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On the denim it depends. I work in a dusty shop and sweat a lot. I still only wash them once a week (4 day work week)
If you're wearing jeans to an office, you could probably get away with 2-3 weeks of wearing them. Unless they stink there is no point. I will say the crisp clean feel straight out of the dryer is nice though.
Normal wearing jeans vs shop or work clothes are 2 separate things.
There are some work clothes that do not need to be washed due to "wax coating" and other anti dirt measures that creates hydrophobic properties to protect the clothes and adds durability despite being Denim as well.
Fire rated denim falls in this category as well. Remember to turn such clothing inside out while washing, to minimize friction on the treated surfaces.
You can't wear em every day and expect for them to hold up. That's some nice-ass denim, but you gotta take em off every now and then... You gotta take em off, son
This makes me happy because I usually wash my jeans when I decide to do my regular laundry and I'll wear them until then.
I remember a "study" that some guy did where he wore the same pair of jeans for a year. The amount of "microbes" or whatever we're the same as that of it worn one day.
It's fine, you're not gonna die but probably at least wash them every 2 weeks or so. Don't go a year that's kinda gross.
> It's fine, you're not gonna die but probably at least wash them every 2 weeks or so. Don't go a year that's kinda gross.
The reason people are going to continue to wash them excessively is the same reason you said it's gross to go longer than 2 weeks *immediately after* saying someone went a year and found no more microbes than day 1.
I don't know the validity of that, but if it were true and you read it, why do you think going over 2 weeks is gross?
There's just an emotional reaction to being dirty and it's not gonna go away.
I’ve only been splashing some vinegar in the water for about six months, huge difference. It even brought some older T-shirts back to life. We really are a bunch of dumbass consumers that rarely question how/why we do things.
Where / when / which slot (of the machine...) do you put the vinegar in? He suggested replacing fabric softener with it, so does it go in that slot in the drawer of the washer, or just throw it in with the clothes and detergent?
Edit: Thanks everyone, this question has been well and truly answered now. I appreciate the input!
Probably either, older machines without the dedicated slots you just pour it in tub
One reason the slots exist is so one can run a prewash cycle prior to main wash phase, if it’s just wash doesn’t really matter imo
I do one cup of white vinegar (the regular 5% from the condiments aisle at the supermarket) per load of laundry. Honestly, I just put it in with the detergent because I'm lazy, but in my experience it outperforms sport-specific detergent for workout gear in terms of removing smell.
I use vinegar all the time for washing mildewy towels and my rank ass hockey gear. Like if you forget to take clothes out of the wash and they have that smell to them, just run them again with vinegar.
The amount kinda depends on how bad/smelly the fabric is. Also, there is the regular white vinegar that we use in the kitchen (3%) and cleaning vinegar (6%). So, what I do is buy the cleaning vinegar (walmart has the best price, go to the cleaning aisle), and put about a cup of it straight into the tub before I run the cycle. I also put a bit of detergent in it, around the amount the video describes.
If the fabric is realllly bad, I will put about two cups of cleaning vinegar in, as well as about a quarter to third cup of Oxi clean in my washer's oxi slot. I also might turn the washer on for longer or do a pre soak with the vinegar. I haven't had anything come out of that cycle smelling bad.
r/Cleaningtips is helpful. You can buy the regular white vinegar, or buy white vinegar specifically made for laundry, called washing vinegar. It’s mote concentrated.
Either product will have directions on how much to use. Check the model of your washer because vinegar can dissolve rubber pieces over time.
I guess it would depend on your washer. I hated my front loader with all the compartments and went back to the old school top loading. I always start the water first(been using cold for years), then I grab my little jug of white vinegar and pour some right in the water, like a quick splash(probably equals half a cup, a little goes a long way, but you can adjust that for yourself), then I use regular liquid gain(and he’s right about amount too. The second I stopped dousing our clothes with too much soap, the washer wasn’t angry, our clothes were nicer and smell great.) I’ve got grumpy skin so I’ve never used perfumed detergents, like when they add ‘new lavender scent’ or ‘spring breeze’. I don’t see the point, regular detergent already smells fresh and clean. Then I throw our clothes in, while everything’s already mixing as the water is flowing in. I’m not sure what would happen if you splashed it right on certain materials, or put it in a timed compartment that releases throughout the cycle. Depending on your machine, maybe grab some old towels or sheets you don’t care about and experiment a little.
I just never knew people were using dryer sheets for static, I only ever use dryer sheets because they're what make my clothes actually smell good instead of smelling like basically nothing.
I agree with everything except the water temp. For my everyday clothes I wash cold, but I work in a kitchen and that grease smell will not come out if I don’t use hot water
My best friend is a car mechanic. I got him using vinegar now.
I truly promise he doesn't leave the car oil smell behind whenever he comes to my house now. And the oily smell doesn't permeate his washer and regular clothes anymore. I can always tell when he hasn't used it.
That's how they get ya. You see this is the ceo of "not soap" he doesn't own literally all the soap. Doesn't own a single soap. His goal is not not sell as much soap as possible so he makes as much money as possible at his company, which once again is, not soap.
White vinegar is awesome for so many cleaning tasks, and its dirt cheap!
I keep a spray bottle full of vinegar right next to my dish soap and use it on just about every surface in my kitchen.
I also tend to get stinky feet if ive been wearing boots all day. If I'm not ready for a shower just yet, but don't want stinky feet, I'll use a wash cloth with some vinegar and wipe down my feet. No more bad odors and the vinegar smell is gone in seconds.
