Want to supercharge your laundry routine or cleaning tasks with something you already have in your kitchen? Mixing ordinary table salt with your detergent creates an incredibly effective cleaning boost — and you’ll wonder how you ever did laundry without it!
✅ What Happens When You Mix Salt with Detergent
🧼 Brighter Whites & Colors: Salt helps prevent colors from fading and keeps whites crisp by stabilizing dyes and reducing color bleeding in the wash.
🧼 Better Stain Removal: The abrasive yet gentle nature of salt helps break down and lift stubborn stains, especially greasy or sweat stains.
🧼 Softens Hard Water: Salt can help soften hard water slightly, allowing detergent to foam better and clean more effectively.
🧼 Removes Odors: Salt naturally absorbs and neutralizes unpleasant odors from clothes or fabrics.
🥄 How to Use Salt with Detergent
1️⃣ For Laundry:
- Add 2-3 tablespoons of table salt directly into the drum of your washing machine along with your usual laundry detergent.
- Wash as normal — works in both warm and cold water cycles.
2️⃣ For Handwashing or Pre-Soaking:
- Dissolve 2 tablespoons of salt in warm water with your detergent.
- Soak clothes for 30 minutes before washing as usual.
3️⃣ For Cleaning Cloths or Towels:
- Combine 2 tablespoons of salt with your detergent in hot water.
- Soak for an hour to remove built-up grime, mildew smells, and brighten fabric.
✅ Other Brilliant Uses
🧽 Mop Floors: Add a pinch of salt to your soapy mop water for extra grease-cutting power and a sparkling finish.
🧼 Clean Greasy Dishes: Sprinkle a little salt on greasy pans or dishes before adding detergent for quicker degreasing.
⚠️ Important Notes
🔹 Avoid using salt on delicate fabrics like silk or wool, which can be damaged by abrasive particles.
🔹 Don’t overuse salt on metal parts of your washing machine to avoid long-term corrosion — occasional use is fine.
Why You’ll Love This Hack
It’s cheap, easy, and makes your detergent work harder — giving you brighter, fresher, and cleaner laundry with less effort and no fancy products. Mix salt with your detergent once, and you’ll never look back! 🧺✨
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