You can also add 1/4 cup white vinegar to the wash cycle in your laundry. This will brighten colors, make whites whiter, inhibit odors, mold and fungus and even fight athlete's foot germs on socks.
The vinegar will also help wash out manufacturing chemicals and odors on new clothes.
I've also found that when you use white vinegar in the wash or rinse cycle that it pretty much eliminates static cling.
Once your clothes are dry you won't have to worry about smelling like a pickle either. You're laundry will be clean and fresh plus you can feel good about using a non-toxic product for your family's clothes!
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