Laundry and Ironing

Used in cosmetics and many cuisines around the world, coconut oil is much more welcome on your face or in a recipe than on your clothes. Like most oils, coconut oil can be tricky to get out of fabric once it’s in. Tricky, but not impossible. As long as you act in a timely fashion […]

With their soft and plush texture, fuzzy socks are a great accompaniment to a cold winter’s day. Unfortunately, they’re known to lose some of their fluff when put through the wash. Although they’re still wearable in this state, it doesn’t give the same effect and causes them to look a bit worse for wear. So

As we’ve discussed before on In The Wash, not all washing machines have an automatic dispenser. A dispenser dispenses fabric softener at the perfect time during the washing cycle and ensures that the fabric softener will do its job correctly. If your washing machine doesn’t have an automatic dispenser for fabric softeners, you may be

If you’ve ever had to deep clean clothes or try to brighten whites, you might have come across the term “boil wash”. Unfortunately, washing machines don’t have a setting labelled explicitly as a boil wash setting, which leads us to the question, what temperature is a boil wash? We’ll answer this question below, along with

Laundry is one of those inevitable household tasks that everyone has to do. But have you ever stopped to think about the best day of the week to do laundry? Of course, there is no one ‘right’ day to do your washing. However, there are a few things to think about when setting out your

For cod’s sake, you cry as you realise that, like a right sprat, you’ve gone and got fish grease all over your nice white shirt. It’s enough to give you a splitting haddock. There are two general sources of fish oil as far as your clothes are concerned. One is from fish oil capsules, the

Most modern washing machines have a “quick wash” cycle. As the name suggests, these programs wash your clothes quickly—usually within 14 to 60 minutes. This not only saves you time but also keeps costs down since it uses less energy. However, one concern many homeowners have with quick wash cycles is their effectiveness. Does a

Maybe you can’t open your detergent drawer. Maybe you have a top loading washing machine that doesn’t have a detergent drawer. Maybe your clothing isn’t coming out as clean as you’d hoped and you’re wondering whether pouring detergent directly onto your clothes might help. Whatever the reason, we’ve all wondered at some point whether we

Air-drying clothes can be difficult if you live in a humid environment. The closer we get to air saturation (100% humidity), the harder it is to dry clothes. In some places in the world (the UK, for example), 90% humidity is common. But this leads us to ask, will clothes dry in 90% humidity? And

If you work out or play sports a lot, you may have wondered how to clean your sports gear to keep it in the best condition. Many modern washing machines have a sports cycle setting, which might also be labelled as an active wear or sportswear setting, but is it better than a normal cycle?