How to wash by hand?

We rarely think about how difficult it would be to live without household appliances. But relatively recently appeared smart devices in our daily lives and everyone relaxed. Our grandmothers and mothers did not think about how to manually wash the whole family. They simply took dirty laundry, laundry soap or powder, added water and hand-washed a lot of things, spending a lot of time, effort and health on it. The washing machine does the hard work for us, but at this time we can calmly do household chores and relax. However, there are situations when we need to know how to wash by hand. We will deal with the basics and main rules of this process in this article.

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When you can not use the machine?

In the wardrobe, everyone has clothes that can never be washed in a car, because it can lose its original appearance and ruin other things. To prolong the life of such things, you need to wash them only with your hands. “Wardrobe caprices” include:

• cashmere items;
• woolen products, especially hand-knitted;
• clothes, accessories made of silk, chiffon, lace products, things with unstable staining, which can fade during washing;
• baby clothes, diapers of a newborn baby.

Important! If you like to create different things yourself for the whole family, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with our simple workshops and original ideas:

• DIY baby clothes.
• How to decorate a sweater?
• DIY chiffon blouse.

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How to wash? - Handwash

Like every process, hand washing has its own rules, following which you can do the right thing:

• Before washing, unscrew things, empty pockets and shake.
• Sort clothes into light and dark.
• Soak the dirtier things first in soapy water, which will half dissolve the dirt and make your work easier.
• Depending on the type of material, use one or another detergent.

Important! When choosing the right product, be sure to ensure its quality and safety. And if you want to have an inexpensive, environmentally friendly and effective laundry detergent on hand, we suggest you try out our recipes to do:

• DIY washing gel.
• DIY fabric softener.

• The water temperature must be selected based on the delicacy of the product. The thinner the fabric, the colder the water.
• Wool and cashmere items must be washed by hand, turned inside out.
• The dirtiest places in men's shirts are cuffs and collars. Soap them with soap, leave them for 10-15 minutes, and then rub them thoroughly.
• When rinsing, change the water until it becomes clear.
• During the last rinse of colored clothing, add some vinegar to the water. It will help to give brightness to the shade and keep the paint on the fabric.
• Knitted and silk products should not be strongly rubbed and stretched, and after rinsing do not twist, but only slightly squeeze.
• In a soapy solution, the first thing that is always washed is the cleaner, lighter things, and only then the dark and dirty ones.
• Try to wash things by hand immediately after getting dirty. Do not keep too long in the laundry basket, because after a while they will be more difficult to clean. By the way, if you still don’t have one, then you can do it yourself. To do this, use the ideas and master classes from our article DIY laundry basket.

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How to quickly and easily wash by hand?

Hand washing is not too difficult if you fulfill certain requirements:

• Pour warm water into the basin, dissolve the detergent in it. To prevent stains and soap flakes on things, it is better to use liquid detergents.
• Soak clothes in a soapy solution, let it lie for about 10 minutes. This is necessary so that the mud softens. Gently rub the most dirty places with your hands, sometimes you can use a brush.
• Delicate, lace fabrics just stir from top to bottom and circle, while not rubbing or stretching them.
• Rinse each item separately in cool water until it is clean.
• Spin should be neat. It is better to wrap lacy and thin fabrics in a towel - this will help remove excess moisture.
• Hang wet clothes for drying in places protected from direct sunlight. Dry the cashmere and wool products horizontally by spreading them on sheets or a terry towel.
• Use gloves during washing so you can protect your delicate hands from cracking and allergies.

Important! After all the things have dried, you will need to smooth them out. To prevent this process from becoming too laborious and tedious for you, read how to iron things.

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We erase underwear

Not all underwear can be machine washed. Underpants, bras have always been clients of laundries, so in order to bring them into proper shape you will have to wash them manually, following the following rules:

• For any dirty underwear, you can not use very hot water, because the protein contained in the secretion is curtailed, as a result - it will be impossible to remove stains.
• Soak laundry in a soda solution for 30 minutes before the main wash. The mixture is easy to prepare - add 1 tablespoon of soda to 3 liters of water.
• Soak cotton white linen before washing in water with vinegar. Only then wash with detergent.
• In no case do not use bleach for synthetics, because the laundry can turn brown, and in the worst case, holes can form.
• At the end of the rinse of white things, you can add blue.
• It’s better not to twist the underwear, but just wring it out - this way you will avoid stretching, deforming the bones in the bra, and significantly extend the life of your underwear.

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Hand washing is not so scary as they say. If you follow our recommendations, this process will not take you much time and will not affect your health, and your favorite delicate things will delight you and delight others around you for a long time.