Wood ash – washing powder of our ancestors
How do cope with washing our mothers and grandmothers before the invention of these new-fangled tools? For many centuries our ancestors used for washing wood ash. The inhabitants of modern cities to find this product difficult because more homes are heated with firewood. Yes, and there is no need: was used for washing the ash and solenoi infusion - the solution of alkali extracted from it. Much easier to wash with soda ash, which removes fine impurities from white linen and cotton in hot water.
How to wash cleaning soap
In the late twentieth century, washing was often used soap, which today is sold in the departments of household chemistry. Soap good washing of fabrics, softening them, which is also important. Heavily soiled items rubbed a bar of soap, lathered leave for a few minutes, and then rinse, if necessary repeat procedure.
A warm solution prepared from 50 g of grated soap and 3 tablespoons of baking soda into 1 bucket of water, can be used for machine washing. When washing dark, wool, silk things soda is not added.
Wash table salt
Relatively clean (no stains) items of cotton and linen can be washed with salt. The advantage of such washing is to preserve the structure of the fabric and brightness of colors in the color of things. To do this, soak clothes in salt water (tablespoon of salt per liter of water) for one hour, then thoroughly rinse.
In addition, the salt solution - the best way to clean soot from kitchen net curtains.
Mustard is a natural detergent for wool and silk
Dry mustard is used for washing silk and woolen goods. When washing with the use of mustard such products maintain color stability and less "sit down". There are several ways such washing.
In the first method, prepare an infusion of dry mustard (15 g per 1 l of water) for several hours. Infusion (without sediment) is added to a basin of water in which to wash. After washing, rinse the items thoroughly in clean water. Into the water to rinse the wool add a teaspoon of ammonia to 1 liter of water, silk pieces – 1 tablespoon of vinegar for the same amount of water.
In the second method, dry mustard diluted directly in a basin of water, where he immediately washed or soaked things for half an hour.
When machine-washed about 50 grams of dry mustard are used as washing powder, emptying it right into the compartment with contaminated things. If the clothes have stains, before washing them smeared with mustard paste. The water temperature should not exceed 40 degrees, or mustard brew.
How do cope with washing our mothers and grandmothers before the invention of these new-fangled tools? For many centuries our ancestors used for washing wood ash. The inhabitants of modern cities to find this product difficult because more homes are heated with firewood. Yes, and there is no need: was used for washing the ash and solenoi infusion - the solution of alkali extracted from it. Much easier to wash with soda ash, which removes fine impurities from white linen and cotton in hot water.
How to wash cleaning soap
In the late twentieth century, washing was often used soap, which today is sold in the departments of household chemistry. Soap good washing of fabrics, softening them, which is also important. Heavily soiled items rubbed a bar of soap, lathered leave for a few minutes, and then rinse, if necessary repeat procedure.
A warm solution prepared from 50 g of grated soap and 3 tablespoons of baking soda into 1 bucket of water, can be used for machine washing. When washing dark, wool, silk things soda is not added.
Wash table salt
Relatively clean (no stains) items of cotton and linen can be washed with salt. The advantage of such washing is to preserve the structure of the fabric and brightness of colors in the color of things. To do this, soak clothes in salt water (tablespoon of salt per liter of water) for one hour, then thoroughly rinse.
In addition, the salt solution - the best way to clean soot from kitchen net curtains.
Mustard is a natural detergent for wool and silk
Dry mustard is used for washing silk and woolen goods. When washing with the use of mustard such products maintain color stability and less "sit down". There are several ways such washing.
In the first method, prepare an infusion of dry mustard (15 g per 1 l of water) for several hours. Infusion (without sediment) is added to a basin of water in which to wash. After washing, rinse the items thoroughly in clean water. Into the water to rinse the wool add a teaspoon of ammonia to 1 liter of water, silk pieces – 1 tablespoon of vinegar for the same amount of water.
In the second method, dry mustard diluted directly in a basin of water, where he immediately washed or soaked things for half an hour.
When machine-washed about 50 grams of dry mustard are used as washing powder, emptying it right into the compartment with contaminated things. If the clothes have stains, before washing them smeared with mustard paste. The water temperature should not exceed 40 degrees, or mustard brew.