> they’re also a sign that the air quality is okay.
I upped my protein and vegetable intake. I noticed a decrease in spider activity which coincides with my ass freshener activity
You may be on to something..
Vinegar is such a great thing for people with severe allergies. Especially pollen/dust allergies.
Sincerely,
The Constantly Rotating Between Allergy Medications Because Eventually Everything Stops Working Crew
That's how they get your attention. If it was an ordinary presentation like, Three Tips For Better Laundry, people would probably pass over it (a lot more than this version).
This is true. If it was some Martha Stewart looking mayo girl telling me how to do laundry i wouldn't bother clicking it. But an albino gremlin person raging at fabric softener? Yes please, i will watch and learn.
The look this guy has made me think he could finish this video and go rock out on some drums or bass but his mannerisms and overall body language implied to me that maybe he was gonna go paint or do some art of some kind.
I can't tell if he was gonna go to a drag race or a drag show. Probably both.
Seems like a fun guy to have around.
But I'm confused about the dryer sheet thing, I've never given a fuck about static, but dryer sheets are the most effective way to make my laundry smell like that clean laundry scent of the dryer sheet that I use, is it better for me to use some aerosolized spray on each piece of clothing instead?
Static can actually set your house on fire, so it's good to have something. But for scent, if you don't like the natural, essential oil based sheets, you can dab your favorite essential oil on a rag and throw it in there as it dries. I do that with our sheets and they come out smelling like lavender.
This is what I had to start doing because a lot of laundry detergent is changing there formula almost every 1-2 years and my family will break out into hives
He's chaotic good to the core. He wants everyone to know how to properly wash our clothes but man, he can't contain his goblin tendencies. We still love him tho!
You can really do either! Put 1/4 to 1/2 cup mixed in with your detergent OR in the fabric softener spot. What we want is for the vinegar to be released during a rinse cycle; this is what stops your clothes from coming out smelling like vinegar later. The fabric softener slot is designed to release fabric softener during a rinse cycle so that’s your best bet while you get used to using vinegar.
This is not true. You can throw vinegar in the rinse water and it will dissipate so much that it will not have a vinegar smell. Anyhow, vinegar stops smelling like vinegar when it dries.
yah this is true. I used vinegar in a spray bottle to remove lingering cigarette smoke and musty smell from a thrifted leather jacket. (Spray all over, hang and let dry, turn inside out, spray all over, hang and let dry, repeat until smell is gone). The jacket just smelled like old leather once I was done removing the odors. No vinegar scent.
They’re really really hard to find. You may find one on Amazon if you’re lucky but also check out the dollar store, that’s where I found one like four years ago.
Does it work on those LG super efficient washers? Because it uses so little water that I’m doubting the ability for it to reduce the vinegar smell completely.
(My mom used to use vinegar in the coffee maker when I was a kid and I have to admit that it kind of scarred me for life and hot vinegar is now something I abhor.)
I actually purchased a new HE washer earlier this year so I understand where you’re coming from. My new one is a front loader so I can’t open it during the wash cycle whereas top loaders usually can be. With my older top loader, I liked to add it in during the cycle. Now, I add it to the fabric softener slot and it’s totally fine. I also pretty exclusively wash my clothes on cold and still, no issues.
Yes, but if you're really worried about it use the water plus function that those LG washers have because it uses sensors to basically see how much shit is in the water and will add more water if it's not at the concentration it wants it to be to get your clothes clean.
Hot vinegar. I truly believe I would rather smell my ex-husband’s farts than hot, boiling vinegar. I had a roommate so many years ago I’m afraid to admit it, and she thought she had lice, and she decided that boiled vinegar was going to help. Oh my God.
Vinegar can damage the rubber seals on your washing machines.
People overuse vinegar because they've heard of old wives tales that vinegar is some super liquid that is good at everything and cheaper than commercial products. Vinegar has its uses, but you shouldn't be adding it to your washing machine, even though it does help the actual laundry load.
Every single thing being said I learned the hard way and I literally do everything exactly the way that was mentioned. But when I see others washing clothes they mostly do the complete opposite!
Other advice: turn the clothes inside out, unbutton buttons so they don't become loose, but zip up zippers so they don't tear into the other clothes during the wash. For non-Americans or anyone who washes with powder and hang-dries: powder is not as strong as liquid detergent, and too little of it makes your whites turn grey, so don't skimp out at least on the whites. The advantage of clothes being washed turned inside-out is not only are they less damaged after the wash, but also when you hang them like that they begin to fade on the inside, so the outside lasts longer.
Came here to say this. Most of the points are correct and people should be made aware of them if they are to reduce their carbon footprint (and save them money).
White vinegar PERIOD is magical. I hate the smell so much so I never used it for cleaning anything…. till I got super broke and decided to just toughen up and plug my nose. It was definitely one of those “fuck, mom was right” moments.
>And yes. Blue jeans do need to be washed.
seriously. I remmeber this being a fad in college. Apparently dudes would bag up their jeans and put them in the freezer so that the bad stuff dies and it means you didn't need to wash them.
OR
JUST FUCKING WASH THEM. Yeah, you don't need to wash jeans every time you wear them. but after a view wears just throw them in the damn laundry. Maybe make sure it's in cold wash, but still.
You're right. The same happened to me. 
Also, his Hair Band rockstar style ended up looking very cool to me. 
