How to Get Laundry Extra Clean and Fresh with Baking Soda
Sweaty gym clothes. Muddy kids’ clothes. Stale work clothes. With so many different fabrics, messes and odors to get clean, a hamper full of dirty laundry can give your detergent a good workout. No matter which detergent you choose, you can boost its cleaning and deodorizing power by adding ARM& HAMMER™ Baking Soda. How? Chemistry! When paired with your laundry detergent, ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda uses the power of pure sodium bicarbonate — a naturally occurring substance — to: Neutralize odors by balancing pH levels, and soften wash water, so you can use less detergent or bleach— and make it more effective. Here are 5 easy steps to whiter whites, cleaner clothes and a new level of freshness: Place your clothes in the washer. Add ½ cup of baking soda to your washer. Add detergent, like ARM & HAMMER™Plus OxiClean™ Odor Blasters. Run the wash cycle. Add another ½ cup of baking soda in the rinse cycle.