Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of salt to the detergent when washing. Don't worry...salt in the laundry is a handy, non-toxic, inexpensive fix to several common problems. Salt won't bleach color, set stains or damage fabric, so it's a safe laundry additive.
If you're away from home, use salt as a laundry pre-treatment to tackle grease stains from foods such as salad dressing. Saturate the area with table salt and work into the fabric to absorb as much of the stain as possible. When you are able to wash, just launder as usual.
Launder your new towels in salt water. Add a cup of salt to the wash the first few times to set the color and keep your colors brighter longer.
Did you know that a dash of salt in laundry starch keeps the iron from sticking and gives linen and fine cottons a glossy, like new finish?
It's believed there are more than 14,000 uses for salt, and our grandmothers were probably familiar with most of them. Many salt uses are still valid today and can be much cheaper and more environmentally friendly than more sophisticated products. Give salt a try in your laundry room and find out how well it works somewhere other than on your table.
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