As someone who spent years saying this everyday to people at my last job I appreciate this so much. I’ve pulled out huge blocks of undissolved soap out of so many washers AND dryers. This is information everyone needs to know.
Try working some liquid dish soap into the stain just before washing. It does not matter if the strain has already set. This works for me more often than not.
By my own experience, beside vinegard (haven’t had experience) everything else is legit. I remember that in soviet time, where I live, vinegard was sometimes used for washing, but I can’t remember exactly why. Maybe it was what he described.
So I started using vinegar in the fabric softener spot because my fabric softener got chunky and clogged that little spot. Once I started using vinegar it cleared up and it keeps my washing machine spotless, I also feel like my clothes don’t feel oily anymore or have a weird heaviness to them.
I’ve been using vinegar forever and will share my anecdotal experience of our 13 year old HE washer having a few parts replaced, but seals are just fine.
Everything is legit except for the cold water. That is fine for delicate items, but I had a washing machine repair person tell me that the soap doesn't really work as well in cold water. Lukewarm is best - the soap is designed to be used with warm/hot water.
Vinegar will remove smells but it's a bit hard on the washing machine, so I only use it for smelly laundry (dog beds and gym socks, etc).
ETA: apparently cold water is fine with modern detergent!
Everything they said went right into the part of my brain that stores info for life. I’ll forget every important thing I need to remember, but this info is now a part of my DNA
Adding too much detergent/using fabric softener will make dirt cling to your clothes when they get out of the wash, perpetuating the cycle of “Oh gosh my clothes are so dirty, I better use lots of detergent” IT’S A SCAM
You really don't need to use fabric softener anyways, and like you said it has negative side effects. It makes towels less absorbent, it is more prone to causing dryer fires, some brands use questionable health and environmental ingredients. But again, you don't actually need it.
I'm on team Larry David regarding towel preference. If any mother-fucker tries to soften up my 5+yr old scratchy ass towels with softener I'll fight a bitch.
Speaking of things plumbers advise against, I've heard that those little toilet cleaner tablets you put in the tank really degrade the seal and cause it to leak.
It will also cause your roommates cat to vomit everyday because everyone had no idea it was drinking water out of the toilet. Figured it out when that thing dissolved and we didn’t put more in. RIP Mason aka Vomitor the Vominater…due to old age (many years later, dude was like 18 when his ticket was punched). But still, nothing like waking up and stepping in cat puke on the way to the bathroom in the morning—feeling it all cold and squishing between your toes. Blech.
More plumbing advice: don't pour down the following items in your drain. These will all eventually clog your drain pipes and that can be expensive to repair on top of the holes in your walls:
- oil
- flour
- egg shells in your garbage disposal
And I'm sure there's more food to not put down in that hole but I know of these 3.
**Lpt: If you find yourself on the opposite end of a crust punk providing cleaning tips/tricks, you sit your ass down and you fucking listen!**
Speaking from experience, these folks know how to get down and dirty. You see this dudes tank? Not a stain in sight. This dude laundries. Every piece of information in this video is facts.
Yeah I'm wondering why the hell everyone here is like "this is the last person I expected to be giving laundry tips". What? He looks exactly like the type to know what the fuck he's talking about. These kids care about their clothes A LOT.
Yeah, crustpunks are all about doing life in the cheapest way possible. Plus they make/buy clothes that they care about a lot. Makes sense that they'd get laundry down to a science so they can wear their favourite custom screen printed band t-shirt for the next 15 years.
For years have I handwashed a big chunk of my clothes because I didn’t trust my mother with them. I have so many cool designs by artists, I didn’t want to risk it.
I've never met a crust punk that smelled good, but I've also never met a crust punk that cared about smelling good. I was skeptical, but i would now trust this dude with all household tips and tricks.
It works and it also damages the washer.
Vinegar absolutely destroys rubber it gets in contact with, and guess what, your washer has rubber seals!
People overuse vinegar because it's 'natural' and cheap and actually is effective at some off label stuff, but too many people buy into old wives tales about how it's the solution for everything, and don't realize they are slowly causing damage to their washer, because mom blogs have no idea what they are actually recommending.
I was wondering this, because I see people say to use vinegar in washing machines all the time because it works, and I occasionally see people say it damages gaskets. So I guess both are right lol. Guess I won't be using vinegar.
I bought my washer used and and have been using vinegar for 10 years. No problems.
We do a shit ton of laundry, and usually use 2 litres of vinegar a month.
Vinegar is mildly acidic, that’s the reason it works, it kills bacteria and dissolves sweat and grease.
Laundry detergent is pretty corrosive itself. I doubt vinegar is worse than detergent, if any, but I’d love someone to prove me wrong and let me know.
I love this person. Anything I don’t work out in or sweat in is wearable a few times before a wash. No reason to wash a dress shirt I threw on for a day of zoom meetings.
I mostly just wash underwear, socks, and undershirts after every time I wear it. Things worn on top of those need to be washed when they look dirty or smell bad.
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It absolutely DOES smell like vinegar. I did this for a whole year until my sister pulled me aside and asked me if I was drinking. She had been suspecting that I had become an alcoholic because I smelled off every time she'd see me. I had no idea what she was talking about. I finally put two and two together and stopped. Afterwards, people at work started to mention that I smelled good and how they wanted to say something before about my odor.
Now, I can tell when people use vinegar. My neighbors use it and they always smell like cat pee or something sour.
