Can you bleach white clothes with "lemon"?

There are various hacks on how to keep white clothes white without the use of harsh chemicals.

It even suggests using baking soda, vinegar, and even aspirin. Creative methods are welcome, but some use lemons. The water containing the lemon is boiled and white clothes are added.

Lemon citric acid cleans a lot of things, but when I actually tried it, it doesn't seem to be worth using for clothes.

Chemicals are NG

The mechanism is that citric acid contained in lemon decomposes dirt and bleaches white clothes.

Many household chores suggest that lemons can be used as a natural bleach for those who do not want to use harsh chemicals. It's true that bleach is too strong, isn't it?

「レモン」で白い服を漂白できるのか?

Melanie Forti is the director of the Health and Safety Program of the Agricultural Workers Opportunity Program Association.

She states that bleach can cause "rashes, extreme headaches, migraines, weakness, abdominal discomfort, esophageal perforation, nausea, vomiting."

Prolonged inhalation and exposure to the skin are not only bad for the body, but there is a risk of "death" if swallowed. This is out.

And bleach can ruin your favorite T-shirt graphics. This is also out of the question.

I compared lemon and detergent

I decided to try this "lemon whitening". If you are interested, please try it.

All you need is a lemon, a large pot, water, and laundry detergent.

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