White Net Curtains- How To Whiten Your Net Curtains!
Washing net curtains can make them look squeaky clean but only the right selection of curtain whiteners can help them get bright and rid them of unwanted spores and mites. You need to be careful not to use cheap bleaches or you’ll have to trash your curtains. But that doesn’t let you off the hook- you need to make sure you check the curtain material before you try and wash it as well as most cleaners are chemical in nature.
If you have a few denture tablets lying around the house be sure to use them as they have a bleaching agent which helps whiten and remove stains from pretty much anything on which it is used. Rinsing curtains in a bucket of water which has a tablet of denture or using glow powder has been the traditional way of whitening things up without professional help. Bicarbonate soda and strain of lemon juice are also credited to work against dull fabric making them look richly white.
Companies provide professional cleansing agents to battle the fading stature of the net curtains’ colour. There are quite a number of them like Glowhite, Dr.Beckman, Dylon curtain whiteners which promise boosted white pallor and a fresh look for your curtains. Run the washing machine at a lukewarm temperature to kill the spores, and allow it to soak for 5 minutes every rinse cycle. Unless you want the curtains all wrinkled and shrunk in an unpleasant way it is advisable that you don’t let them run in the spin mode of the washing machine. Some of these whiteners are known to effectively prevent the growth of spores as well, thus removing mildew, mold stains from ruining the curtain!
It always best to change and clean your net curtains every three weeks to make sure they’re clean, without damaging them by over washing. At the end of the day, it’s pretty easy to take care of your net curtains. A bucket of soapy water and a sachet of curtain whitener may be all that you need to give the curtains a new lease of life leaving it crisp and clean!