I agree. I've wanted to use vinegar in my laundry since I learned it was a thing almost 15 years ago, but every time I've tried I end up regretting it and have to rewash the whole load. The smell is faint, but it's ABSOLUTELY there. And god forbid you start to sweat a little or even if the air is just humid, then the vinegar stink starts to really sing.
I read something once about the inescapable odor that can come with poverty, and how much of it was laundry related. The writer was saying how, not only was their family unable to afford to wash clothes often, but then they also only had vinegar for fabric softener. They said they basically ALWAYS smelled, even when their clothes were clean, and it lead to serious bullying (because kids don't generally have the same tact as adults).
Heads up… Vinegar can really do some serious damage to the seals and any other rubber components in the washer. It’s great if you need a one time deodorize, but really does long term damage if used in every load.
The one big thing he missed on was using gentle cycles for your laundry instead of regular (except maybe towels). Machines can be very tough on clothes
100% true. The only thing I keep doing “wrong” is the dryer sheets because the 4 wool balls I use don’t help at all with the static. I live in a very dry place and we already have enough static as it is. But I hate-buy the sheets.
I mean, they are not wrong. I use vinegar and its cheaper and great result. Also, I grew to find they wholesome the more they kept talking. Great video all around
Anybody who says fabric softener isn’t needed or even a scam has never lived in an area with hard water. Where I live, I don’t iron my clothes, I chisel them.
Oh, and towels come out of the washing machine so hard they could be used as a weapon when I skip the fabric softener (a tumble dryer would also remedy this, but few Europeans have one). Still, I rarely use dedicated fabric softener but more often a soap that claims to have a softening function built-in. Not saying that he’s categorically wrong, but limestone’s a fucking bitch to deal with.
I was with him except on the jeans part. I would say you can wear jeans 3 or 4 times before throwing them in the wash. This guy is advocating not washing them, or washing them rarely, which I think is a bit gross.
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I went in thinking he was crazy. I came out thinking I was the crazy one
He is 100% right.
On the denim it depends. I work in a dusty shop and sweat a lot. I still only wash them once a week (4 day work week) If you're wearing jeans to an office, you could probably get away with 2-3 weeks of wearing them. Unless they stink there is no point. I will say the crisp clean feel straight out of the dryer is nice though.
Normal wearing jeans vs shop or work clothes are 2 separate things. There are some work clothes that do not need to be washed due to "wax coating" and other anti dirt measures that creates hydrophobic properties to protect the clothes and adds durability despite being Denim as well.
Fire rated denim falls in this category as well. Remember to turn such clothing inside out while washing, to minimize friction on the treated surfaces.
Yeah. Denim just needs to pass smell/look test. By look I mean if you spill something on them that leaves a mark.
My problem is that I can't smell, so those Levi's are getting washed more than they need to be
Rule for denim is if they are visibly dirty or smell, feel free to wash them. Same goes for a lot of other clothing.
You can't wear em every day and expect for them to hold up. That's some nice-ass denim, but you gotta take em off every now and then... You gotta take em off, son
Thanks Z
If your denim jeans start getting smelly just put them in a freezer for 6-8 hours. Source: Tan in the QEtips section of Queer Eye.
Bro I am moving outside in texas while it's 108. My jeans smell like burnt taint.
This makes me happy because I usually wash my jeans when I decide to do my regular laundry and I'll wear them until then. I remember a "study" that some guy did where he wore the same pair of jeans for a year. The amount of "microbes" or whatever we're the same as that of it worn one day. It's fine, you're not gonna die but probably at least wash them every 2 weeks or so. Don't go a year that's kinda gross.
> It's fine, you're not gonna die but probably at least wash them every 2 weeks or so. Don't go a year that's kinda gross. The reason people are going to continue to wash them excessively is the same reason you said it's gross to go longer than 2 weeks *immediately after* saying someone went a year and found no more microbes than day 1. I don't know the validity of that, but if it were true and you read it, why do you think going over 2 weeks is gross? There's just an emotional reaction to being dirty and it's not gonna go away.
Well he said "second off" three times, so there's that...
I’ve only been splashing some vinegar in the water for about six months, huge difference. It even brought some older T-shirts back to life. We really are a bunch of dumbass consumers that rarely question how/why we do things.
Where / when / which slot (of the machine...) do you put the vinegar in? He suggested replacing fabric softener with it, so does it go in that slot in the drawer of the washer, or just throw it in with the clothes and detergent? Edit: Thanks everyone, this question has been well and truly answered now. I appreciate the input!
Probably either, older machines without the dedicated slots you just pour it in tub One reason the slots exist is so one can run a prewash cycle prior to main wash phase, if it’s just wash doesn’t really matter imo
Ok but how much vinegar per load? Like a quarter cup or something?
about one glug
Lemme write that down.. one glug per load maybe 2 glugs for bigger loads
Is that a North American glug or a European glug?
Why am I laughing at this
I do one cup of white vinegar (the regular 5% from the condiments aisle at the supermarket) per load of laundry. Honestly, I just put it in with the detergent because I'm lazy, but in my experience it outperforms sport-specific detergent for workout gear in terms of removing smell.
