8 Amazing Hacks To Save Your Favorite Clothes!

1. Stop your sweaters from shedding by sticking them in the freezer overnight. If you have a cashmere or wool top that won’t stop shedding, toss it in the freezer before each wear.

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2. Put your jeans in a plastic bag and stick them in the freezer at night to remove bad odours. The freezer will kill most of the odour-causing bacteria, and you don’t have to worry about the dye in your denim fading from overzealous washing.

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3. Erase unsightly armpit stains with lemon juice or baking soda. Scrub out the stains with a mixture of lemon juice and water. For tough armpit stains, try rubbing a paste of baking soda and water on the stain, letting it sit for a few minutes, and then rinsing it off before throwing it in the wash.

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4. Remove deodorant marks with the foam cover of a dry clean hanger. Rubbing the spot with a pair of light-wash jeans works well too (the dye from dark jeans might transfer onto the fabric).

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5. Spray a small amount of vodka on your clothes to eliminate strong odours. If you don’t have time to wash a shirt before wearing it again but it has a strong, lingering smell, just spray on some vodka and let it dry. The alcohol will kill odour-causing bacteria.

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6. Fix foundation stains with a little bit of shaving cream. If you take off your shirt and accidentally smudge your makeup on the collar, just wipe a dollop of shaving cream on the spot to pretreat it before tossing it in the wash.

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7. Use hairspray to remove a lipstick stain. Spray the fabric (make sure it’s not dry-clean only) with hairspray, and let it sit for a few minutes. Dab the stain, and then toss it in the washer.

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8. Tighten your sunglasses with a dab of clear nail polish. If the arm of your sunglasses is a bit loose and you don’t have a tiny screwdriver handy, paint a small bit of polish over the hinge to temporarily tighten it.

Do you have any favorite clothes-saving hacks?  Tell us about them!

Thanks to cosmo.uk for this great article inspiration.  Check out their site for even more ways to save your clothes.