natural whitener for your laundry

I must admit, our whites don't remain very white for long when they're in the hands of two grubby explorers who prefer hands to utensils.

Exhibit A: The status of a white dress at 9:22am.

I'm not too precious about everyday clothing, but if there's something that needs a bit more help returning to it's original colour, you'd be surprised how effective lemon juice, salt and sun can be at removing even the most stubborn of stains on white.

Exhibit B: Nappies inserts after a lemon juice soak, wash and dry.

Directions
For spot removal around necklines, underarms and other places: pour lemon juice (fresh or store bought- whatever you have on hand) over the stains, rub table salt into them and leave to dry in full sun for up to 7 hours. Then wash as normal.

Of course nothing is as powerful as bleach. But that's what makes it so disgustingly toxic, for us and the planet. Do yourself a favour and try this natural approach to stain removal before you buy your next bottle of poison.