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Controlling Allergic Reactions to Laundry Detergent. You don't want to be itching in your clothes and sneezing all day just because of a detergent allergy. Find the right kind of detergent for you and eliminate any uncomfortable allergy problems with your clothes!

Cure Sticking Zippers with Lip Balm. Zippers get stuck and it's always a pain to try and wiggle them free. When your best wiggling efforts aren't working however, you have another option available to you.

Dealing with Bleach Damage. Bleach on your pants is never fun and almost always puts a kink in your style. The best way to avoid this predicament is to simply prevent the stain in the first place.

Do Sewing Repairs When You Wash Your Clothes. It's inevitable that you get rips and tears in your clothes—there's just no way to avoid it. One way to lessen the damage the washer can do to already torn clothes is to keep some supplies by your laundry area to make quick repairs.

Freshen Your Clothes with Dryer Sheets. Clothing always smells sweet and fresh when it comes out of the dryer. Maintain that fresh scent by keeping dryer sheets in your closet or drawers. You can also rub a dryer sheet on your clothes to quickly freshen them and remove static.

Making Old, Hard Towels Soft Again. Keeping towels soft and fluffy over time can be a real challenge to anyone. Here are some simple ideas for revitalizing your old hardened towels. Using these simple solutions result in your towels feeling like new.

Rejuvenate the Softness and Absorbency of Your Towels. It's not uncommon that your towels lose their softness and absorbency over time. In this case there are a few ways you can rejuvenate them and bring back their initial quality.

Remove Sour Smells and Odors from Your Laundry. Sour smells can make you physically gag if let alone for too long. Don't let the not-so-pleasant smells in your laundry take over; wipe them out now with a few simple tips.

Removing Calcium Stains. When you have hard water, calcium and magnesium can build up and create stains on your sinks, tiles, and other fixtures. While commercial cleaners can remove these stains easily, try lemon juice or vinegar and baking soda for a natural method. If you clean your fixtures weekly, you can stop hard water stains from sinking into the surface of your tiles and becoming permanent.

Save Money and Water When Doing the Laundry. Doing laundry can actually get kind of expensive. This is a pain to have to deal with, but fortunately there are ways to cut back on cost.

Unstick a Zipper with Liquid Soap. Got a zipper that's giving you fits? You can try to unstuck that zipper using a little dab of liquid soap from the kitchen.

Unstick Metal Zippers with a Pencil. When a zipper gets stuck, it can be a real pain to wiggle it free. Here's an idea for a common household item—a pencil—that can be used to head off problems with a stuck metal zipper.

Whitening Tobacco-Stained Whites. As any current or ex-smoker can tell you, few things are more difficult than removing tobacco stains from clothing. How do you go about removing those annoyingly grungy discolorations from your garments? Here is how an amateur can get professional results.

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