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The Deep Clean Washing Machine
Your washing machine is a breeding ground for all sorts of
mold, mildew, and soap scum. 😳 Front-loading washers
can get especially bad (as you know if you’ve ever opened it to start a batch
and been repelled by the smell). 🤢 Take heart, there are
many preventative steps you can take so you can feel like your clothes are
clean and fresh every time you do laundry.
The Deep Clean:
Many online recipes have you mix baking soda with vinegar.
The only problem with this is baking soda and vinegar cancel each other
out—when they react and bubble, the ingredients become water and a little bit
of salt. While water in itself can dissolve most compounds, all the cleaning
power of the vinegar and baking soda are gone. The same goes for washing soda.
However, both ingredients used separately are powerful natural cleansers. For
this reason, the deep cleaning of your washer is separated into two phases.
Ingredients:
- ½ teaspoon natural dish soap
- 4 tablespoons washing soda
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 20 drops Tea Tree oil
Instructions:
Phase One:
1. Remove the tray dispenser
and fully submerge it in hot water with natural dish soap. Scrub away residue
with a toothbrush, rinse, and put it back in the machine.
2. Put washing soda
in the drum. Using the hottest setting on your washer or the “tub clean” cycle
on certain models, run your machine.
Phase Two:
1. After the cycle
finishes, pour vinegar and essential oils into your liquid dispenser. Run your
washer using the “tub clean” cycle or the hottest setting again.
2. Wipe out the seal,
drum, and door with a cloth and let dry completely before doing a batch of
laundry.
3. Remove and clean
the filter at the bottom of the machine if your washer has one.
If you have a top-loading washing machine, use the same
recipe for deep cleaning, but add the washing soda to a drum full of hot water.
For phase two, pour the vinegar directly in the drum.
Do this deep clean a few times a year, your washing machine
will thank you for it. 👍🏼
Note: See My Collection Spring Cleaning for all my Graphics
in the Collection
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Item Description
The Deep Clean Washing Machine
Your washing machine is a breeding ground for all sorts of
mold, mildew, and soap scum. 😳 Front-loading washers
can get especially bad (as you know if you’ve ever opened it to start a batch
and been repelled by the smell). 🤢 Take heart, there are
many preventative steps you can take so you can feel like your clothes are
clean and fresh every time you do laundry.
The Deep Clean:
Many online recipes have you mix baking soda with vinegar.
The only problem with this is baking soda and vinegar cancel each other
out—when they react and bubble, the ingredients become water and a little bit
of salt. While water in itself can dissolve most compounds, all the cleaning
power of the vinegar and baking soda are gone. The same goes for washing soda.
However, both ingredients used separately are powerful natural cleansers. For
this reason, the deep cleaning of your washer is separated into two phases.
Ingredients:
- ½ teaspoon natural dish soap
- 4 tablespoons washing soda
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 20 drops Tea Tree oil
Instructions:
Phase One:
1. Remove the tray dispenser
and fully submerge it in hot water with natural dish soap. Scrub away residue
with a toothbrush, rinse, and put it back in the machine.
2. Put washing soda
in the drum. Using the hottest setting on your washer or the “tub clean” cycle
on certain models, run your machine.
Phase Two:
1. After the cycle
finishes, pour vinegar and essential oils into your liquid dispenser. Run your
washer using the “tub clean” cycle or the hottest setting again.
2. Wipe out the seal,
drum, and door with a cloth and let dry completely before doing a batch of
laundry.
3. Remove and clean
the filter at the bottom of the machine if your washer has one.
If you have a top-loading washing machine, use the same
recipe for deep cleaning, but add the washing soda to a drum full of hot water.
For phase two, pour the vinegar directly in the drum.
Do this deep clean a few times a year, your washing machine
will thank you for it. 👍🏼
Note: See My Collection Spring Cleaning for all my Graphics
in the Collection
