Getting stains out of white socks white is an age-old nightmare but one mum claims to have solved the dirty issue for good with a three-pronged cleaning product attack
The headache of getting stains out of white socks and clothes is a thing of the past, according to one savvy mum who has shared her clever hack. Christina’s son often comes home with filthy white socks for his mum to deal with and she hates it. So she’s come up with a three-pronged cleaning product attack to put the smile back on her face.
“Whites that don’t look white. I mean, seriously! Does anyone else get that, ‘Oh my God’ feeling?” the parent, known as @thirtysomethingmummy, asked on her TikTok video. “I can’t bear it. I do not know what my son does for his socks to end up looking like this, but here we are. This is what I use to help bring them back to life again.”
Christina then shared her holy trinity of products that restores her sanity. Apparently you will need a bottle of Ace Ultra for Whites bleach, Ace for Whites mousse and a tub of Vanish Oxi-Action powder. She begins the whitening process by spraying the socks with the mousse. She then adds some of the bleach to a bowl of water, using her judgement as to whether to add more before putting two scoops of the Vanish powder in.
After adding the socks and briefly agitating, she leaves the eyesores to soak for 24 hours. Christina shows what they look like after that time, saying: “They’re already so much whiter and brighter!” Next up she gives them a rinse and then slings them in the washing machine, before proudly showing off the results of her hard work.