Homemade Oxyclean

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Homemade Oxiclean Recipe
1 cup water
1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide
1/2 cup washing soda*

Mix all ingredients together and store in a dark spray bottle. (Hydrogen peroxide loses its effectiveness if stored in a light container.

To use: Spray on soiled laundry and let it sit overnight. Or, if you have a number of clothes that are soiled, you make up a batch of this and soak them in it overnight. Then, launder as usual.
 

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Thank you so much! I have all of the ingredients. Now all I need is a dark spray bottle. Not sure if I've seen any dark ones though...just remember seeing the light ones at stores :/
 

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Some of the peroxide bottles will take a spray bottle nozzle, give that a try.
 

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Cindi, is this recipe colour-safe? My daughter's work uniform shirt is dingy and I want to brighten it, but it's a yellow shirt and I don't want to bleach it out. Thanks! :)
 

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If you cant find a dark spray bottle you could wrap one with duct tape......go team macguyver

Jim
 

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moolie said:
Cindi, is this recipe colour-safe? My daughter's work uniform shirt is dingy and I want to brighten it, but it's a yellow shirt and I don't want to bleach it out. Thanks! :)
Yes, it's supposed to be, but always do a test spot first!!
 

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Maybe I can save my coat. It's white and I was wearing it for chicken check-ups after a wet day. Now, I won't wear it anywhere but to the feed store now, and it wasa very expensive hand me down Columbia from my mom. Looking at other coats, the cheapest I want is $90 on clearance (50% off)!!! G's coats are all too thin for winter except one, which is warm, but goes past my knees, lol.
 

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Wannabefree said:
moolie said:
Cindi, is this recipe colour-safe? My daughter's work uniform shirt is dingy and I want to brighten it, but it's a yellow shirt and I don't want to bleach it out. Thanks! :)
Yes, it's supposed to be, but always do a test spot first!!
Thanks!

Have you used it on colours much?
 
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