Many of my white button-down shirts within time tend to turn slightly off-white, yellowish. I’ve tried washing with bleach but it doesn’t help. What should I do? This is a question I get a lot, and it deserves a long answer. I wish I k...
I have some old stains on a top that is mostly white with patterns on it. How do I get them safely removed without ruining my shirt? You may be able to safely bleach the top (and I actually expect that you can) depending on what it’s made of and whet...
I can’t seem to keep my son’s socks clean. I use Clorox bleach, but it still doesn’t get them clean. Any ideas what else I can do? Socks can be quite a problem (my son’s socks are pretty challenging, too), and I do have some suggestions for you...
I always presoak my whites in hot water with Clorox® UltimateCare® Bleach. Is there an optimal amount of time for this phase? Generally, with presoaking, we recommend a limited exposure time prior to washing (1/4 cup Clorox® Regular-Bleach₂ with CLO...
I would like to ask if you may know why blotches of orange are showing up on our clothes. I use bleach on my whites only, but I’m getting orange on all our clothes, beached or not bleached. Any ideas why? Could it be the water or the old washin...
I just purchased 5 white uniform shirts with colored shoulder patches. I do not want to send them to the dry cleaners. How do you suggest I wash them? I am concerned that if I bleach the entire wash load, the color patches might bleed into my whit...
My boyfriend has a lot of white cotton T-shirts with screen-printed designs on them. They are starting to look pretty dingy, and I am wondering if adding bleach to the wash will have an effect on the printed design? Usually, dingy white cotton T-shir...
Due to the nature of my job and the uniform I wear, the majority of my sock laundry is black. Is there any hope for me to get the same cleaning success you can get with Clorox® Regular-Bleach₂ with CLOROMAX® and whites? What is the best method for la...
I’m in the market of buying a large quantity of polo shirts and noticed that one style that I was considering was made out of 100% cotton, and the other 60% cotton and 40% polyester. Which is the better fabric, and which would most likely fade more ...
Dr. Laundry is away on a special assignment – he asked that I post this response for him today. CJ wrote in asking about getting lint on black capris and how to avoid it. Thought I would take this time to talk about caring for dark clothes, ov...
