From the Mailbox:

In regards to washing blue jeans with vinegar so they do not fade, can you please outline how this is done? How much vinegar do you add to your washing machine or do you soak the jeans in a pail of water? Any help you can give me regarding washing clothes and not losing their colour I would appreciate.

Helen from Mildmay, Ontario

For Reena’s answer, read on!

From Reena:

Great question Helen! Here’s the solution:

Soak new jeans in 1 cup of vinegar and 10 cups of warm water for 8 hours.

Always wash jeans inside out and as seldom as possible.

All solutions are to be used at the risk of the user.

Reena Nerbas is the author of “Household Solutions 1 with Substitutions & Household Solutions 2 with Kitchen Secrets.”

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