Laundry Tips

42 Laundry Tips

If Your Least Favorite Chore Is Laundry, You'll Be Grateful For These 42 Helpers If there's a problem with laundry (besides actually having to do it), there's likely a solution awaiting you in this story.

1. A jar of Capri Blue Volcano scent booster if you go wild for the scent. With this, you can add the cult-favorite scent to your clothes, sheets, and towels. Sometimes you need a luxurious incentive to do the chore!

2. Clorox zero-splash bleach packs that are like the detergent pods of bleach — and judging from the reviews, might be THE sliced-bread invention when it comes to laundry products! They work *just* as well as the liquid stuff, too. 

3. A box of Color Catcher sheets will prevent dye from garments bleeding onto other items in the wash. They're designed to grab any dye that leaks or bleeds. Where has this been all your life? (These recently got a callout on an episode of Below Deck: Mediterranean I was watching!) 

4. A sensitive skin–friendly laundry powder (according to lots of reviewers) that'll still get your clothes adequately clean. Plus, it's vegan, peanut-, and certified cruelty free!

5. A magnetic laundry guard to prevent the EXTREMELY ANNOYING situation of scooting the dryer away from the wall because a pair of socks slipped behind the machine. This'll keep stuff on TOP of your frontload machines, the perfect folding surface. 

6. A shirt folder can make all of your stacks of clothing even crisper and tidier. Once you show your kids how to use it, they actually may enjoy it?!

7. A special brush will keep your dryer's lint trap clear of debris and make drying cycles/the appliance more effective for longer.

8. A laundry brightener with the review pics to prove that it'll not only annihilate stains that often make you say "welp, this is done for" but also brighten the white parts of your clothes when you're at it. (Yes, someone used them on their white undies in the reviews.) 

9. An enzyme-based stain spray can get out ALL sorts of stains...even breast milk! Turns out your shirt just belongs in the hamper, not the trash. 

10. A reusable roller dog hair remover that'll have you toss your old sticky roller after you see how much fur this reusable one (it has a sturdy brush system) picks up off your beloved blanket (that your dog also adores) before you throw it in the wash. 

11. And a *mini* ChomChom you can use for your clothes on the go because how many times have you left the house and then realized that there's fur allllll over your black pants and then paid for it later in the wash?!

12. Some "Dirty Diaper" laundry detergent in case you're using cloth diapers or have to deal with lots o' blowouts on your kid's clothes. They happen! 

13. Ultra-concentrated, hypoallergenic laundry pods if you love the convenience of a pod but your family is super sensitive to chemicals and other irritants. These are dye-, chlorine-, paraben-, phosphate-, AND cruelty free!

14. A set of Wad-Free pads can help the air flow and *actually* dry your sheets while they're in the dryer. No more unloading only to find your bedding is due for another cycle. 

15. A red wine stain remover you should keep on hand because, well, accidents happen! But you can be prepared for (at least some of) them! Reviewers have found great success in using this on rugs, carpet, upholstery and, yes, clothes!

16. A laundry-detergent drip catcher to help salvage some of that precious goo, so you can go a tad bit longer in between shopping trips. It'll also help you keep track of that cup!

17. Or an all-in-one laundry detergent tilted holder and drip tray to make those giant jugs of cleaner work harder for you. And it comes in 10 colors so it won't disrupt your laundry room's carefully curated look.

18. A box of washing machine–cleaning tablets because if you don't clean the thing that cleans your clothes, they'll start smelling a little rank, too. Make sure that you're *routinely* cleaning your washer so that when you're doing a load of laundry it's working in peak condition so you don't have to redo a load, creating more wear and tear on your clothes. 

19. Or if you prefer a liquid solution, a citrus-y Oh Yuk washing machine cleaner that'll work on all washers. Say buh-bye to random debris and nasty smells emanating from your machine. 

20. A specific ink remover to remove all sorts of pen accidents and transform hand-me-downs that have been etched with Sharpie pens.

