Expert tips from HEITMANN
How to keep your whites bright
White is a timeless fashion favourite, but keeping clothes bright and fresh can be a challenge. With the right care, you can prevent greying, yellowing and stains.
Tips for washing white laundry
1. Wash whites separately
Sort your laundry carefully and, whenever possible, wash white garments separately from coloured items. This helps prevent discolouration and slows down greying.
Colour and dirt catcher sheets can also be useful when washing whites or loads containing different light colours. They trap dirt and mineral particles that might otherwise settle on the fibres and leave fabrics looking dull.
2. Use laundry whiteners regularly
Laundry whiteners can help prevent fabrics from becoming grey during washing. Regular use – for example, every third wash – helps maintain a bright, fresh white appearance.
3. Be careful with sunscreen
UV filters contained in sunscreen can cause stains on white clothing. These marks sometimes only become visible after washing and can be very difficult, or even impossible, to remove.
For this reason, allow sunscreen to absorb fully into your skin before putting on white clothes.
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How to Rescue Greyed or Discoloured White Laundry
Use a laundry whitener containing bleach and soak the garment according to the instructions on the packaging. You can then add laundry whitener alongside your regular detergent during the subsequent wash.
For particularly stubborn greying or discolouration, HEITMANN Power Colour Run Remover can be used to remove unwanted colour and dull residues deep within the fibres. It is also suitable for delicate white fabrics.
Why Does White Laundry Turn Grey?
White fabrics often become dull because colour particles, limescale and dirt can settle on the fibres during washing. As a result, the fabric reflects less light and begins to look grey or yellowish.
Laundry whiteners can help counteract this effect and restore the bright, fresh appearance of white fabrics.
Bring back the brilliance of your whites – helping fight graying and yellowing for fresh, bright-looking laundry with every wash with HEITMANN Laundry White Sheets.
