What should I do if my socks can't be washed clean? Can socks be washed with clothes?

What should I do if my socks can't be washed clean? Can socks be washed with clothes?

Socks are worn on the feet, so it is best to wash them separately. Many people just throw their socks into the washing machine together with clothes. It is recommended to wash clothes, socks and underwear separately.

What to do if your socks are not clean

1. If the washing machine cannot clean the dirt on the socks, it is recommended to put the socks on your hands to wash them. The key is to put the dirty part on the palm of your hand and rub it. Fingers can rub the details, and moderate force can quickly remove the dirt.

2.84 disinfectant: When washing white socks, drop a few drops of 84 disinfectant into the water, and the yellowed white socks can be easily whitened, but don't put colored socks in the wash, they will fade. However, 84 disinfectant is corrosive and cannot be used frequently, especially when washing, you must wear rubber gloves.

3. Hydrogen peroxide: Use 3% concentration of hydrogen peroxide to clean white socks.

4. Lemon juice: Add some lemon juice to the water. Lemon juice has the effect of bleaching, cleaning and sterilizing, making your white socks white quickly.

5. Rice water: Rice water is a natural cleaner and detergent in the kitchen. Soak the dirty white socks in rice water for 20 minutes and then wash them, and they will be easy to clean.

6. Detergent + soap: After the white socks turn yellow, soak them in detergent for about 10 minutes, then rub them a few times with your hands, then rinse them twice, then apply soap and soak them for about 5 minutes (do not put them in water, just apply soap directly), then rub them vigorously for a while and rinse them with water.

7. Bleach: Add bleach to the laundry detergent solution, then soak the white socks for 20 to 30 minutes before washing.

8. Baking soda: Using diluted baking soda water to wash white socks will have unexpected results.

Can socks be washed with clothes?

1. It is better to wash the dirty socks separately to avoid cross-infection of bacteria between clothes.

2. Feet are prone to sweating, and poor ventilation after wearing shoes makes it very easy for fungi, moisture and other germs to grow and multiply, and stick to socks. If you wash socks and clothes together to save trouble, the germs on the socks will "flow" onto the clothes and are difficult to remove. The infection involves the stratum corneum and skin appendages, such as hair and nail plates, which can widely damage the structure of these tissues and are accompanied by varying degrees of host immune response; the most common fungal infection of this type is dermatophytosis, and other fungal infections include cutaneous candidiasis. Dermatophytosis can be divided into various types of tinea pedis (commonly known as "athlete's foot"), tinea manuum, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea unguium and tinea capitis according to different sites of onset; it occurs widely throughout the world and is the most common fungal disease with a high incidence rate.

Tips for washing socks

1. Ordinary cotton socks: Soak in clean water for about 2 hours, then apply soap or laundry detergent and wash with hot water;

2. Bamboo fiber socks: The ultra-fine pore structure of bamboo fiber makes bamboo fiber socks have strong adsorption capacity, which can absorb harmful substances such as formaldehyde, benzene, toluene, ammonia, etc. in life and eliminate bad odors. At the same time, it has self-cleaning function. When it is stained with oil, it will separate with water. It does not need detergent when cleaning. It can be dried in the sun after wearing.

3. Stockings, nylon socks, etc.: When washing, put them in soapy water below 40° and rub them gently. Do not rub them hard.

4. Wool socks: When washing, you need to first cut the neutral soap with less alkali into soap slices, put them into hot water to dissolve, wait for the water to cool down, then put the socks in, soak them, then take them out and gently rub them with your hands.

How to wash white socks

1. Rub the white socks in clean water for a few times without any detergent. Then wring them out and apply toothpaste to the stained area. Apply it evenly. Then leave it for more than five minutes. Then you can easily wash off the dirt with soap. Try it now!

2. If white socks turn yellow, soak them in a detergent solution for half an hour before washing.

3. Detergent and soap: After the white socks turn yellow, soak them in the detergent solution for about 10 minutes, then rub them with your hands, rinse them twice, then apply soap and let them sit for about 5 minutes (no need to put them in water, just apply soap directly), then rub them vigorously for a while, and rinse them directly with clean water.

4. Baking soda: Using diluted baking soda water to wash white socks will have unexpected results.

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