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Put an Empty Plastic Bottle in Your Washing Machine: The Simple Laundry Hack You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner
It may sound strange, but putting an empty plastic bottle in your washing machine could help reduce the amount of tangling and twisting that happens during a wash.
If your clothes regularly come out of the machine looking like one giant knot, this surprisingly simple trick might be worth trying.
The Laundry Problem Nobody Talks About
There’s nothing more annoying than opening the washing machine and finding your clothes completely tangled together.
One shirt is wrapped around another. Sleeves are twisted. Smaller items disappear inside larger ones. And when everything finally comes apart, some clothes are covered in wrinkles.
For years, many people simply assume this is just part of doing laundry.
But there are a few simple tricks that can help.
One of them involves something you probably already have at home: an empty plastic bottle.
The Empty Plastic Bottle Laundry Hack
The idea is incredibly simple.
Place a clean, empty plastic bottle inside the washing machine along with your laundry, then run your normal washing cycle.
As the drum spins, the bottle moves around with the clothes.
The movement can create additional agitation inside the drum, helping keep some items from staying tightly pressed or wrapped around each other.
The result?
You may find that your clothes come out less tangled and easier to separate.
Important: This is a simple laundry experiment, not a guaranteed solution. Results can vary depending on your washing machine, the type of clothes you’re washing, and how full the drum is.
How Does the Bottle Work?
The bottle isn’t magically cleaning your clothes. Its main purpose is to move around inside the drum and add another object to the load.
1. It moves through the laundry
As the washing machine rotates, the bottle gets carried around with the clothes.
2. It creates extra movement
That movement can help disturb clothing that might otherwise remain tightly twisted together.
3. It can help separate some garments
Instead of several pieces of clothing staying pressed together throughout the cycle, the movement may help them shift around more freely.
4. It may reduce some tangling
Less tangling can mean fewer tightly twisted sleeves, trousers and other garments when the cycle finishes.
How to Try the Plastic Bottle Trick
If you want to test it yourself, it’s easy.
Step 1: Choose a clean plastic bottle
Use a sturdy plastic bottle that is completely empty.
Step 2: Remove the label
Remove any loose labels or pieces of plastic that could come off during the wash.
Step 3: Make sure the bottle is clean
You don’t want leftover drinks or other substances getting onto your laundry.
Step 4: Put the bottle in the drum
Place the empty bottle directly inside the washing machine with your clothes.
Step 5: Add your detergent
Use your normal detergent and choose the appropriate cycle for your laundry.
Step 6: Start the washing machine
Let the machine run normally.
Step 7: Remove the bottle
Take the bottle out when the washing cycle is finished.
What Are the Potential Benefits?
This trick isn’t a replacement for good laundry habits, but it may help with a few common problems.
👕 Less Tangling
The additional movement may help prevent clothes from becoming tightly twisted together.
👚 Fewer Wrinkles
If clothes aren’t as tightly tangled, they may come out somewhat easier to shake apart.
⏱️ Less Time Separating Clothes
Nobody enjoys spending several minutes pulling one garment out of another.
🧺 Better Movement Inside the Drum
The bottle adds another moving object to the load, potentially helping some garments shift around during the wash.
What Kind of Bottle Should You Use?
Not every plastic bottle is equally suitable.
Look for one that is:
- Clean
- Empty
- Dry
- Sturdy
- Made from relatively thick plastic
- Free from loose labels or decorations
A normal, sturdy plastic water bottle is generally more appropriate than a very thin or damaged bottle.
What about the cap?
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