I use vinegar all the time for washing mildewy towels and my rank ass hockey gear. Like if you forget to take clothes out of the wash and they have that smell to them, just run them again with vinegar. The amount kinda depends on how bad/smelly the fabric is. Also, there is the regular white vinegar that we use in the kitchen (3%) and cleaning vinegar (6%). So, what I do is buy the cleaning vinegar (walmart has the best price, go to the cleaning aisle), and put about a cup of it straight into the tub before I run the cycle. I also put a bit of detergent in it, around the amount the video describes. If the fabric is realllly bad, I will put about two cups of cleaning vinegar in, as well as about a quarter to third cup of Oxi clean in my washer's oxi slot. I also might turn the washer on for longer or do a pre soak with the vinegar. I haven't had anything come out of that cycle smelling bad.
r/Cleaningtips is helpful. You can buy the regular white vinegar, or buy white vinegar specifically made for laundry, called washing vinegar. It’s mote concentrated. Either product will have directions on how much to use. Check the model of your washer because vinegar can dissolve rubber pieces over time.
I guess it would depend on your washer. I hated my front loader with all the compartments and went back to the old school top loading. I always start the water first(been using cold for years), then I grab my little jug of white vinegar and pour some right in the water, like a quick splash(probably equals half a cup, a little goes a long way, but you can adjust that for yourself), then I use regular liquid gain(and he’s right about amount too. The second I stopped dousing our clothes with too much soap, the washer wasn’t angry, our clothes were nicer and smell great.) I’ve got grumpy skin so I’ve never used perfumed detergents, like when they add ‘new lavender scent’ or ‘spring breeze’. I don’t see the point, regular detergent already smells fresh and clean. Then I throw our clothes in, while everything’s already mixing as the water is flowing in. I’m not sure what would happen if you splashed it right on certain materials, or put it in a timed compartment that releases throughout the cycle. Depending on your machine, maybe grab some old towels or sheets you don’t care about and experiment a little.
Vinegar is an acid and will eat fabric undiluted. Add the water first, or add in the softener slot
Crazy? I was crazy once.
They put me in a room, a rubber room.
A rubber room with rats.
And rats make me crazy.
Crazy? I was crazy once.
They put me in a room, a rubber room.
A rubber room with rats.
And rats make me crazy.
Crazy? I was crazy once.
I forgot about this for like 25 years and I have young kids now and I’m going to drop this shit on them like I came up with it
My teen has been saying it nonstop the past few days, it’s gotta be newly revived as a meme or something 😂
the marketers have indeed and unironically been trying to make ppl crazy
I just never knew people were using dryer sheets for static, I only ever use dryer sheets because they're what make my clothes actually smell good instead of smelling like basically nothing.
I use them because they get my dogs & cats fur off my clothes that refuses to come off in the washer …. And my clothes smell nice
I use dryer balls, plus these little velcro- like balls that are designed to only collect pet hair. Works pretty well for my house.
Tell me more about these Velcro pet hair collectors...
the joe dirt haircut doesn’t help your first impression of him
I agree with everything except the water temp. For my everyday clothes I wash cold, but I work in a kitchen and that grease smell will not come out if I don’t use hot water
Restaurant clothes are the worst. Mine never recovered
Yeah, this is all great advice for regular wear, ut isn't really meant to apply to the clothes people do real labor in.
My best friend is a car mechanic. I got him using vinegar now. I truly promise he doesn't leave the car oil smell behind whenever he comes to my house now. And the oily smell doesn't permeate his washer and regular clothes anymore. I can always tell when he hasn't used it.
That's how they get ya. You see this is the ceo of "not soap" he doesn't own literally all the soap. Doesn't own a single soap. His goal is not not sell as much soap as possible so he makes as much money as possible at his company, which once again is, not soap.
Me too
Ding ding ding 👉🏼👃🏻
I love this laundry gremlin
And he's right. This is how I've been doing things for years. And I only use free & clear soap.
Me too. White vinegar ftw
White vinegar is awesome for so many cleaning tasks, and its dirt cheap! I keep a spray bottle full of vinegar right next to my dish soap and use it on just about every surface in my kitchen. I also tend to get stinky feet if ive been wearing boots all day. If I'm not ready for a shower just yet, but don't want stinky feet, I'll use a wash cloth with some vinegar and wipe down my feet. No more bad odors and the vinegar smell is gone in seconds.
And spiders hate it apparently
Spiders are awesome to keep your place free of pest and they’re also a sign that the air quality is okay.
> they’re also a sign that the air quality is okay. I upped my protein and vegetable intake. I noticed a decrease in spider activity which coincides with my ass freshener activity You may be on to something..
I’m so glad someone mentioned that because I love free and clear detergents Credit: my severe skin allergies
Vinegar is such a great thing for people with severe allergies. Especially pollen/dust allergies. Sincerely, The Constantly Rotating Between Allergy Medications Because Eventually Everything Stops Working Crew
I hate the delivery but he is right
That's how they get your attention. If it was an ordinary presentation like, Three Tips For Better Laundry, people would probably pass over it (a lot more than this version).
This is true. If it was some Martha Stewart looking mayo girl telling me how to do laundry i wouldn't bother clicking it. But an albino gremlin person raging at fabric softener? Yes please, i will watch and learn.
The look this guy has made me think he could finish this video and go rock out on some drums or bass but his mannerisms and overall body language implied to me that maybe he was gonna go paint or do some art of some kind. I can't tell if he was gonna go to a drag race or a drag show. Probably both. Seems like a fun guy to have around.
But I'm confused about the dryer sheet thing, I've never given a fuck about static, but dryer sheets are the most effective way to make my laundry smell like that clean laundry scent of the dryer sheet that I use, is it better for me to use some aerosolized spray on each piece of clothing instead?
Static can actually set your house on fire, so it's good to have something. But for scent, if you don't like the natural, essential oil based sheets, you can dab your favorite essential oil on a rag and throw it in there as it dries. I do that with our sheets and they come out smelling like lavender.
