How do you get your socks to come clean?

[BettyYeti1]

Just that really!

First wearing of my kids socks.......

Any ideas how on earth I can get them to look as new again? My washing machine is rubbish!

A long wash, at least a couple of hours, ideally 60 degrees, loads of washing powder.

Buy black

Pre-soak and a bit of vanish.

But mostly, learn to live with grubby socks. It doesn't matter and once you realise that it frees up a lot of time and headspace!

Vanish soak and sunshine.

All of the above but also let them dry outside in the direct sunlight. If lifts stains. Used many times on toddler clothes over here!

My youngest had nursery socks which were mostly black to stop this happening to so many socks.

Ace laundry bleach for colours
plus proper wash cycle if you’re the type of person to wash it all on quick cycle…

This - it’s usually on offer somewhere

Thanks everyone!
I blame going around in crocs with socks, especially this summer when the ground is dry and dusty!

Wait until you have a teenager who wears white sports socks and sliders! I gave up

I use vanish- if I don’t my sons’ white socks are grey/ brown as I use non bio washing powder (I’d guess bio would do a better job but it aggravates two of my sons’ eczema)

Soak in napisan before a wash