Do your white clothes appear dingy even though you bleach them? Bleach causes the discoloration. Add one-half to 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide per regular washer. The first time allow the clothes to soak in the washer for 30 minutes. Then wash normally only use less detergent. White clothes return to their normal brightness and colored cloths perk up as well.

Back to basics on laundry. Begin filling your washer with water (not for front loading machines.) Add your detergent and peroxide then the clothes. The detergent can't clean unless it dissolves.

If you are having problems with your clothing not coming clean one reason could be the detergent you use. Most powdered detergents are made from saw dust that has been blown to turn white with a cleaner added. That is why towels you use to clean your car will scratch the surface and why towels turn "hard" and often smell. It is impossible to get clothing clean with sawdust. Switch to earth friendly detergents and you should end the problem.

Next people tend to overfill their washers. Fill your washing machine tub only three-fourths full. Clothes clean by the agitating action amongst themselves. Crowd them and this cleaning action comes to a halt. Pretreat most stains with CleanEz diluted 20 parts water to 1 part CleanEz. It's cheaper than prewash sprays, works better too.

Rather than using expensive fabric softeners in your rinse water, switch to distilled white vinegar. It removes any remaining detergent plus it leaves your clothes soft and static free. Add one-half cup vinegar to your wash water and use about half the amount of detergent. Vinegar boosts the cleaning ability of your detergent so you don't need nearly as much.

Remember heat sets stains. Don't dry clothes unless the stain is gone.