

So why do we need to strip our laundry? Over time our clothes and linens can get buildup from things like hard water, detergents, fabric softeners, body oils, and sweat that don’t wash out completely in a normal washing cycle. That’s why we decided to come up with a non-toxic and natural laundry stripping recipe that doesn’t negatively affect our health and will still give us that satisfaction of seeing all of the dirt coming off our clothes and towels! What is Laundry Stripping?
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Not only are these chemicals unnecessary, but they can be irritating to the skin and disrupt your hormones. With a viral TikTok video and lots of articles and videos showing the dirty water that gets left behind, we were ready to give it a try! But, most of the laundry stripping recipes call for ingredients that have synthetic fragrances, dyes, preservatives, and fluorescent brighteners. Your Strucket strainer is brilliant washing basket and you can use it to take your “ready to hang” items to the clothes line.By now, you’ve probably heard of laundry stripping. Wash your items with your favourite detergent.

Release the external plug on your Strucket and you will see the used water going down the drain.
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You can walk away at this point and let your items become drip free and you’re ready to wash. You will see in seconds your items being removed from the water. When you are ready to remove your garments simply pull your Strucket Strainer up and connect it to the top of the Strucket Bucket Base. Remove your items by connecting the Strucket Strainer.Stir them occasionally by pulling your strainer up and down to help dissolve and release the build-up from the fabrics into the water. Submerge your "clean" garments in the mixture and soak until the water has cooled, which usually takes at least four hours.The laundry stripping recipe is to be added, stir until all three dissolve completely or simple pull your strainer up and down to agitate the contents. Fill your Strucket bucket with hot water.The process itself is rather long: you will leave garments to sit in a tub or bucket of hot water, borax, washing soda (sodium carbonate) and laundry detergent until the water has cooled completely, about four to five hours in total.Īlso bear in mind when the process has been completed you are left with soaked garments which you will need to allow time to ring out or strain but guess what….Strucket the innovative laundry soaking bucket makes this laborious process of soaking, separating and draining a breeze! Laundry stripping needs several hours of soaking to get rid of leftover detergent, fabric softener, minerals from hard water and natural body oils that have collected on textiles over a period of time. You can find video after video on TikTok and some have gone viral in efforts to show just how amazing the results laundry stripping can be! You know when you use your towels or clothing and they feel stiff and scratchy? The strip process removes detergent build-up and hard water residues, turning colours bright and making fabrics soft again.

Laundry stripping is a process used to bring the brightness and materials appearance or feel back to life.
