Does Adding Aspirin to Your Laundry Really Work

How to Try the Traditional Method

If you’re curious and have some spare aspirin tablets, here’s the classic approach:

1. Crush 4–6 uncoated aspirin tablets into a fine powder.
2. Dissolve the powder in 2–4 cups of warm water.
3. Submerge the yellowed or stained garment and let it soak for 4–8 hours, or overnight.
4. Wash the item as usual.

While aspirin isn’t a miracle cleaning solution, it remains a charming example of old-fashioned laundry practices—gentle, low-cost, and still trusted by those who appreciate time-tested remedies.