Topic: Glo-white alternative

[Anne E.B.]

I've recently bought some vintage lace hankies which were very pretty, but needed reviving, and at 5p each I thought they were worth a punt trying to get whiter again.  Can't believe the trouble I had trying to find some Glo-white or something similar.  A really nice young woman in the haberdashery section of a store confided in me that she used of all things ...... Steradent to keep her delicate unmentionables white .   That was much easier to find, so I dissolved a tablet in some warm water.  Wasn't too sure about the blue flecks, but that seemed preferable to the ones with pink flecks.  I dutifully read the instructions - to immerse for 10 mins. or whatever (the hankies, not my gnashers) and forgot all about them.  A couple of hours later in a blind panic I remembered.  The water was a frightening blue colour - so were the hankies. 

Fortunately, the blueness rinsed out - and the hankies?  Very much revived and looking a whole lot whiter.

p.s. Lots more tablets left and works out a lot cheaper too.  I just hate asking for the stuff though    I'm going to try it out on glass next.

[Anne]

Anne, that's really useful to know, thank you.

I've some lace hankies from the 50's which were bought for my grandmother by my mother and then kept by gran in a box until she died (never used.) They went from Gran to her eldest son (unmarried) who just stored the box, which then passed to Mum on his death, and which I've now been given custody of by my (still very much alive!) Mum - they are looking somewhat discoloured so the Steradent trick might be useful to try and see if it brings them back to life.    (I'll go raid Barry's supply!!!)   

[antiquerose123]

Great idea -- I too have a old hankies here...