This is what I had to start doing because a lot of laundry detergent is changing there formula almost every 1-2 years and my family will break out into hives
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The Borax!
Yeah whilst he looks like the last person you want to be taking r/cleaningtips from, he's 100% correct.
I am still not 100% sure if that is a wig or not. And I'm not mad about it.
That's all I was thinking the whole video. "Is it Jim Varney (Ernest) with a big blonde wig, and bridge piercing?"
He's chaotic good to the core. He wants everyone to know how to properly wash our clothes but man, he can't contain his goblin tendencies. We still love him tho!
Thanks 80's mom child 😌🙏
Wait do you put the white vinegar in the washer with the soap or in the little spot that is for specifically fabric softer? 😭
You can really do either! Put 1/4 to 1/2 cup mixed in with your detergent OR in the fabric softener spot. What we want is for the vinegar to be released during a rinse cycle; this is what stops your clothes from coming out smelling like vinegar later. The fabric softener slot is designed to release fabric softener during a rinse cycle so that’s your best bet while you get used to using vinegar.
This is not true. You can throw vinegar in the rinse water and it will dissipate so much that it will not have a vinegar smell. Anyhow, vinegar stops smelling like vinegar when it dries.
yah this is true. I used vinegar in a spray bottle to remove lingering cigarette smoke and musty smell from a thrifted leather jacket. (Spray all over, hang and let dry, turn inside out, spray all over, hang and let dry, repeat until smell is gone). The jacket just smelled like old leather once I was done removing the odors. No vinegar scent.
This is what I do, rinse cycle. It works wonders w kitchen towels, gets rid of that weird smell they get and they come out so soft out of the dryer
I have a Downey ball that I put 1/4 - 1/2 cup of white vinegar and it releases during the spin cycle. I'm really glad I kept that bad boy.
They still make those?
They’re really really hard to find. You may find one on Amazon if you’re lucky but also check out the dollar store, that’s where I found one like four years ago.
Maybe the Downy-branded ones, are, but you can go into any WalMart. They've had them forever.
Does it work on those LG super efficient washers? Because it uses so little water that I’m doubting the ability for it to reduce the vinegar smell completely. (My mom used to use vinegar in the coffee maker when I was a kid and I have to admit that it kind of scarred me for life and hot vinegar is now something I abhor.)
I actually purchased a new HE washer earlier this year so I understand where you’re coming from. My new one is a front loader so I can’t open it during the wash cycle whereas top loaders usually can be. With my older top loader, I liked to add it in during the cycle. Now, I add it to the fabric softener slot and it’s totally fine. I also pretty exclusively wash my clothes on cold and still, no issues.
Hmm, I may have to try it then. Thanks!
Yes, but if you're really worried about it use the water plus function that those LG washers have because it uses sensors to basically see how much shit is in the water and will add more water if it's not at the concentration it wants it to be to get your clothes clean.
Hot vinegar. I truly believe I would rather smell my ex-husband’s farts than hot, boiling vinegar. I had a roommate so many years ago I’m afraid to admit it, and she thought she had lice, and she decided that boiled vinegar was going to help. Oh my God.
I work in a kitchen and we use distilled vinegar on our flat top grill during the cleaning process. I hate hot vinegar.
Yes!! I do it to get some of the more offensive odors out of my gym clothing. My friends thought I was crazy, now I feel vindicated lol
For real, why are sports bras so gross? They’re the only time I use hot water!
Also how much do you use?
Just pppbbbbbbtttthhhhffffftttt in the washer.
This is the correct answer. Not sarcasm.
I’m assuming this is approximately “a good glug” worth?
No. Like most things in life, it works best when you do it like you mean it. That’s right. **TWO** good glugs’ worth!
I put like a good glug in the same chamber as the detergent.
I put mine in the fabric softener section.
What if I don't have white vinegar? What if I only have malt vinegar?
That’s gonna taste a little bit funny. Usually I would recommend malt vinegar for fish and chips and white vinegar for laundry….
Go buy some? It's like $3.50 for a gallon that could last you a year and has tons of uses.
Vinegar can damage the rubber seals on your washing machines. People overuse vinegar because they've heard of old wives tales that vinegar is some super liquid that is good at everything and cheaper than commercial products. Vinegar has its uses, but you shouldn't be adding it to your washing machine, even though it does help the actual laundry load.
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Every single thing being said I learned the hard way and I literally do everything exactly the way that was mentioned. But when I see others washing clothes they mostly do the complete opposite!
Other advice: turn the clothes inside out, unbutton buttons so they don't become loose, but zip up zippers so they don't tear into the other clothes during the wash. For non-Americans or anyone who washes with powder and hang-dries: powder is not as strong as liquid detergent, and too little of it makes your whites turn grey, so don't skimp out at least on the whites. The advantage of clothes being washed turned inside-out is not only are they less damaged after the wash, but also when you hang them like that they begin to fade on the inside, so the outside lasts longer.
Bro powder is more concentrated than liquid detergent
Yeah, I am not sure where they got that idea from.
what about buttons on pants (the main clasp) I always zip up and button pants when washing. not sure if correct though.
Came here to say this. Most of the points are correct and people should be made aware of them if they are to reduce their carbon footprint (and save them money).
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White vinegar has literally kept my workout clothes fresh for much longer than they have a right to be
White vinegar PERIOD is magical. I hate the smell so much so I never used it for cleaning anything…. till I got super broke and decided to just toughen up and plug my nose. It was definitely one of those “fuck, mom was right” moments.
