Mum shares her simple guide to doing perfect laundry – and why you should always leave the washer door open after a cycle
- A mum-of-two has offered her simple guide for doing the perfect laundry
- Carolina McCauley explained how she does family’s laundry from start to finish
- The first thing she did was added a few drops of essential oils to wool dryer balls
- After every cycle, leave door and detergent tray open so moisture can escape
A mum-of-two has offered her simple guide for doing the perfect laundry – including the products she uses to leave clothes smelling beautifully fresh.
Carolina McCauley, from Perth, shared a TikTok video showing exactly how she does her family’s laundry from start to finish.
The first thing she did was added a few drops of essential oils to wool dryer balls – a method she insisted would leave your clothes smelling ‘amazing’ after a wash.
After every cycle, she suggested leaving the washing machine door and detergent tray open to allow moisture to escape to prevent build-up of grime and mould.
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A mum-of-two has offered her simple guide for getting the perfect laundry – including the products she uses to leave clothes smelling beautifully fresh
To effectively remove stains, Carolina said you need to ‘catch them as quick as possible’ by soaking the marks in stain remover and a paper towel before throwing it in the wash.
Instead of leaving clean laundry lying around in a basket for days or even weeks, she suggested folding the clothes ‘right away to prevent wrinkling’.
Her video has been viewed more than 20,000 times, with many saying they couldn’t wait to try out some of her tips.
‘Oh this looks so good I’ll have to try,’ one wrote, while another added: ‘Essential oils is such a good idea.’
However, some people warned the essential oil can seep into clothing, leaving visible stains if you don’t do the method properly.
‘Important let the essential oil seep into the wool before throwing it in. Ideally a couple hours or you will stain all those clothes. Not good,’ one wrote.
The first thing she did was added a few drops of essential oils to wool dryer balls – a method she insisted would leave your clothes smelling ‘amazing’ after a wash. After every cycle, she suggested leaving the washing machine door and detergent tray open to allow moisture to escape to prevent build-up of grime and mould
Instead of leaving clean laundry lying around in a basket for days or even weeks, she suggested folding the clothes ‘right away to prevent wrinkling’
To effectively remove stains, Carolina said you need to ‘catch them as quick as possible’ by soaking the marks in stain remover and a paper towel before throwing it in the wash
Last year, an Australian repair technician warned people to never leave the washer door closed when it’s not in use because it causes bacteria and mould to breed.
‘The first thing I tell people when I’m called out to a job is to start leaving the doors on their washing machines open when they’re not using it. Keeping it closed for hours and days on end can cause all sorts of problems,’ he wrote on Facebook.
‘It’s the mould and grime build-up, which is your biggest problem. A lot of people have to change the seal on their machines due to a scum and build-up and that can be largely avoided or prolonged by keeping the door open.
‘Your big problem is warm water being trapped in there. If the door’s closed, then bacteria and mould can breed and no-one wants that.’
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