. Such products quickly eliminate grayish and yellow plaque, after which the clothes become “like new.” Despite the effectiveness of chlorine compounds, with frequent use they have a negative effect on the fabric, drying out the fibers. Washing with aspirin in the washing machine can solve this problem. Tablets help restore the color of white things without disturbing the structure of the material. Let's figure out how to properly bleach fabric using a medicinal product.

How to use aspirin in the machine?

Bleaching laundry with aspirin in an automatic washing machine is quite simple. The procedure is similar to using standard bleach. The dosage of the medicine must be determined based on the mass of things in the batch. To wash 3-4 kg of clothes, you need:

• crush 10-13 tablets;
• mix with your usual laundry detergent;
• pour the resulting mixture into a dispenser or directly into the drum;
• start the washing mode. The program should last at least an hour, with water heating from 40°C.

When clothes have stubborn stains, it is better to treat them further before machine washing. You should crush 3 aspirin tablets, pour the resulting powder over the stained areas and add hot water. After half an hour, you can load the product into the washing machine.

"Acetyl" will help to bleach washed clothes. Necessary:

• crush 15 tablets (for a batch of laundry weighing 3-4 kg);
• add the medicine to the powder or washing liquid, pour everything into the drum;
• activate a program lasting 40 minutes, with water heating to a minimum of 60°C.

Aspirin will cope with both whitening things and cleaning the “insides” of the automatic machine from lime deposits.

To clean the heating element and other internal components from scale, you should:

• crush 5 “pills”;
• stir the resulting powder in a spoon of cleaning gel;
• pour the “gruel” into the dispenser into the main wash compartment;
• run a quick cycle (lasting 30-40 minutes) at 80-90 degrees.

"Acetyl" is no worse in efficiency than bleaches, and it costs much less. Compared to chlorine-containing products, aspirin is doubly advantageous - it does not harm fabrics and does not contribute to premature wear of clothing.

We buy aspirin

Having decided to wash clothes with aspirin, housewives go to the pharmacy to buy the medicine. In general, any “pills” where the active ingredient is acetylsalicylic acid are suitable. The name differs depending on the manufacturer. Allowed to purchase:

• "Aspirin";
• "Aspinat";
• "Acecardol";
• "CardiASK";
• "Asap";
• "Aspivatrin" etc.

To remove complex stains from white fabric, it is better to take effervescent tablets.

The composition of the fizzy “pills” includes bicarbonates and other acidic components. When the dragee is dissolved in water, a reaction occurs with the release of carbon dioxide. This promotes deeper cleansing of fabric fibers. We are talking about the following tablets:

• "Taspir";
• "Aspirin 1000";
• "Asprovit";
• "Upsarin", etc.

The drug "Aspirin-S" will be optimal for manual cleaning. The tablets instantly “melt” in warm water. The product can whiten clothes by 4-5 tones. It is allowed to use “acetyl” with an expired expiration date for washing.

When buying medicines with acetyl, avoid drugs containing dyes and sugar. These additives can only harm white things, leaving complex stains on the fabric.

Aspirin for hand washing

To bleach things manually, you will need half as many tablets. If there is serious contamination, the product should be pre-soaked in a basin. The algorithm for hand washing is as follows:

• crush 5-6 “fizzy” acetylsalicylic acid;
• fill a container with 7-8 liters of water;
• add the crushed preparation and 100 grams of washing powder to the basin;
• stir the liquid until the granules dissolve;
• put the laundry in a container, soak in this position for a couple of hours;
• Wash your clothes using gentle, crumpling movements;
• Rinse things several times, changing the water.

To keep clothes as snow-white as possible, soak them in the solution overnight. When washing by hand, it is better to wear protective gloves. This will help avoid skin irritation.

Will it harm colored things?

Brightly colored items can also be washed with aspirin. Acetylsalicylic acid gently cleanses fabric of dirt without washing away pigment or disturbing the structure of the fibers. Caution must be exercised when using effervescent tablets. They contain bicarbonates, which have a bleaching effect.

Before washing colored items, it is advisable to check how the tablets behave. Crushed “pills” mixed with washing powder should be applied to a small area of ​​fabric in the most inconspicuous place. After half an hour, you should rinse the item - if the color has not changed and no streaks have formed on the material, you can safely use the product as a cleaning agent.

When washing colored items with acetyl, you need to know that a batch of 4 kg of laundry will require no more than six tablets. You should choose a delicate mode so as not to harm the fabric. Do not heat the water above 60°C, otherwise the clothes may become light-colored. Synthetics cannot withstand intense spinning, so experts recommend setting the rotation speed to 600 rpm.

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