21. Grandma's Secret, an under-the-radar solution with serious stain-removing prowess you should give a chance on messes and stains that make you say all kinds of four-letter words — like, food stains on your kids' cute clothes. 

22. Hogwash, a handmade laundry soap that uses cornmeal that'll tackle some VERY tough stains. Like, grape juice tough, OK?!

23. A genius little SockDock you can secure your socks to before you throw them in the washer and dryer. Losing another sock? Not today, Sock Satan. 

24. A two-pack of deodorant-removing sponges will rub away those ghostly stains that you ALL TOO OFTEN realize are a thing once you're wearing your dang shirt.

25. A set of wool balls you can swap out your typical fabric softener to prevent buildup on your clothing and washing machine. Plus, they speed up drying time!

26. A set of small mesh laundry bags for keeping track of itty bitty things that get lost in the wash, like kids' socks, mittens, and masks. These are also great for preventing wear and tear on more fragile items. 

27. A four-pack of washing-machine dampening pads if every time you wash towels it sounds like your machine is in a fight. 

28. A three-compartment laundry hamper with WHEELS so you can load up with dirty clothes from other rooms and then scoot it to the laundry room. 

29. Or perhaps a stair-climbing trolly dolly if you have to climb stairs as part of your laundry routine. This can carry up to 150 pounds and the wheels LITERALLY climb stairs. (As you can see here.) 

30. Some fragrance-free detergent sheets that'll be much easier to store and transport than jugs of liquid or pods. They'll *especially* come in handy if you have to take your laundry to a laundry room in your building or a laundromat. They're so much lighter than the liquid version!

31. A hanger organizer you should've bought for your laundry room eons ago instead of scrounging for spares in every family member's closet. Remember that time you bought a 50-pack of hangers because you thought you were out but you most definitely weren't? Yep.

32. A space-saving retractable clothes rack your laundry room has been yearning for since you first hung up a shirt in there. 

33. A bioenzyme laundry booster made to break down tough biological stains and odors caused by sweat, blood, and body grime so you can salvage all those white undershirts with yellow pits and rings around the collar.

34. A detergent dispenser set in case it makes your brain happy to have things decanted into nice-looking containers. It also comes with a funnel for easy decanting, labels, and a tray. 

35. Or some detergent dispensers that'll work with beaded, powdered, or liquid cleaning solutions. 

36. A pair of laundry balls that contain ceramic balls inside as a laundry detergent alternative will still get your dirty (and I mean DIRTY) clothes clean. This set will last you up to 1,000 washes and is especially great if you hate measuring out liquid or powder detergent, or have to take your laundry to a second location on wash day. 

37. A Bissell Little Green carpet cleaner that'll help clean up stuff that's extra cumbersome to launder, like couch covers. AND it'll mean way less cleaning rags you've gotta throw in the wash. It works SO well according to reviewers, that it'll have you sucking up all kinds of messes and hunting down new ones to address.

38. A "vacation" scented concentrated detergent that's 8x concentrated (it'll handle 80 loads) and in a totally tote-able bottle so you won't have to lug a jug to your laundry room. Cue to you folding towels and daydreaming about your upcoming Caribbean cruise as you get delightful laundry wafts. 

39. A laundry cheat sheet magnet you can slap onto the side of your machine instead of having to google what all those symbols mean. 

40. Some special bra bags because it's cute that you say you're going to hand-wash them weekly, but that's just not happening. These'll keep the straps, hooks, and every other part contained instead of caught in or wound around other garments in the wash cycle. 

41. A magnetic ironing pad you can park on top of your front-loading machine to avoid busting out the ironing board. Talk about a one-stop shop!

42. A pack of dual-sided SneakErasers that'll do nearly everything that pair of Sambas you've been wearing for the past six months need for zhuzhing up. One side will cleans scuffs, dirt stains, and grime, and the other side whitens them. So if throwing a pair in the wash isn't cutting it (or just isn't possible based on the material they're made of), this is a solid option!