Stripping laundry and freshing up workout clothes

Have you ever seen something on Pinterest and thought…”hmmm I wonder if that really works?”…and then just gone along about your day and life?!?! I have seen lots of posts, and IG stories, and pins about stripping laundry, but it seemed really unnecessary. I barely have time to DO laundry, let alone strip it all day in the bathtub. But then someone pointed me to GO CLEAN CO, and I watched them stripping laundry in IG stories, and I INSTANTLY ordered all of the supplies. I am here to tell you that the GO CLAN CO laundry stripping method is the REAL DEAL!!!

Why do I need to strip my laundry??

I have a boy. That is it. That is the MAIN reason that I decided I needed fresher laundry. Ethan will ONLY wear basketball shorts, workout/gym clothes, and moisture wicking t-shirts. Period. I have given up trying to get him to dress better, but I COULD NOT give up on him smelling BETTER. No matter what I did, his clothes always smelled slightly musty or just plain DIRTY. First, I tried washing them in vinegar, but that did nothing. THEN, I ordered a few products from Amazon that claimed to clean stinky workout clothes, but they really did not do much either. I tried buying a different laundry soap AND softener. Still not the results I wanted. I honestly threw a few of his shirts away because I was done trying to get them fresh.

Then a few weeks ago, tons of my friends started talking about GO CLEAN CO and how much fun it is to watch them clean. Seriously, if you have not gone through their IG stories…YOU SHOULD!! I could LITERALLY watch them clean all day long. But the one that caught my eye right away was laundry stripping. She was stripping gym clothes and I KNEW I HAD TO TRY IT with Ethan’s stinky shirts. I think A LOT of people were using Covid time to do the same because when I tried to grab the ingredients from Walmart grocery pick-up, they were all sold out…so I turned to Amazon and found EVERYTHING I needed!!

What will I need to strip my laundry??

Check out Go Clean Co or head to Go Clean Co on IG to find the exact recipe and tutorial…they are the cleaning experts!!

Does stripping laundry really work??

I cannot even explain to you how much this worked!! It was almost INSTANT. As soon as I started stirring up my laundry, the water began to turn grey. It did not take long at all for the clothes to start letting go of all of that filth. I left the laundry soaking, stirred it up every hour or so, removed it after 3-4 hours, and the water was DISGUSTING!! Honestly, this was JUST the success story I needed during these long pandemic days. There is JUST something so satisfying about taking something nasty and making nice and clean!!

There was still quite a bit of soap in the clothes when I removed them from the sink, so I just threw them into the washer and ran them through. MY LAUNDRY HAS NEVER SMELLED SO GOOD!! When I was folding these loads, I COULD NOT stop myself from smelling the clothes. And when I used the towel after a shower, it was SOOOO much fluffier, smelled amazing, AND was much more absorbent. They felt all brand new again. And Ethan’s smelly shirts smell DIVINE.

So far I have stripped bath towels, dish-towels, workout clothes, and under-shirts and each time I am shocked by how gross the water ends up. And then I am shocked all over again when the laundry comes out of the dryer all soft and CLEAN smelling. I have ALWAYS loved the smell of clean laundry!! I am so happy that I FINALLY found a solution to stinky athletic wear and grungy towels…I just HAD to share!!! You can see more cleaning hacks HERE and HERE. Let’s chat soon…unless I am too busy smelling my laundry…haha. JESS

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