Efficient Ways to a Stress-Free Laundry

Happy with your laundry? (photo not mine)

Here are common yet efficient ways to a guaranteed good cleaning and care of your clothes. Things I finally learned after several laundry disasters.

·         Proper SORTING

-          Best done prior to washing.

-          Separate colored from white ones to prevent color transfer.

-          Sort colored ones from one shade to another especially those that give off colors. For instance: only-shades-of-blue-colored clothes in one load and so on. Spares you that aggravating risk of color integration.

-          Launder super grimy ones separately to avoid dirt transfer, causing other clothes dullness.

·         Proper PREPARATION

-          Check and clear out pockets.

-          Zip zippers well to prevent other more delicate garments from unwanted damages.

-          Invert entwines / knits / interweaves inside out to avoid pulling and tangling with rubbing surfaces.

-          Undo buttons to avoid ripping and/or detaching during the laundering process.

-          Safety delicate garments with embroidery, laces, beads, sequins, buttons and the like inside a laundry bag and tie securely.

·         Proper LOADING

-          Do not overload to avoid possible results of detergent spots, poor cleaning, and fast wear out.

-          Dry laundry must not go beyond the inner-tub level.

-          Reduce load of super grimy garments for better cleaning.

In the medical world they say, “Prevention is better than cure!” Nothing to do with the laundry? Well, somehow applicable. You don’t need to spend a lot of energy to spare yourself from a disastrous laundry and costly alternatives. Have a happy laundry day!