Laundry and Ironing

A capful can vary greatly depending on the brand of detergent or fabric conditioner you use, but there are a few ways to narrow down exactly what a capful should be. What Is a Traditional Capful? A traditional capful of laundry liquid is 35 ml. This is the amount of laundry liquid a front-loading washing […]

Some of you will be spending the Easter holidays with family and friends hunting down Easter eggs. And then there’ll be some of you that are looking forward to clearing that massive pile of laundry you’ve had growing in the wash basket over the long weekend. It sounds like a great time to do the

Running a 60°C cycle on your washing machine will often take between two and a half and three and a half hours, depending on the model and the weight of your washing. Modern washing machines take into account the weight of clothes when determining cycle lengths, so a full load of heavy cotton clothes will

If you have ever wondered why doing the laundry takes so long, you’ll appreciate anything that saves you time. Dryer balls have been identified as one of the solutions due to the clever way in which they can speed up the drying process. They also prevent your laundry from clumping together. You can put these

Doing the laundry of one person can be a mammoth task, and if it’s not managed it can soon get out of hand. But keeping control of four people’s washing is something entirely different!  With socks going missing, t-shirts being sent to the wrong wardrobe, and dirty pants ending up in the clean clothes pile

A 40°C wash usually takes between an hour and a half and three and a half hours, depending on the size of the load and the exact cycle chosen. A 40-degree cotton cycle will take the longest at around three and a half hours on average. A delicates cycle at this temperature might only take

A 30°C wash will normally take around 70-80 minutes, but this can vary depending on the washing machine model, the exact cycle chosen and the load size. 30-degree cycles are usually designed for delicates or wool. Baby clothes are often best washed at 30°C or 40°C as this type of cycle is less likely to

There is nothing cuter than a newborn child wearing their first set of clothes. Unfortunately, these clothes don’t remain cute for very long and there is a lot of washing that needs to be done! Babies have extremely sensitive skin, making them prone to irritation from some detergents and rough material. Read on for all

Washing machines can be very confusing at times! They have so many settings, temperatures, and spin cycles. On top of this, recommendations can be quite vague. Sometimes, rather than using specific temperatures, they could just say a “hot wash” or a “cold wash”. So, is 20 degrees Celsius considered a cold wash? Read on to

Weighing laundry out every single time you plan on doing a wash isn’t exactly ideal or appealing. So, how can you figure out how much your pile of washing weighs without all the hassle of weighing each individual item? Easy! Keep on reading to find out how much common items in your home weigh below,