Can soaking clothes in salt water prevent fading?

Young people like to wear brightly colored clothes. The colors of these clothes look very nice when they are first bought. However, if the quality of the clothes is not up to standard, they will easily fade when washed with water, and the color of the clothes will change greatly. So in order to prevent the clothes from fading, people will find various methods. One simple method is to soak them in salt water. How effective is this method?

First, the benefits of washing clothes with salt water

New clothes can be soaked in salt water and washed before wearing. Because new clothes may contain formaldehyde, a carcinogenic chemical left over from the anti-wrinkle treatment. In addition to causing acute eye symptoms, coughing, tearing, visual impairment and rash, formaldehyde can also induce cancer. Salt can disinfect, sterilize and prevent cotton cloth from fading, so before wearing new clothes, you must first soak them in salt water.

Second, laundry tips

1. Strange smell in clothes

You can soak the dirty clothes in 20:1 white vinegar water for 10 minutes, and then wash them normally, and there will be no odor.

2. Soy sauce stains

Soak the clothes stained with soy sauce with water, sprinkle white sugar on the stain and rub and rinse it directly; or apply baking soda on the soaked stain, wait for ten minutes and rinse with clean water, and the soy sauce stains will be removed.

3. Hot pot oil stains on white clothes

Moisten a little toothpaste with a drop of clean water, apply it evenly on the oil stains, and rub gently. When the white foam covers the entire piece of cloth and then rinse it with water, the oil stains will completely disappear and the clothes will have a fresh scent of toothpaste.

4. Remove residual detergent

When washing with clean water for the second to last time, soak and wash the clothes in white vinegar water diluted 100:1 for 5 minutes, then rinse with clean water. No detergent will remain and will not hurt the skin.

5. Paint on clothes

Spray perfume on paint-stained clothes and rub them gently. Rinse with clean water and the fragrance will be retained without leaving any streaks. Water-soluble paint (such as water-soluble paint, latex paint) and household interior wall paint can be removed by washing with water in time.

6. Pen marks on clothes

The effect of the wind oil essence that is circulated on the Internet on removing handwriting is actually not ideal. But the following two tips are definitely not wrong. Erguotou + clean water, soak the area with traces of writing in Erguotou, and then wash it with detergent to clean it. Or you can pour milk on the handwriting stain, dip it in water and rub it, the effect is also great.

7. Washing dyed clothes

Rinse with warm water in the washing machine, add 84 disinfectant, add about one-third of a bottle of disinfectant to half a tank of water, rinse for about 25 minutes, and after the clothes are dry, they will return to their original color.

8. Grass Stains

100 grams of salt + 1000 grams of water, soak the clothes with grass stains in salt water for 10 minutes and then wash them, and the grass stains can be easily washed off.

9. Blood

First of all, do not use hot water. Just wash it with cold water or light salt water as soon as it gets on your skin, and then use soap or 10% potassium iodide solution to clean it. The simplest way is to buy enzyme laundry detergent, which is very effective in removing blood stains. If the stain has been there for a long time, wipe the stained area with 10% ammonia water or 3% hydrogen peroxide, and then wash it with cold water after a while.

10. Keep your clothes from fading

Soak the newly bought clothes in salt water (1 bucket of water and 1 teaspoon of salt). Rinse them with clean water immediately after washing. Do not soak them for too long. Put them in a cool and ventilated place to dry.

Third, the magical effect of salt water

1. Remove dandruff: Washing your hair regularly with salt water can remove dandruff and prevent hair loss.

2. Induce vomiting: If you feel uncomfortable due to mild food poisoning or drinking too much, you can drink concentrated salt water.

3. Antitussive: Drinking 1:100 salt water can relieve cough.

4. Treatment of burns and scalds: soak the injured area in salt water or sprinkle salt water on the wound.

5. Prevent cramps: When your hands and feet cramp and feel cold, you can heat the salt, wrap it in a cloth, and rub it back and forth on your limbs several times.

6. Prevent hoarse throat: Drink some salt water before singing to prevent hoarse throat.

7. Brush your teeth to make them white: Brushing your teeth with salt water can make your teeth strong and white.

8. Clean the intestines and stomach, accelerate gastrointestinal motility, help detoxification, and cure constipation.

9. You can soak the newly bought clothes in concentrated salt water for 12 hours, then wash them with clean water. Your favorite clothes will not fade when you wash them again in the future.