Let's #ACEit when washing whites!

 

I've been sent a bottle of ACE Ultra for Whites to try out. 

In our household, the main culprits for getting that dull grey look and hard-to-remove stains are the kids school polo shirts, shirts and white school socks. 

Common culprits: White school socks often end up grey! 

School polo shirts soon lose their whiteness and brightness!

We also have some nearly white handtowels that I use in the kitchen for when I've washed my hands. It is recommended that ACE Ultra for Whites is ONLY used on completely white items but I knew that I wouldn't mind if the colour of these towels changed as they're rather old anyway. 

I have to confess that I didn't have any fresh stains to use the ACE on as the kids have been studying from home this term for medical reasons so we didn't get the usual "school dinner tomato sauce stains" that are usually a regular feature in our household! 

So the stains were older "baked in" ones like the yellowing around the collar and underarms. I realise that allowing stains to "bake in" is actually one of the worst things you can do. You can read some great tips for how to avoid this on the Britmums website.

But nonetheless, we put the ACE Ultra for Whites to the test. There are several ways of using it including for directly treating stains before washing and leaving to soak. However, my usual way of washing is as quick and straightforward as possible so I put it in the fabric conditioner drawer as we don't have a dedicated CL compartment as some washing machines do and I didn't need to use fabric conditioner. 

As I expected, the baked in stains proved stubborn but I was impressed with the improvement in the towels! I have some white bath mat towels that I'm planning to use this on now as I think it will help them stay bright and white when use in every wash of whites.  

For the shirts it was harder to notice the difference. But as I mentioned, these stains are old "baked in" ones so it wasn't really the fairest test. I'll definitely be using it straight away on any new fresh stains in future. Even with the shirts, I think there has been some improvement in reducing the yellowing neck stains. 

I was amazed at the fresh smell of the clothes. As ACE Ultra for Whites contains bleach, I have to admit that I was worried about being left with an unpleasant bleach smell but I was very happy to have a fresh clean smell wafting around my home as the clothes dried. 

In future, I'll definitely be taking note of the tips on the ACE website to help me #ACEit when it comes to keeping whites bright!

Gifted item: I received a bottle of ACE Ultra for Whites for the purposes of this post. All opinions are my own.

This post is an entry for the #ACEit Challenge, sponsored by ACE. Get ideas on how to wash whites, treat stains and laundry like a boss with tips from the ACE site!