What is Chlorine Bleach Used For?
Household chlorine bleach is typically used in laundry to whiten items. You may consider chlorine bleach when you’re hoping to remove stains on clothes, bedding, towels or other white items.
However, you may choose to avoid chlorine bleach when clothing items specify you cannot use it, or when you need a color-safe option or a whitener that’s gentler on fabric. In that case, look for a non-chlorine oxygen bleach that can help whiten clothes that have yellowed and get stains out of white laundry items.
What is an Alternative to Chlorine Bleach When Cleaning White Clothes?
OxiClean™ White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover is a non-chlorine bleach alternative. It has oxygen bleach and is color safe, so you can use it on white items that might have stripes, logos or other forms of coloration! When you’re wondering how to remove stains from white clothes, White Revive™ is the answer.
White Revive™ works with your detergent to remove stains and get white clothes white again, from plain white T-shirts and socks to towels and sheets. It has 40 percent more whitening power than chlorine bleach per load and can be added to every load of laundry or used in a pre-soak. Plus, it’s available in multiple formats, including liquid, powder and paks, so it’s easy to use to keep your white items white.
Did you get some tomato sauce on your sheets after eating a home cooked meal in bed? Have your kiddos returned from summer camp with grass stains all over their shirts and socks? Break out the White Revive™ to get those dingy or stained white clothes white again.
What Wash Temperature Should You Use for White Laundry?
You should wash dirty white clothes, cloth diapers, white towels and bedding with the hottest water recommended on the item’s care label. Always check your items’ clothing labels before choosing a wash temperature.
It’s a good idea to separate your white clothes and wash them together to prevent discoloration or color bleeding. However, since OxiClean™ White Revive™ is color safe, you don’t have to worry if an item is 100 percent white and you can choose to lump white and color items together.
How to Keep White Clothes White
Even if your white items don’t have stains, you might be asking how to keep them white, even after frequent washing. White clothes are notorious for yellowing around the underarms or collar. Perhaps your bedding has sweat stains after a particularly hot summer night. Whatever the case may be, learn how to use OxiClean™ White Revive™ to wash white socks, cloth diapers, towels and more to help keep them white and bright.
1. AddAdd Oxiclean™ White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover Powder (follow directions on the label for the right amount) and your detergent to the drum BEFORE adding your laundry. You can also add 1 Pak of White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover Paks with detergent to the drum before you add your laundry.
2. WashWash as normal with detergent. If using Oxiclean™ White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover Powder, you can add an extra scoop of powder and fill to line 2. For large loads, add more.
For laundry use only. Test in an inconspicuous area first. Always follow manufacturer’s guidelines for the item being cleaned. Do not use on wool, wool blends, silk, silk blends, leather or on fabrics labeled dry-clean only.
You don’t have to wait for your white clothes to become dingy or yellowed! Add OxiClean™ White Revive™ to every load of laundry to help maintain the look of white garments and keep them looking newer. It’s also color-safe, so you don’t need to worry about fading stripes or logos on your white shirts or jerseys.
Should You Pretreat White Laundry Items?
Pretreating can help break down stains and discoloration on white laundry items before they go in the wash. The oxygenated bubbles in OxiClean™ White Revive™ help fight stains and power them out of white socks and towels to restore their brightness.
How to Pretreat Stains on White Clothes and More
You can pretreat stains with a soak, or by using OxiClean™ White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover Liquid ! Follow these steps to pretreat white laundry items and get stains out.
1. PourPour OxiClean™ White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover Liquid directly onto the stain and rub gently. Use enough liquid to cover the stain(s).
2. WaitAllow 5-10 minutes for liquid to do its work on stains.
3. WashIn standard machines, add OxiClean™ White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover Liquid and detergent to the drum before adding laundry. For regular loads, fill cap ½ way to the top of bar 3. For large loads or extra whitening, use more. In HE machines, add with your detergent into dispenser to every load. For regular loads, fill cap ½ way to the top of bar 3.
For laundry use only. Test in an inconspicuous area first. Always follow manufacturer’s guidelines for the item being cleaned. Do not use on wool, wool blends, silk, silk blends, leather or on fabrics labeled dry-clean only.
Did you dribble a bit of mustard on your white shirt? Try pretreating with White Revive™! Apply directly to the stain before washing to help remove stains fast. For larger stains, use a pre-soak instead.
1. MixMix 1 scoop of White Revive™ Powder filled to line 2 or 1 capful of White Revive™ Liquid per gallon of the warmest water recommended by the garment care label. Mix until the product is fully dissolved. If using a White Revive™ Pak, add it to your water and allow to fully dissolve.
2. SoakSubmerge dingy whites and soak for up to 6 hours.
3. WashWash as normal with detergent. If using White Revive™ Powder, add a scoop filled to line 2 to the washer before adding clothes. If using White Revive™ Liquid, fill cap halfway to bar B or ½ way to bar 3 for regular loads. For a HE (High Efficiency) washer, add with your detergent into dispenser to every load. For regular loads, fill cap halfway to bar B. If there is no bar B, fill cap ½ way to the top of bar.
How to Remove Stains from White Clothes
Spilling that nighttime glass of wine all over that freshly bought white henley shirt would seem like a real party pooper. Fortunately, White Revive™ can help tackle the biggest and baddest of stains to help give your white laundry items new life.
1. MixMix 1 scoop of White Revive™ Powder filled to line 2 or 1 capful of White Revive™ Liquid per gallon of the warmest water recommended by the garment care label. Mix until the product is fully dissolved. If using a White Revive™ Pak, add it to your water and allow to fully dissolve.
2. SoakSubmerge tough stains, heavily soiled clothing or dingy whites and soak for 6 hours.
3. WashWash as normal with detergent. If using White Revive™ Powder, add a scoop filled to line 2. If using White Revive™ Liquid, fill cap halfway to bar B or ½ way to bar 3 for regular loads. For a HE (High Efficiency) washer, add with your detergent into dispenser to every load. For regular loads, fill cap halfway to bar B. If there is no bar B, fill cap ½ way to the top of cap.
No matter the severity, OxiClean™ White Revive™ can help remove stains on white clothes and other laundry items so they look fresh and are ready to be worn again! From sweaty workout gear and dingy socks to sheets, White Revive™ combats stains to whiten laundry items that have yellowed and get them white again.
OxiClean™ White Revive™ Helps Extend the Life of Your White Clothes
Worried that your white laundry items have grown too dingy or stained and are past the point of no return? Don’t fret! Whether you’re hoping to keep white clothes and bedding white or reestablish their brightness, OxiClean™ White Revive™ can help extend the life of your items… and your wardrobe!