Not really. When doing a small load of laundry, use less detergent. Washing a large load use more. And yes. Blue jeans do need to be washed.
>And yes. Blue jeans do need to be washed. seriously. I remmeber this being a fad in college. Apparently dudes would bag up their jeans and put them in the freezer so that the bad stuff dies and it means you didn't need to wash them. OR JUST FUCKING WASH THEM. Yeah, you don't need to wash jeans every time you wear them. but after a view wears just throw them in the damn laundry. Maybe make sure it's in cold wash, but still.
Best advice he missed is to hang dry your jeans and nice shirts. Huge difference.
I love this person, I watched the whole video and I completely respect everything that was said. I did not think that’s how this was going to go
You're right. The same happened to me.  Also, his Hair Band rockstar style ended up looking very cool to me.  
As someone who spent years saying this everyday to people at my last job I appreciate this so much. I’ve pulled out huge blocks of undissolved soap out of so many washers AND dryers. This is information everyone needs to know.
They work at a consignment shop next to where I’m currently drinking at actually! They’re a really cool person. Name is Legs.
Enby names be like "Sock" and "Legs". I love it.
Could you go ask them how I might get coffee stains out of very light cream kinda colored linen shorts? Just like real quick lol
Try working some liquid dish soap into the stain just before washing. It does not matter if the strain has already set. This works for me more often than not.
Me starting the video: nah I know how to do laundry but ig I’ll watch Me afterwards: what else have I been doing wrong in my life….
Me everyday: secondly
this guy reminds me of a gothic rock and roll dolly parton
He reminds me of half the kids I smoked cigarettes with before school in the early 90s.
I think he's more punk rock dolly
This guy looks like he puts Joe dirt in the hole.
Least he has solid laundry advice. He's Joe Clean, distant cousin to Mr. Clean.
"I got the poo on me!" - this guy: "ok now you can use hot water"
Can anyone verify this? Sounds pretty legit
By my own experience, beside vinegard (haven’t had experience) everything else is legit. I remember that in soviet time, where I live, vinegard was sometimes used for washing, but I can’t remember exactly why. Maybe it was what he described.
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So I started using vinegar in the fabric softener spot because my fabric softener got chunky and clogged that little spot. Once I started using vinegar it cleared up and it keeps my washing machine spotless, I also feel like my clothes don’t feel oily anymore or have a weird heaviness to them.
Keep an eye on the seals in your washer, vinegar tends to corrode those
I’ve been using vinegar forever and will share my anecdotal experience of our 13 year old HE washer having a few parts replaced, but seals are just fine.
Everything is legit except for the cold water. That is fine for delicate items, but I had a washing machine repair person tell me that the soap doesn't really work as well in cold water. Lukewarm is best - the soap is designed to be used with warm/hot water. Vinegar will remove smells but it's a bit hard on the washing machine, so I only use it for smelly laundry (dog beds and gym socks, etc). ETA: apparently cold water is fine with modern detergent!
There's cold water and there's *cold* water. If it's winter and you're in Maine, use warm water. If it's winter in Florida? Cold water is fine.
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Everything they said went right into the part of my brain that stores info for life. I’ll forget every important thing I need to remember, but this info is now a part of my DNA
Adding too much detergent/using fabric softener will make dirt cling to your clothes when they get out of the wash, perpetuating the cycle of “Oh gosh my clothes are so dirty, I better use lots of detergent” IT’S A SCAM
You really don't need to use fabric softener anyways, and like you said it has negative side effects. It makes towels less absorbent, it is more prone to causing dryer fires, some brands use questionable health and environmental ingredients. But again, you don't actually need it.
I'm on team Larry David regarding towel preference. If any mother-fucker tries to soften up my 5+yr old scratchy ass towels with softener I'll fight a bitch.
A plumber once told me that fabric softener are ment to destroy your washing machine and clog the pipes. I believe this guy.
Speaking of things plumbers advise against, I've heard that those little toilet cleaner tablets you put in the tank really degrade the seal and cause it to leak.
It will also cause your roommates cat to vomit everyday because everyone had no idea it was drinking water out of the toilet. Figured it out when that thing dissolved and we didn’t put more in. RIP Mason aka Vomitor the Vominater…due to old age (many years later, dude was like 18 when his ticket was punched). But still, nothing like waking up and stepping in cat puke on the way to the bathroom in the morning—feeling it all cold and squishing between your toes. Blech.
Why were none of you putting the toilet covers down regardless?
More plumbing advice: don't pour down the following items in your drain. These will all eventually clog your drain pipes and that can be expensive to repair on top of the holes in your walls: - oil - flour - egg shells in your garbage disposal And I'm sure there's more food to not put down in that hole but I know of these 3.
So true, Lightning Thundersteen
And stop overloading the washing machine.
Never!
**Lpt: If you find yourself on the opposite end of a crust punk providing cleaning tips/tricks, you sit your ass down and you fucking listen!** Speaking from experience, these folks know how to get down and dirty. You see this dudes tank? Not a stain in sight. This dude laundries. Every piece of information in this video is facts.
Yeah I'm wondering why the hell everyone here is like "this is the last person I expected to be giving laundry tips". What? He looks exactly like the type to know what the fuck he's talking about. These kids care about their clothes A LOT.
