How to restore color to faded things at home: useful life hacks

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The color of clothes can gradually fade over time and become unattractive. But, fortunately, faded clothes can be easily restored to their former beauty using simple methods and ingredients that are usually found in the home arsenal.

How to Make Clothes Look New Again

Use Salt to Brighten Clothes

Your clothes may be faded because of detergent residue that you can't see. Try adding about half a cup of salt to your washing machine before you put your clothes in. Then put your clothes in and run the machine without detergent.

Add baking soda or peroxide

If your whites need to be freshened up, you can use baking soda or peroxide to make them snow white again. Measure half a cup of baking soda or one cup of peroxide. Add whatever you choose to the whites and add detergent as usual for the wash cycle.

Use vinegar

Another way to brighten colored clothes is to use vinegar to remove detergent residue that causes fading. If you have a top-loading washing machine, simply pour half a cup of vinegar into the drum before adding your clothes. For front-loading washing machines, you can add vinegar to the fabric softener compartment.

Tips to prevent fading of clothes

Be proactive and more knowledgeable about your laundry so you don't have to learn how to restore faded clothes, and you may be able to prevent fading.

Also, check out these simple tips:

• Always follow the instructions on the tags, they are there for a reason
• Try to separate your laundry into color groups: wash whites, darks, and colors separately
• Turn your clothes inside out to reduce the chance of detergent residue fading colors and reducing the harshness of the wash cycle on the outside of your clothes
• Wash colored items in cold water, not hot or warm
• avoid using a dryer when possible and air dry clothes instead
• use fabric softener or conditioner to enhance colors and prevent fading