Usually, clothes will look better if you wash them in hot water with a heavy-duty liquid detergent. Adding powdered bleach, water softener, or properly diluted bleach a few minutes into the wash cycle, may also help to brighten white clothes. You can treat colored clothes similarly, but avoid using liquid chlorine bleach.
For steps to success in laundering, read Consumer Choices: Getting Better Laundry Results.
Author: Jan Stone, Extension Specialist
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