KEEPING your whites looking fresh can seem almost impossible, but it turns out it's much easier than you may think.
A cleaning whizz has revealed the miracle item she swears by – and at just 53p, it won't break the bank either.
Sharing her super simple tip in a clip posted to TikTok (@healthy_eating_fitness), she begins: "Put aspirin in your washing machine and you'll thank me forever.
"Washing machines don't usually have problems with coloured clothes, but the same doesn't happen with white clothes.
"Over time stains appear that are difficult to remove and that damage the appearance of the clothes."
However, the cleaning guru goes on to say how stubborn stains can be prevented thanks to aspirin.
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"We'll take a bag and add 10 aspirin, and then crush it well with the help of a spoon," she explains.
"Then, we pour in a bucket of hot water to melt them."
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Next, she says to put the stained white clothes inside and let them rest overnight.
"The next day you'll only need to rinse the clothes and hang them as they'll be very white," she explains.
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While it's not totally clear how aspirin helps to whiten laundry, it's been suggested that the salicylic acid produced by mixing aspirin with water, has a bleaching effect, according to inthewash.co.uk.
It wasn't long before the post went viral, racking up over 311k views and several comments from social media users.
"Thank you for sharing," praised one.
A second enthused: "Wow!"
A third penned: "No really, I’m going to the store to buy aspirin!"
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