White Sheets

Tiara · #1 07-25-2010, 02:23 PM

White sheets may start to appear dull over time. This can be caused by a number of things. The water you use to wash your sheets will affect the color of your sheets over time. Hard water has a high mineral content such as calcium and magnesium. Soft water has a much lower mineral content than hard water. The minerals in hard water may make your white sheets appear dull or a bit gray
White sheets can also appear dull if washed with colored fabrics. The dyed fabrics may bleed onto your white sheets during a washing. Then your white sheets will not look white! So, simply wash your white sheets with your other white fabrics. Also, be sure to
.. avoid eating and drinking in bed to prevent food or drinks from staining your white sheets

:Tips for keeping your white sheets white

Bleaching: Many people will recommend bleaching your sheets while others say not to because bleach may break sheet fibers down
. more quickly. Whether you choose to bleach your sheets or not is up to your personal preferences

Detergent: Use more detergent. Then do an extra rinse cycle on your washing machine to ensure all detergent
. and dirt gets removed from your sheets

Fabric softener: If you have hard water try soaking your sheets in softener then use hot water and lots of detergent to whiten your
. sheets. Again, try doing an extra rinse cycle to remove extra detergents or dirt

.bluing: It whitens your whites and can also brighten colors in other laundry items

!When all else fails you can buy new white sheets