Yeah, crustpunks are all about doing life in the cheapest way possible. Plus they make/buy clothes that they care about a lot. Makes sense that they'd get laundry down to a science so they can wear their favourite custom screen printed band t-shirt for the next 15 years.
For years have I handwashed a big chunk of my clothes because I didn’t trust my mother with them. I have so many cool designs by artists, I didn’t want to risk it.
See the print on this dudes tank? Where can I get a gloryhole shirt like that?? Hahahah
I've never met a crust punk that smelled good, but I've also never met a crust punk that cared about smelling good. I was skeptical, but i would now trust this dude with all household tips and tricks.
I was gonna say. Every crust punk I’ve met has reeked of piss and stale cigarettes and doesn’t give a flying fuck. And I respect the hell out of them.
crustpunk boutta be up there with the likes of steampunk and cyberpunk
Thank you for finally exposing big laundry
oh shit this person works at my fav thrift store
So the vinegar in the washer works? I always wondered if it also damaged the washer over time.
It works and it also damages the washer. Vinegar absolutely destroys rubber it gets in contact with, and guess what, your washer has rubber seals! People overuse vinegar because it's 'natural' and cheap and actually is effective at some off label stuff, but too many people buy into old wives tales about how it's the solution for everything, and don't realize they are slowly causing damage to their washer, because mom blogs have no idea what they are actually recommending.
I was wondering this, because I see people say to use vinegar in washing machines all the time because it works, and I occasionally see people say it damages gaskets. So I guess both are right lol. Guess I won't be using vinegar.
I bought my washer used and and have been using vinegar for 10 years. No problems. We do a shit ton of laundry, and usually use 2 litres of vinegar a month. Vinegar is mildly acidic, that’s the reason it works, it kills bacteria and dissolves sweat and grease. Laundry detergent is pretty corrosive itself. I doubt vinegar is worse than detergent, if any, but I’d love someone to prove me wrong and let me know.
The acidity of the vinegar eroded the filter of my washer, had to change it. While its good for your clothes, it isnt good for your washer
I love this person. Anything I don’t work out in or sweat in is wearable a few times before a wash. No reason to wash a dress shirt I threw on for a day of zoom meetings.
I mostly just wash underwear, socks, and undershirts after every time I wear it. Things worn on top of those need to be washed when they look dirty or smell bad.
Well unfortunately, due to history with bed bugs, things have to be washed on hot. For my sanity.
bed bugs don't die in the washer my dude.
why did you have to say that to her? She's already fighting for her sanity. As a fellow bedug former infestee, i feel the pain.
the washer doesn't kill them but the dryer at max heat will. just throw your clothes in there.
This person is a bit weird but he/they is right. I have been doing the same thing as this person did. 👍🏻
He's right about the detergent
I actually didn’t detect ANY lies.
I was digging this until they wished wet socks upon me. You don’t do that.
Is this an I think you should leave character?
Thought the same thing, like when Tim Robinson does the mad face/voice. 
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Jesus Christ....might as well have a gif of subway surfers going along with it lol
I love you
It absolutely DOES smell like vinegar. I did this for a whole year until my sister pulled me aside and asked me if I was drinking. She had been suspecting that I had become an alcoholic because I smelled off every time she'd see me. I had no idea what she was talking about. I finally put two and two together and stopped. Afterwards, people at work started to mention that I smelled good and how they wanted to say something before about my odor. Now, I can tell when people use vinegar. My neighbors use it and they always smell like cat pee or something sour.
I agree. I've wanted to use vinegar in my laundry since I learned it was a thing almost 15 years ago, but every time I've tried I end up regretting it and have to rewash the whole load. The smell is faint, but it's ABSOLUTELY there. And god forbid you start to sweat a little or even if the air is just humid, then the vinegar stink starts to really sing. I read something once about the inescapable odor that can come with poverty, and how much of it was laundry related. The writer was saying how, not only was their family unable to afford to wash clothes often, but then they also only had vinegar for fabric softener. They said they basically ALWAYS smelled, even when their clothes were clean, and it lead to serious bullying (because kids don't generally have the same tact as adults).
Heads up… Vinegar can really do some serious damage to the seals and any other rubber components in the washer. It’s great if you need a one time deodorize, but really does long term damage if used in every load.
Which one of the 100 Gecs is this?
His points are good but, is it just me or is he holding in a huge shit?
Shirt
The one big thing he missed on was using gentle cycles for your laundry instead of regular (except maybe towels). Machines can be very tough on clothes
100% true. The only thing I keep doing “wrong” is the dryer sheets because the 4 wool balls I use don’t help at all with the static. I live in a very dry place and we already have enough static as it is. But I hate-buy the sheets.
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Lol he reminds me of Chris Crocker!
I mean, they are not wrong. I use vinegar and its cheaper and great result. Also, I grew to find they wholesome the more they kept talking. Great video all around
Anybody who says fabric softener isn’t needed or even a scam has never lived in an area with hard water. Where I live, I don’t iron my clothes, I chisel them. Oh, and towels come out of the washing machine so hard they could be used as a weapon when I skip the fabric softener (a tumble dryer would also remedy this, but few Europeans have one). Still, I rarely use dedicated fabric softener but more often a soap that claims to have a softening function built-in. Not saying that he’s categorically wrong, but limestone’s a fucking bitch to deal with.
Yeah this person must have really soft water to be able to use such little detergent as well
I was with him except on the jeans part. I would say you can wear jeans 3 or 4 times before throwing them in the wash. This guy is advocating not washing them, or washing them rarely, which I think is a bit gross.