I restored my yellowed whites to brilliant white using one overlooked laundry step

Freshly washed loads of white laundry can sometimes appear duller and more yellow than when they were first put in the machine. For years, the author's approach to dealing with dingy towels, discolored shirts, and yellowed sheets was to pour a generous amount of liquid chlorine bleach directly into the dispenser. However, even with ample product usage, the results were unsatisfactory.

It became apparent that the issue lay in the laundry routine itself. Realizing this, the author stopped adding chemical cleaners to the wash blindly and began incorporating one simple step before initiating the cycle. The story explains why whites turn yellow in the wash and presents the solution that restored the author's whites to a brilliant condition.